Bed-podium came to our region from the eastern countries, where for a long time there was a tradition to sleep on the floor without mattresses or featherbeds. At the present time this idea has been noticeably transformed, but the foundation has remained. As a result, in many apartments it became popular to install the podiums, differently playing this idea in the interior.
Features of the podium beds
A classic podium bed is a wooden platform, on which a mattress is placed for the night, turning it into a bed. Such hard sleeping places are great for good posture and healthy spine. In the afternoon, by folding the mattress into a closet or special niche, you can use the podium for a variety of purposes.
The room with the podium bed looks interesting and non-standard. Of course, it is worth considering that the elevation visually steals space, so the ceilings in the room must be high, otherwise the use of the podium will be impractical. Although, this is also a very controversial issue, because the elevation is rarely higher than an ordinary bed, which in any case would be, for example, in the bedroom.
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Modern designers have developed different versions of bed-podiums. For example, to save space, you can choose a bed, built into the podium, in which there is a convenient exit mechanism and a place for storing bed linen. In addition, you can choose the shape of the elevation, which will become a very unusual bed. For example, a round podium bed will be the highlight of any room. Of course, for such experiments you need a lot of space, this should also be taken into account.
For the manufacture of the podium, it is advisable to choose such a natural and environmentally friendly material as wood. It looks beautiful and natural, which is very important, because in the afternoon the bed will not be covered with a mattress. In turn, the mattress should be comfortable, but also compact, easily folded. To decorate the podium in the day on it put a beautiful pillow.
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Use of podium beds in different rooms at home
Naturally, let's start with the bedroom. The design of a bedroom with a podium bed immediately becomes unusual. If the size of the room allows, you can make a very large area of its height, so the bedroom will have a truly immense bed-podium, which is easy to get lost. For smaller bedrooms, the idea of elevation, within which there will be sleeping places in the daytime, is a very good idea. On the podium you can put a sofa, table or wardrobe, and a full double bed will leave from under the podium at night.
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Another room where the idea of such a bed perfectly fits the living room. However, here there is a nuance - the podium bed should be quite high, to place there an exit mechanism. Actually the bed will leave from under the sofa, which is on the podium. After all, what kind of living room without a sofa? The sofa is made by placing on a raised mattress and comfortable pillows under the back. And when the guests stop at night, they can easily be laid to sleep on a comfortable bed, which will leave from under the podium. This combination of a podium, a sofa and a bed will make the living room stylish and multifunctional.
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A separate place is occupied by a children's bed-podium, which is especially appreciated by teenagers. At this age they like everything unusual, and what could be more interesting than a bed that you will not notice at once? A podium bed for a teenager and a child in general can be equipped with a mattress of non-standard colors and shapes or with the image of a character. Also, the podium in the nursery is well hidden in a niche, which will allow the child to have a corner for personal affairs.
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