Architect: Denis Krasikov
If you want to remodel a small apartment, then the ideal option is to remove the wall between the kitchen and living room. This way you get more space and can also create the most bold design kitchen-living room. It is important to consider one trick here: the combined space requires zoning.
Quite simply and effectively, you can divide the room with furniture and a bar counter. Try to design a living room combined with a kitchen in a modern modern style.
To decorate rooms, choose colors in gray and brown tones. If the ceilings are low, paint them with light gray paint and lay a light-colored laminate on the floor. Feel free to combine light beige with silver.
The living area can be highlighted with a soft sofa. You can finish furnishing the room with bookshelves, and a small coffee table... Do not clutter up the space. Kitchen furniture is best made to order to save space. Pick up chairs with high legs for the bar counter. Accentuate your chosen design style with modern lighting fixtures.
We combine the kitchen, dining room and living room correctly. Style: modern classic
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If you own a spacious open-plan apartment, there are a few tips to keep in mind.
In a studio apartment, the combined kitchen, dining and living areas look quite organic.
In order to personally imagine the final stage of renovation and decoration of the room, it is better to order a design project for the kitchen-living room.
If you are a fan of light colors in the environment, prefer elegant lamps and furniture, then feel free to choose a design in the style of a modern classic.
The living room-kitchen will look in the same style if the flooring is the same for the entire area, all walls are painted white or beige color.
But you can divide the space by arranging the furniture correctly. In the living room, place soft sofa and an armchair, designate the dining room with a beautiful white table, and equip the kitchen with a comfortable and functional set.
It is important to place an independent light source in each part of the room.
A kitchen combined with a living room in a private house is easy!
Design and architecture studio:ART WORKSHOP
The layout of a country house and a city apartment is markedly different. But usually the kitchen and living room in them are located close to each other. So why not combine them? The result is a space in the same style with different functionality.
If you want to combine the convenience of city life with rustic leisure, go for the eco-style. The design of the kitchen-living room in this style will require the use of only natural materials for surface finishing.
Furniture must also be selected from wood or stone. The design of a kitchen-living room in a private house will require the fulfillment of several more conditions:
- paint the walls with paint on water based neutral color;
- choose light parquet for the floor;
- build the furnishings of the rooms on a combination of contrasting colors: brown and white;
- decorate the room with live greens - potted plants, decorative trees in tubs, etc.;
- separate the kitchen and living area with a glass panel - this way you can easily divide the open space.
How to expand the area of a one-room apartment? A bold answer
Design and architecture studio:ART WORKSHOP
Do you think that in a small one-room apartment perfect it is impossible to find a place for a hall, a dining room, and a kitchen? Everything is possible. Combining the kitchen and living room will increase the free space, which can be safely used to equip the dining room. The design of the kitchen with the hall must be done in the same style, removing all curtain walls.
Try to renovate in the style of modern classics. You can use a combination of brown and white colors and choose comfortable, high-quality furniture for your decor. To visually unify the area, lay a dark laminate on the floor. And in order to mark the boundaries of the zones, paint the walls in the living room in beige, and in the kitchen - in white.
Be sure to pay attention to the decor of the premises. A round mirror in a beautiful frame, fresh flowers in transparent vases will emphasize the beauty of the design.
Pay attention to the solution of the dining area. Round dinner table located on the border of two zones. It smooths corners effectively. Highlights the dining area and a large circular lamp above the table.
How to divide an elongated room correctly? We make a kitchen-living room out of it
Design and architecture studio:ART WORKSHOP
It is believed that a room that is elongated in length is in itself uncomfortable. It is difficult to decorate, because many problems arise during the design. But there is one very simple solution - to place two zones in one room at once. The kitchen-living room will harmoniously connect with each other, dividing the length in half. The interior design of a living room combined with a kitchen in a small apartment is best done in a laconic .
To increase the space and the level of illumination, the Scandinavians boldly use white. Ceilings, floors and walls are all white. But cabinet and upholstered furniture can contrast. A combination of light and dark brown colors on a white background will look advantageous. Lighting will help to divide the room in half: it should be separate for the kitchen and for the living room.
In order not to clutter up a small area, use a minimum of decor. A few pictures of animal themes and one beautiful plant will be enough.
How to combine living room and kitchen with a bar counter?
Architect: Russu Ruslan
The interior design of the kitchen in the studio should be combined with one idea with the living room, dividing the space ... This technique has been used for more than a year, but it still has not lost its popularity. A single interior concept will make the room more spacious and modern. And the rack will serve as a convenient and functional zone divider. The design of the kitchen, combined with the living room, with a bar counter is always fashionable and beautiful.
If you cannot choose one of the many modern styles. No problem! Feel free to combine them with each other. Then your apartment will be decorated in fusion style.
Take surface decoration in light colors from scandinavian style, add a little brickwork from , pick up lamps and chandeliers, and emphasize the overall flavor with a variegated range of pop-art colors. Voila! The modern and comfortable space of the studio apartment sparkled with new colors!
Combine the kitchen and living room. Orange good mood!
Architect: Russu Ruslan
Tired of remodeling your kitchen and living room? Do not re-glue the wallpaper, this will not save the situation. It is better to remove unnecessary walls and make a studio out of your apartment, in which the design of the kitchen combined with the living room with a bar will delight you long years... It is the bar counter with geometrically correct shelves that will replace the former wall, filling the space with air and spaciousness.
How can a kitchen-living room be decorated? You can look at the design, photos of projects on the Internet, choosing the most suitable option.
For example, a room that combines echoes of modernity and retro can turn out to be very cozy.
Walls and ceilings are made white, but furniture and textiles are selected in rich warm colors. The harmony of ocher, cocoa, terracotta will play well against the background of white and beige. Feel free to choose kitchen set in a gloss with a modern touch. And next to it, place a massive solid dining table with comfortable chairs in the spirit of yesteryear. Chandeliers can become that final point of the interior, which will make it unique.
How to decorate a high-tech kitchen and living room?
Design and architecture studio:Art Ugol
High-tech is chosen by bold, conservative people who prefer and the correctness of the forms. If the philosophy of this style is close to you, try to decorate several rooms in it at once. For example, a kitchen-living room in a studio, decorated according to the canons of geometry and style, can turn out to be not only comfortable, but also cozy. The design of the kitchen combined with the living room, see the photo below.
What is important to consider?
- color combination: neutral brown, light and dark gray, metallic, glossy black and white;
- obligatory presence modern technology and equipment;
- use of lighting to the maximum: spot lighting, streamlined hanging lamps, hidden neon lighting;
- dividing zones with furniture: the back of the sofa and the bar counter will replace the wall between the rooms;
- textiles should be only plain, without patterns.
How to create a chic classic-style living-dining room interior?
Design and architecture studio:Archivizer
The area of the house allows you to bring to life beautiful projects? The design of a kitchen-living room in a private house combines luxury and convenience. They did not divide a large area with a wall, assigning this role to an ordinary cabinet with open through shelves. Thus, the open space combined the two rooms, making each of them independent. The interior design of the living room, combined with the dining room, was developed in .
Much attention is paid to surface finishing. The walls are perfectly plastered. The ceilings are decorated with stucco moldings. They are crowned in the living room with a stunning chandelier with suspensions. No less unique lamps have been selected for the dining room.
Tables in front of the sofa on openwork legs invite you to a tea party or board games, but the dining table is quite solid, large and in perfect harmony with comfortable chairs. Tastefully selected curtains adorn the interior, because they go well with decorative pillows and other textiles.
Maximum space in a small apartment
Architect: Elena Andreeva
The most daring design project of a kitchen-living room can change the look of an ordinary small apartment beyond recognition. Designers are able to equip with industrial elements in the loft style small space while making it cozy. Do you want to make such repairs yourself? Then check out the loft-style kitchen-dining-living room design.
Note:
- all partitions are removed in the room, which do not play the role of carriers;
- when decorating, only a few colors were used - these are white, gray and black;
- luminaires were chosen as industrial objects, complemented by mesh chairs and a writing board;
- for each zone, the appropriate furniture was selected: a soft sofa for sitting in front of the TV, high chairs were placed in front of the bar counter.
Thanks to the clear division of the zones, the kitchen, the dining room and the living room are visible. However, they have the same area. As a result, the very custom of the apartment turned into a cute cafe with a stunning green area.
Living room-Kitchen for lovers of modern style
Architect: Artem Shelipov
The living room-kitchen in the studio apartment occupies, perhaps, the most important place. One space is suitable for family dinners, tea drinking with guests, and cocktails at a noisy party. This is where the appeal of a loft, combined with a modern layout, lies. The design of the living room, combined with the kitchen, is based on the use of industrial facilities.
The designers have thought not only of the multilevel ceilings, but their color scheme. The surface imitates concrete and therefore matches perfectly with untreated iron bar lamps as well as sparkling chrome lamps. All furniture has the correct rational geometry, starting from the bar counter, kitchen surface and ending with an upholstered corner.
Decorative items and non-standard furniture can make an industrial interior more comfortable. For example, tables resembling mushrooms and a ripe pumpkin on one of the shelves.
Let some air into the interior!
Architect: Stanislav Kaminsky
If you are planning to do overhaul in your apartment, then, firstly, remove all unnecessary. Old things that have not been used for a long time are unlikely to be needed in the future. Second, get rid of unnecessary walls. Space is so necessary in a small apartment. And thirdly, think well about the interior design of the kitchen in the studio.
Maybe minimalism or is there the best option? The combined kitchen-living room after renovation will make you see the space of the apartment in a new way.
To visually raise ceilings, use white. It is also useful for wall decoration. You can decorate them a little with the help of artistic painting. Pick up scenes from your favorite movies and transfer them to the walls.
Make the furniture appear slightly lower than the ceilings by highlighting the top. This effect will help increase the height of the ceilings. Do not cover the windows with blackout curtains, let daylight enters the room. Take care of artificial lighting as well. A pair of original lamps will not only divide the room into zones, but also decorate it. Don't overdo it with the amount of furniture. Only all the essentials.
If you understand and accept the essence of Scandinavian minimalism, then your studio will always be spacious and comfortable.
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Separating the kitchen and living room with a podium
The use of podiums to separate the kitchen from the living room is appropriate only if the room is of sufficient width and has high ceilings... The elevation can be with strict geometric shapes or rounded outlines, but it should not occupy more than 1/3 of the entire area and harmoniously fit into the interior.
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The bar counter as a delimiter between the kitchen and the living room
Arch zoning
You can separate the living room from the kitchen using an arch, which can be made from an old interior partition, or you can build a structure from or drywall. The arch allows you to visually expand the space, which is important in small apartments. There are several types of arched openings, the choice depends on the style solution of the interior design of the kitchen-living room. The disadvantage of this solution is the spread of odors, so it is advisable to immediately install a powerful one.
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Sliding screen-partition as a separator for the kitchen and living area
One more good way zoning space - the use of screens, partitions, which can be a solid canvas or a folding structure. Screens are lightweight, mobile and made from the most different materials, which allows them to be used in almost any interior. However, it should be said that this is a rather unreliable design, which, moreover, does not prevent the spread of smells and sounds from the kitchen.
In the video presented, tips and rules for competent zoning:
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The nuances of the design of a small kitchen-living room
Combined premises in apartments and houses are no longer a novelty for Russian citizens. This method will not only visually expand the space, but also make it more stylish, comfortable and functional. However, you should be aware that creation, for example, in a kitchen combined with a living room, has its own nuances.
How to properly plan a kitchen-living room
Before you start combining the kitchen with the living room, you need to know the basic requirements for, and do it. Compliance with the rules will allow you to avoid some unpleasant moments, in particular:
- Dismantling or transfer interior partitions must be agreed with the BTI or similar government agencies. The coordination must be done before drawing up the final plan and developing the interior design.
- It is strictly forbidden to change the kitchen and living area in places.
- It is not recommended to combine the kitchen with the living room if there is only one sleeping place... This is due to poor sound insulation and odor propagation.
Important! The first step in combining a kitchen with a living room is to create on paper detailed plan, which indicates the location of communications and furniture.
Zoning with color and lighting
Above, we looked at how to zone a room with the help of podiums, arches, screens and bar counters. However, it is also possible to divide the room into functional zones by means of a properly selected and. Light, discreet colors allow you to visually increase the space, while saturated and dark colors, on the contrary, reduce it. When creating an interior small kitchen-Living room is best used, white, gray and pastel colors. In large rooms, it is appropriate to use bright accents and contrast, while in small kitchens this is not recommended. In the presented photos, the design of kitchen-living rooms from 20 m² with zoning using color.
Since the combined kitchen-living room is two rooms with different purposes, they also need different things. V kitchen area there must be bright light for sufficient, and in the living room, which is also a place of relaxation, soft diffused light is required. It is recommended to use multi-stage systems to illuminate the kitchen-living room.
Finishing materials for creating the interior of the kitchen-living room
When decorating the kitchen, it is necessary to use materials with high moisture, steam and heat resistant characteristics. In the case of combining this room with the living room, it must be used Decoration Materials with the same characteristics. When decorating a living room combined with a kitchen, it is recommended to use only high-quality and environmentally friendly materials (ideally natural): wood, marble, granite, etc. Firstly, the finishing looks expensive, prestigious, and secondly, one should not forget about health.
Flooring
For arranging the flooring in the living room, you can use almost any material: carpet, or tiles, and for the kitchen, especially in working area, it is recommended to use only granite floor or.
Combination options for flooring:
- natural stone or wood in the living room and ceramic or porcelain tiles in the kitchen;
- the use of linoleum or laminated boards of various textures and colors in the living room and kitchen areas;
- zoning with a carpet in the living room.
V modern apartments increasingly combine the kitchen with the living room. This solution is usually used in studio apartments, because they don't have a lot of space. By combining two rooms, you can save space in the apartment.
The living room, which is combined with the kitchen, has both pros and cons.
The pluses include:
- The space will increase significantly if you combine these two rooms. This is the best option for a small apartment.
- The living room, combined with the kitchen, will allow guests to be accommodated as they like. In addition, you do not have to run from room to room to bring or take away treats.
- The hostess can easily cook in the kitchen and communicate with the guests who will be in the living room. It will be convenient for parents to look after the children in the living room while they cook.
- A huge plus is the savings on the purchase of equipment. For example, you can buy one TV for two rooms.
The disadvantages include:
- All the smells coming from the kitchen will spread to the living room.
- Cleaning the joined rooms will take more time, because the dirt from the living room will somehow end up in the kitchen, and vice versa.
- Difficulties can arise when choosing furniture so that it looks harmonious in both rooms.
- Despite some difficulties when combining a kitchen with a living room, this option is ideal for a small apartment.
We think over the layout
To combine the kitchen with the living room, you will have to redevelop and demolish the walls. You need to understand that the living room together with the kitchen must perform several functional tasks. The room should have a working area and a recreation area, but so that one complements each other.
When composing a kitchen project, you need to divide the space into three parts: a refrigerator, a sink and a stove. The living room should include a seating area and a dining table.
When drawing up a project, you need to accurately indicate the scale of the room, indicate how the space will be zoned.
In order to make changes to the design of an apartment, you need to find out from the relevant authorities which walls are load-bearing. This is necessary in order to know which of them can be removed, and which are not recommended to touch. Without permission, you should not change the structure of the house - this is fraught with consequences.
When planning to combine a kitchen with another room, for example, with a hallway, remember that it will not be possible to radically change the working part of the kitchen. Moving the stove and sink a little is the maximum.
In no case should you redevelop an apartment yourself. This should be done by professionals. Otherwise, when trying to create an arch, the wall may crumble.
We apply space zoning
Zoning helps to divide a room into several zones. At the same time, the stylistics remains one. In order to correctly zone the space, you need to take into account the size of the room, the height of the ceiling and the functions that the resulting zones should perform.
Separation of space is necessary for both small and large kitchens - living rooms. In a large room, zoning helps to create conditional boundaries so that the owners and guests are cozy and comfortable in the room. In a small room, zoning is designed to separate the zones from each other.
Zoning methods:
- Visual- dividing the room using lighting solutions, decor, color shades of walls and floors.
- Physical- division of space with furniture and architectural solutions (columns, consoles).
The following can help to divide zones:
- Bar counter. This method of delimiting space is convenient in that the bar counter can serve both as a dispensing table and have a working area. On the side of the kitchen, the bar counter can be equipped with a sink and a cutting table. You can make a bar counter yourself, while using various materials such as drywall, plastic and wood planks.
When choosing this method, you need to rely on the fact that the rack needs constant care. When installing a bar counter, you need to take into account the size of the room and its design.
- Floor and ceiling. Visual border - The best way separation of kitchen and living room. A podium can help in this, which will create a transition on the floor. Also, the construction on the ceiling will be able to help in delimiting the space. For example, if the color of the ceiling in the kitchen will be different from the color of the ceiling in the living room.
- Two-level floor- one more interesting way visually delimit the room into two zones. When installing a step from the living room to the kitchen, you need to take into account that this method will not be convenient for all family members. For example, the elderly or young children will have difficulty climbing or descending from room to room.
- Furniture... A sofa or table is also a good way to create a border between two areas. Furniture can be used to divide a room without harming its functionality. Long sofa or large round table visually divide the room into two zones. Plus, it's very convenient. The dividing table can serve as a dining table or a serving table. And if it is a sofa, then the hostess will be able to communicate with the guests while she herself is engaged in cooking.
- Finishing material. Wallpaper or plaster will be able to delimit the room, without having to install large structures. When choosing a material, keep in mind that it should be easy to clean. If you choose a complex surface, then frequent cleaning is inevitable, because it will get very dirty.
- Curly partition. This way of dividing space is considered ideal. After all, an arch or columns will not create obstacles when moving from room to room and at the same time will give the room a unique character.
- Color scheme... Visual separation of two zones - another one original way... But when decorating these two rooms, you need to adhere to the same style. There should be one color scheme so that the room looks harmonious.
- Fireplace... Installing a fireplace on the border of two rooms is an original way of dividing space. In addition, it will evenly heat the room, which is undoubtedly a plus. The fireplace can be electric if the combined kitchen - living room is located in the apartment. If the fireplace is installed in a private house, then you can make it yourself.
- Aquarium or plants. Such an unusual way will add originality to the room. A long aquarium will visually separate the kitchen from the living room and add uniqueness to the interior. But when deciding on such zoning, you need to take into account the presence of small children and animals in the house.
- Using the screen - an easy and mobile way to delimit space. A properly selected screen will add originality and complement the design.
- Delimiting the island. An island is understood as a huge round table, which stands strictly in the middle of the room. This method helps to save space, because An “island” usually has shelves, cabinets, a sink, and sometimes a stove.
Some kitchens - dining rooms have a bay window (a ledge on the facade of the building). Rooms with a bay window are triangular, round or rectangular. When designing a space, you need to select furniture and interior items, focusing on the shape of the bay windows. The new designs take into account the presence of bay windows in the kitchen connected to the living room.
Interior ideas for small spaces
It is possible to make high-quality repairs in any apartment, even in a very small one. Even in Khrushchev, which is no different large size, you can decorate the kitchen stylishly and comfortably. The main thing is to know how to do it correctly.
Repair in the kitchen with an area of 8, 9, 10 or 11 sq. m. you can do it yourself, without outside help... In spite of small size, the kitchen will look more spacious if the walls are painted in neutral tones. It is also appropriate to use photowall-paper, which will visually enlarge the room.
The white ceiling covering can help increase the space. This will make the ceiling appear higher. And the use of light laminate flooring will further enlarge the room.
By ordering corner furniture, you can save space and add lightness to the combined kitchen with the living room. The sink needs to be installed in the corner, and the refrigerator and stove on opposite sides of it. Household appliances must be purchased compact, preferably built-in. The stove can have two burners instead of four. The microwave oven can be replaced by an oven.
You can enlarge the kitchen - a small living room with lighting and mirrors. This design solution is ideal for a small kitchen with an area of 7 to 13 sq. m. The use of mirror coatings and crystal chandeliers in the interior will help to visually add space.
Interior solutions for large spaces
It is much easier to choose a style for a living room combined with a kitchen if the size of the resulting room is 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 or 35 sq. m. After all, such a large number of places can accommodate many design solutions. For example, furniture and textiles can be matched in the same style. This will help to give comfort to the kitchen - living room, without creating chaos.
Big kitchen- the living room must have a powerful extractor hood so that the smells emanating from the kitchen do not spread into the living room. This is also important because the furniture easily absorbs odors, which will not add comfort to the room.
Proper lighting will help to create a unique style. In the living room, you can install lighting in the ceiling or floor area. In the dark, lighting will add a muted ambiance to the living room.
A few tips for arranging a recreation area:
- In order for a large number of guests to gather in the living room, if desired, you need to purchase a transforming sofa.
- The TV should be in such a place that it is equally convenient to watch it both from the sofa and from the kitchen.
- To make the room cozy, you can put figurines, flowers or books on the wall shelves.
- If the kitchen - the living room has an area of 40 to 70 sq. m., then you can choose a design in the same style:
- Furniture should be in the same style and color.
- The presence of wallpaper or dynamic lines will add contrast between the two rooms.
- When decorating the ceiling and floor, it is necessary to choose which of them will unite the rooms. For example, if the ceiling is the same color, then the floor in the kitchen should be different from the floor in the living room.
Style directions
To create a unique design of the kitchen - living room and add space to the room, you can use several style directions. The following styles are used to create a studio space:
- Country... Inspiration by rural landscape and country life are the main motives of this style. Furniture and interior items should be as close to nature as possible. Colors - shades of wood. Country means a complete absence of unnatural materials. Gender can consist of wooden planks, parquet or laminate. To decorate the walls, use natural colors, or thin wallpaper with a small flower or strip.
- Classic... Creating a kitchen design - living room in classic style use graceful shapes and soft pastel colors. For wall decor, plaster, light-colored wallpaper and fabric are used. The floor should be covered with marble tiles, parquet or stone. Furniture should be wooden with gilding ornaments. Columns can be added to the room.
- Modern... It is a simple and functional style, combining wood and metal in contrasting colors. Appliances and furniture should be modern. In the Art Nouveau style, precise proportions are important. Stained-glass windows, wide window openings and multi-level floors can diversify the design.
- High tech. When decorating the kitchen - living room in this style, you need to use cold shades. Metal and glass are the main materials. Mobile furniture and innovative Appliances Is another distinctive feature of hi-tech. High-tech style can be called "the house of the future", because it stands for energy efficiency and ergonomics. Often these houses are equipped with solar panels and water purification systems.
- Art Deco. This style uses unusual lines and shapes. Ethnic ornament is another distinctive design feature. Color solutions- black and pearl. The use of bright colors in the Art Deco style is possible, provided that they are muted. Mirrors and mirrored surfaces are another hallmark of this style.
- The red kitchen is a living room. It has long been known that the color red actively affects human psyche and consciousness. But using this style, you need to know when to stop. You can dilute the abundance of red in the interior with white, beige and gray flowers... If the room is small, then only some accents can be red, for example, dishes or textiles. In a dark kitchen, it is appropriate to combine red and yellow. This will add extra lighting.
- Modern style. This can be called the design, which includes the novelties of this year. The combination of minimalism and high-tech creates a functional and high-tech design for the combined kitchen-living room. The color scheme has cool tones, and neutral tones are used in the kitchen decoration.
All the secrets of the planning and design of the kitchen-living room from the designer and 70 photos real interiors kitchens - in this article.
Which kitchen set to choose for a living room with a kitchen
In modern kitchens-living rooms, the set can play the role of an accent or, on the contrary, dissolve in space.
Kitchen blends into the background
If the budget is limited and the apartment is small, order an inexpensive kitchen with smooth, even facades to match the walls. A good choice is solid cabinets without handles (doors open when pressed), a non-contrasting countertop and a neutral apron to match the facades.
Kitchen set as a living room decoration
Another option is to make the kitchen unit an accent. Let the furniture be eye-catching. Bright glossy facades, decorative milling, beautiful fittings, a spectacular apron, a beautiful table top. Such a kitchen looks beautiful, but it requires a careful study of the design project. The kitchen and living room must be in balance and have general style otherwise the interior of the studio will not be harmonious.
Living room kitchen layout - where to put the kitchen set
The kitchen area in the living room can be arranged in different ways, but usually there are few options. The set is installed where the layout of the apartment and "wet zones" allow. Washing and dishwasher cannot be taken out into the living room.
Corner kitchen along two adjacent walls
In a square kitchen-living room, the headset is usually installed in the corner. A good option If you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, cook often and have a lot of supplies. One wall can be left without upper cabinets - a small kitchen-living room will seem more spacious.
Kitchen set in a niche
When combining the kitchen with the living room in typical apartments like the Khrushchevs it turns out to be a convenient niche. It is convenient: the headset and household details are not striking. If in your kitchen electric stove, additional zoning techniques are not needed. If there is gas stove and / or a column, when agreeing on a redevelopment project between the living room and the kitchen, you will be required to provide a sliding partition.
Kitchen with peninsula or island
The kitchen island is convenient, but there is only room for it in a living room with an area of at least 20 square meters... In a small studio apartment, it is better to make a peninsula. It has three advantages at once - it zones the room, provides an additional tabletop and a lot of storage space.
Straight line headset
This option is often used in new studio buildings with a spacious living room, but the ergonomics of such a kitchen leaves much to be desired. The distance between the stove, sink and refrigerator is large, so you will make a lot of unnecessary movements. But in a small studio apartment, a small straight kitchen set is a great solution.
15 best zoning methods
What techniques are most often used by designers when they create a design project for a living room combined with a kitchen?
Doors and partitions
Sliding doors and partitions... Sliding doors or accordion doors are convenient if you want to completely separate the kitchen from the recreation area from time to time. They protect against odors, but do not disturb the unity of space. Glass can be transparent, frosted, sandblasted, stained glass or painted (lacobel). Inexpensive sliding doors made according to the same technology as sliding wardrobes.
Plasterboard partition... With it, the space of the kitchen-living room with a studio layout will retain its volume. The upper part of the partition can be made in the form of a false window.
Finishing
Two types of flooring... Tile or porcelain stoneware in the kitchen area, parquet, laminate or cork in the rest of the room. In the interior of a small kitchen-living room, use one covering. For example, class 33-34 moisture resistant laminate.
Different ceiling levels... In the kitchen, passing into the living room, it is often installed two-level ceilings - suspended structure from plasterboard and stretch ceiling. Ceiling lighting further zoned the living room and kitchen.
Different floor levels... Sometimes a podium with a height of 10-15 centimeters is made in the kitchen area. It hides communications, for example, when transferring a sink. You can integrate LED or halogen spotlights into the side of the podium. But keep in mind: if you use the kitchen often, this step is inconvenient.
Companion wallpaper. Use wallpaper from the same collection for wall decoration in the kitchen and in the living room. Plain colors for the background, with a pattern for accents. This way you can keep the space uniform.
Accent wall. Highlight the living / dining area with photo wallpaper or wallpaper with a bright print to match the facades of the headset or apron in the kitchen.
Architectural details
Ceiling beam... In some apartments (for example, panel, Khrushchev and stalinka apartments), the bearing beam between the rooms is provided for by the project. It cannot be removed during redevelopment or demolition of walls. But sometimes it is specially mounted in order to visually separate the living room and the kitchen from each other.
False wall or low partition in place former wall... You can make decorative niches in it, build in an electric or biofireplace, put an aquarium on it. If the partition is high enough, you can hang a large TV from the living room side.
Furniture
Dinner table . In a small studio, this is the best way to zone the space. The main thing is to arrange it correctly. The best option- on the border between the kitchen and living areas. The best choice for small apartment- a sliding transforming table. The material can be any, the main thing is that the table is combined with a kitchen set and cabinet furniture for the living room.
Bar counter. A popular way to mark the border between living room and kitchen. For a small kitchen in the studio, choose a light modern bar counter made of artificial stone, MDF or tempered glass.
Kitchen "island" or "peninsula"... Spacious base cabinets are available from the kitchen side of the island. From the side of the living room - open shelves, bar counter or countertop that can be used as a dining table.
A big sofa . Its back faces the kitchen and serves as a visual border between the two spaces. Behind the sofa, you can put a bar counter, a narrow console table, a low partition or a kitchen island. If the living area allows, buy a corner modular sofa... In a small apartment, you will have to limit yourself to a compact folding transforming model.
Double-sided shelving... It can be accessed from both the kitchen and the living room. A big plus is that it lets in light. Such "through" racks are, for example, at IKEA.
Lighting and decor
Its own light in every zone... Each group of luminaires must be switched on independently of each other. Be sure to include an overhead light over the headset and a worktop lighting. Hang a small chandelier or hangers with adjustable cords over your dining table. For a living room combined with a kitchen, buy chandeliers and pendants from the same collection - in the same style, but with a different number of lamps.
The furniture layout is the first thing the interior starts with. We are figuring out how to organize a comfortable space in the kitchen-living room.
- Layout your room on paper or using an online planner. Specify the dimensions and locations of windows, doors, radiators, ledges, niches, and ceiling beams. The most convenient scale is 1:20. When moving furniture, take into account not only its dimensions, but also the space for free passage (at least 60 cm), pulling out drawers, unfolding the sofa, etc.
- Think about your routes of movement around the room. Draw them with arrows on the plan. Furniture should not interfere with your movement between the kitchen, dining room and living room.
- Determine the focal point - the main subject in the room around which you will build the space. This could be a TV, shelving, fireplace, or a wall with photographs or paintings.
- Find a good spot for your TV. Ideally, the screen should be clearly visible from both the living room and the kitchen. The TV should not be in front of or near a window, otherwise it will be difficult to watch due to glare. If there are no other options, buy blinds or roller blinds scattering sunlight.
- Make the elongated rectangular living room more square. Place a floor-to-ceiling wardrobe along a short wall with doors to match the wall decoration. Another way is to highlight the short wall with accent wallpaper or bright / dark paint, and decorate the long ones with a neutral light background.
- Do not place all furniture along the walls. This will only emphasize the disadvantages of an elongated kitchen-living room. A lot of furniture in one part of the room and little in the other will also upset the balance in the interior.
- Place your dining table close to the window, but not opposite the doorway. Sitting with your back to the entrance is not very comfortable.
Photo of kitchens combined with the living room
Many owners in their own apartments and houses decide to make modern design with zoning of the kitchen-living room. And this is very correct! Such an interior looks stylish, it is comfortable and practical, and besides, it is original. What else is needed for a modern housewife?
Choose the option of repairing such a room according to your own preferences, find out what are the secrets, advantages or disadvantages of such planning, and in general, choose the most suitable and suitable design for your own home by reading this article, as well as looking at a photo of the kitchen design combined with living room. Moreover, this planning method is suitable for any room in terms of size, even a modest and cozy one.
This design of a home environment, where the living room is combined with the kitchen, is quite new, but already very popular. In addition, such layouts make them beautiful and practical.
Features of the living room kitchen design
Today, the combined layout is more and more in demand. You can organize the combination in a room of any quadrature, even a large one, even a very small one. There are many advantages here, and even those that will not leave indifferent any homeowner.
Namely:
- Cooking and organizing parties is quite simple here, because there is absolutely no need to run from room to room and rush around with food.
- The space visually seems to be much larger, and even brighter in such a room.
- You can cook culinary masterpieces, and at the same time receive guests and watch the little ones.
If everything is planned correctly here, the room will turn out to be large, bright and comfortable. The only thing that will need to be given special attention is cleaning in order to maintain cleanliness and order.
It will not hurt at all to purchase a good powerful hood so that there are no unpleasant odors in the room.
The choice of the design of the living room combined with the kitchen
It is important to think over even the slightest nuance, everything - down to the smallest detail:
- In what style is the room made out.
- Will there be bright accents?
- What kind of furniture will stand, its design.
- Items for interior decoration.
When choosing an interior style, pay attention to the zoning of the room. Having made different zones, you will be able to clean much faster, maintain cleanliness and order, or just relax! Everything in the room should be harmonious enough with each other.
For psychological relief of the perception of zoning, use:
- Materials and coatings that differ in texture and color
- Various ceiling finishing materials
- Install bar counters or podiums
- Install "false wall"
- Various pieces of furniture
- Apply contrast in your designs
In order to complete the interior design, everything should be quite harmonious with each other.
Kitchen combined with "studio"
It often happens that when decorating residential premises, they choose the classic options for colors and shades. Of course, the most suitable options are neutral or cool shades. For example, if you use dark colors (black, brown), the room will visually appear narrower, but if you use white to decorate the room, it will visually become larger.
If you use green and its shades, you can calmly rest and relax, calm down. In the living room, this shade is perfect as a bright accent.
Even the smallest thing matters here, as it seems at first glance. But she is also able to make a room quite interesting and unusual.
If you use natural wood furniture, the room will become warm and cozy. And of course, its comfort and convenience come first. Consider when you select options for your kitchen, combined with a studio.
Compact and small furniture is most suitable if the rooms are small, and can also be arranged in larger rooms, for example, as an "island".
In any case, make zoning, divide the room into separate parts: for the work process and reception of meals and, of course, for the hall where you can relax, arrange receptions for friends and family. Naturally, everything in this interior should be compatible with each other.
Lighting may vary depending on the area. But as for dishes, appliances and other things that in a different layout would be in the kitchen, so here, all these items should be exclusively in the kitchen area. After all, first of all, it is convenience in the cooking process.
Kitchen design - living room in the house
The living room should be comfortable enough, because a lot of time is spent in it. The lighting here should not be too bright, let it be subdued. And if you equip spotlights, warmth and comfort will illuminate the interior.
When furniture and appliances are arranged correctly in the working area of the kitchen, then in the recreation area you can sometimes conduct experiments by arranging furniture in other ways. See our photo of the design of a modern kitchen-living room.
In fact, furniture can be placed very differently in a room. It is only important to choose the most suitable installation option for you. Various floor coverings and furniture can be used to decorate a room. For example, if we talk about the kitchen, it should have practical furniture, and sometimes also compact. As for the living room, here you can put everything that is needed in order for you to have a good rest!
When choosing a color, it is important to consider some aspects:
- What is the shape of the furniture and its shades
- How the lighting is arranged
- What are the main purposes of your gym?
If there are little fidget children, the furniture is best selected from dark colors and shades, so that if necessary, you can easily clean it. In the case of furniture selection light color, the room will be light, and visually, the kitchen-living room will seem larger.
In the recreation area, the floor can be covered with carpet, laminate, tiles or parquet - whatever you want! It is recommended to use excellent coatings in the kitchen and living room. So, in the kitchen it is very appropriate - tile on the floor as it is easy to clean, wipe, etc. The parquet floor will look beautiful and rich in the living room.
See photos of kitchen-living room designs to understand how well-chosen solutions look.
We all want to be perfect. It is the desire for it that contributes to the fact that very original solutions for planning residential square meters in the most unusual ways. When planning a room, a stretch ceiling, which can be made today of almost any color and from any material, is of no small importance.
The choice of furniture, appliances in the interior design of the kitchen-living room
The main thing that should prevail in the elements for the kitchen and hall is practicality and harmony. Yes, the colors of the bar kitchen corner or upholstered furniture may differ from each other. But each of these elements should be to some extent complementary to each other, so that the atmosphere is warm, cozy and harmonious.
When choosing pieces of furniture and other things, pay attention to their strength and security, so that they are sufficiently resistant to moisture and steam. When choosing furniture, you should also not forget about technology. Indeed, without some of its elements in modern life, it is no longer possible to cope. But you shouldn't take a whole set of equipment at once. It is best to choose it separately, based on what you need in everyday life, what you are used to. To understand what your kitchen might look like, see the photo of a kitchen-living room design with a zoning of 20 sq.m., well, maybe such options as in the photo of a kitchen-living room design with a zoning of 30 sq.m. are more suitable for you ...
Of course, there are also such rare cases when the kitchen is practically not used. Then, of course, there can be a minimum of equipment so as not to overload the room with unnecessary rubbish. Well, if you eat exclusively cooked food, homemade food, the kitchen should be equipped as comfortably as possible and it should contain everything you may need!
The hall must have upholstered cabinet furniture and it is best to place it in such a way that cleaning can be done quickly and easily. You can also choose multifunctional furniture for practicality in the interior of the room.
Kitchen with a living room in a house outside the city
If you have a home outside the city, that's great! After all, it probably has a fairly large and spacious kitchen, a hall in which you can receive many guests and arrange any holidays!
And this is your advantage! Indeed, in a large space, you can create the most unique and unusual interior! And if there are also high ceilings in the house, it will be filled with volume, freedom and air!
You can create a multi-zone room using a bar counter and other decorative items for separation. Kitchen-living room design 30 sq. m will turn out to be very colorful and multi-level, at the same time, different elements will be a single whole and do not merge with each other.
Create a modern design of a kitchen-living room in a house outside the city using:
- Multi-level constructions
- "Fake" walls
- Various elements, colors
- Textile
- Zoning
In the spacious kitchen you can place a bar counter, as well as a spacious dining table, at which all guests can gather!
In general, it is impossible to do without zoning in a large spacious room.
The interior can be decorated in both classic and modern style.
In the first case, you can hang beautiful crystal chandeliers, complementing them with spotlights. As for the second case, in modern times a huge variety of different options are offered, from which each owner can choose for his country house exactly what he needs.
When decorating a room, do not forget that everything should be in moderation. Indeed, in the case of oversaturation of objects and elements, they can oversaturated among themselves, and you get a whole "mess", and not an interior!
Kitchen-living room styles
When choosing a style, it is important to focus on your wishes and mores, as well as on the styles of decoration of other rooms in the house. For example, if your house is decorated in a classic style, high-tech is completely inappropriate for a kitchen-living room.
The most suitable styles are classic or neoclassical. Harmony and practicality, attractiveness and modernity are welcome here.
Of course, if you are an active person in life and are not afraid to conduct experiments, Hi-tech will be an excellent choice! This style contains exclusiveness, brightness, variety and incredible appeal.
How to arrange the furniture in the kitchen?
Pay special attention to how the kitchen set will be installed. After all, it depends on the correctness of its installation whether there will be a lot of space in the room.
Furniture options:
- Islet
- In a row
- In two rows
- L-shaped way
- U-shaped way
If the kitchen is small in area, the most suitable options for the arrangement of furniture in it are in one row or L-shaped. The room is larger or larger, furniture can be placed in two rows or U-shaped. The island type is most appropriate for a country house.
Look at various photographic materials on the design of the kitchen-living room and you will surely find a suitable option for arranging your own home!
It is very important to take into account the fact that in the design of the kitchen-living room there should be a good ventilation system and a hood! Otherwise, various odors can remain for a long time in fabrics on furniture or even on walls!
Kitchens combined with a living room are more and more popular every year. They are practical and original. Choosing this design method, read this issue thoroughly, look at the photos of the kitchen-living room design designs, and, of course, rely on your own taste and preferences.