The essence of the design work in the Khrushchevka
The drawbacks of the layout are really huge, and the main design work is to hide them and to beat the room in a favorable light with the help of furnishings.
The main enemies of modern styles in small-sized flats of Khrushchev times:
- low ceilings;
- combined bathroom;
- very close kitchen( 4-6 sq. M.);
- close rooms( an average of 10-20 square meters);
- disturbed room geometry.
At the same time, the style of the whole apartment, the furnishings are chosen solely to compensate for architectural flaws and emphasize all the available good moments.
Reshaping, division of rooms
If you bought a Khrushchev and plan to adapt it to your needs, the redevelopment of the premises can be used as well as possible. It will allow you to correctly prioritize the apartment, prepare it for your requests. In some cases, the combination of a living room and a kitchen will perfectly handle this task: then, due to the attached corridor, it will be possible to increase the bathroom( more details here).You can combine a living room and a small bedroom, expanding the visual space and removing the borders( for more details read here).
Please note! For any more or less complicated re-planning, you will need permission from the BTI, otherwise the penalty is at the best. At worst - your repair can cause accidents at home.
Sometimes, on the contrary, it is required to separate a part of the room for an adequate distribution of the functions of the rooms. On how to divide the room, read in the article "How to make two from one room: 7 ways in the photo" and here.
With excellent options for adapting the room in accordance with modern styles and common sense, you can read through this link.
Choose a style of Khrushchev's
All interior styles have their own rules regarding colors, finishes, furniture, decor, etc. And not everyone can organically squeeze into the modest space of a small apartment. For her, the option is in light colors, with a minimum number of items, but functional, with a decor placed on the walls. Let's consider several suitable ideas for the correct design of an apartment of the Khrushchev era.
Minimalism in Khrushchevka
Having chosen for your apartment a minimalistic style, you definitely will not lose. It includes all the principles of literate design of a small space: creates a sense of spaciousness, does not clutter the rooms, but retains functionality.
Furniture in the style of minimalism for Khrushchev's
The furnishings in this style have an emphasis on geometric shapes, the facades are smooth and simple. The objects are large, arranged in such a way that they are easily accessible in accordance with their tasks, but do not interfere with the movement of the tenants around the room. Feel free to choose high-tech models;furniture-transformers - this is what you need.
It is worth remembering, because of the almost complete lack of decor, the minimalist style should contrast with the walls, as it acts as the main decoration of the dwelling.
Materials:
- for upholstered furniture:
- leather;
- rough natural fabrics;
- tarpaulin;
- for cabinet furniture:
- is a smooth tree, almost always without a pronounced structure;
- mdf;
- aluminum;
- plastic.
The Japanese environment in a small apartment
Japan is famous for its thoughtfulness, and its traditional style is not an exception. Minimum of furniture, almost complete rejection of decor and clutter. Squat objects, visually raising the ceiling, allow you to use the entire small space of a small apartment for the purpose, hiding the shortcomings. Another plus of this style - the traditional partitions, which will allow you to apply the necessary zoning in the right direction.
Japanese furniture for Khrushchev's
Ethnic situation involves the use of an exclusively solid wood. If for the sake of economy you have to use MDF or plastic, make sure that their artificial origin was not noticeable.
There are three basic rules for the selection and placement of Japanese objects:
- each item must "work", useless beautiful "tricks" are unacceptable;
- furniture is chosen in accordance with the plane to which it refers( cabinets are stretched to the ceiling and visually merge with the wall, bed, table, chairs squat, near the floor itself);
- the main object of the room( for a bedroom it is a bed, for a dining room - a table with chairs) is placed in the center of the room, framed by uncluttered space. All other pieces of furniture and decor are placed around the perimeter.
Hi-Tech in the technological hruschevke
Another style, if created for small-sized housing - it's Hi-Tech. Glossy surfaces and straight lines will allow you to visually increase space, and furniture and all items in the house have a certain functional load. The interior is fully working for the host.
Furniture for Khrushchev in the style of Hi-Tech
Furniture should have simple forms and the highest utility. The furniture-transformer is welcomed. It is permissible to use one, a maximum of two intricate items and bright colors in the interior of one room( they will act as decor).Arrange the furniture in such a way that everything was at hand and nothing interfered. Practicality is the main hobby of High-Tech.
Furniture materials - mostly artificial:
- for upholstered furniture:
- leather, including artificial;
- coarse cloth;
- tarpaulin;
- for cabinet furniture:
- metal;
- aluminum;
- plastic.
Built-in wardrobe in the Khrushchev Hi-Tak
A large role is assigned to built-in furniture, cabinets, shelves, as well as hiding in a wall, closet or sleeping places. The use of built-in furniture not only allows for maximum use of space, but also zoning without cluttering up space. Built-in closet allows you to use the space that in modern styles often remains unused( the plane of the walls, corners).It, in fact, fulfills the role of the same Soviet "wall", but looks much more modern and takes up less space, thanks to the use of space under the ceiling.
Vanguard Khrushchev
The complete opposite of the pompous and virgin classics - the avant-garde - creates a lively interior and does not require for itself a large space.
Furniture in the spirit of the avant-garde for a small apartment
Do not buy standard furniture sets from manufacturers, however original they may seem to you. Avant-garde is the embodiment of individuality, a complete rejection of traditional solutions. You can mix incongruous colors and objects, most importantly, adhere to the basic principles of the avant-garde: contrast, sharp angles and the absence of uselessness. Requires high functionality and clear lines. No smoothed corners.
Constructivism in Khrushchevka
This style is suitable for a Khrushchev perfectly, because the apartments were built during the Soviet period, when Constructivism was in everything. Simple shapes allow each centimeter to be used for the intended purpose, lack of decor saves a sense of spaciousness, open colors add rooms of light and air.
Constructive furniture in a small apartment
Logicality is the main hobby of this interior direction. Everything should be simple and necessary, without excess and false emotionality. No curls and decor, simple geometric shapes.
Unlike the previous style, constructivism assumes the same type of furniture. The material is a light wood that can visually "lighten" even the most capacious cabinet.
Furniture is arranged in accordance with the logic. It occupies corners and space at the walls, revealing the accessible passages. The open walls are occupied by shelves, but not with trinkets, but, for example, with books.
At last
If you do not expect a complete change of furniture in accordance with a certain style, evaluate it with a critical look. Perhaps, several items correspond to one of the above-described interior directions, and then it will be possible to easily create a new composition of old objects.
The main problem of many in the post-Soviet space is the renunciation of integral styles in favor of the usual arrangement of "sofa-wall-carpet-TV".If you try to do a reshuffle in your apartment recommended by designers, you yourself will be surprised how much useful space you will open.
