There are various design solutions for the design of premises. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but this is not the main thing, which complicates the choice of this or that option. Firstly, , not all of them are suitable for a particular home, taking into account its specifics( dimensions, layout, preferences of owners).Secondly, do we have a complete picture of what this or that trend is, what are the distinguishing characteristics of different styles?
Let's look at one of the popular styles in the interior - "loft".His fame he acquired 60 years ago, and for a long time attributed to the design of the elite, with a touch of some provocation. It was believed that this style is most popular among people only in creative professions( artists, artists, etc.) and requires a lot of space. But if you know what its distinctive features are, then if you want "loft" it is quite possible to realize even in a small apartment.
The main attributes of the loft style
- The complete absence of any strongly pronounced style.
- Simplicity of the environment, bordering on scarcity. No carpets, no luxury items.
- As much free space as possible. Partial zoning of the room is allowed with the help of mobile partitions( can be glass) or items of furniture.
- High ceilings.
- Simultaneous presence in the room and old and new.
- Rough, rough surfaces.
- Complete lack of wallpaper, drapery and so on.
- Maximum natural light.
- Open laying of all engineering communications, no "disguise" of them.
- Abundance of metal, untreated wood, concrete or stone;all that makes the room look only partially furnished.
But this is all theory, and nothing more than a general reference point for those who wish to design their apartment in this style. And how can this be realized in practice in an ordinary "high-rise building"?No one will give a single recipe for obvious reasons. If only because in reality everything is not feasible.
"Raise" the ceiling, expand the window openings just will not work, unless visually. Yes, and the redevelopment associated with the dismantling of internal walls, not everyone wants( or will) engage in. But some options for implementing the "loft", at a minimum, should be considered.
Entrance hall
It is here that we get into the house, and from this room begins the formation of the idea of both the house itself and its inhabitants. For "new construction" to organize a "loft" is much easier. The only thing you need to do is leave the walls alone, do not touch them at all. No finishing! Coarse plastering is allowed for the basis of reinforced concrete.
If it is necessary to "lighten" the room a little, then a mixture of cement - gray and white - can be used to prepare the solution. What to do with the ceiling, is solved on the spot. As an option - coloring in white. The floor is either the one that is, or the "finish" finish by imitating the board( tile, laminate).
The furniture items are the simplest, old-fashioned, with no fancy pens and mirror doors. As an option - a bedside table, painted white and black in the style of a chessboard. Or gray, in the tone of the walls.
As lighting devices, spotlights, small sconces or hanging plafonds of the simplest design are used.
Living room
As a rule, in the "pristine" form, either an angle or one of the walls is left untouched. All the rest is paint or plaster. A good solution is to imitate brickwork( using paint or decorative panels).
On the ceiling, if necessary, the interlace joints are sealed, after which it is painted with a water-based composition.
Window blocks preferably wooden, with double-glazed windows. There is no curtain, instead of them, as an option, blinds.
The furniture items are the most "different" - both in size and color. Lighting as for the hallway. Massive chandeliers and the like are not combined with the style of "loft".A good addition will serve as pictures, panels, photos within the framework and so on.
Kitchen
The principle is the same as for all rooms, although there are a number of features. Lighting is desirable to make "point", on separate sites. For example, hanging devices over a stove, dining table.
New-fashioned household units( dishwasher, microwave oven and so on) are placed in the niches of the kitchen unit.
If an extractor is placed above the cooker, then definitely - massive, with drain pipes.
Bedroom
A separate room in small apartments is not always available. But if there is, then its design is maintained in a general style. Bed - made of wood( can do by yourself) or with metal parts. In the latter case, the material of the construction artificially "oldens".
In the small rooms are very popular so-called "loft beds".They allow more rational use of the area of the room.
All bedspreads and bedding are just plain.
Given the specifics of this room, some "loosening" is allowed. For example, pasting walls with photo wallpapers. But here there is a restriction. No flowers, waterfalls, and the like. Uniformity, strictness of lines are the main selection criteria.
In the absence of blinds on windows, you can hang a translucent tulle, but no more.
Dressing, bathroom
The decoration is also only the simplest. Bath, even supermodern, always on legs. On the walls, semi - tiles( ceramics or plastic).Excellent option - with imitation wood.
And as much as possible combinations of metal + glass( mirrors, chrome-plated towel warmer, plumbing).
This article is just an example of how you can design a city apartment in the style of "loft".And what exactly to change in his house, the reader will now determine himself.
