The majority of old standard apartments are designed in such a way that in them the kitchen territorially seems a little with the disadvantaged .The places for cooking and reception of food architects allotted too little. But, at desire and in the limited space too is where to turn of design thought. If you do not clutter small-sized kitchens with numerous cupboards and cabinets, then the place will be enough, and the appearance is stylish.
Contents
- Advantages and disadvantages of the small kitchen
- Visual extension of the small kitchen
- How to solve the issue with the stove, sink and refrigerator
- The small kitchen in the Khrushchevka: the furniture design
- Windows and doors in the small kitchen space
Advantages and disadvantagessmall kitchen
Small kitchens - this is a small space, up to 8 - 9 sq.m where you need to place all kitchen equipment, cooker, sinkrefrigerator, working surfaces and a dining table. When the speech comes
about the advantages of lay-out of a small kitchen, many are embarrassed - what's good in a small space? However, a small kitchen has its advantages:- less costs to repair, equip or re-equip;
- is easier to combine all household items with a common solution for design or stylistics;
- little labor for general cleaning;
- minimum space prompts you to get rid of junk in time;
- saving on heating and lighting;
- placing kitchen utensils on the principle of "everything at hand";
- there is no need to "wind round" between the sink, stove and cutting surfaces - small kitchens photo .
It's nice that there are a lot of great role models to get great ideas for your apartment. Owners of a small useful area remains only well to plan its space. When redesigning it is worth considering the interior of a small kitchen in order to visually expand the space, find a suitable place for all kitchen attributes. However, until the end it is unlikely to overcome the main shortcoming - a tangible tightness of the premises, when the entire family is there at the same time. But visually you can remove the feeling of pressure walls.
Visual expansion of a small kitchen
A small kitchen in the Khrushchevka - the design can be designed in any style, but experts have thought out general recommendations.
1. The lighter the overall kitchen solution in color, the more spacious it seems room. Finishing cabinets with veneer, natural wood or laminated DS P n od texture of oak or cherry looks very noble. But in a small kitchen these surfaces seem to come from all sides, visually narrowing the room. And if you only cook in the kitchen, and the has an elsewhere, then it is justified. In general, , the ideal solution - light walls, ceiling and shades of surfaces of kitchen furniture:
- white;
- milk;
- "coffee with cream";
- light peach;
- is pale lilac;
- gray-blue;
- lime or anise( diluted);
- light-lemon and other .
In this case, the surface texture of can be any - from a small cell under "retro" or "country" to the drawing of noble white marble. Fashionable prints can also be used, but not all over the surface, better - at the bottom of the kitchen set or only 2 - 3 surfaces.
2. Floors can be of any color and texture, but the chessboard tile greatly narrows the limited space. It is important that the floor covering is practical, and the small area of the allows the to use more expensive coatings, for example, self-leveling floors with an original visual effect. In a small kitchen it will be only a few square meters, which fits into a modest repair budget. And visually it will distract attention from a small kitchenette.
If you do not have enough wood texture in the interior of the kitchen - lay a waterproof parquet or laminate. Budget option - linoleum with an amazing wood pattern. If there is a possibility of flooding, then do not take the linoleum on the insulation, it is better to find an alternative.
In a small kitchen very nobly looks any tile on the floor, it should be in harmony with the decoration of the walls and the general style. A small surface area of the floor can also be decorated with ceramic granite under light marble or another stone.
Remember: Any large drawing or contrast drawing visually breaks and reduces space! The exception is a beautiful ornament on the floor in the center in the form of an elongated rhombus that draws a visual surface.
Tip: Insulate the small kitchen with the " warm floor" system, especially since the cable does not need to be laid all over the space - only for parquet, tile or laminate between work areas. This will cost quite inexpensively at several meters.
3. The use of mirror and glossy surfaces visually expands the space. An excellent solution is a glossy stretch ceiling of white color, especially if it continues to light walls. Glossy or lacquered doors and countertops also visually add light and space. If the entrance door to the kitchen has a sufficient area of the glass insert, the of its can be pasted with foil or a special film of the simulating a mirror. Chromed surfaces, accessories and accessories not only look very elegant, but also add a general sheen.
4. Successful redevelopment and zoning can also significantly increase the space of the kitchen. For example, a kitchen, combined with a loggia or balcony, gives the extra space with a competent approach, but do not overdo it so as not to destroy the load-bearing wall. The same applies to the wall where the front door is located.
The design of a small kitchen looks very original, if the entrance is asymmetric, in the form of an arch, a stone grotto or a structure of another original shape. Using the principles of zoning space, it is possible to distinguish and substantially transform the places for cooking and reception of food, saving space.
Advice: Do not use the podium and multi-level ceiling in a small kitchen in the zoning - they will take some volume of of useful space.
5. Minimization of furniture planes - another designer reception to increase the free space of the kitchen:
- worktop, combining the functions of a window sill and a dining table;
- minimum of wall cabinets and pedestals;
- transparent plastic chairs - a special "chip" of modern designers;
- chairs or stools on thin metal legs;
- use folding worktops and seats.
The oblong dining table is not always justified in the family for 2 - 3 people. Quite enough a small square table, console or even a bar counter. In some families, everyone ate in different time and in different points of the apartment - in an armchair near a TV set, at a computer desk or on a sofa at a coffee table.
6. The original built-in lighting is another way to free space. These are original and compact under-ceiling chandeliers, point diode lamps and other modern methods lighting design .They are designed not only to visibly modernize the look of a small kitchen in the Khrushchev's , the _IND design, escapes the local illumination of the lower and working planes. Additional lighting devices have a special effect - they seem to dissipate and expand space.
How to solve the issue with a stove, a sink and a refrigerator
. If it is possible to save space on the reduction of kitchen furniture, then you can not escape the modern outboard refrigerator, sink and cooker with a hood. However, there are some interesting solutions, especially when is talking about buying new home appliances.
1. Gas stove - to its impressive size all are accustomed if it is a traditional 4-burner tile with oven or grill. However, it is fair to answer the following questions:
- so often we use all 4- with burners at the same time;
- we use the oven for baking;
- whether we are satisfied with the payment for the use of gas at the rates , based on the number of registered in the apartment?
In many cases the owners come in the old way - they put a large gas stove, but they use 1 burner and 1 cookie and 2 baking plates - 2 times a year. Today, many of us often use auxiliary electrical appliances:
- electric kettle;
- microwave oven;
- coffee machine;
- electric grill ;
- bread maker;
- multivark and others .
Perhaps it would be more practical in a cramped kitchenette to limit a small modern electric hotplate to 2 heating elements, and also to use more convenient electrical appliances more often. There is an opportunity not to pay for gas at all , and also save a lot of space, given the hood, pipes and gas counter .
Tip: If you can not do without hoods, then it's better to install the sloped, where the bell for absorbing the burnt is located diagonally - this gives better access to the slab and takes up less space.
2. Refrigerator. If the family is small, and it is not accepted to store a lot of products, then it makes no sense to borrow almost floor kitchen huge half-empty refrigerator. Quite a small enough model, and the option of a horizontal refrigerator also has the right to life, if this solves the problem of space. Sometimes a refrigerator is placed in the hallway next to a small kitchen, making room. In addition, a small refrigerator can be put on the kitchen cabinet.
Tip: If the refrigerator already has a solid part of the kitchen space, try to completely fill the whole vertical above it - pendant lockers, shelves or hidden behind the doors gas counter and communication. Do not put anything on the refrigerator itself from above, it disrupts its balance, load and overall performance.
3. Sink - its has nowhere to clean, but you can put a compact or hidden faucet( tap), and the hose and siphon off the shelf in the cabinet. In this niche it is convenient to hide bucket for garbage, items for cleaning and cleaning tools .As for the sink in the sink, it is better to confine the metal cup . For compact filling of the space above the sink, there is an option - on the back wall fix the flap grill-dryer for the plates.
Tip: It is wise to mount the hooks( other holders) on the underside of the enclosure above the sink, for the washed cups and other utensils. Only hooks should be turned away from the face.
Small kitchen in hruschevka : furniture design
To choose cabinet furniture for a small kitchen is difficult, especially since the still should be a place for a stove and refrigerator, table and stools.
1. The best option is to contact the company, which makes the kitchens to order in size. Specialists will come, take accurate measurements, take into account all the wishes of owners and the capabilities of this premises. But in most cases people buy ready-made curbstones and hanging lockers and in place are assembled, and then what does not fit - are put in other places.
Advice: Do not try to accommodate an extra cabinet or a hanging cabinet if they clutter the kitchen. Individual modules can be successfully installed in the hallway or pantry , on the balcony or in the nursery.
2. Make the renovation of the kitchen façade a more economical option. Not so important is the material and color of the internal "stuffing" of cabinets and cabinets, if it is possible to combine the same doors and countertop. Wooden doors limit space, especially when the facade is solid, and glass doors and open shelves visually give more space.
3. When choosing stools or stools for a small kitchen, it is better to stop the choice on stackable models - when stools or chairs are assembled, stacking one on top of the other. This is a convenient and compact option, and in those cases when the whole family comes to a cramped room once a day - to have dinner together. When such furniture is needed - the chairs are laid out, and then stacked again and put in one corner.
4. Relatively soft corner - it's always nice and comfortable, but for him there is not always a place. The compact model fits perfectly into the design of a small corner kitchen. But when buying these options it is better to give preference to lockers - folding seats that open niches. In these built-in "trunks" you can store kitchen utensils that are used rarely or seasonally - conservation items, cans, etc.
In order to save space and money, you can not buy a soft corner in the corner plan ku ku hnny, andto equip a kind. It is reasonable to enclose the walls under the windows with soft backs under the seat, and it can be solid or composite( separate stools).
Windows and doors in a small kitchen space
As already discussed earlier, there should be a lot of light in a small kitchen, and light colors contribute to a visual expansion of the space. Therefore, it is worth giving preference to windows made of white plastic or laminated to light wood. Do not clutter the window with numerous flower pots, especially on shelves, it is better to confine yourself to a wide low bowl with a collection of succulents in the form of a Japanese garden of stones or a pair of collection violets. Minimum of blinds, can be made on-screen, Japanese type. And if shutters - only horizontal, which quickly go up , them and wash in the kitchen is easier.
There are many options regarding the door, but they can not be used by the in general with good exhaust. If in a modern apartment with zoning a small kitchen is used only as a food for warming up and fast cooking, then there will be enough and a small delineation of the zones. If there is no hood, then to prevent odors, you can install glass doors made of thick hardened material.
Tip: You can buy all the hardware from any shop , and cut out the panels from the nearest glass cutter, at the same time order sanding ends and holes for fixing the handles.
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