Chair bag in the interior - a stylish and comfortable choice
Original and comfortable, practical and stylish, convenient and mobile - all these epithets can easily be attributed to the frameless furniture item that is incredibly popular today - the bean bag chair. Not so long ago, a bean-bag (translated as “bean bag”) or a pear chair were participants only in foreign design projects that our compatriots saw in fashion magazines and online resources. It’s a great alternative to an armchair or sofa, and in some cases a bedroom, not only has high mobility, but also adds a touch of originality to any interior. Let's try to understand the issues of successful choice and applications of this now popular frameless piece of furniture.
Advantages and disadvantages of frameless chairs
A cushion chair, a pear chair, a frameless pouffe - as if not called a bean-bag, but one thing is obvious - this interior item has its pros and cons. The obvious advantages include the following:
- due to its structure, the chair is able to take the form of the body of a person sitting in it, transform in any direction;
- the chair bag is perfect for pregnant women - good back support allows you to sit in it with maximum comfort, removing the load from the most vulnerable parts of the spine;
- the pear chair also serves as an indispensable assistant for nursing mothers - for many, the long feeding process must be done in a comfortable and ergonomic pose that will allow both the baby and mother to relax;
- the use of a bean bag chair in a children's room is difficult to overestimate - the subject does not have sharp corners, is safe and lightweight, is able to take the shape of a child’s body, giving it the opportunity to relax after a long stay at a desk or computer table;
- frameless furniture is very mobile, even children can change the atmosphere of their room by moving the chair-bag in the room;
- the abundance of shapes, sizes and design options for covers allows you to find your own option for the owner of the apartment or house, decorated in almost any interior style;
- the ability to clean a removable cover at home (machine wash) makes this element of the interior incredibly practical;
- the ability to quickly change color accents, and therefore the entire image of the room with the usual change of cover;
- the bean-bag is filled with polystyrene balls (as a rule) - and this is a practical, safe and convenient material;
- Frameless chairs can be used in almost any room of the home and even beyond its borders - the organization of the lounge corner is incredibly simplified with the help of a bean bag chair, it is enough to place it together with a light source and any objects for classes (stands for books or a coffee table).
But, like any other piece of furniture, a pear chair has its drawbacks:
- the chair has no legs, the lower part constantly rubs against the floor covering, which means that the cover can become unusable quite quickly;
- polystyrene balls crumple, transform over time - you need to buy more filler and add to the bag (but this shortcoming can easily be turned into a dignity - the bag will "grow" with your child);
- not every style of interior accepts the use of frameless furniture - in the classic version, such a piece of furniture will look out of place.
As you can see, bean-bag has more advantages than disadvantages. It remains only to decide - in which room you can use this stylish and original piece of furniture.
Bag chair in the interior and landscape design of a modern home
Living room
The bag chair can be of different shapes. This is not to say that for the living room interior, models that look like armchairs are most often used. In various stylistic embodiments of the design of the living room, various variations of frameless chairs are applicable. It is possible to combine bags of different shapes, but with covers made of the same fabric.
Many of our compatriots, before purchasing a bean bag chair, think about the organic integration of this original piece of furniture into the style of execution of their living room. Will it be appropriate to use a bean-bag in one or another stylistic embodiment of the interior of a common room, in which not only all the household members relax and chat, but also receive guests, have parties. Bean bag bag is relevant for many styles. It’s easier to name the stylistic directions in which this soft and comfortable interior item looks inappropriate. Of course, bean-bag finds the greatest application in variants of modern styles. Loft, high-tech, avant-garde, country, eclecticism, romantic - all these styles easily accept the presence of frameless chairs.
For a living room in a country style, bag chairs with covers made of natural fabrics such as linen, cotton or leather are perfect. Natural shades emphasize the basis of the concept of stylistics and harmoniously fit into the overall color scheme of the room.
In the Scandinavian-style living room, frameless furniture looks very organic. The pursuit of maximum comfort through simple solutions is the basis of the concept of Scandinavian style and bean-bag in this matter.
Living room in fusion style or eclecticism is literally created for the use of bean bags. Bright accents or interior elements merging with the general palette of the room, they will be part of the original picture, a unique image of the room. The advantage of this style reveals to the owners of the room many options for choosing not only shapes and sizes, but also color, textured solutions. Puff puffs with a long pile, with knitted covers or made of fabric matching the color of sofa cushions - there is no limit to the options for designing a recreation area using soft frameless chairs.
Even the interior decoration style, minimalism, which is difficult from the point of view of implementation and creating a comfortable atmosphere, can transfer the introduction of a chair-bag. In a minimalist living room, frameless chairs can be the only pieces of furniture that create a seating area.
No matter what style your living room is made in, the presence of a chair-bag in it always adds originality, style and youth to the character of the interior. Just one design object of a common room can significantly change its entire image, for this it is enough for him to be bright, contrasting or unusual in shape and size.
Children's room
The use of a bean bag chair in children's rooms (bedrooms and playrooms) is the most common use of frameless furniture. Children often need to change their body position during any classes, the load on the spine when sitting at the desk is quite high - a chair-bag will allow the child to relax, taking on the shape of his body.
Children like a bean-bag for their mobility - a child himself can shape the atmosphere of his room, which is difficult (and often simply impossible) to do with frame furnishings. At the same time, parents can be calm about the flooring of the room and the safety of the child, the small weight of the bag (usually from 3 to 9 kg) and the absence of corners are an excellent choice for the interior of a children's room.
The practicality of using a bean bag chair in a children's room is obvious. If a child has smeared a cover - it is easy to wash it in ordinary household conditions - a washing machine. Filler of frameless furniture - polystyrene balls, have heat-insulating properties. Mold does not form inside the bag, moisture does not collect, fungal bacteria do not multiply. This aspect is most important for parents whose children are allergic.
In the children's room, frameless poufs and chairs can be not only convenient places for a child to be comfortable and relax in a healthy pose, but also bright accents. Often, parents choose light, neutral shades as the background of the child’s room so that they can not make repairs every 3-4 years and change the design of the room only with bright accents. These memorable, original and colorful spots can be chair-bags and soft poufs, games and rest with which the child can organize to his liking.
In the children's room, which is shared by two or more children, bean bags will help to save useful space. Instead of a bulky sofa or frame armchairs, you get a pair of soft poufs that organize a resting place and the possibility of privacy for two children at once, without taking up a large area of such valuable square meters, leaving more space for active games.
Bedroom
In a small bedroom, where in addition to the actual sleeping place and a small storage system, it is difficult to place any frame furniture, the chair-bag can organically fit into the situation. You just need to hang a wall sconce over it or install a floor lamp and a reading corner in a comfortable and relaxing position is ready.
Bright, original bean-bag will become a decoration of a teenager’s bedroom. Regardless of gender, in adolescence, many people like to stand out, use original and even extravagant objects in their image and appearance of the room. In addition, a teenager will be able to receive guests in his room and an extra bed for a comfortable location will never hurt. In a small bedroom, the chair-bag can always be put into the corner if it is not currently in use.
In a girl’s bedroom, a soft bag with an original cover (for example, with a soft and long pile) can be not only a memorable touch in the image of the room, but also a simple way to create a place for privacy. It is enough to place the bean-bag in a free secluded corner of the room.
Home cinema
If in your house (most often in households there is enough space for organizing such premises) there is a special room for watching movies - a home theater, then there must be bean bags in it. The viewing duration usually exceeds an hour and a half mark, all this time our back needs reliable and at the same time comfortable support. In the bean bag you can sit with maximum comfort.
Playroom
In a billiard chair, bags are a must. The opportunity to rest in between games in a comfortable and relaxing pose is worth a lot. In addition, in a room where, in addition to a billiard table, rarely any furniture is used, there is always a place for a pair of stylish and bright frameless armchairs.
Cabinet
Of course, the main pieces of furniture in the office is a desk and a chair or chair. But the frameless convenient bean-bag will be a great addition to the existing interior. After a long sitting at a computer or desk, you can relax the deep back muscles in the soft "arms" of the bean bag chair.
House Terrace and Patio
Frameless furniture is often used as an element of landscape design due to its main advantages - comfort, mobility and practicality. It will not be difficult for you to wash the cover from the bean bag chair if it is dirty. You can easily bring on the veranda or in the garage the chairs on which they basked in the sun if the weather has changed and it has begun to rain. At the same time, one cannot describe the level of comfort at which one can sit, lie down or lie down to enjoy fresh air, admire the surrounding landscape and enjoy rest in comfortable and even wellness-chair bags.
Bean bags are much more convenient, softer and more comfortable than hard trestle beds and sunbeds. That is why many hotels around the world, and ordinary homeowners with a swimming pool in the house area, choose frameless street furniture to organize a place of rest and take air baths. Choose hygroscopic cover materials that dry quickly and are easy to clean at home.