This blue curtained bedroom brought me back to my first studio apartment when I spotted it. If only I had had this inspiration at that time: a curtained partition like this would have worked perfectly in that little studio. So, for those of you who are lucky enough to currently live in a studio, take a look at these curtained sleeping areas. Do any of these inspire a solution in your home?
From contemporary to traditional in style, curtains around beds can work for a range of different tastes. See another curtained bed over at Apartment Therapy San Francisco.
Images: Domino, Design*Sponge, Curtain Wizard, Elizabeth Roberts Architecture, Musée de la civilisation






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That second room is absolutely my heaven. So beautiful.
I'm in love. With all of them.
Hmm... I *am* in need of a bedroom redo...
Normally I'm not a fan of curtained beds (and I have no reason for one), but I like pictures 3 & 4.
Our bed is under an eave (the slope of the roof of our one and a half story house). We are planning to section off our room's bed-area with a layered treatment of Kaiku hanging, solid panels and sheers, although I am digging some of the options shown.
love love love 3; 6 is unsettling
#1 is a dream of a bedroom...
I would be extremely claustrophobic in the last one especially if the last panel was put down. Also curious if and when more than one person sleeps there, how the person in back gets out of bed if they need to use the facilities at night? They'd wake the one in front while crawling over.
I only see 5 photos?
I think 4 is really smart for a studio apartment. It fits really well with the setting though...
I like...
http://www.roomzaar.com/rate-my-space/Bedrooms/NY-Studio-Bedroom/detail.esi?oid=506458
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I'm drawn to small spaces for sleeping and comforting surroundings, imitating a womb feeling. But it's just occurred to me why I end up not liking the curtain thing...I'd feel trapped if I inadvertently get a foot caught in the middle of the night, getting up. Something about the stale air that comes off too much curtain fabric, too. I like lots of cool fresh air flow when I'm sleeping, I guess.
Moving to an alcove studio tomorrow (!) and i've been looking for a sample photo like #4 for inspiration for awhile now. Exactly what I'll probably end up doing.
When I think of bedcurtains, I either think of Ebenezer Scrooge or hospitals. These (except for #5, which is like a puptent) make me rethink the idea.
Plus I love the shade of blue in #1.
The second bedroom is to DIE for.
Agreed - #2 FTW.
I tried curtaining my bed and everything I could do (because of the space) felt like a hospital. It's easy to get all "trauma ward" with it unless you go big
I always think curtained beds look glamorous and pretty (and often expensive, all those yards of fabric) but I wonder about actually sleeping in one. I agree with comments above that worry about getting caught in the fabric when taking a midnight bathroom run, or (remembering my apartment complex days) when the fire alarm goes off. I also like lots of air, and the coziness might also mean it's a bit stifling. I guess someday I will have to find one in a hotel or something to try out!
To me, a curtained bed in a studio would be more to create a separate space during the day and avoid guests having to look at your bed when they were over. I'd leave the curtains open to sleep.
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I was just thinking about curtains around my bed, but didn't know how I would do it because my bedroom furniture is mission style. Curtains wouldn't really go, lol. I'd love it, though...love the cozy, confined space thang :)
I like #4, except for the riveted curtains which don't really work with a ceiling track.
If this were done richly and formally, then it would be bulky, high-maintenance, and impractical, but look right. At the other extreme, with minimal yardage, it would be doable, but look like a hospital gurney surround, as others wrote. Finding the right balance for a studio home would be hard.