Combining the balcony and the kitchen: design combined room

Combining the kitchen with a balcony helps to solve not only the issue of lack of usable area, but also to bring the interior of the new notes. Increased options for using a lot of space, as well as decor ideas, so to create a beautiful and yet functional kitchen area under the force of each. It is only necessary to understand some of the nuances, and plan everything.

Advantages and disadvantages

The idea to combine the kitchen with a balcony is not new and is gaining a great success. With this decision, the owners of modest square meters it is possible to unload the main room, making it more convenient, but at the same time maintaining the functionality. There are three ways to combine kitchen and loggia:

1. To dismantle the frame of the window and balcony door.
2. Release openings and remove the partition under the windowsill.
3. Break the wall, making a complete alignment.

But the full union with kitchen balcony has a downside. For major redevelopment with the demolition of the outer wall section is required to secure a permit and coordinate the project in the respective offices. In some cases, it does not prove possible, if you are going to dismantle the supporting structure. Is it such, easily identified by its thickness:

• 120-140 mm and more - in prefabricated houses;
• 200 mm - monolithic;
• more than 380 mm - in brick buildings.

The only way to circumvent the restrictions - to abandon the enticing idea of ​​expanding the opening and simply dismantled the kitchen door to the balcony. Opportunities to reorganize the space will be less, but the jumper under former sill be easily turned into a base for bar or shelf for small household appliances, as in the photo.

Another obstacle to the unification of the balcony and the kitchen - initially there is no insulation. Loggia have thorough insulate himself: to put windows, sheathing the entire contour of polystyrene or basalt wool. It is worth waterproofing and ceiling that does not leak into the water from the top floor. You may need to perform additional heating branch there, but not the central and autonomous.

Planning a new kitchen

This is the most difficult stage the organization of the combined space. But if the jumper between the kitchen and the balcony has been removed completely, you just get a free box, where you can place any furniture set. For example, to realize the old dream of a U-shaped work area, as pictured in the magazines with lots of cabinets, countertops and lots of sunshine. In the case where part of the walls preserved have to think a little. After you merge the balcony with kitchen, complete thermal insulation and finishing works, hold the pencil and tape measure. By measuring the remaining free space of the loggia, it is easy to determine that of the environment will fit on it, but from what would have to give.

"Evict" the work zone

This is a chance again to beat the kitchen space by sending the balcony bulky pieces of furniture with the rarely used utensils. It is important to organize a free pass into the resulting "pocket", otherwise all the advantages of the unloaded area would negate the inconvenience.

In fact, restrictions are not too tight, as even in prefabricated high-rise buildings the width of the balcony is about one meter. That's enough to put the double standard cabinet with countertop, and above it hang locker. The resulting niche and fit without problems washing machine and even a compact dishwasher next to it. But in this case it would have to pull to a balcony communicating with the kitchen: water and sewer pipes, mains.

It is undesirable to set the partition fridge - while cooking to look at him you often, and here an additional obstacle to anything.

Happy owners of a very large balcony you can even make the working area there. The very same food, in this case turn into a spacious dining room with large dining table and even an additional sitting area. However, some brave souls dare to complete the relocation of kitchen environment, freeing up space for extra living room. Here everything will depend on the size of the balcony, but in any case, the size and packaging of furniture will have to reduce to a minimum, as in this photo.

Transfer the dining table

The easiest option to use the extra space - to move to a dining group. Table and chairs will be suitable for them in a well lit area - near the window. If the loggia offers a splendid view, it will give the family dinner more charm, but if not, you can always take advantage of the beautiful curtains and original roller blinds. From such a combination kitchen and balcony a lot to win and work area, as for the arrangement of furniture and equipment available from a whole wall.

Very little loggia to overload large objects are not worth it - better to limit open shelves and folding furniture. And to modest space seem brighter and more and decorate windows transparent curtains short, well lets sunlight.

Furnishings

Probably the most popular option - a kitchen combined with a balcony and a shared bar (photo). However, high worktop can be placed and windows. It is important to immediately decide which will be the main area and the right accents in the joint space. When the fore the former kitchen, bar "corner" better draw in the same style as the worker.

More daring experiments can afford, if the center of the composition is stable. Here it is allowed a different color palette, accent lighting and a change of style. The successful combination of kitchen and balcony:

• + classic English pub;
• Modernism + East Asia;
• High-tech + pop art;
• + retro minimalism.

Well, if the level of the floor at the joint area will be different, then you will appear by itself a low podium, releasing home bar on the overall picture cuisine.

Interesting interiors are obtained if the former balcony just create additional recreation area, as in the photo. For the rest of premises connected with it, little will change, but in a cozy corner great room is a sofa or a couple of chairs with a coffee table. Here you can spend a pleasant evening for two or a fun lunch at the weekend.

For those who does not favor excessive creative enough to remember one rule: to kitchen design combined with a balcony to look more solid, you should use similar or echoing finishing materials. Hundred percent hit in color optional, but should adhere to the common palette.

sets the framework

Combining the kitchen with a balcony is not always combines space - sometimes you just need to redraw a new way. It looks great loggia transformed into a winter garden, if it separates from the main room a huge French window or transparent curtains. In summer, when the outer frame will be wide open, you get a sort of Mediterranean terrace.

Not the least role in the selection new kitchen design plays clearance transition between two adjacent sites, and in fact many people do not attach importance to this detail. And in vain - the choice of the type and shape depend on the overall orientation and style of the interior. Options that are worth considering:

• Arch - right symmetrical arc easiest to combine with the classic design of the kitchen. Figured better to "play" in the interior with oriental motifs.
• Quarter Arch - a bold decision. Depending on the circuit design can fit well in any of the rustic and the ultra-modern design.
• Rectangular portal - rather boring option. But if delineate its natural timbers, you can try to re-create in the kitchen something like Scandinavian style, or chalet.
• Columns - a magnificent decorative element fits perfectly in a classic or antique interior.

Grown due to the balcony kitchen opens up limitless possibilities to create new and original interior. So do not be afraid to technical difficulties - they may well compensate for the joy of creativity.