To make the apartment as comfortable as possible, the kitchen and living room were combined into a single space. The bedroom was supplemented with a small work area, and a small children’s room was planned in such a way that it would be comfortable for two kids at once.
The area occupied by the kitchen was slightly increased, taking away space from the bedroom. To do this, we had to move the wall, which made it possible not only to expand the main room in the apartment, but also to make it more convenient: a niche for a sofa appeared in the living room, and a niche for a storage system in the bedroom, of which a two-room apartment for a family with two children should have a lot . Entrance area They did not fence it off from the living room in order to preserve as much open space as possible and make the hallway bright.
Kitchen-living room 14.4 sq. m.
The white color of the walls, characteristic of the Scandinavian style, is complemented in the interior by complex blue and green tones. Blue wooden “blinds” on the storage system echo the blue apron of the kitchen area, adding a play of textures to the play of colors.
The dining room chairs are upholstered in faded blue, and the bright blue stripes on the Roman blinds add a touch of color. sea romance. The design of the apartment does not look cold, despite the abundance of blue tones. They are softened by the delicate beige shade of the sofa upholstery and the warm creamy tone of the kitchen furniture. An unpainted wooden table and matching chair legs add homey warmth.
On the floor in the living room combined with the kitchen, material with unique properties- quartzvinyl. Tiles made from it are very resistant to abrasion, since almost 70% consists of sand, and not ordinary sand, but quartz. These tiles look as beautiful as wood, but will last much longer.
The walls are finished matte paint, which can be washed, since the designers from the very beginning planned that only very practical finishing materials would be used in an apartment for a family with two children.
A white brick wall came into the apartment from the loft. A sofa was placed next to it, and lighting was built in from below into the voluminous storage system suspended above it for easy reading.
It was not possible to allocate space for a dressing room, but instead the designers placed spacious wardrobes in each room, as well as extra seats storage Almost all cabinets are built-in and reach the ceiling - this way they can fit much more things. Despite their significant dimensions, the cabinets do not clutter up the space - decorative techniques have turned them into interior decoration.
Bedroom 13 sq. m.
The finishing materials of the bedroom are designed in an ecological manner: these are the colors of nature, different shades of greenery, and a print on the wallpaper that transports you to the atmosphere of a fairy forest, and even decorative element- a white deer head above the head of the bed.
The bedside tables on both sides of the bed work towards the general idea - they are wooden stumps, as if they had just been delivered from the forest. They simultaneously decorate the bedroom, give it a natural charm, and do a good job as bedside tables. Another decoration is a chair. This is a replica of an Eames designer item.
The bedroom is illuminated ceiling lamps, and additionally there are sconces at the head of the bed. The floor was covered with wood - parquet boards.
Children's room 9.5 sq. m.
An important place in a two-room apartment for a family with two children is occupied by the children's room. This is not the largest, but perhaps the brightest room. Here, natural shades give way to rich red and blue tones. This color will be pleasant for both boys and girls. But the expressive blue-red ensemble was not without environmental notes: owl pillows on the sofa, decorative paintings on the walls soften some of the harshness of the bright colors.
For the nursery, fabrics made from natural fibers were chosen, and parquet boards were laid on the floor. The children's room is illuminated by spotlights built into the ceiling.
The design of the apartment is 52 sq. m. there are many storage spaces in all rooms, and the children's room is no exception. In addition to the closet, it has a shelving unit, and, in addition, there are large drawers under the bed that can be easily rolled out.
Bathroom 3.2 sq. m. + bathroom 1 sq. m.
The bathroom is designed in a combination of white and sand - perfect combination, giving a feeling of cleanliness and comfort. In the small toilet room there was room for a narrow but long sink. The main part of the furniture had to be made to order according to the designers’ drawings, since the size of the room did not allow us to select ready-made sets.
The most popular real estate properties are two-room apartments, the price of which is considered average between small one-room and expensive three-room apartments.
Layout two-room apartment It is suitable for introducing various design ideas and allows you to create all the areas necessary for a comfortable life in the apartment.
Apartment 40-60 square meters is simply ideal for space planning, but these actions should be performed thoughtfully and wisely. Let's look at the most popular and correct options layout of a two-room apartment.
Layout of a two-room apartment
When planning an apartment, much attention should be paid not only to the style, but also to the architectural project. This is done in order to increase the comfortable conditions of your home, because standardly built apartments have some disadvantages. These include a corridor that is too long and narrow, a shared toilet with a bathroom, a small kitchen area, a low ceiling, and a small square footage of the apartment.
Housing space must be used economically and rationally. In standard apartments there are some special complex areas that also need to be used in the project. This will be facilitated by redevelopment, the plan of which must be drawn up after first analyzing all the pros and cons of the living space, as well as the preferences of the residents. Typically, two stages of analysis are carried out, the first of which helps to isolate certain requirements.
Each person living in an apartment must have their own space. If there is not enough space for this, then you need to consider the option of allocating such a space using pieces of furniture or curtains. Based on the quantitative composition of the residents of the apartment, special requirements to the toilet, guest room, kitchen.
Before you start renovating, you need to decide on a style in order to include all your wishes in the future project. It is better to choose more modern styles - they provide more functionality and lower decoration costs.
After reviewing the document with the apartment plan, you can highlight the significant disadvantages of the housing and then work on correcting them.
Before you start planning your project, do your research specifications housing: when it was built, where it is located load-bearing wall, finding doors and windows. These details are important for the future redevelopment of the apartment.
High-rise buildings that were built a century ago differ in their apartment layouts. Among them are Stalin buildings, Khrushchev buildings, Brezhnev buildings and new plans.
Stalinists are different large sizes rooms, high ceilings. By the way, there are no load-bearing walls here, which is an excellent fact for redevelopment.
The Khrushchevs are completely opposite to the Stalinists. Here the rooms are small, the ceilings are low, the kitchen is also small, and the toilet is combined with a bathroom. Another disadvantage is the room's traffic.
Brezhnevka is essentially an improved version of Khrushchev. There is a separate bathroom, a larger kitchen and higher ceilings.
Newly designed apartments are characterized by particularly large kitchens, isolated large rooms, a huge corridor and a separate bathroom. There is also a loggia here. It can also be redesigned into a full-fledged part of the room in the future.
For an apartment with a new layout, redevelopment is not particularly necessary. Mostly these apartments are made into studios.
A two-room apartment is the most suitable for introducing various design ideas according to your taste. Here are some of the most useful tips on redevelopment.
How many styles can you use?
Two-room apartments can be made in one or several, even contrasting styles. However, if you have rooms in your apartment that are walk-through or connected via a corridor, then it is better to choose one specific style. This doesn't mean you have to do all the rooms in the same color. Each style has soy-specific characteristics, which we'll cover below.
How to properly divide an apartment into functional zones?
In order for the zones to be truly functional, it is worthwhile to logically arrange certain zones in one space.
The most popular idea is the living room-kitchen. Here the guest area and kitchen are located together, and the dining area is usually placed in the center. You can also make a free corner into a personal office.
Personal office-living room. If the living room is not connected to the dining room, it can be supplemented with a study. A dividing screen will fit perfectly between these zones.
Study-bedroom. If you purchase a transformable bed that can easily be folded into a built-in wardrobe, you can connect the bedroom with a work area. If you have a regular bed that takes up almost the entire room, you can make a small workplace and divide the space with the same screen.
A living room or bedroom with a wardrobe will perfectly complement your interior. You can make a wardrobe using a closet, which can be located either at the end of the room or as a means of dividing the room into zones.
Which color scheme should I choose?
You should choose the color palette for decorating your apartment according to your taste and chosen style. If the rooms are small, then with the help of color you need to visually enlarge them due to light shades. If you have a studio, then you can choose dark colors.
Choosing the interior style of a two-room apartment
Minimalism
Minimalism is characterized by a living space without frills. Here, harmony should be felt in everything: both in color and in functionality.
The recommended colors for this style are black, white, gray and red. White will be the background, and gray and black will complement it in contrast. Red or blue is used to highlight details. It is not recommended to play with colors here, only the clarity of shapes and lines.
Surfaces can be faced by any means: they can be plastered, painted or used special panels, as well as liquid wallpaper. The ceiling can be sheathed with plasterboard or stretch ceiling. It is better not to paint the ceiling. The floor is covered with carpet or parquet. In this case, you can take parquet of any color, but it is better to buy a plain, fine-pile carpet. The main thing with all this is to stick to the chosen plot.
Furniture should be chosen in combination with the selected palette of shades. It should be characterized by simplicity of lines and shapes. There is no point in decorating a room in a minimalist style. Harmonization of shades is important here. You can use lighting items. If you want to place a vase in the room, it should be glass. Fresh flowers will add coziness to the interior.
High tech
A high-tech room should be as functional as possible and include iron and glass accessories. The walls in such a room should be plain. Liquid wallpaper or painting will help create this. Ceilings should be suspended, made in gloss. It is also recommended to make the floor glossy. Parquet and carpets are not installed. You can lay linoleum from synthetic materials.
Preference is given to light gray black and white color scheme, and metallic colors using bright tones are also welcome.
The furniture chosen is glass or iron with strict shapes. For example, glass countertops, shelves. The legs on tables and chairs are metal. The upholstery on the seats is plain.
Many lamps are used to give the room excellent lighting from the white spectrum. Decoration should be as discreet as possible. You can hang photographs in metal frames on the walls. A large number of technical items are welcome. For example, a large TV, computer, home theater.
This style is ideal solution for teenagers.
Art Deco
Art Deco perfectly combines classics and modernity. Here you can experiment a lot. The colors chosen for the background are red, emerald, and sapphire shades. Gold, blue, black are suitable as an addition.
Art Deco is characterized by an abundance of decorative elements. These can be expensive exclusive items made of crocodile or snake skin, or elite wood. For interior decoration, items made of expensive porcelain, mirrors, decorated pillows, sculptures, and ethnic design items are used.
A composition in this style may look unfinished, but this is hidden meaning Art Deco.
Techno
Techno is a style that appeared not so long ago. It is characterized by the use of the latest modern technologies.
Here they prevail dark colors(gray, khaki, burgundy, brick). The background is made using cold tones, complementing it with warm colors.
Furniture and household items are made of metal and glass. The ceilings are painted or suspended. There is also a connection between tension and plasterboard ceilings in order to make lighting zones.
The walls are plastered or painted. You can select one wall and cover it with wild stones or bricks. The floor can be laid with laminate, parquet or self-leveling.
Natural colors are suitable. Furniture is selected in accordance with general view rooms. It should be made of expensive wood, iron or glass. The main decor of techno are newest items household appliances and lighting. Lighting items should also be metal or glass. They must be installed throughout the room around the perimeter. Spotlights are used to illuminate the work area. Decorative elements can be illuminated with LED strip.
Loft
This style invites us to abandon standard partitions and open up the entire space of the apartment. Popular colors for this style are white, gray, metallic. You can complement the range with red, brown or black shades. Furniture in this style is the main component, since it is with the help of it that the space is divided into zones.
The walls may be visually similar to the decoration that was done many years ago. To do this, you can cover them with bricks. You can use plaster, vintage style wallpaper. It is better to paint the ceiling and place beams of wood or metal on it. It is better to cover the floor with parquet.
As mentioned earlier, with the help of furniture here you need to divide the space into zones. The style of furniture can be either classic or modern - it all depends on your desires. Classics will create an atmosphere of chic, and modern pieces of furniture will make your home more aesthetically pleasing. These styles can also be combined.
Interior decoration can be very diverse, since the hobbies and interests of the apartment owner should be visible here. You can use pictures houseplants, books, sculptures, items in vintage style. By the way, books can be placed on the windowsill or directly on the floor.
The lighting should be cool. It is better to decorate the perimeter of the room with massive chandeliers and lamps - this will create a magnificent composition of the space. Lamps that are mounted on the wall are not recommended. Better use floor lamps instead. Lighting should be filled with notes of modernity.
Provence
Provence came to us from France. This style looks great in the decor of small rooms. Colors here are welcome, saturated, but not bright. It is recommended to use shades of milky, olive, beige, marine, and pastel tones. These colors should look a little faded from sun rays. The room should look lively, natural, and bright. To achieve this effect, the walls are painted; wallpaper is very rarely used.
The furniture should already be worn and outdated. If there is none, then you need to create such an effect artificially. It should appear as if these pieces of furniture have been in use for many years. This will be facilitated by the effects of peeling paint, all kinds of chips and dents.
Antique antiques are very valuable in this style. It could be a great-grandmother's chest or an antique chest of drawers that will be the center of attention.
For the floor, it is better to take ceramics or wood. Curtains should be very light. Dropped ceilings Do not use under any circumstances - only paint.
There should be a lot of decorative items. Ceramic figurines, paintings in antique frames, live plants, and pots of spices are suitable.
Scandinavian
Scandinavian style is distinguished by its lightness, elegance, simplicity, and restraint. This style is suitable for both a luxurious mansion and a small apartment. Everything here is organic, comfortable and convenient. The spatial solution is open and uncluttered. There is a large amount of lighting.
Very popular in Scandinavian style is the connection between the zones in which apartment owners visit most often, namely the dining and living areas.
The colors here are dominated by pastel shades, filled with their tenderness and softness, distinguished by their lightness and airiness. These colors can highlight warm colors additional accessories and decorative items.
This style often combines white walls, furniture in natural colors and beautiful decoration. Used for finishing natural remedies, namely wood in combination with bricks, wild stones, ceramics, iron. Furniture should only be present to fulfill certain functional responsibilities. It should fit succinctly into the received style decision. Recommended use closed systems for storage.
The Scandinavian style is also distinguished by an abundance of textile materials, carpeting, skins, rugs and other accessories that will help create special comfort in the home.
English
English style provides for the creation of a special elegance in the apartment, which will combine the features of aristocracy and refined restraint. This style is very easy to create in any two-room apartment. This style is especially respected and appreciated by individuals who love an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. The English style is inherently very refined and noble.
The main means of creating this style is necessarily the presence of a fireplace with an armchair and a bookcase that will occupy the entire wall. For cladding, choose brown, white, olive or gray shades. Make the walls plain. It is allowed to use striped wallpaper with small patterns. The furniture here should be of high quality, made of expensive wood.
As mentioned earlier, two-room apartments are distinguished by their popularity in the field of buying and selling housing. This fact means that prices for this type of housing are quite reasonable and balance well.
A two-room apartment is always an ideal platform for implementing a wide variety of design ideas. From such housing you can create a truly cozy and comfortable corner, which will be particularly attractive and presentable in appearance. This apartment is also very functional.
A design project for a two-room apartment can bring any decision to life, create absolutely everything necessary for life, functional areas. The area of such an apartment allows you to experiment a lot with the redevelopment and design of your home.
Use these tips for remodeling a two-room apartment and make your most cherished dreams of decorating your home come true.
114 photos of two-room apartment design
Two-room apartments occupy a wide range of offers on the modern market of secondary and primary housing. Between small one-room apartments and quite expensive (especially in large cities) three-room apartments, “two-room apartments” are more or less affordable and sufficiently sized housing, in which you can easily organize all the necessary life segments for a comfortable stay. But this does not mean that planning repairs and possible redevelopment in a two-room apartment it will be a simple and quick task. The architectural features of the building, the nuances of communications, the specifics of the owners’ lifestyle, their number and personal idea of a comfortable and beautiful home are far from full list criteria influencing the preparation of a plan for reconstruction or renovation of a two-room apartment.
Layout of a two-room apartment. Photo
Before you start planning renovations in a two-room apartment, you need to clearly decide what you would like to see in the end, what kind of home you would like to get - a cozy nest for a married couple, a comfortable home for a family with a child, or a stylish and fashionable home for a bachelor. ? The first thing you should decide is whether the apartment needs redevelopment. This aspect of the repair plan will be influenced by the following facts:
- square footage of the home, arrangement of rooms, number and location of windows and doorways, the presence of balconies or loggias, the presence and passage of load-bearing walls;
- the number of household members and the need to allocate personal space for everyone;
- lifestyle (if one of the household members works from home, then the allocation of a work area will become a necessary condition drawing up a plan for redevelopment or distribution of existing space without interfering with the architecture of the home);
- the chosen style of apartment design (style is always at the heart of the project).
At the apartments different layouts has its advantages and disadvantages. If we are talking about the new housing market, then apartments located in “new buildings” have very few disadvantages. Dwellings with small square footage or low ceilings are rarely released onto the real estate market. small area kitchen or bathroom. Only personal ideas about comfort and the particular distribution of functional areas for a particular family or young couple can prompt the redevelopment of a new home.
But on the secondary housing market there are enough offers with an “original” arrangement of rooms, a small area of both the entire home and individual premises, non-standard distribution of usable space and the presence of so-called “dead” zones. Among the main disadvantages of two-room apartments on the secondary housing market are the following:
- small area of apartments - refers to the so-called “Khrushchev”;
- small square footage of hallways or the presence of a long and narrow corridor, the parameters of which cannot be changed structurally, only with the help design techniques;
- a combined bathroom is a disadvantage that for many owners can easily be transformed into an advantage;
- low ceilings (does not apply to the so-called “Stalinist” buildings, which have rather spacious rooms with high heights);
- small kitchen size (if in one-room apartments experts recommend using design techniques to visual increase volumes of the room, then in “kopeck-room apartments” the option with redevelopment is preferable);
- In some buildings dating back to the last century, it is impossible to obtain official permission to combine a kitchen and an adjacent room due to the peculiarities of the passage of gas pipelines (increased fire hazard).
Renovation of a two-room apartment. Photo
After all the necessary redevelopment work has been completed, you can begin planning the repair itself. Even at the first stage, you have decided on the type of stylistic direction in which the home will be decorated. Experts recommend keeping all rooms in the same style. In order to harmoniously withstand the design of rooms in different styles and at the same time not disturb the holistic, harmonious picture of the entire home, experience in the design craft is required. And within a two-room apartment, the area of which does not exceed 40-45 square meters. It’s difficult to create a balanced design using different stylistic techniques.
Features of modern style
Modern style is an original interpretation of “comfortable minimalism”. On the one hand, you remove everything unnecessary from the interior, leaving only necessary items, but on the other hand, do not deny yourself decoration, I use quite functional design elements as decoration - lighting, mirrors, textiles and even living plants. We can safely say that all variations of modern style rest on two pillars - personal comfort and functionality. The interior should be comfortable, practical, but at the same time attractive.
The formation of modern style was greatly influenced by loft style motifs. Spacious rooms with large windows, visible communication lines, active use of concrete surfaces and brickwork, the combination of several functional segments in one room - these design techniques can be found within the framework of modern design projects, mixed with other stylistic manifestations.
Finishing nuances
In the "kopeck piece" standard sizes it makes no sense to use complex, multi-level finishing options. This applies to both the ceiling and walls. A perfectly smooth, even ceiling without levels is an excellent option for rooms with small height. Whether it's painting, wallpapering or using tensile structures– the main thing is to achieve a homogeneous surface with minimal losses in ceiling height. For the same reason, experts do not recommend experimenting with color schemes for decorating the ceiling in a standard-sized home - light colors and snow-white surfaces will be the key to creating a successful design.
But this does not mean that the premises are not large area You cannot use spectacular design techniques, for example, highlighting an accent wall. You just need to design such surfaces with some caution - you can use a textured highlight (a similar color of the finish, but the presence of relief) or, against the background of plain wallpaper, paste over the wall or part of it using textile or metallized canvases.
A popular finishing method last season brick walls, which consists of painting a surface in a light tone while preserving its unique texture, continues to be mainstream this year. A similar design technique can be used in rooms with any functional purpose- from the living room to the hallway, from the bedroom to the most modest-sized corridor.
If your “kopeck piece” has high ceilings (“Stalinka” or an apartment with a new, improved layout), then this circumstance simply must be used for the benefit of drawing up original interior. You can bring eco-motives into the design and decorate the ceiling with wooden beams. If you want to decorate the premises in one of the varieties of modern style - contemporary, then the luxurious stucco molding on the ceiling will effectively contrast with modern designer furniture.
Selection and distribution of furniture
The layout of furniture in the premises of a two-room apartment depends on the following factors:
- functional purpose of the space - often in the living room it is necessary to arrange a mini-office, a dining room or a bedroom for one of the family members, an additional sleeping place for guests staying overnight (in a combined room, furniture most often serves as a subject for zoning);
- the size of the rooms, the location and number of windows and doors (the worst option is a walk-through room);
- chosen design style.
Within small rooms(especially those that combine several functional areas) simplicity and laconicism in the design of furniture become the key to creating not only functional and practical design, but also in accordance with modern style. Storage systems are most often simple modules with smooth facades, made in neutral colors. Cushioned furniture no less practical and at the same time comfortable, the possibility of transformation is a necessary condition for families with children or owners who often have guests.
If last season open shelves were at the peak of popularity as alternative storage systems in kitchen spaces, then in the current period of living space design, we see these interior items exclusively in living rooms. Open shelves they are built into niches, frame window and door openings, connected into a bookcase and act as interior partitions. Perhaps this trend is associated with the total popularization of paper books and the rejection of audio versions in most cases.
Design of a two-room apartment of 50 and 60 sq.m. Photo
If your apartment has a square area of 50-60 sq. m, then organizing all the necessary functional areas without losing the level of comfort will not be special labor. The situation becomes more complicated only if the family has a child (or two) who needs a separate room. In this case, the living room will have to be combined with the parents’ bedroom. The task is not easy, but quite doable. Of course, in this case, a compromise will have to be made - either the owners will give in to the privacy of their own area for sleeping and relaxing, or the common segment of the living room will be exclusively for family use - not for receiving guests.
How to place a sleeping area in the living room? One option is to use a large (usually corner) sofa with a folding mechanism. During the day, your room is a living room with a spacious and comfortable sofa, which can accommodate not only household members, but also guests of the apartment. And at night, the sofa transforms into a place to sleep and the room ceases to be a living room, turning into a bedroom.
But not suitable for everyone constant sleep on a folding sofa. The owners are willing to sacrifice even the privacy of the sleeping and resting area for the sake of comfortable conditions - sleeping on an orthopedic mattress in a large bed. One of the options for arranging a bed within the living room is the construction sleeping place on a pedestal - practically bringing it to the upper tier. This planning method is suitable for rooms with high ceiling(in “Stalin” buildings there is definitely enough space for the height of the room). In the empty space of the podium, you can arrange storage systems, which are always in short supply, no matter what the size of the home.
If the sleeping area needs to be separated in common room, then you can’t do without interior partitions. It is convenient to use bookshelves as a screen - appearance They will not spoil the premises, but there will be a noticeable increase in storage systems for books, documents and any office supplies.
Connecting the kitchen space with the living room (often with the corridor) allows you to create a truly spacious multifunctional space, within which the owners (either independently or with the help of specialists) can realize their vision of a beautiful and practical design. A combined space most often has one variation in surface finishing in all functional segments (the only exception may be kitchen apron V work area). With the help of furniture and a lighting system (in some cases, with the help of carpet), the room is zoned.
Decoration of premises in a two-room apartment
Living room
If the living room in a two-room apartment was not connected to the kitchen, then most likely its area cannot be called large (except for apartments with an improved layout). What is considered successful is the small size of the room, but its correct shape, close to a square. But even in a long and narrow living room it is possible to place all the necessary functional segments and do it with high level ergonomics and aesthetics. In a room with almost square shape The symmetrical layout of the furniture will help to emphasize the correctness of the geometry. The center can be a fireplace, a video zone, or two sofas installed parallel to each other (or an alliance of a sofa with two identical armchairs). In a narrow living room, it is better to use a corner sofa - it is spacious, practical and the “dead” area of the corner can be used with maximum efficiency.
Bedroom
In an apartment with an area of 50-60 sq. m, the smallest room is usually allocated for the bedroom, but it is also of sufficient size to distribute all the necessary furniture and create a comfortable and ergonomic place for sleep and relaxation. In a room with an area of 15-20 sq. m can be located not only big bed With bedside tables or tables-stands, but also build in a spacious closet to accommodate your wardrobe. This can be either linear or corner model built-in storage systems - weight depends on the layout of the sleeping area.
Bedroom in modern style- This is a simple and functional room, not without visual appeal. Light (most often monochromatic) wall decoration is an ideal background for any furniture and decor. The main element of the interior, of course, is the bed and its textile design. It is on the drapery of the sleeping place that you can not save, but also make a color accent in the light and fairly neutral design of the room.
Kitchen
If the kitchen space becomes part of an adjacent room after redevelopment, its design is subject to the chosen stylistic and color option. If the room, even after connecting, does not become spacious, then it is better to make the kitchen set in neutral colors that can echo the color scheme storage systems in the living room relaxation area. If the kitchen segment plays the role of a color accent, then the living room area should be decorated in neutral colors.
If the kitchen is a separate room, then there are no taboos on choosing a color palette for it (by default, we consider the design style to be common for the entire apartment). But it is important to take into account the size of the space itself and the location of the room relative to the cardinal directions. If the kitchen faces south, then you can also use a cool palette - complex shades of blue, for example, so popular this season. If the room is located in the northern part of the building, then it is better to give preference to a warm palette - various shades of beige, brown; you can actively use the natural grain of wood to raise the color level of the interior. Even with the usual alternation of light and dark surfaces, you can create an original design for a small kitchen.
Bathroom
The bathroom area in standard two-room apartments is usually small. The only exceptions are apartments with improved layout. But even in such a home you can most often find a combined bathroom. Connecting all the necessary areas for water and sanitary procedures within one room allows you to create a multifunctional interior in which there will be no shortage of usable space. Although it should be noted that for big family, forced to live in a two-room apartment, combining a toilet and a bathroom is not the best option for distributing utilitarian space.
If it is not possible to change the shape and size of the bathroom structurally, then it is necessary to use the entire available arsenal of design techniques to visually increase the volume of the room. Light color palette, mirrors and glass, glossy surfaces and cantilever plumbing - all these techniques will help create the illusion of spaciousness even in a tiny space.
Let's consider popular ideas for planning 2-room apartments, the most popular among consumers.
Features of the layout of two-room premises
Apartments consisting of two living rooms are the most affordable option on the housing market, since its total area and cost allow you to equip all the premises necessary for comfortable living.
As a rule, every owner wants to make his home cozy and multifunctional, resorting to redevelopment of the space, regardless of which housing market, secondary or primary, the apartment was purchased on. This is far from a simple and quick matter.
Drawing up a plan for the reconstruction and layout of 2-room apartments requires observing and taking into account some nuances:
- room area;
- location of residential premises;
- door location/ window openings;
- the presence of a loggia;
- presence and location of load-bearing walls,
- features of the passage of communications;
- the number of residents, taking into account the individual distribution of personal space;
- choice of style for the apartment;
- registration of planning permission.
The decision to redevelop the premises you own will be agreed upon and legitimized by the relevant authorities (usually the BTI).
To do this, you need to prepare the following package of documents:
- apartment passport (technical or cadastral);
- property registration certificate;
- reconstruction project plan;
- a detailed description of the actions to redevelop the space, issued in the form of an application on a special form.
These requirements are the same for all citizens living in the Russian Federation without exception.
Disadvantages and advantages of planning
There are residential premises of the secondary and primary (modern) market. Each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages.
The latter are mainly present on the market of secondary housing built in Soviet era and presented with typical layouts of 2-room apartments.
Consumers identify the following disadvantages that require reconstruction of such premises:
- small apartment area (especially important for Khrushchev buildings);
- small hallway, often with a narrow long corridor, which can be changed using original design solutions;
- shared bathroom (some consider this an advantage);
- low ceilings (not related to Stalinist buildings);
- tiny kitchen;
- features of the location of gas communications that prohibit redevelopment due to increased fire hazard.
In modern premises you can encounter the following inconveniences:
- number of apartments per staircase: as a rule, these are small families with a corridor system, but it is also found in elite buildings;
- isolated rooms;
- a freight elevator borders the largest apartment;
- lack of window openings (especially in large rooms);
- parallel (opposite) placement of bath and toilet;
- poor proportions of the premises.
Due to the high competition in the housing market, developers are trying to make the layout as convenient and multifunctional as possible.
Modern homes therefore have a number of advantages.
These include a spacious kitchen with a ventilation system located outside of it:
- the presence of utility rooms and storage rooms, in luxury buildings - dressing rooms;
- optimal ceiling height;
- large balcony/loggia;
- absence of non-functional areas.
A good trend has become the opportunity independent choice design project for an apartment under construction. Developers offer buyers 2-3 layout options.
The best housing planning option
Among the standard requirements modern ideas The layouts of a two-room apartment are considered the most optimal:
- the number of residential premises should be proportionate to the total area of the apartment (about 70 m2);
- non-residential premises (halls, corridors, dressing rooms) should not exceed 20% of the total square footage;
- A kitchen of 12-14 m2 is considered functional;
- the presence of a protruding part of the visitation (bay window) with large window openings;
- the presence of a balcony/loggia;
- ceilings from 2.8 m high;
- windows facing different sides;
- the presence of storage rooms or other necessary utility rooms.
- the presence of bathrooms equal to the number of bedrooms.
Indoors modern type the number of bathrooms should be equal to the number of bedrooms.
Varieties of layouts for two-room apartments
The most common options undergoing reconstruction are premises in panel houses and the so-called Khrushchev buildings, which are standard layouts 2-room apartments.
Standard planning of a residential space (more detailed options can be seen in the photo of the layout of a two-room apartment presented below) comes down to increasing the total area by excluding utility rooms or reducing the square footage of the kitchen, corridor, balcony, pantry.
This distribution of space often does not suit tenants and requires redevelopment of standard premises, regardless of the type of building (panel or monolithic) in which they are located.
As a rule, they resort to combining a bathroom (or vice versa dividing), increasing the kitchen space (recently the trend is to create a living room by combining a kitchen and a living room), dividing one large room for two, as well as the inclusion of a loggia (balcony) in the living area or complete dismantling of the walls (apartment - studio).
Let's take a closer look at the most popular types of standard layouts of premises undergoing reconstruction:
The panel houses present the layout of 2-room apartments p44t with a total area of 50 - 58 m2.
The room has two living rooms and a kitchen measuring 8-10 square meters. There is a balcony and a storage room, a separate bathroom. Most often, reconstruction comes down to combining a bathroom and reconstructing a balcony to expand the living space of the room.
New buildings such as I-155 and KOPE-M have a more favorable internal location. Kitchen area ranges from 10 to 12 m2 and depends on the location of the apartment in the house. The total area of the apartment is 50 – 75 square meters.
Among the apartments there is a vest, a 2-room Khrushchev-era layout, which is considered the most successful option.
With an area of 46 m2, it consists of symmetrically located rooms relative to the bathroom, kitchen and pantry. Convenience lies in the complete isolation of large rooms. Redevelopment is convenient. If the apartment is located at the end of the house and has two different walls, it is possible to divide this space into two small areas.
The mini-improved one, a two-room Khrushchev house with an area of 44.6 m2, also undergoes frequent reconstruction.
The existing pantry with a door opening into the hallway allows you to enlarge the kitchen due to the bathroom, which is moved to the place of the pantry. You can move the partition between the bathroom and kitchen by combining the bath and toilet.
Each tenant decides independently how to improve their living space. An invariable condition when choosing a living space is multifunctionality, convenience and proportionality of the location of the premises, and good natural lighting.
Photo of planning ideas for a two-room apartment
When individually designing a 2-room apartment, we take into account various features:
- If one person or a married couple lives, then one room is used as a bedroom and the other as a living room. IN in this case redevelopment is not necessary. On the other side, individual design project a two-room apartment may include combining the kitchen with one of the rooms.
- If a family with children lives in a two-room apartment, then a two-room design project assumes that one of the rooms will be a children’s room, and the other will be a bedroom in which the parents will sleep. At the same time, space zoning must be ensured in this room, which may require redevelopment.
- A 2-room design project should be functional. The housing is not that big, so there is no wasting space here.
The modern design approach involves the most rational organization of space using standard and unique techniques. Can be used in design classic style and the most daring ideas. To give coziness, the interior space is decorated with various decorative elements, functional furniture, which saves space and provides convenient storage of things.
We work with high-quality and proven partner suppliers of furniture and finishing materials. You can reproduce any design project with detailed accuracy by ordering furniture and decor at competitive prices. Our partners provide discounts for our clients.
Order a design project for a two-room apartment at ReRooms
We invite you to choose a ready-made design project for a two-room apartment from those presented in our extensive database. If necessary, standard option can be adapted to the parameters of your two-room home, taking into account your wishes.
You can order the development of an individual design project for a two-room apartment. Just call or leave a request on the website. The designer will tell you in detail about all the features of the work over the phone, meet at a time convenient for you, fill out a form with design wishes and take measurements of the room. You can immediately sign the contract and make an advance payment. In one or two weeks you will already see the first version of the design and will be able to make adjustments.
