Unfortunately, not every apartment is equipped with a spacious kitchen. However, every experienced designer will say that in matters of equipping the kitchen area, the main thing is not the number of meters, but the competent use of the area. The design of a small kitchen may well be both comfortable and beautiful, but for this you need to take into account some features of the layout, as well as the rules for the design of small rooms. In all these issues you will be helped to understand today "House of Dreams".
Design of a small kitchen
Layout of the kitchen area
Speaking of a small kitchen, it is understood that its area is less than 8 square meters. Most often, rooms of this size have either a square or rectangular shape. If you plan to do in the apartment overhaul and want to slightly increase the area of the kitchen area, you can slightly change its layout, for example, connecting this room with the living room. In this case, the door in the kitchen is either completely retracted or replaced with an archway. The lack of a door will visually increase the territory of the kitchen and, in addition, will allow transferring some kitchen furniture to another room.
Design of a small kitchen in a two-level apartment Photo
Design of a small kitchen combined with a living room
Arrangement of furniture in a small kitchen letter P
If you do not want to combine a kitchen area with a living room, but the kitchen has a balcony, you should change the layout a little differently. Creating a small kitchen design with a balcony, you can remove the balcony door and window, and use the wall jumper as a table top or bar counter. Naturally, for kitchen equipment in this manner, the balcony must necessarily be glazed and insulated. As warming it is most convenient to use a warm floor. Also, sometimes all the communication is transferred to the balcony, but for this you need to get a special permit.
If you do not have the opportunity to expand the territory of the kitchen at the expense of the balcony, use its area to equip the dining area or to store the kitchen attributes. But, at the same time, do not make a warehouse out of the balcony. It is enough to install on it a multi-function locker with drawers, in which it is convenient to store utensils and other kitchen utensils, and the kitchen design of a small area will immediately become more free.
Moving a part of the kitchen to the balcony
Designing a small kitchen combined with a balcony
A small kitchen on the balcony photo
Furniture in a small kitchen
Thinking about the design of a small kitchen in a Khrushchev or apartment of another, but of the same miniature layout, many believe that in their case for the sake of conveniencewill have to give up some pieces of furniture. However, even in the smallest area, you can install all the necessary furniture, it is important only to take into account the peculiarity of the layout. For example, in a long and narrow room, most pieces of furniture are best placed along one wall. If the kitchen is square, furniture is recommended to be placed in the form of the letter G.
Design of a kitchen of a small size photo
Design for a small kitchen Photo
Beautiful and comfortable design of a small kitchen Photo
Design for a small kitchen Photo
Very often a small kitchen is differentalso a small height. In this case, you can well increase the useful area of the room by installing hanging cabinets and shelves directly under the ceiling.
Small kitchen-dining design photo
Design of a very small kitchen photo
In addition, a real find in the arrangement of a small kitchen area is a modern compact furniture with various built-in drawers and drawers. For example, if the room is so small that you can not equip it with a comfortable dining area, use a table top with a pull-out table. If you do not have enough work area, look for countertops and lockers with sliding cutting boards. If your biggest problem is the lack of space for storing kitchen appliances, utensils and appliances, use drawers and "magic corners" with which you can use the entire kitchen space as much as possible.
Location of furniture in a small square kitchen
Furniture for a small kitchen of a non-standard layout
Drawer for small kitchen
Pull-out table for a small kitchen Photo
Ideas for storing utensils in a small kitchen
Ideas for placing a refrigerator in a small kitchen
In addition to furniture, It is impossible without the availability of various technical devices. If it is possible to create various niches for storing small kitchen appliances or to separate several individual shelves, it is much more difficult to choose a suitable location for a refrigerator.
Creating a small kitchen design with a refrigerator, you can use several options:
- First, if possible, organize in the kitchen a built-in niche. A refrigerator installed in this niche will not occupy the kitchen space. If desired, the niche can be decorated with light curtains or sliding doors.
- Secondly, it is not necessary to buy a standard refrigerator, because with its functions, two separate devices - the refrigerator itself of a smaller size and a freezer - are doing just fine. The size of the refrigerator without a freezer, as a rule, does not exceed 140 cm in height and 60 cm in depth, so it fits perfectly even in a very small kitchen. A compact freezer can be safely installed under the countertop or in the area of working cabinets.
- Third, the design of a small kitchen can accommodate even a standard-sized refrigerator, if you use the space above it to equip open shelves or drawers.
Design of a small kitchen with a refrigerator
Small kitchen with a big refrigerator
Built-in refrigerator for a small kitchen
Design ideas for a small kitchen
To design the interior of a small kitchen looked as harmonious and stylish as possible, any specialist resorts to the technique of "visual deception".For example, as is known, light colors have the property of "stretching" the boundaries of space, and the dark ones - to conceal. Therefore, in the design of a small kitchen is recommended to abandon the dark colors in favor of pastel. However, as additional shades, it is possible to use bright saturated tones.
Interior design of a small kitchen
Modern design of a small kitchen photo
Studying various design ideas for the design of a small kitchen, note that many experts recommend using in the case of a small space, transparent or glass surfaces. For example, if you compare a glass and wooden table of the same size, the glass product will seem slightly smaller. A similar property is also in furniture with a glossy finish.
Glass table for a small kitchen Photo
Glass dining table for a small kitchen Photo
Design ideas for a small kitchen
Interior design for a small kitchen
And, of course, if you want to visually enlarge the space, take care of sufficient artificial and natural lighting. For example, discard thick curtains in favor of translucent tulle, and instead of central lighting, use spotlights that evenly illuminate the space.
Beautiful small kitchen design photo
Design of a small narrow kitchen photo
Only at first glance it seems that the stylish and comfortable design of a small kitchen is an impossible task. Having equipped your miniature kitchen, following the above rules, in time you will forget about the small dimensions of this room, and it will even seem to you more.
