The kitchen is not just a place to cook food. If we are talking about a room of more than 15 m2, the space combines many useful qualities. In a well-planned, well-designed kitchen-living room at the same time there are a lot of people, without interfering with each other.
Style selection
When the hostess is busy at the stove, the children sit on the couch and watch cartoons, the head of the family sits at a small table with a cup of coffee, looking at the latest news on the Internet. In the evenings, the family gathers at a large table in the dining room and dines, sharing impressions after a busy day at work. On weekends in the kitchen-living room are festive parties with friends.
Large-sized premises are good soil for designer imagination, experienced specialists are always ready to suggest the best solution for a specific customer. The main thing is that the tastes of both parties coincide.
Choosing the style of the kitchen-living room, rely on personal preferences, consider the financial possibilities. Fashion trends look fresh, organic, but the embodiment in practice is costly. If in the family budget additional expenses are not planned, stop on classical variants.
Layout
To plan the division of the kitchen into separate zones, to have furniture, kitchen accessories should be initially correct, as this will affect the details of the repair. If communications are made on the basis of a specific layout, after the changes it will be difficult to redo it without affecting the appearance and functionality of the room.
Regardless of the type of layout, the design of the kitchen of 17 square meters implies the presence of the main zones:
- workspace;
- dinner Zone;
- a place to rest;
- place for games and entertainment.
Single row
Single-row, straight, linear - the names of one layout, which is considered simple by its characteristics. This type of arrangement of furniture and accessories involves placing them along one wall of a rectangular kitchen.
For the convenience of the hostess, the sink is often installed between the work surface and the refrigerator, the rest of the kitchen appliances are at the discretion, but on the same line. The direct planning rest area consists of a rectangular table, adjacent to the opposite wall, and several compact chairs. With single row placement, it will not be possible to use large furniture sets, place a large number of kitchen appliances.
Double row
With a two-row or parallel layout, furniture and appliances are placed on both sides of the kitchen. At the same time, at least 1.2 m of free space remains in the middle, otherwise there is no point in such an arrangement.
Important! Using a two-row arrangement, do not expose kitchen cabinets equally, one row shorter.
Walk-through parallel kitchens play the role of a corridor connecting the various rooms. Impassable confined to a wall with a window, balcony.
L-shaped
Corner kitchens are popular because of the compactness, convenient location. L-shaped layout allows you to place a sufficient number of items in a small area, without prejudice to the free space. For the design of the kitchen-living room of 17 square meters, this option is doubly convenient. Upholstered furniture is placed in the corner, other objects and work surfaces are placed along the walls. As a result, two marked zones are obtained: the working and dining areas.
U-shaped
U-shaped layout for a kitchen of 17 square meters is ideal. According to the rules of interior design, the distance between objects should be at least 1 m, and in such a kitchen there will be much more space. By installing additional cabinets, many kitchen utensils and various useful accessories can be stored in the kitchen.
The issue of placing the dining area is solved in various ways. Often the table is set in the center of the room, if space is available. Another option is to place objects on the one hand, freeing the center for other purposes.
Peninsular
The layout of the peninsula is very convenient in terms of functionality. It looks like an island, but one end of the kitchen unit, placed in the center of the kitchen, is in contact with the rest of the set.
Anything is built into the peninsula: the hob, sink, turn it into a bar. It all depends on how large the kitchen area is, and on the purpose of the peninsula. When a working triangle is formed, the hostess is convenient to engage in cooking, washing dishes, get food.
Island
An island in the kitchen is a great help for a large room, especially if the room is in the shape of a square. When the hostess cooks, it is important that everything is near, at arm's length. If the kitchen is large, with surfaces along the walls, it is difficult to ensure full functionality. Here island design comes to the rescue.
The island is located sink, cooking, cutting surfaces, ovens, a dining area.
Functional areas of the kitchen-living room
For the hosts and guests to feel quite comfortable, and the hostess did not get tired behind the stove, it is important to correctly allocate the available space, especially if it is large enough. If the kitchen-living room is not divided into functional areas, the feeling of chaos will reign in the room.
The main areas in which it is customary to divide the kitchen are as follows.
Cooking zone
This is the element of any hostess. Here she spends most of her time, trying to please the household with tasty treats. The working area should be conveniently arranged so that you do not need to run from the sink to the stove, from the stove to the refrigerator. Regardless of the type of layout, the basic principles of the use of working space are taken into account, in compliance with all safety rules.
Dinner Zone
Perhaps the most pleasant place in the kitchen. Here you can relax after a hard day’s work, enjoy delicious food, take care of your girlfriend’s conversation.
The area for eating is made in accordance with the general interior of the room, it is performed original from the designer's point of view. It is enough to buy a beautiful furniture set, new chairs to focus on the dining area. This also includes a chest of drawers for storing kitchen utensils and other accessories.
Rest zone
Many people love to lie on the couch with their favorite book so much that they practically do not leave this zone of real comfort. Here there is anything: a coffee table with a comfortable chair, a soft corner, a stereo system, a sofa with a TV - like someone used to relaxing.
Play area
If you have small children, you cannot do without this space. Make a cozy soft corner, fill it with toys. The game zone does not hurt for the entertainment of older guests. Equip the space with equipment for board games, a table for chess, etc.
Mini cabinet
If the spaces of the kitchen-living room allow, if desired, a working area or a studio is equipped near the window, in another bright part of the room. The small computer table, the musical instrument, an armchair, a bookcase is established. Why look for another place to work if creative thoughts are most often visited here, where you always have freshly brewed coffee with tasty pastries on hand?
The rules for combining kitchen-living room zones
The combining of functional zones is carried out with the help of special visual techniques, from selected lighting to the installation of original partitions.
Finish
One of the most common methods used for zoning kitchen space is floor and ceiling trimming, highlighting individual areas.
In the kitchen area, it is recommended to use moisture-resistant floor coverings - linoleum, laminate, ceramic tiles, use tiles for walls, washable wallpapers, and combine different materials. The living room area is decorated with more noble decorative materials, adhering to a single color style in the interior design. Do not forget that different zones are in the same room.
Bar counter
The bar counter is one of the most successful options for zoning the kitchen and living space. Visually, this element clearly separates the kitchen from the recreation area, is set for decorative and practical purposes. Serves as a partition and a place for gatherings where you can eat, drink coffee, chat. The kitchen itself turns into a buffer zone, which is convenient for the hostess.
Important! It is not recommended to use the bar as a dining area. It is not too roomy, and also unsafe for kids who are not comfortable sitting on high bar stools.
Bulkheads
Well-chosen partitions perform a functional and decorative role, they are sliding, fixed. Often a false wall is installed as partitions - it does not require expensive materials, additional permits, it is enough to use ordinary drywall and a beautiful finish.
Sliding partitions are comfortable with their versatility. If necessary, the interior detail is easily removed, visually expanding the space, then reappears, dividing the kitchen and living room into two separate zones.
The partition also has a practical function - a shelving for books, a screen. But most often, it is a beautiful decorative element, suitable in color and style to the rest of the interior.
Lighting
Special attention is given to such a zoning technique as the use of lighting. Light design is no less important in the interior than the finish or furniture.
It can not be limited to a single source of artificial lighting, even if there are many large windows in the room. In the afternoon in the kitchen-dining room it is quite light, but at dusk, instead of the long-awaited coziness, the room will be filled with unpleasant twilight.
In order to prevent such an error, you should take care in advance of a sufficient number of different lamps, decorative wall lamps located in each functional area. With well-chosen lighting, the kitchen-living room looks harmoniously, volumetric, the accents are placed correctly.
Be sure to have a soft, natural lighting in the dining area, to create a cozy atmosphere, the food looked appetizing, attractive. In the recreation area a wall lamp is placed, a floor lamp with a more subdued, decorative light, conducive to maximum relaxation.
In the cooking zone, several sources of varying intensity are used. The hostess of the house should see well the dishes, kitchen appliances, everything she cooks. Do not interfere with built-in lamps in hanging cabinets.
With the help of lighting, you can correct the layout errors, correct architectural flaws - visually raise, lower the ceiling, expand, narrow the room.
Furniture and equipment
A few tips on how to better furnish and equip the kitchen, combined with the living room. Since the room consists of several zones, it is important to correctly place accents in the room. This can be done at the expense of furniture - bright and original, or, conversely, classic, in neutral shades. We should not forget about the balance, to balance the colors, according to the rules of design.
You can not neglect the same style in the interior. It is not entirely appropriate to arrange a recreation area in the Scandinavian style, to choose furniture in the dining area in the high-tech style, and to arrange a place for cooking in the country style. Carefully weigh the pros and cons, determine the interior and then buy the necessary furniture.
With regard to technology, the decision remains for you - what accessories to buy, at what cost and in what quantities to buy food processors, other useful devices. The choice of devices today is great. However, I would like to advise you not to abuse the abundance of noisy technology - do not forget that the kitchen is combined with the living room, and the husband, who carefully listens to the report from the football game, may not be delighted with your culinary efforts, even if you are cooking his favorite cake .
False wall, reinforced partition can partially solve the problem with noise insulation, but does not eliminate it completely. The presence of noise in the kitchen-living room - one of the disadvantages of combining the two rooms.
The benefits are much greater:
- increased space;
- multitasking;
- convenient location of functional areas.
Regardless of where you live - in a private house or apartment, the kitchen-living room is a suitable option for small, medium and large-sized rooms ranging from seventeen square meters. With any plan, you can find the optimal solution by properly distributing the functional space, correctly placing furniture, kitchen appliances, and lighting.
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