Not everyone can afford to live in spacious apartments or luxurious country houses, where the kitchens are larger than all the living space combined for most of us. Although, if you think about it, not everything is so bad if you have your own roof over your head, albeit a very small one. As practice shows, enterprising owners manage even a tiny kitchen with an area of 5 square meters. meters to turn into a cozy and modern space.
When a small apartment does not please with spaciousness and brand new repairs, then you have to choose or live in eternal mess, or find a suitable option for transformations and get to work, because “cosmetics” are no longer get by. The new owners of the "killed Khrushchev" went the last way. Having studied an incredible number of sites, the young spouses, who were far from the professions of builders and designers, nevertheless set about transforming a miniature kitchen. According to Sophia, the owner of the apartment: “For me, the kitchen is almost the most important place in the house... Well, apart from the sofa and bed, of course. I love to cook and it was very difficult to plan just 5 square meters. meters, because I wanted a beautiful and functional space.
How it all started: After analyzing the available space, choosing the most interesting ideas and impressive details, the young people set to work. To completely transform the kitchen, I had to get rid of the remnants of furniture and appliances from the 70s, dismantle ceramic tiles, plaster, flooring and wall bordering the living room, replace the wooden window frame with a fiberglass window, and change the radiator, water and sewer pipes, because all this equipment is more than a dozen years old and it was completely impractical. Since engineering communications spoiled the appearance, they were hidden behind drywall, after which only a small ledge remained, but the main part of the wall was perfectly flat and free.
After a thorough cleaning of the premises, it was possible to start repair work, which required considerable investment and a lot of time, because the couple decided to do everything on their own. To begin with, the remaining walls and ceiling were leveled for painting, and the screed was re-made so that tiles could be laid on the floor.
Since the kitchen is very tiny, young people did not experiment, they preferred minimalism and the Scandinavian style. White-gray tones are diluted with contrasting patchwork-style floor tiles, which look very original if you arrange them correctly and not get carried away too much. At this, the variety was stopped so as not to make a firework of colors.
But to create a kitchen apron, we decided to use a white tile of the “boar” model, which looks very impressive and is unlikely to ever get bored and certainly will not cause rejection and irritation.
The facade of the kitchen set is made in white glossy color, which allows you to visually increase the space, and that the fact that it rests against the ceiling and has the same color scheme as the walls makes it more inconspicuous and air. This “dissolution” was facilitated by the lack of fittings on the doors of wall cabinets and in the upper part of the built-in cabinet, where a large two-chamber refrigerator was hidden.
The only thing that the authors of Novate.ru could advise is to continue this style in lower part of the headset, because massive handles on cabinets and drawers can complicate movement. Unfortunately, not only do they make it easier to use, but they can also leave unpleasant marks (in the form of bruises) on the body after unforeseen "collisions", which are very difficult to avoid on miniature areas.
The design of the countertop was interesting. Since the height of the window sill corresponded to the height of the floor pedestals (this is rare, unfortunately), it was a sin not to use and extend the canvas of the tabletop so that a U-shaped structure was obtained. This decision allowed to increase the working surface area, which can be easily used as a bar counter. Such an organization of space is more than rational, not only is this area always well lit in the daytime days (very important for the cooking process), so even the window offers a beautiful view of the city scenery.
It is unlikely that anyone will be pleased with the texture and color of the countertop itself, because light wood will always bring a touch of warmth and homeliness to the interior of the home. Creative spouses even thought about how to connect the design of the working area with the flooring, they chose a contrasting color hob, faucet and rectangular sink, so that harmony and aesthetics in the interior were completely observed.
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Despite the tiny dimensions of the kitchen, there is still room for a dining area, although there are more than two people in it. unlikely to fit (a furry friend does not count, he will always find the best place), but for the newlyweds this is still enough. They purchased the new dining table with a diameter of 80 cm from IKEA, where you can always find the best option with an ideal price-performance ratio. There are no bells and whistles in the purchased product. A laconic round table on thin wooden legs to match the color of the tabletop and chairs of the same plan became a great addition to the design. interior and an elegant point at the end of a grandiose renovation that can please new owners, and for us become inspiring idea.
When planning a major overhaul, it is not always advisable to rely only on the experience of network users, who share their achievements in its vastness with great pleasure. It should be borne in mind that some works are beyond the power of even universal masters, so we recommend that you find out for which services you definitely need to turn to professionals, and which processes can be done independently.
A source: https://novate.ru/blogs/131221/61529/