Design ideas pantry in the apartment

One of the least remarkable rooms, the storeroom, serves as a repository of objects for which there was no place in the other rooms. In old apartment buildings, they are extremely uncomfortable and small. In new buildings, there are sometimes no. Wardrobe rooms pushed out the garret from everyday life, sorting out their functions. For this reason, it makes sense to equip your "pantry" for each room separately. This will require some permutations. Free space can be filled with kitchen utensils, clothing, shoes, tools, dimensional items. The arrangement of the apartment with storage areas is a whole series of advantages. Such as order, organization, easy access to objects, aesthetics. In the apartments there will be at least 3-4 suitable places for the storage room. In private homes, choosing a place is even easier.

Features and options for the organization of the pantry

This room is usually a small space in which it is quite difficult to sort objects. Storage room often becomes unnecessary when carrying out redevelopment. In particular, due to the fact that its role is limited to temporary storage of seasonal clothing, unnecessary items, "masking" things that you do not want to put in another place. In this regard, it is important to organize the space, with or without a closet. Storage rooms are equipped with hinged or sliding doors.

In large-sized housing, it is also open, and sometimes it goes into the wall. One of the most profitable layouts is to combine with a wardrobe. If the apartment is small, then it is better to organize an open pantry in the kitchen, at the same time freeing some of the kitchen utensils. A closet in the corner is decorated in a small workshop. If the house has an office, then there will definitely find a suitable place for storing unimportant things.

In a niche or in a closet

It is not customary to hang up clothes in a closed pantry, because this will spoil its smell. Accordingly, there is no need to allocate any more space besides the shelves. If there are niches in the dwelling - you should use them in full. And if the recesses are present in different rooms, objects can be distributed according to their intended purpose. Another way - the use of a free wardrobe. Then the objects will occupy one plane, and the need for an empty space between the shelves will disappear. Moreover, in the closet there is a place for hangers. And also - facilities for placing ironing boards, drawers, hooks, etc. The compartment door can be left wide open to maintain air circulation at the right level. In a two-story building, it is better to put a closet in the hallway under the steps. If the cabinet has not yet been purchased, you should pay attention to the models with transparent doors.

You can optimize the use of space by changing the method of opening the storage room on the basis of the wardrobe.


Dead end of the corridor

Hallways with a dead end provide another alternative to the usual storeroom. In the corridor in this case you will not need a closet, or at least there will be an opportunity to increase the capacity of the entrance hall itself. Other rooms, in turn, will be freed from the dressing area. An important advantage of the hallway, as a storage room, is the complete freedom of movement. It will allow to carry out permutations without hindrance. If you wish, the new shelves will appear and the old shelves will disappear, and their height will become adjustable. When taking into account the excellent ventilation, the placement option in the recess in the corridor should be considered optimal. A wide dead end is better to arrange in three rows in the form of an inverted letter "W". It is a little inferior to it, but the diagonal (angular) version is good in its own way. Unfortunately, only a small number of hallways have a dead end of a suitable size.

Balcony butt

There are several options. This is either a cupboard, or open / closed shelves, or the use of space behind the wall. Theoretically, the latter can be demolished by obtaining the appropriate permissions. In apartment buildings, space expansion is possible due to the dryer. However, this method is not worth the time spent. It is better to make shelves and cabinets. In winter, the balcony is cold, so the storage system should be closed and also warmed. However, it is better to leave some open shelves - for pickles. In summer, things should be covered from the sun, for example, through the use of roller blinds on the windows. Materials such as plastic and plywood, are suitable for assembly with their own hands. Additionally, you will need a sealant. It is possible to finish decoratively by means of lining. Storage on the balcony is the perfect solution for cramped apartments.

In the room

Storage room is sometimes made part of the living room. The shape is linear, U-shaped, L-shaped or triangular. In the bedroom, for example, you can organize a partition or a curtain - so as not to violate the integrity of the interior. As an alternative, consider combining with the wardrobe. In a large living room with several zones, the closet will look very organic. The office will cope with the role of the space under the closet. And if the house has an attic, it will be the best option. In studio apartments, the interroom space is sometimes exploited as warehouse mini-rooms. In the kitchen, niches are used as a pantry, and in the absence of holes in the wall, a cupboard is added, and the places for hanging objects are arranged. In large houses, the kitchen pantry is arranged in an outdoor corner. There at the same time store appliances, kitchen utensils, spices.


Pantry assignment options

Among the main options - use as:

  1. Wardrobe.
  2. Room for kitchen utensils.
  3. Place for toys.
  4. Mini laundry.
  5. Workshop.
  6. Home Office.

In cramped apartments in the storerooms, all sorts of devices are mixed. For ergonomics and aesthetics, it is recommended to define one purpose. One of the most popular features is the placement of a piece of clothing and shoes. The larger the room, the more likely such prioritization. The garret can be a continuation of the kitchen in the literal or figurative sense. So if the room had a door, it is better to remove it, because between the kitchen and the pantry will often have to move. Sometimes the pantry is fitted to accommodate children's toys. The reason most often become a mess in the nursery and its small size.

The storeroom is sometimes transformed into a workshop. In the smallest apartments from it make a mini-office with quick access to all computer and digital equipment. Relatively often in the back room is placed a washing machine - for someone this option will be economical, for others - unacceptable.


Wardrobe

A storage room designed for clothing is a large module with open and closed elements. If the dwelling provides space for utility room, then it will only be to find a furniture set of the desired configuration. And if not, the pantry-wardrobe is better organized as a target zone or part of the living room. You will need a mirror, high-quality lighting, a certain number of lower closed and open shelves, as well as upper ones for little-used things. For clothes, a functional is created in the form of hooks, bars with hangers, organizers, shoeboxes.

Items of different people are better kept separately. Shoes should be stored without boxes. You should get rid of gift bags with small items. Clothing is sorted by category (t-shirts, sweaters, pants, outerwear, shoes), each of which according to variety (shoes, sneakers, sneakers).


Organization of kitchen space

Kitchen utility rooms are popular in the West and are usually designed for placement in a small private house. In Russia, too, there is a layout, when the kitchen actually has its own garret. Someone has such an option, and the rest will have to use a cabinet as an additional storage space. In the kitchen pantry contain either food or kitchen appliances and utensils, and if the pantry in the apartment is not as such, then often tools, household materials.

Place the cabinet close to the work area. There you need to put the means to store food. It is desirable with the inscriptions on the content to quickly navigate. Specially provided kitchen continuations are in any case more functional, since they help to unload the room, they eliminate the need for additional bulky furniture. The place for additional storage should be divided into three zones: the lower one for the drawers, the middle one for the main equipment and the upper one for additional things, like napkins and towels.
What in the first place is better to keep in the kitchen box:

  • pickles;
  • wine bottles;
  • spice;
  • cereals.

In a closed cabinet does not hurt to make a hole for access to the outlet.


Storage of children's things

Children's toys eventually accumulate in small groups, and children do not want to restore order or do not have time to disassemble them. Then in the pantry should find a place for children's clothing. Part of the transferred items, in turn, will free up space for toys. After rearrangements, maintaining order becomes easier. Another way involves the expansion of storage facilities in the nursery itself. Toys should be kept on the lower tiers in several containers. Large - a place under the bed. The child will not be difficult to find and get what you need.

The upper tiers of an improvised storeroom should be filled with personal items. Near install wardrobe for shoes and outerwear. By optimizing space, children will learn to maintain order. To make the cleaning process interesting for the child, you need to get baskets, boxes and containers of different colors.


Laundry

An original and beautiful solution, due to which it will be possible to free a bathroom or a kitchen from excessive load. The laundry room is divided into three levels. At the bottom put one or two washing machines. The second option is always better: there is no need to organize a queue. The second tier - for bed, pillows, clothes. Here aside, detergents and powders are placed. In the third they hold boxes with various items, including those that need to be washed periodically. Basket with dirty clothes put on the floor.

Dishwashing can be added to washing machines. In order for the option to be possible in principle, communications must be located at an accessible distance from the mini-laundry. Technically, there are two options: two washing machines near the wall or one on the other and shelves on the side.

Workshop

Under these needs usually allocate the target room. The pantry workshop will be needed by representatives of some professions and craftsmen. In the space of the closet then the table is set - for small works. Nearby you need to keep a soldering station and a set of tools. Should acquire containers with sections for hardware. Still need to provide ventilation, if not available. Part of the wall should be left to accommodate a large board.

In the same pantry, you can keep different laces, cables, uniforms, repair kits, household appliances, including temporarily unused. All the old accessories are also formed somewhere nearby - locks, zippers, buttons, buttons, latches. For the arrangement of the pantry store storage systems will be useful. The most insignificant items are better to take to the basement or garage.


Workplace - mini-office

A small workroom utility room is a great place to put a laptop, digital equipment and books. Implied small room, preferably without doors. For example, an open closet opposite the window. However, if the store is in the living room, you can safely open the door wide open and sit at the desk. Inside you will need to install a lighting device. In the storeroom at its discretion should apply office organizers, magnetic boards, pockets.

All that is needed for a home mini-office is an opening wide enough to fit a chair into it. The rest of the nuances can be corrected or redone. Creative people should follow to embody such ideas in life, as well as all those who need to take an organized approach to work. A pantry with a work space for a mini-office will make the room modern and stylish.


Design style

A small space constrains in the implementation of some stylistic direction, but it is enough for the most "home" and cozy. Styles such as Bauhaus, Provence, Loft and Scandi are suggested for finishing the storeroom. Bauhaus is pure functionality. The utility room in this case is made out with useful neatly made devices. Provence - the softness of the color palette. You should buy containers in pale warm colors: boxes, boxes, trays.

To stylize the vault under the loft, you need to add iron and scuffs. In this case, you will have to work with the walls, for example, to remove the wallpaper. Scandinavian style means the minimum number of fixtures, a lot of whiteness and bright accents. This option is more for decoration, not functionality. With the help of mixing objects according to the color principle, you can realize the motley styles of boho and kitsch.


Color palette

It all depends on how you use the room. If we are talking about a wardrobe, then a monotonous color scheme is surely chosen. This applies to matching the color of the shelves and the wall. Furniture modules, in turn, should contain a maximum of two or three similar colors. If the pantry is in the kitchen, muffled tones or a repetition of the color design of the main space are appropriate. Storeroom with children's toys need to make bright and colorful, convenient and safe for the child.

Mini-laundry is best done in white or pastel colors. Light shades are also relevant for an impromptu home office. The workshop can be performed in any color, but white is preferable, because the tools are clearly visible on its background. The classic option for any storeroom is light brown, the color of wooden planks.


Finishing options

The design and preparation of the premises includes the following components:

  • surface finish;
  • ventilation device;
  • the organization of lighting;
  • selection of doors and furniture.

Since the storage area is limited to a few square meters, there are not so many finishing options. The choice is mainly between budget execution and stylish design. Paint, wallpaper and panels - this is how walls and ceilings are made. The floor is commonly used tile, linoleum or laminate. Ventilation is necessary both artificial and natural - to improve storage conditions. Among the lighting devices, you should choose the safest, preferably adjustable models. In the wardrobe lighting can be done in all closed sections.

The choice of a door is made from a standard set - oar, sliding or folding. And finally, the storage system is selected among the body, mesh and frame variations. If there are a lot of things, then the case should be preferred, and if the priority is the order - one of the last two.

Floor

If the closet is the open part of the living room or kitchen, then changing the floor to another is not recommended. In other cases, tile or linoleum is used. The floor must undergo a damaging effect, therefore the key aspect is the durability of materials. It is categorically not recommended to do carpet: it quickly gets dirty, it is difficult to move objects through it.

To avoid possible damage to the floor, be it tile, laminate or linoleum, you must first make the ceiling and walls. What exactly is in the first place depends on the size. In the large closet, the ceiling is first veneered. When finishing the floor should also take into account the ambient temperature. If direct sunlight gets inside the room, the tile can partially compensate for the increase in temperature.

Walls

The works are carried out in the following sequence:

  • Cleaning up
  • Drying
  • Disinfection.
  • Applying a facing layer (in some cases, you will need a batten).

The walls are polluted from objects in the case of open structures and, on the contrary, are hidden from view if the furniture is cabinet. In the second version, you will not need pictures on the wall and so on. In the first case, the surface must be dirt-repellent. Ideal wallpaper, wall paneling.

However, whitewashing will look more familiar to someone. If the selected material is lining, you will need lathing. Finishing in any case begins with the grout: the bumps are removed from the walls. This is most often used abrasive mesh. This stage is especially important for pasting wallpaper, since even small irregularities will appear on their texture. Next, the walls are cleaned from the smallest signs of the fungus and sprayed from the spray. Then you need to dry the building hair dryer. After that, the U-or C-type lathing is mounted and the final finishing stage begins.

Ceiling

The top, as usual, is made light: it will not be bad if you paint it white. However, there are no special requirements for the back room. Где бы оно ни находилось, главное - это поддержка освещенности на оптимальном уровне. Шпаклевка - первый вариант, в оттенках от белого до салатового. Заменить ее, конечно, может обычная акриловая краска.A suspended ceiling is another solution. Lighting fixtures are also mounted on it. Less often, but plastic and MDF panels are also used. These options are inherent in the decoration in the "expensive", exclusive style. Ordinary wallpaper is also applicable. And besides them, also non-woven, and liquid.

The most non-standard and beautiful option is a self-leveling ceiling with a bright 3D pattern. This is an alternative to MDF panels for expensive finishes. There are many design methods, but in any case, the materials should be environmentally friendly and smell good.

Ventilation

The storeroom, as an open part of the room, does not need forced ventilation. Closed rooms are usually brought to the ventilation system during the construction phase. Nevertheless, this is not enough, and in the closet in the air is constantly a cluster of dust and microparticles. To cope with the problem will help openings near the ceiling and floor. Expansion of the provided ventilation duct will partially improve the situation. A solid door is better to replace the leaf with holes. And it is better to fix the barrier between the door frame and the canvas so that the door never closes completely.

In the back room install a small air conditioner or ionizer. You can also organize the flow of air from the street. Thick curtain - great for wardrobe - reliably protects against odors, but does not make it difficult to move.

Lighting

Without lighting, the storeroom becomes gloomy. And without good illumination, all actions are performed more slowly. On the basis of many years of experience, table and built-in spotlights should be used as lighting. At the very top of the room set swivel cover or panel with multiple rotating lights.

Furniture sections are best purchased with built-in lighting that triggers when opening or approaching. Automatic lighting with LED lamps may be useful. You can not use hanging chandeliers and wall sconces, as well as other lighting devices with the use of which there is a high probability of damage in the usual storage room or in the closet-wardrobe. It is also not necessary to mount the lamp in the bottom of the closet, because they can be broken by the impact of falling objects. The effect of lighting is enhanced by mirrors.

Filling storage systems

Storerooms are filled with systems:

  • frame;
  • mesh;
  • corps.

The first subspecies is a structure of racks and horizontal elements: shelves, drawers, rods. The second type is a set of compartments, mostly open. Hull systems consist of a basis (or bases) with various sections. Sometimes these frames are assembled from several housing modules. For the kitchen room will need mesh baskets and hooks. In the dressing room should also provide inclined modules for shoes, organizers for ties and belts. The same applies to amenities for outerwear and costumes. Preference is given to open storage options. Dust protection is also needed - roomy compartments will help. Do not forget about the modules for the care of footwear and clothing. Storeroom in any case is divided into 3 conditional zones. Bottom for large / heavy objects, wide main area in the middle and upper for rarely used things.

Door selection

There are three main options: swing, retractable, folding. Canvas swing door ideally has holes. Moreover, in the case of a recoil, they are not so necessary. The third most common option is the design with folding doors, the so-called. "harmonic". The specific type, model and size is selected taking into account the features of the opening, functional load and possibilities of the situation. It should not be overlooked style design.

If the walls and furniture in the adjacent room are already finished in a certain way - the door will have to be selected precisely from these considerations. Therefore, it is better to choose the door structure in advance. Recent trends indicate the need for consistency in the colors of doors and walls, rather than their contrast. Do not get hung up on door needs. Sometimes it is better to have something like a partition or curtain.

Conclusion

As a rule, the arrangement of the pantry takes place without any technical difficulties. However, this is a laborious process, especially if you do everything with your own hands. To begin work should be thinking about why you need a pantry. It is possible that there is an opportunity to do without it, or even to replan the space with the appropriate transformations. The owners of the living space convert the pantry into a wardrobe or mini-warehouse for food and kitchen utensils. Some even turn a closet into a laundry room. The most creative can make it workplace for the computer. Repair of the storeroom consists of a number of mandatory components. First, the chosen style and finishing materials. Then ventilation is settled. When the walls are ready, it will be the turn of the storage installation. Next is the lighting - the final stage of work. After all these actions will only sort things out.

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