Kitchen-living room interior (47 photos): how to do it yourself, instructions, photo and video tutorials

Modern layouts of residential premises have become more and more focused on Western, European studio apartments. And if today a person wants to make repairs, then he designs the reconstruction of the old housing stock, redevelopment of the apartment for the interior of the living room with a kitchen.

Unfortunately, our ideas are still far from the European understanding of studio design, and our designers have not yet become adept at such design.

Therefore, it would be correct not to call a semi-specialist to develop a modern interior in a united room, but to do it yourself, focusing on the advice of specialists. The effect will be much nicer!

Do I need to combine

The question is very controversial, but this is because we are so used to it. Say, each room should have its own functional purpose.

But in fact, the interior of the living room of the kitchen greatly contributes to an increase in the useful area of ​​the apartment, not only visually, but also physically.

Because not only the wall is removed, but also unused space near swing doors and on aisles is eliminated. Therefore, only those who are reluctant to argue argue.

Advice! For any one- or more-room Khrushchev with its standard layout, you can pick up ready-made projects for combining a kitchen with another room or hallway.

Because there were few building standards at that time, and there are a limited number of options for the location of the converted studio.

It is very easy to look at photos of finished interiors and design redevelopment. And you can already create an individual kitchen interior from the living room, relying solely on your preferences.

Open space is achieved by completely or partially demolishing the partition between adjacent rooms.

You can also leave a small parapet, you can "cut through" a large window or arrange an extensive arch.

Even if the wall planned for demolition is load-bearing, you can get out of the situation in this way.

Therefore, the interiors of the living room kitchens are available for any modern or "allied" box, even if it has a total area of ​​only 30 sq m.

Basic moments

The studio will be all in sight, and the interior design of the living room kitchen needs to be thought out carefully. Therefore, carefully study further recommendations.

Zoning

It is imperative to make a logical division of this large room into zones - to carry out zoning.

You can watch a video on this topic from the training or explanatory lessons of designers.

The kitchen should be separated from the resting place. Separators can be:

1. Color differentiation, introduced into the interiors of living rooms of kitchens - different wallpapers, wall panels, surface painting, ceiling, flooring in different colors or from different materials.
2. Multilevel floor and ceiling.
3. Light differentiation, different lighting devices that highlight the work area and the recreation area.
4. A ladder, a step, a small column, a pole, a post, an arch and other elements.

Advice! You can lay tiles on the floor in the kitchen area, and decorate the walls with a special decorative stone with your own hands - this is not only will highlight it as a working area, but it will also be very practical, since such materials are not afraid of moisture and are very easy to clean. In this case, you can choose the same color or pattern for different materials.

• Since part of the room is not only a recreation area, but also assumes a comfortable sleep, it will be appropriate in the interior design of the living room kitchen add upholstered furniture with comfortable decorative pillows, put a floor lamp with soft light, and add interesting accessories to the resting place.
• The dining area can be separated from the work area: a screen, a partition, a bar counter, even a decorative light curtain. Sliding and portable lightweight structures will not take up much space, but they will be very functional.

However, the big difference in color is not recommended by experts! We need a single style, because it is, after all, one room.

And if you follow these recommendations, the interior of the living room and kitchen will remain harmonious, and will not look like two disparate and unconnected zones.

The interior of the kitchen and living room - see here.

Plus a combined room

It was already considered at the beginning of the article, but still, it is worth focusing attention before pointing out the shortcomings.

The interiors of the living room kitchen allow for a significant visual and actual increase in space.

For apartments with a small area, this is an especially useful factor, since the constraint, even visual, constantly puts pressure on the psyche of the residents.

Another plus is that the room becomes both multifunctional and very convenient to use.

It is not only convenient to relax here, but you can also receive guests, turning the cooking process into a joint stay.

disadvantages

They are also present, as in any individual design solution.

There are also two main points:

1. The main annoying and repulsive factor, which is why many owners of cramped apartments do not want to combine the interior of the kitchen and living room, is the smell from the kitchen during cooking. Since such constructive solutions in the arrangement of rooms in an apartment came to Russia from Europe, where in their own house cook extremely rarely, Russian designers came up with the idea of ​​fighting this, installing the most powerful exhaust and ventilation systems. However, it will still not work to completely prevent the spread of smell throughout the apartment, so be prepared for this.
2. The second negative side of combining the space of rooms with different functions is the forced cleaning of the entire area at once. The kitchen usually has to be cleaned much more often for obvious reasons. And if in a separate small room it is relatively easy and quick to sweep and mop the floor, then throughout the studio swinging a broom and a mop - this will take both time and serious psychological preparation, especially lazy.

Read also the article "Kitchen combined with the living room: radical changes in the layout."

Interesting ideas

The kitchen does not have to be placed in the corner of the room, limiting the workspace. The widespread opinion about the "uselessness" of this square is wrong!

On the contrary, it will be original to turn both the work table and the hob together with the sink from the wall.

Conveniently! If you make a separate workplace in the form of a kind of "island", you can during cooking food to communicate freely with family or guests, or just watch TV located in the recreation area.

Such interiors of the kitchen living room do not differ in originality, but in our country they are still afraid to make such radical decisions.

Although the price for such an interior is unlikely to be an order of magnitude different from the cost of a habitually located kitchen.

The second interesting idea is the delimitation of the seating and cooking areas with a dining table in the form of a counter or partition.

A pedestal table or the like of a bar counter will not only serve as a functionless divider, but will become a fully-fledged piece of furniture.

In this case, even the color design of the zones does not need to be resorted to. And so everything will be clear on an intuitive level.

Advice! In all cases, do not forget about the appropriateness of accessories and decorations in a particular area. A floor lamp with candelabra for the kitchen is clearly not suitable, even if the exact same one stands next to the sofa in the recreation area.

Contact a professional designer, he should have instructions on this for all cases.
Read also the article "Kitchen-living room 16 sq. M: we create comfort in a small area."