Kitchen-living rooms with a sofa: layout, design and furnishings

A modern approach to home planning opens up a lot of design possibilities. We are accustomed to comfort and functionality, and therefore we try to create a cozy place in the house, where every household member would be comfortable. For example, just such a place of dwelling is a kitchen-living room with a sofa located in it. How to achieve harmony in the design of this room and what the nuances of the furnishings are, will be discussed further.

The kitchen-living room with a sofa is essentially a two-in-one room. It is both a living room and a kitchen. Therefore, the room contains both a set and an indispensable attribute of a guest room - a sofa.

Zoning will have to be based on the characteristics of a particular room. The project must necessarily take into account the design features of the room, including the curvature of the walls, ceiling and floor, their alignment, as well as the location of window and door openings. The size of the windows will be one of the determining factors: regardless of the number of zones in the kitchen-living room, you will have to even out the lighting so that the room does not seem dark.

If the project involves the combination of rooms, this must be regulated. However, if the wall is load-bearing, problems may arise: such an alignment is problematic due to the subsidence of the wall. Taking into account the total footage of the room, they are determined with the size of the furniture, its type, selected in such a way that it does not look bulky or, on the contrary, not enough. At the same time, the elements of the arrangement of the kitchen area are first selected, and then they are already determined with the size and shape of the sofa.

The arrangement of furniture elements directly depends on the type of room. For example, if the room tends to a square, it is worth buying a corner-type kitchen set, placing it in an L-shape. In this case, you can organize the area of ​​the kitchen area as economically as possible by adding all the necessary household appliances and equipment (for example, a dishwasher) to it. A table with chairs can be placed near the cooking area, separating them the guest space. This layout is relevant for kitchens with an area of ​​18, 16, 14 sq. m, it is also suitable for almost square rooms (17, 15, 13 sq. m).

If the room is narrow and long, the layout should be linear. However, if you put a kitchen set and guest furniture in a row, it is unlikely to look beautiful. With such a layout, it is often necessary to place elements in tiers, use hanging cabinets. If you approach the organization of space with special care and rationality, sometimes it turns out to fit a narrow table with a pair of chairs against the wall opposite.

With a parallel layout, the elements of the arrangement are placed along two opposite walls. This option is not suitable for small rooms (for example, 3 by 4 m), but it is relevant for a space with a sufficient area (25, 20, 19, 18 square meters). This layout can be done in a room with sufficient width.

Choosing the stylistic design of the kitchen-living room with a sofa, they start from the footage of the room, its illumination, preferences and budget possibilities. In addition, you need to correlate the design with the rest of the rooms of the dwelling. For example, if there is not much space in the room, it is worth choosing a design direction that strives for strict functionality and minimalism in terms of the elements of the arrangement and the accessories used. It can be minimalism, Scandinavian style, constructivism, contemporary, military.

In such interiors, furniture, as a rule, is compact, there is not much of it; try to use materials that create the effect of space and lightness (for example, glass). Wall decoration is inexpensive, but is selected with an emphasis on the peculiarity of the texture. For example, it can be traditional or liquid wallpaper, plaster.

If the space allows, for its arrangement, you can choose such design directions as classic, neoclassical, modern, loft, grunge, oriental, Chinese, Arabic, colonial style and other types of stylistics. These directions need air, they don't work in tight spaces. Here, great freedom is allowed in the choice of textiles, the complexity of the shape of the curtains, their colors. The same goes for the size of the furniture.

Choosing one style or another, you need to correlate it with the style of other rooms. He should not get out, immersing household members in an atmosphere alien to other areas of the apartment (house). For example, if the entire apartment is designed in the direction of the loft, the kitchen-living room should be no exception. It should have habitable corners characteristic of such a design with expensive furniture and exposed communications. If this is a classic, the room should have elements of palace solemnity, stucco and gilding.

Having chosen modern as a basis, you need to take into account that here you will have to rely on the use of modern materials with a demonstration of their textures. At the same time, elegance and a sufficient level of illumination are required here. If the apartment is furnished in the English style, you will have to pick up similar massive furniture, curtains with a lambrequin. Here you will also have to think about buying a massive chandelier with crystal.

When choosing a style, you should also rely on the age of the household. For example, not everyone will be comfortable in the kitchen-living room, made with an abundance of textiles, to which the Arab style tends. The same can be said about kitsch: as opposed to order, it can create internal discomfort. The lounge, on the other hand, will appeal to many, because it is created taking into account the maximum comfort of the household and does not have an overload of the interior with unnecessary details. It is based on versatility and exceptional convenience.

The choice of wall decoration for each direction will be different. For example, for a loft, this is brickwork, concrete, plaster. The walls of the classic design branches, which include classics, neoclassics, classicism, are usually finished with expensive wallpaper or Venetian plaster.

If the Baroque direction is chosen as the basis, it is preferable to decorate the ceiling with frescoes and stucco. For the walls, you can choose panels from mahogany or tapestry. At the same time, there is no place for budget finishing materials in this style. As for the Chinese style, it is advisable to use paper wallpaper for the walls, and a dark board, bamboo or mat carpet for the floor.

The same goes for the materials used.For example, when embodying a classic design, preference should be given to wood and stone. If the kitchen-living room is decorated in the Bauhaus style, you need to use modern materials (for example, metal, plastic, glass). Wood and leather are undesirable here. For the floor, you can buy linoleum, tiles or laminate.

It is necessary to choose furniture for arranging a kitchen-living room correctly, since for each direction it has its own distinctive features. For example, for the English style, you should buy a secretaire, wicker chairs, a Chesterfield sofa. Also in such a kitchen-living room there should be a tea table. You can complement the furnishings with a grandfather clock or other old-fashioned furnishings.

If the room is equipped in the Bauhaus style, its furniture should be ergonomic and durable. For example, it is here that built-in wardrobes, transforming tables, as well as armchairs without armrests are better than other options. If the design is based on country, in addition to the sofa, you will have to buy a bench, chest or chest of drawers. Do not forget about the irreplaceable attributes of kitchen furniture (samovar or clay jug).

For comfort, you can buy upholstered or modular furniture. The second option is convenient in that the modules can be rearranged, making up the guest space as you wish. If you plan to use the sofa as a bed, in case of the arrival of guests, you should think about buying a folding structure. The model of the product can be different, which is also selected based on the characteristics of the style.

For example, a modern-style sofa might include unusual armrests. These can be shelves or small shelves for books, as well as small accessories. The sofa model can be linear or angular. It is good that it is equipped with spacious drawers in which you can remove a lot of little things or bed linen.

There are several ways to zone a room:

• by using separate lighting for different functional areas;
• equipping each functional corner with its own furniture;
• separation of different zones by means of wall or floor cladding;
• installation of partitions or screens.

By performing different lighting for the dining or guest area, you thereby bring a clear organization to the space, helping to maintain order in it. As for furniture, often even turning it can clearly delineate a specific area. For example, it can be an armchair turned towards the fireplace, as well as a bar counter with chairs that delimits the room into different areas. Sometimes the shelving unit can become a kind of partition separating the guest space from the recreation area. You can zone the space with carpets.

The number of functional areas in the kitchen-living room will depend on the usable area and design features of the room. In the minimum version, it will be possible to equip no more than three zones in the room: dining, guest and cooking zones. If space allows, you can organize a recreation area in it. For example, it can be located near the fireplace or a bay window ledge can be taken under it. If there is very little space in the room, the guest area will be the dining area at the same time.

Demonstrate the harmonious combination of two or more functional areas in the kitchen-living room examples of photo galleries will help.

• An example of a harmonious interior with a combination of three functional areas.
• Kitchen-living room in a minimalist style with space zoning by means of lamps and flooring.

• Zoning a small space in a modern style.
• An original and laconic arrangement of furniture and lighting.

• Using a bar counter for zoning space.
• Decoration with the placement of the sofa in the center of the room and the division of space due to the bar counter.

For an overview of the kitchen-living room with a sofa, see the next video.