Design and design of a kitchen-living room of 17 sq. m

In “studio” apartments and in simple small-sized houses, the lack of space is often struggled by combining adjacent premises. But it is not enough just to make such a decision, you also need to draw up a competent project. And after him inevitably comes the turn of the design study of the space.

When a kitchen-living room is being formed, you need to pay attention to the delimitation of functional areas. The project should form a cozy space for leisure. At the same time, you should also achieve comfortable conditions for cooking. Such heterogeneous functions are supposed to be coordinated, forming an integral territory. If the kitchen is large enough, it is much easier to create an area to accommodate guests.

In some cases, form a room with an area of ​​17 sq. m without redevelopment is impossible. But in such cases, coordination with the housing supervision authorities is required, which will have to prove that the load-bearing parts of the building will not be broken. Unlike other rooms, there is a special area (washing) here, which absolutely cannot be moved beyond the contour of the kitchen. The fact is that the existing sanitary requirements prohibit placing "wet" areas above living rooms. It is not difficult to understand why such a requirement has been made.

There is one more point: it is forbidden to mix the kitchen and the living room if a gas stove is installed in the kitchen. It is very dangerous. When it comes to thinking through the design, you need to take into account the features of household appliances. So that it does not violate the aesthetic concept, the complete set must be selected in advance. Special attention should be paid to the hood, which should be as powerful as possible, otherwise bad smells and even fatty vapors will spread throughout the room.

Since the living room should be calm and quiet, you need to choose equipment that creates minimal noise. Window sills, which can be used instead of a table or even as a place for leisure, cannot be ignored. Since the common space is still not very large, you need to think about using the smallest areas, sometimes they allow you to place storage systems. In order for the furniture to fully fulfill its tasks, in the kitchen it must reach the ceiling in height. It is helpful to consider using the area above your work or cutting table.

Since even with an increase in the area to 17 sq. m to fully equip the space is difficult, it is advisable to focus maximum attention on the visual aspects. It is required to protect the territory, refusing arches and large partitions. Their high aesthetic parameters do not justify the significant reduction in available space. The design approach also needs to be adapted to this situation. Ancient Greek and Roman styles are not very suitable for such an environment, it will be extremely difficult to reveal the advantages of other styles that require spaciousness.

But minimalism is almost ideal for solving the problem. When choosing this option, you can limit yourself to strictly necessary furniture. Even decorative details are not always put, although they are able to transform the appearance of the room. But the minimalist format also imposes certain restrictions. So, it is categorically impossible to use artificial materials and introduce saturated colors (with the exception of small accents).

In some cases, they try to make the interior more exotic.An excellent solution turns out to be the preference for the Japanese version of minimalism. In this case, it is imperative to demonstrate ethnic motives and supply furniture of small dimensions. But not all people are satisfied with such solutions; many prefer a more modern environment. In this situation, you need to choose a high-tech format.

This kind of furnishings implies abundant use of:

• glass;
• metal;
• plastics.

In order for all aesthetic achievements to be demonstrated as clearly as possible, it is necessary to thoroughly illuminate the room. Unlike minimalism, such a layout excludes natural texture. It is advisable to use large parts. To make the atmosphere livelier, use a contrasting combination of colors. Instead of textile materials, leather should be used in furniture design.

High-tech in the kitchen-living room implies the use of a glossy finish. The room is designed outwardly simply, but maximizes its functionality. Despite the popularity of the high-tech style, not all people like it, a large part of the audience is not well suited for its coldness and artificiality. The way out is an ecological style in which natural materials are used as much as possible. Walls and decorative surfaces are decorated with stone and wood; linen and cotton are preferred from textile materials.

It so happens that all of the listed options do not suit the owners. Then it is worth considering the format of modern classics, which is best suited for rooms with high multi-tiered ceilings. It is not recommended to use catchy and flashy colors. Furniture should be as less pretentious as possible, with a predominance of smooth contours. Porcelain and forged metal products are used as decorative structures.

To make the most of each of the "squares", it is necessary to divide the territory into single segments. But it is very important to frame these areas as clearly as possible, since in a small area the visual boundaries can be blurry outwardly. Regardless of the number of square meters, you need to pay attention to the colors.

Tones are usually divided into:

• main;
• auxiliary (take up to ¼);
• intended for small inclusions (no more than 1/20).

According to the basic design requirements, it is impossible to make an equally concentrated background on all surfaces. If in some part of the room the color is thick, in other places some details of the same tone are used. The standard approach is to use one color in the kitchen and another in the living area. If the kitchen-living room is abundantly lit, it is allowed to use an arbitrarily chosen color. But if there is not enough light, you need to use warm, juicy colors.

A variety of techniques are used to highlight areas. So, in kitchens, the use of tiles is appropriate, and in the living room - laminate or cork. As for multi-level ceilings, this zoning technique is used only in high rooms. Sometimes surfaces over the soft area and kitchen aprons are made of wood.But you can also use a mosaic of saturated color to decorate aprons.

Folding and mobile, rolling on wheels, structures are preferable to those that are fixed. A stylish and modern solution in such a room is a transforming table. Depending on the needs of people, it becomes a coffee table or a full-fledged place for a meal. The use of a bar counter not only allows you to create a romantic atmosphere, make the space cozier, this element often helps to delimit the space.

If you do not like the racks produced by the industry, you can make such a structure individually, for this they use GCR.

Self-production allows you to take into account all your needs for:

• size;
• geometry;
• outer finishing layer.

For an overview of the design of the kitchen-living room, see the following video.