Who rests well works! The same applies to study: the brain needs a regular reset to gain new knowledge. The best rest for it is sleep. And this process is not just for recuperation.
Students often forget about sleep. They think that night is the perfect time to finish their coursework, complete their tests, and do practical work. It’s quiet, everyone is asleep, and no one and nothing distracts from the process. And it does not matter that the house is out of coffee and matches do not stick in your eyes.
During sleep, the brain transfers information from short-term memory to long-term memory. Through this process, we can assimilate information and reproduce it on demand. So it is better to sleep at night.
At least 7 hours a day a person should spend in the realm of Morpheus on a comfortable mattress. Let’s look at how to organize it all.
Bed, sofa, ottoman: what to choose?
Of course, the bed. If you can organize a separate place to sleep, then there’s nothing to think about. No sofa and even an ottoman can not surpass the bed. After all, for it, you can buy an orthopedic mattress, on which the dream will be more comfortable and valuable.
How to choose a bed?
Consider your height and measurements
People taller than 180 cm will be satisfied with a bed with a length of 190 cm. But if your height is closer to 2 meters and above, you should look for a model of non-standard size.
Consider the size of the room.
To ensure that the bed was not “from wall to wall”, choose its size, taking into account the characteristics of the room. The bed can be:
- single bed: width of 0.8 to 1 m;
- Semi-bed: width up to 1,6 m;
- Double bed: width from 1.6 m.
Choose a comfortable height.
You need to be able to get up and go to bed comfortably. In the morning it is not easy to get off the pillow, and if the bed is so low that on rising from it you feel dizzy and your knees creak, something is wrong.
A podium bed that barely protrudes above the floor is not a good choice. It is said that the optimal height of the bed is at the level of your knee. Measure this area of your own body with a ruler and get the right answer.
Check the quality and structure of the mattress
It is important to know the peculiarities of your back and make sure that it is comfortable on the mattress. If you have spinal problems and are medically required to sleep on a firm mattress, you need a firm mattress.
In all other cases be guided by your feelings. It is better to test the mattress already in the store and lie on it. As a rule, medium hardness suits many people. And it does not make a difference what exactly an orthopedic mattress is filled with, the main thing is that you feel comfortable lying on it.
Pay attention to the availability of built-in drawers and shelves.
It is convenient and functional, and you will thank yourself that you chose this particular model. Extra storage space will not hurt even the owners of large apartments.
It’s great when you don’t have to specially buy a nightstand or dresser, on which you can put a lamp and put your favourite book.
Bed with flexible frames
Also, it’s good varients for small room. These beds are foldable and there is more space in the room. You can study at the table during the day and disassemble the bed in the evening.
Examine the bed base
Especially if you like to fall on it.
Not every model is designed for such loads. For example, the metal bars are unlikely to suffer from this, but the design made of thin wooden slats may not.
Choose a quality bed material
Of course, nothing can be better than natural wood, but such a bed will be much more expensive.
Choosing between chipboard and mdf gives preference to the second. After all, in the manufacture of this material no harmful resins are used.
An ideal choice for a student:
- One-and-a-half bed 140×200 with orthopedic medium-hard mattress.
How to choose a sofa for a student
Remember that you take the sofa with a specific purpose: to sleep on it every night. It should be comfortable and convenient to lie on it.
Sofa for sleeping should be:
A recliner.
And nothing else. A fashionable design model, well-matched to the interior of your room, maybe completely unusable for sleep, especially if the seat has a slope.
And the reclining mechanism should be simple so that every morning you do not have to solve the logical task of “pulling together the sofa.
As flat as possible when reclining.
It is uncomfortable to sleep on a relief surface. And, besides, it is harmful! So opt for models without the curves of the seat and back.
Rigid
If there is no possibility to sleep on a quality orthopedic mattress, the way your sofa at least remotely resembles something like this. Overly soft models, in which you fall through the fifth point, are not suitable for daily sleep.
How to choose an ottoman for student
Ottoman – the golden mean between the bed and sofa. It has a drawer for linen storage and a lifting mechanism. In addition, this furniture is quite compact, which solves the problem of small rooms. It can be installed even in the kitchen.
When choosing should be guided by the same points as for the sofa. But in general, a futon will cost you not much cheaper, and its functionality is much lower.
Here we will consider the most compact version of the bed.
Armchair bed.
I must say this is the best option for those who have a small room. The chair bed will not take up much space, even when unfolded.
The armchair bed can contain everything that usually includes a sofa or ottoman, only it takes up half as much space. During the day it is a cozy chair, and at night it is a real bed.
And the youth is good that you can sleep even on the floor, and then no problem to go to school and feel like a charged battery. But do not rely too much on this resource, because if you do not treat it carefully, it quickly exhausts itself.