Studio room with kitchen (41 photos), DIY design: instruction, photo and video tutorials, price

Have you bought a studio apartment with a combined kitchen, but do not know what to do with it? It doesn't matter, we will help you how to choose the most interesting and correct interior, while preserving the originality of the room.

The main thing is patience and energy that will have to be spent on creating a unique image of your apartment. Let's start by looking at different types of layouts.

Two rooms in one

First, let's look at all the pros and cons of the combined space that we have:

Advantages of the kitchen-room

• The opportunity to always stay in the center of events, even if guests come to you and you are preparing dinner. Now you will not need to be distracted, and run out for five minutes, leaving the guests alone, you can continue the communication, periodically glancing towards the room.
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• This option is relevant for families with small children. Now mothers will not have to be torn between children and cooking, they can always be in the kitchen, while the children will be in sight. Agree, this is a significant plus for young families.
• Savings on household appliances. For example, you cannot live without a TV in the kitchen, and with interconnected rooms, you will need one appliance, not two. The same applies to lighting fixtures, which are easier to place in one room than to place them in two separate rooms.

Note! The option using joint lamps is quite interesting for a studio apartment. This is a huge plus for combined rooms, some areas can be heavily illuminated, some left in the shade.

Read also the advice of professionals on creating a kitchen design in brezhnevka.

Disadvantages of combined rooms

There are also negative aspects that can confuse the owners of spacious studios:

• All the aromas from the kitchen will be in the living room. Fried onions, fish, garlic and other odors will easily spread throughout the room. Unfortunately, even a powerful hood cannot cope with strong odors.
• The need to clean the kitchen all the time. You will have to forget about the time when you could afford to relax a little and not wash the dishes. Now not only guests will witness chaos in the kitchen, but you, sitting on the couch, will observe this obscene view.

Note! You may not need to wash everything with your own hands, but purchase a dishwasher, which can easily help solve all these problems.

Division of premises

It is very important to divide the space so that the border between the kitchen and the living room is visually felt, but at the same time, so that a complete alienation of the room is not created.

There are several options with which you can easily and naturally separate one part of the room from another.

• Using lighting fixtures. The easiest way is to install several built-in spotlights on the border of the kitchen, which will represent the "threshold" of the room. This option is very easy, it does not create a load on the room, while clearly separating the room from the kitchen.
• Using the bar counter. This option can be called the most practical, since separation becomes not just a division of space, but also a convenient place for gatherings and eating. The main thing is that the bar counter should not block the path, leaving a small space for the passage.

Interesting! If you additionally highlight the bar counter, then this place will become not only a dining area, but also a central object in the house.

• Using various finishing materials. This primarily concerns the flooring. For example, it can be performed in the following variants: linoleum and tile, laminate and tile, laminate and linoleum. It all depends on what kind of design you create in the kitchen. And, of course, you should proceed from the fact that it is better for the kitchen, and what does not "put pressure on your pocket."
• Color spectrum. This point is more about the style of the premises, since the shades of the interior in any case will be matched to one or another design. It is undesirable to use more than two directions in the apartment.
• Decorative partitions. These are a kind of interior elements that serve as an imaginary border between two rooms. They can be similar to cabinets, with shelves and doors. More often you can find a wall with through-hole shelves. Some people use sliding sliding doors for this, with frosted glass inserts.

As you can see, there are enough options to neatly delimit the kitchen in the studio, you can look at a few of them in the photo.

Arrangement of furniture in the kitchen

Now it is worth considering all sorts of options for placing the headset in the kitchen so that it is in harmony not only with the living room, but also remains functional.

• If there is a large enough window in the kitchen room, then it is better to place the sink right next to it, using the window sill as part of the work surface. Thus, you use not only natural light, which has a beneficial effect on vision, but also expands the kitchen space.

• If the kitchen allows, then set the "island" in the center, place the oven and hob in it, and hang the hood above it. This will allow you to remain facing the people in the living room while cooking.

• Do not forget about the basic rule of the kitchen "working triangle": refrigerator, sink and stove. The location should be that way, because the first place you go is to the refrigerator for groceries. Then you lay them out on the work surface next to the sink. The last step is cooking, which takes place on the stove.

• Keep all frequently used items close at hand. That is, several boxes should be placed next to the workplace, into which everything you need can be folded: legs, pots, pans, household appliances. As for wall cabinets, there should be a cabinet or a shelf with spices within walking distance.

Find out also the features and characteristics of modern kitchen design.

Design features

It is very important to create not only a comfortable and functional kitchen, but also to make it pleasant in all its manifestations. First of all, this applies to various shades of color that can be used for a room.

But before deciding on the choice of color, you should remember a few rules:

• Balance "cold" and "warm" shades. This is to keep the kitchen from being too exciting or too calm. Remember: dark color is restraint, light tone is life. Try to find a balance to feel comfortable indoors.
• When choosing a color for the interior, be careful, different bright colors can cause a lot of conflicting feelings and emotions.

Note! We will discuss in more detail how colors affect the environment in the next section.

• Do not combine the incongruous. This applies to opposite shades that will break the harmony in the room. For example, these are black and bright green, blue and orange.
• Red is a bright color that attracts attention and increases appetite. It is better to choose such a shade for people who are confident in themselves, are able to resist the desires of the body to eat something, in addition to the main meal.
• Pink - this color, although it is a shade of red, does not have such "side effects" on a person. Using soft pink in the interior, you can maintain a feeling of lightness and positive attitude for the whole day. This cuisine will appeal to those who often wake up in a bad mood.
• Orange is perfect for creating coziness in the kitchen. Please note that most cafes and eateries use this particular color, as it sets in a positive mood.

Color in the interior

Advice! Orange kitchens are perfect for people with active lifestyles in perpetual motion.

• Yellow is the color of the sun, which means heat and light. Ideal for small and dark rooms without natural light. It has a beneficial effect on creative people, pushes them to various experiments. However, be careful, too bright a shade causes anxiety and anxiety on a subconscious level.
• Green. This color is designed to create comfort and a sense of security. For many people, green shades are a symbol of unification with nature, the creation of spiritual harmony. This color will surely give you a lot of calm and relaxing minutes that you will spend in the kitchen.

Note! Scientists have proven that green colors have beneficial effects on humans. According to the test results, it turned out that the presence of greenery in the surrounding space reduces abdominal pain caused by various irritants.

• Blue is the color of rest. This shade is associated with the sea and the sky, which always evokes pleasant associations in a person. Helps to cope with anger, reduces stress. If you want to make your kitchen not only a place to eat, but also a center of “tranquility”, then blue is the perfect solution.
• The black. It may seem that this color is night, mourning and discomfort. In fact, this is not the case. Of course, using one dark tone will create a kind of eerie atmosphere in the room, so it is always diluted with something. Better to use cream and light tones, which will evoke completely opposite feelings.
• White is a color that visually enhances the space. Such kitchens are usually chosen for small rooms where you want to visually expand the walls for a comfortable stay.

Note! White color is quite easily soiled, so when choosing a kitchen from light shades, be prepared to wash it every day.

This color guide will help you understand and prevent unexpected "open", which will be problematic to eliminate.

Conclusion

A studio apartment with a kitchen is, first of all, a space that must be properly furnished in order to be pleasant to be in it. Creating a project in a special organization can “hit” the pocket, the price for the services of professionals sometimes reaches several tens of thousands of rubles.

In any case, you can watch the video for free, which is at the end of this article, and independently decide what you need.

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