Today kitchen-studios have become very popular. This is due to a variety of factors, both purely practical and aesthetic. The term itself involves the placement of a dining room in the living room, the kitchen can be located both in this room and in the other. But for apparent simplicity, it's quite difficult to create a truly organic design. Therefore, it is worth taking advice from professional designers.
Contents
- Layout of living-dining room
- Living-dining room design
- Living-dining room interior
Layout of living-dining room
The planning issue is the most important. At this stage it is necessary to think over absolutely all the details and completely to form the final layout of the kitchen of the dining-living room. In the arsenal of designers in this regard, there are two solutions:
- overhaul,
- re-equipment of the hall.
Overhaul allows you to implement absolutely any solutions, displace communication, remake doorways, redecorate the ceiling, etc. But the procedure is associated with a tangible discomfort and a fairly high cost. Therefore, it is often replaced with refurbishment. Consider the planning procedure for each of the options individually.
Planning the living-dining room for major repairs:
- draw a plan of premises,
- to designate on it the capital walls that can not be dismantled,
- choose a room in which there will be a living room combined with the dining room( usually for these purposes use the rooms adjacent to the corridor),
- if necessary, mark the partitions that need to be dismantled,
- further thought through the design( we'll take a closer look further),
- on the plan must be present:
- washbasin,
- furniture,
- electrical appliances,
- the next step is to draw water supply, electric wiring and heating.
Do not start work until all these steps have been completed.
Reshaping the living room:
- draw a plan of the room,
- designate the zoning of the dining-living room,
- will decide on the interior solutions.
The points indicated in the plan will allow you to think over the main points in advance and visually demonstrate how realistic your project can be. In addition, visual representation of the appearance of the object will help to understand how ready the project will be to taste. It is much easier to remake a drawing than to start a new repair.
Living-dining room design
Even before proceeding to interior design, it is necessary to zoning the premises. By this concept it is necessary to understand the breakdown of the area into certain functional spaces.
The kitchen and seating area should be separated from each other. This is achieved by different methods. Among the most interesting:
- arched doorway,
- different levels of ceilings,
- floor of different color shades,
- is clearly delineated in the form of a bar counter or a large work area( cutting table).
These methods perfectly match with each other. At the same time, it is important to understand that the overall picture should look organically. Therefore, the design of walls, lighting and furniture should be combined.
Another option zoning - a separate selection of the living room. The decisions are the same. At the same time, the dining table should be removed from the sofa or armchairs. The best option is to place it near the windows.
A purely aesthetic side, the living room area should be centered. Then the kitchen and dining room are decorated in the same style, and the hall stands out effectively against their background.
Some designers advise using contrast reception. Perhaps it looks beautiful on TV, but in everyday life more like a caricature and will soon start to annoy. To make a choice of design of a drawing room-dining room the photo will help.
It is important to talk about the color scheme of the room. According to scientists, yellow and salad tones are best for eating. They contribute to the digestive process and increase appetite. Very rich is the combination of cream, brown, acid-green and yellow shades. If we talk about fashion trends, then the trend is now bright colors, from the famous combination of "white-red", to the searing ultramarine.
Living-dining room interior
The final stage of decorating the kitchen-dining room is the decoration of the space. The following zones are distinguished:
- floor,
- wall,
- ceiling,
- window,
- furniture.
Each of them needs a separate attention, only in this way it will be possible to achieve a complete and organic appearance.
The flooring is possible in several variants:
- laminate is the most popular because it is cheaper than wood and allows to use different colors, besides it is quite practical in operation, it is desirable to choose from 30 class,
- wood is considered the most noble option, but the installation of suchfloor is laborious and expensive, one of the varieties of real wooden floor is parquet,
- tiles are used quite seldom, since the material is cold, if the house has small children, then the obligatoron the need to do a warm floor, of the advantages - the highest abrasion resistance,
- carpet or natural carpets are rarely used, as impractical and require constant care, as an option, they are replaced with animal skins, looks particularly impressive in the living-dining room with fireplace.
For walls apply either wallpaper or paint. It all depends on your aesthetic preferences. The wallpaper burns less in the sun, the paint is somewhat more practical. If you plan to decorate the walls with frescoes, then it's better to stop on the paint, as for wallpaper only vinyl stickers are suitable. As an additional decoration used artificial stone. With its help it is easy enough to divide the zones.
Although the ceiling is rarely seen, this is a very important element of the interior, in large part due to the fact that it has lighting fixtures. Multilevel ceiling allows to strengthen the effect of zoning due to separate lighting. It can be made both from plasterboard, and with the use of stretch ceilings.
An important element of the interior of the dining-living room in the house is the windows. The presence or absence of curtains and curtains already strongly affects the appearance of the room. These interior items should be chosen either in the tone of the walls, or under the furniture, if the table is located near the windows. Do not use curtains only if French panoramic windows( from floor to ceiling) are installed.
Furniture is selected in accordance with the general color scheme. It does not have to be exactly the same, it's enough to combine individual elements. For light rooms, tables, chairs, sideboards, etc.it is better to choose dark shades. Since the excessively brightened rooms look bad. If dark colors predominate, then furniture should balance them. The golden rule of interior design is the perfect balance.
After the main work is done, it remains only to make final touches. In the living-dining rooms, decorated in a classical style, you need to hang a few pictures, they will emphasize your taste. Another interesting solution - shelves for various items of deco, including sailing boats, statuettes, etc. As additional decorations use elements of forging. Vases with artificial flowers fit well. They are decorated with butterflies, creating a corner of the eternal nature in the room. Experts do not recommend decorating walls with weapons or stuffed animals, since these are elements of a purely castle style, and they are not suitable for any other interior.
