Designer reception, when several rooms are combined into one, is no longer a novelty. The main advantage of this method of planning is the expansion of space. For example, if the dimensions of a kitchen or living room do not contribute to a comfortable pastime in them, you will win a few extra meters by combining these rooms. However, in order to design the living room combined with the kitchen, it looked really stylish and modern, it's important to consider the specifics of this reception during the arrangement and decoration of the premises. On the intricacies of this method of solving space today, his readers will be told "House of Dreams", based on the advice of designers.
Design of living room combined with kitchen
Combined kitchen with living room photo
Combined kitchen with living-dining room photo
Advantages and disadvantages of combined kitchen layout with living room
As already noted, most often the living room and kitchen are combined to expand space. By removing the wall separating these two rooms, you will automatically win a few additional square meters that can be used for furniture, home appliances or design tasks. But apart from this, the combination of living room and kitchen gives other advantages. Being in such a room, you can simultaneously cook and communicate with guests or household members. In addition, the extra space will allow you to create a separate area for eating, which will make the usual meals more comfortable and cozy.
However, in addition to the advantages, this technique also has its drawbacks:
- firstly, during cooking, odors will inevitably spread to the living room;
- secondly, a person who finds in the living room, while the kitchen is in a working process, will have to reconcile with the sounds produced by household appliances;
- thirdly, with not quite successful combined design it is very difficult to keep the functional purpose of each room.
But, fortunately, despite the rather significant drawbacks, with the proper layout of the living room combined with the kitchen, they can be eliminated or at least reduced to a minimum.
First of all, you will need to select a powerful exhaust and ventilation system. Of course, no hood can completely eliminate kitchen odors, but if you do not plan to prepare too complicated and specific dishes, you will not even notice this flaw. Eliminate the discomfort due to the work of household appliances can only one way - by selecting silent appliances. And to keep the functional purpose of each room will help the proper zoning of space.
Living room combined with kitchen
Interior of kitchen combined with living room
Zoning kitchen and living room with sofa
Living room with kitchen photo
Zoning kitchen and living room with breakfast bar
Open kitchen combined with living room
Suitable zoning methods
The most common way of zoning kitchen and living roomis the use of different materials for finishing the floor, walls or ceiling. For example, the floor in the kitchen can be covered with comfortable tiles or laminate, and the floor in the living room - carpet or parquet board. Walls in the kitchen area can be decorated with the most suitable materials for this room - tiles, plastic panels, etc., while in the living room it is quite acceptable to use wallpaper, whitewash and other finishing materials.
Bar counter for zoning combined living room with kitchen
Kitchen, dining area and living room combined
Competent zoning of kitchen and living room
Sofa for combined living room with kitchen
Kitchen with breakfast bar combined with living room
You can visually divide the zones of a single room using color design. But, as the interior of the living room and kitchen should be designed in the same style, it is better not to decorate these rooms with radically different colors. The most harmonious will look, if for registration of the combined premises you will choose shades which are in one color scale.
Layout of living room combined with kitchen
Layout of living room combined with kitchen
Interesting ideas of zoning kitchen and living room can be achieved with the proper arrangement of furniture. For example, in place of a wall that used to separate rooms, you can install a large dining table. Thus, you will be able to create a separate dining area, which simultaneously will act as a boundary between the kitchen and the living room. To emphasize the effect of separation zones, over the dining table is often hung a number of lamps.
Ideas for zoning kitchen and living room
Ideas for zoning kitchen and living room
Ideas for kitchen combined with living and dining area
If you want to win extra space in the living room, put a sofa or a soft corner on the border with the kitchen area. Just remember that in this case in the kitchen should not have near the upholstered furniture household appliances or a dining table.
Ideas for a kitchen combined with a living and dining area
Ideas for saving space - kitchen-living room
More original and stylish kitchen design ideas combined with the living room can be recreated with a fireplace or a bar counter. For example, if you plan to decorate the interior of the living room with a real or artificial fireplace, install it exactly on the bordering zone. A bar counter, which at the same time will perform a decorative and functional task, can be created from the remains of the old wall, decorating the structure with decorative stone, wood panels, tiles or other suitable materials. At the same time, you can divide the kitchen and living room in the upper part of the room by hanging a barrel storage construction over the bar counter, or by adding additional built-in lighting.
Kitchen lighting combined with living room
Kitchen lighting combined with living room
Lighting kitchen combined with living room Photo
Another interesting way of zoning kitchen and living room is to create a podium or decorative curtains. However, these techniques look good only in rooms with high ceilings.
Interior of the kitchen combined with the living room
Kitchen on the catwalk combined with the living room
Important interior details
Despite the different functional design, the interior of the kitchen and living room should be designed in the same style. To do this, choose the furniture, in the decoration of which there are the same materials, in the design, give preference to a similar color scheme, and also select a suitable decor for each other.
In addition, as apart from the rest in the kitchen, the workflow is proceeding, it is important that in the interior of this room there are elements that make it possible to hide what you do not want to show to guests. For example, a sink and part of the countertop can be decorated with decorative panels or screens. This will preserve the appearance of order even in the midst of the cooking process.
Beautiful interior of kitchen combined with living room
Modern living room combined with kitchen
Kitchen combined with living room in studio apartment
Kitchen-living room photo
Zoning kitchen and living room with arch
Design of living room combined with kitchen is always beautiful, stylish and modern. However, in order to avoid difficulties with its reconstruction, even at the planning stage of the interior try to take into account as much as possible technical and design details.
