bedroom

The first meaning of bedroom mentioned in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) refers to a bedroom. The concept comes from Hispanic Arabic rent, derived from classical Arabic qubbah, in turn coming from the pelvi gumbad (which can be translated as "Dome").

It is called a bedroom or bedroom to the room used to sleep. That is why this type of room has the bed as the most important piece of furniture.

The bedroom is a room that is used primarily for sleeping.

Characteristic of an alcove

The bedroom is an environment of the home whose design points to promote rest. While there are areas of the house for common use or where visitors are received, such as the dining room or the living room (the living room), the bedroom is usually limited to the private or intimate environment.

We said that the bed is the main piece of furniture in the bedroom, since it allows you to lie down. An bedroom can have more than one bed, depending on the number of individuals sleeping in the room. bedroom in question.

The wardrove to save the clothing they are also usually present in bedrooms. The same can be said for tables of light, Night tables or nightstands.

Room uses

The basic use that is given to a bedroom is to sleep. Usually after dinner, persons they retire to their bedroom to go to bed, ending the day.

Beyond using the bedroom to sleep at eveningIt can also be used for rest at any time of the day. On the other hand, it is usual that in the bedroom there is a TV, which can be seen from the bed.

Eating breakfast or dinner, having sex, and reading are other common activities in the bedroom. In recent years, especially thanks to telecommutingThere are even those who carry out work tasks in the bedroom.

Painting the bedroom with light colors helps relaxation and promotes rest.

How to design and decorate the bedroom

To promote rest, it is possible to take into account different issues related to design and the decor of the bedroom. It is often suggested, for example, that the bedroom have a acoustic isolation and that it has some mechanism or resource to block the entry of external light (blinds, curtains, etc.).

For the walls, meanwhile, they are recommended light color paints. These tones help relaxation and "enlarge" the space.

The ventilation of the bedroom is also important to take care of the Health Due to the fact that it allows that virus particles or allergens do not accumulate in the environment. Ideally, the room should have a window to the outside.

Name of several localities

Alcoba is a term that appears in the denomination of different localities of Spain. We can name Alcove of the Mountains, in the autonomous community of Castilla la Mancha: this municipality is part of the province of Real city.

On Castile and Leon we found Alcoba de la Ribera (Province from Lion). In that same community, but in the province of Soria, appear Alcove of the Tower.

The name is not only used in the Spanish territory. A neighborhood Of the municipality of Magsaysay, on Philippines, also known as Bedroom.