Convenience of living is sometimes achieved by combining two rooms into one. It is no coincidence that many people come up with the idea of combining the kitchen and living room into a single whole. With the right approach you can get comfortable room, for example, eighteen meters, in the form of a square.
Layout features
Kitchen-living room square shape area 18 sq. m can be very cozy. It is no coincidence that in old houses with small kitchens, where it is impossible for the family to turn around during lunch, apartment owners are increasingly trying to get rid of partitions separating the living room from kitchen area. In modern housing, developers specifically provide spacious rooms that apartment residents can plan depending on their own ideas about comfort.
The combined kitchen-living room has a number of very advantageous aspects of such use of the premises.
- A large room instead of two separate cramped ones makes it possible to create an interesting and functional interior. You can implement a project with a sofa, bar counter or dining room, decorated in a single style.
- The housewife, busy with cooking, does not find herself isolated from the rest of the family behind the wall. During household chores, she can communicate with relatives and observe the actions of children.
- The whole family has the opportunity to gather at the table for dinner, lunch or tea at any time.
This combination also has its drawbacks, which cannot be discounted.
- No matter how perfect the design of the kitchen-living room, located in the recreation area, there is no escape from the hum of a continuously working refrigerator, as well as other appliances that turn on from time to time in the kitchen. Plus the sound of water flowing from the tap and the hissing of food being cooked in a frying pan and in a saucepan, which sometimes make it difficult to hear the sounds of the TV.
- When cooking, splashes scatter to the sides, sometimes reaching furniture that has nothing in common with the kitchen. In addition, all the fumes spread throughout the room, permeating the upholstery of the soft corner, curtains, pillows and other things with the smell.
- The ceiling is gradually covered with plaque, which is a consequence of the processes occurring in the kitchen if there is no good hood in this area.
- Maintaining order even on eighteen squares becomes difficult, since all the “consequences of kitchen activity” spread unhindered across all available meters. Even unwashed dishes are enough to create a feeling of disorder in the entire room.
Style selection
The style of an eighteen-meter square kitchen-living room can be very different. It depends on the taste preferences of the owners.
- Such a room would look wonderful in Scandinavian style. It involves the use of light colors in the decoration. Upholstered furniture is usually white in this case. So that the room does not look like hospital ward, bright accents are added to such an interior. This could be, for example, a blue or black table, brightly colored chairs. The design assumes the presence of ornaments geometric shapes, for example, blue or green tones.
- You can decorate the kitchen-living room in eco-style. It involves the use of natural materials - wood, ceramics, stone. For the dining room, you can choose wooden furniture and use clay dishes on it. Tiles in the kitchen area can be designed to look like stone.
- A similar approach to design can be used when creating a country-style interior. There may be cabinet furniture that looks like it has been roughly knocked together from relief wood, as if inherited from a beloved grandfather. To achieve this, surfaces are deliberately given an aged appearance. To maintain the style, curtains in natural tones, chandeliers and antique lampshades are selected.
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- Those who love a lot of sun and air in the interior can adopt the Provence style. With this approach, light textiles are used on the windows, which only slightly conceal the sunlight. Not only curtains, but also other fabrics in the interior can be decorated with a modest floral pattern. The space is delimited by a sofa or table. The decor suggests simplicity and naturalness in everything.
- Lovers of everything modern and advanced can choose a high-tech style, in which metal and plastic rule, to decorate the kitchen-living room. It’s completely natural when a room decorated in this spirit is literally stuffed with modern electronics, and a comfortable functional furniture designed in laconic simple lines with elements of metal and glass.
- The classic style involves the use of solid wood in furniture, as well as leather and expensive fabrics in upholstery. Columns and arches can be used in the room, and parquet can be used on the floor. The ceiling is usually decorated with a crystal chandelier. Household appliances are hidden behind cabinet doors, just like books. Heavy curtains are used on the windows.
- Elements can be used in the loft style brickwork, open ceiling beams, finished with rough plaster. Decor window openings is emphasized by interestingly shaped frames, and curtains are not expected at all. The distinction between functional zones is very arbitrary.
Zoning rules
Before arranging a square kitchen-living room, you need to highlight in it functional areas, and allocate so much space for each of them so that it looks organic in the layout. Eighteen squares should have:
- kitchen part;
- dining area;
- space for quiet relaxation (in front of the TV, fireplace, etc.).
To begin with, home owners need to decide which functional area is their priority - kitchen or recreation-related.
If you place kitchen set with the letter “G”, a sink, oven and refrigerator can easily fit in this area. The rest of the space can be used as a wall or slide, kit upholstered furniture and the necessary equipment for the living room. In a space divided in this way, a large friendly family, a young childless couple, and a single person who is mostly at work will be comfortable.
If you install the kitchen set in a “P” shape, much more space will be available for the work area. There is space for dishes and kitchen utensils in two corners. With such a furniture arrangement, it is natural to have a table at which the family can quietly dine, and a set of upholstered furniture opposite the wall with a built-in TV.
Nowadays, it is fashionable to use a kitchen island, which can serve as a dining table and a cooking workstation. In the case of an eighteen-meter room, it can be a bar counter equipped with a place to store dishes. A kitchen set with such an object usually occupies one wall.
For a kitchen set, you can simply select a line along one wall. Then the maximum available space will remain for the living room area.
To make the kitchen-living room more convenient in everyday life, various types of delimiters of functional zones are used in it. You can separate the kitchen from the room with a shelving unit or other heavy structure. Although sometimes it is more convenient to have a sliding, for example, glass structure. Then, while preparing food, the kitchen is separated from the living room so that odors do not penetrate into the half where people relax, greasy drops do not fly, crumbs and other debris do not get scattered. When no one is working in the kitchen, the partition can be easily removed.
On eighteen squares they also use conditional plasterboard partitions various forms, into which shelves are built.
Lighting also becomes an element of zoning. Each zone has its own lighting, which helps not only to visually divide the space, but also to reduce electricity costs.
It is advisable to provide individual lighting along the kitchen unit. In the kitchen area, a lamp with a lampshade and side lighting will also look very cozy. It is good to hang individual lamps or several above the dining table.
A simple way to separate zones is to arrange the furniture correctly. For example, a large sofa can serve as a kind of wall, indicating that the living room begins from it.
To delimit space, today they use transformable furniture that can easily be moved apart and pushed back. It's good to hide in bed dress and even extra beds. Transformable furniture allows you to turn a compact cabinet into comfortable table For big company. This is very convenient option for an eighteen-meter room. Although such furniture is not cheap.
You can delimit space using different coatings floors in areas intended for certain functions. So, in the living room area there may be parquet, laminate or carpet, and in the kitchen there may be tiles that are easy to clean.
You can even use a podium to separate one zone from another. The difference in floor height of 10-12 centimeters creates a visual effect. Usually the part reserved for the kitchen is raised onto the podium, since it occupies a smaller area. This approach can only be used in rooms with high ceilings.
By analogy with the podium, you can design the ceiling in different levels. It can be tensioned or made of plasterboard. Spotlights will emphasize the isolation of certain zones.
You can also visually separate one zone from another using certain color schemes. While maintaining harmony in this regard, you need to keep in mind that the kitchen and the room itself should be decorated in different colors. The judicious use of contrast works very effectively. You can combine colors of different shades and saturations, use wallpapers of different textures, and so on.
A large kitchen, with an area of 15-18 meters, can be used not only as a place for cooking or a dining room. It can also serve as a living room, where friends and relatives come, and where the whole family gathers in the evenings. If you are unlucky with the space and the kitchen is less than 11 square meters, you can connect a room and a kitchen, you get a beautiful, spacious and multifunctional room.
Advantages and disadvantages of a kitchen combined with a living room
The kitchen and living room are combined for different reasons. In a small one-room apartment is a way to create a unified space. True, in this case you will have to use the living room also as a bedroom. In two or three room apartments the kitchen can be very small (less than 11 square meters), then combining it with an adjacent room gives more space.
The kitchen can be large (16-17 meters) and the room small (11-14 meters). By combining them, you can get a huge living room for the whole family and numerous guests. In private country house Kitchen design is sometimes initially planned for multifunctional use. The area of such a room can be more than 18 square meters. It is convenient for housewives who want to spend more time with loved ones and like to invite numerous friends and guests to their home.
The main advantages of the kitchen-living room:
- Increase in area. By removing the partitions, even in a small apartment you can feel the spaciousness; in such a room there is a place for all family members.
- Possibility to create interesting design. In a cramped room, the flight of imagination is limited, and on large area you can better realize your ideas.
- Comfort. It’s much more pleasant to cook, relax, watch TV when there is something in the room to turn around.
- Functionality. On 16-17 squares you can place much more necessary furniture and household appliances than on 13. The living room can easily be used as a dining room.
But this design also has its drawbacks:
- Unwashed dishes in the sink and food packages on the table will ruin the look not only in the kitchen, but also in the living room.
- Any drop or crumb from the kitchen immediately ends up in the room, so the cooking area will have to be kept perfectly clean.
- No matter how powerful the hood is, cooking odors will still be felt. Therefore, the room will have to be ventilated for a long time or cooked less often.
Before you start planning, you definitely need to weigh the pros and cons, and only then decide whether to combine the kitchen with the living room or not. Redevelopment cannot be done without official permission. It is not given if there is a load-bearing wall between the kitchen and living room. Also, you cannot combine a kitchen with a gas stove in the room.
Zoning rules
In the photo: zoning the kitchen and living room using a figured partition
An important point in developing the design of a combined kitchen with living room is proper zoning. There are many techniques that allow you to create a border between two parts of the same room. Here are some of them:
- Different types (colors) of flooring.
- Different wall decorations.
- Island.
- Two-level floor.
- Incomplete partitions and beams.
- Shaped openings, arches.
- Bar counter.
- Functional partition made of furniture.
- Screens, aquariums, flower pots.
The easiest way is to create zoning using different floor coverings and different wall finishes. For example, you can lay tiles in the kitchen area, and parquet or laminate in the living room. In small rooms (13 or 14 square meters) they are limited only to walls. Tiles and tiles go well together in the interior. wooden panels, wallpapers of different colors and textures, different types plaster.
In the photo: zoning the kitchen and living room using a podium
If the kitchen is more spacious (16, 17 or 18 meters), then you can arrange a podium or a two-level floor. True, it is not always safe, especially for the elderly and children. In a kitchen with an area of more than 14 or 15 squares, you can make a small partition. It can rise a meter or one and a half from the floor level, and have doors similar to the entrance to an American saloon. The partition can also come down from the ceiling, in the form of a beam.
In the photo: kitchen design living room 18 sq. m.
To make a living room area in the center like an island, you also need big square, 17-18 squares. The distance from the walls to the table should be more than two, two and a half meters. Still in this big room you can make an arch or a figured opening of a different shape. Under certain conditions, such a layout is allowed even when the rooms are separated by a load-bearing wall.
In the photo: zoning a small kitchen and living room using a bedside table
For very small rooms (11-13 meters), a layout with zoning using a bar counter, a small screen or a tub with a flower is suitable. You can also place a table, sofa, or kitchen cabinet. It would look good in this situation corner kitchen and a soft corner. You can emphasize zones in the interior different finishes walls
Furniture, colors and style
It is impossible to imagine a complete room design without a choice of decoration, furniture, and textiles. In order for the kitchen and living room to look organic, you need to choose the right style solution. Elements of finishing, furniture, and decor must be combined with each other. It won't necessarily be a single style. Interior design can be built on contrast. But you can also combine it with a single style solution.
In the photo: kitchen-living room with built-in appliances
Furniture in the kitchen should be functional and easy to clean. It is advisable to make more closed cabinets where you can hide food, pots and other kitchen utensils. An excellent solution would be built-in appliances (stove, refrigerator, oven). Pieces of furniture can be placed under one wall or a corner in the shape of the letter “L” (a good option for small rooms of 13-15 meters). In a large kitchen-living room (16-18 meters), there may be more arrangement options. Any material for furniture is suitable, depending on the chosen interior design. The colors can be kept in one tone or built on contrasts.
In the photo: kitchen-living room with a TV built into the wall
In the living room it is worth putting small sofa or corner. If you limit yourself to chairs, it will look more like a regular dining room. The TV is placed on a special stand or hung on the wall. It can be located both in the kitchen area and in the recreation area. It is better to hang curtains or blinds on the windows (if the window is in the kitchen area), or curtains (when it is in the living room area).
In the photo: zoning the kitchen and living room using lighting
Very important element interior is lighting. In a large kitchen (15-17 meters) it can serve as zoning. For example, you can make bright halogen lamps in the kitchen, and hang lampshades in the living room. For a small living room with kitchen (11-14 meters), a single type of lighting is more suitable. Great solution - suspended ceiling with built-in halogen lamps.
Whatever the size of the room (large, 17-18 meters, or small, 11-13 square meters), the design can be thought out to be very original and stylish. The main thing is to show your imagination. Ultimately, this is where the family will spend the most time. Therefore, the interior should be, first of all, comfortable.
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Combining the two small rooms sometimes is the only opportunity to improve living conditions in a small apartment. In the kitchen-living room of 18 squares, the design can be very diverse: from simple, laconic to luxurious and majestic. How to independently develop a room design so that it is functional, beautiful and meets the wishes and requirements of all household members?
First steps
In modern studio apartments, residents are invited to choose their own apartment layout. Initially, you are usually given a spacious room with a minimum number of partitions, which, if desired, you can install yourself using drywall. As for apartment residents old building(with rooms on a small amount of squares), then certain difficulties arise here.
The problems arise from the fact that it is not always possible to obtain permission from higher authorities to redevelop the premises. This concerns the safety of residents of the entire house, since dismantling load-bearing wall may lead to dire consequences in the form of a collapse or collapse. That is why unauthorized repairs are punishable by a fine and an order to return the interior to its original state. In kitchens equipped gas stove, combination with an adjacent room is strictly prohibited.
If you nevertheless decide to take such a serious step, you should consider other nuances regarding redevelopment. Firstly, the smell from the kitchen will certainly penetrate into the living room. To fix the problem, you will need to purchase a powerful hood, since centralized system ventilation will not cope with this task. Secondly, the noise of household appliances and conversations in the kitchen will interfere with a person who wants to relax or work in the living room. This issue is especially acute in large families, where not every member of the household has personal space. In addition, grease, odors and soot will be absorbed by furniture and curtains, so you will have to clean much more often so that the kitchen does not look untidy.
What is the layout of a studio kitchen of 18 sq. m will be the most successful? Interior of kitchen-living room 18 sq. m directly depends on which area you need to focus on: the working or living room.
Let's consider the main layout options.
- The L-shaped arrangement of the set (along two perpendicular walls) in the kitchen-living room is quite common. This layout allows you to preserve the so-called triangle principle (stove - sink - refrigerator) and use the space ergonomically. There is enough space left for the guest area; here you can put a sofa, a wall, install a plasma TV, and a stereo system. In such an interior you will feel comfortable and big family, and one working adult.
- The U-shaped layout focuses the main attention on the work area, so the kitchen set takes up a lot of space. The furniture is located along three walls, covering two corners. For the dining part of such an interior, a large dinner table, soft corner and sofas.
- An island layout is usually combined with a straight set. The multifunctional unit is often equipped household appliances, washing, however, the transfer of communications should be pre-agreed in special government institutions. Such a block is both a work surface and a place for eating. The dimensions of the island vary depending on the area of the room. For kitchen-living rooms of 18 meters, the option of an island is more suitable - a bar counter with several seats and additional compartments for storing dishes.
- Directly linear layout involves placing household appliances in one row. In this case, there are many squares left for arranging the living room. In an interior with this arrangement, a transforming sofa will look good, big table, wall.
The selected layout must comply with the stated requirements, the design of the kitchen-living room, the number of squares usable area and make optimal use of space so that each family member feels comfortable in the new environment.
Zoning methods
Studio 18 sq. m, a photo of which can be seen on the website, needs proper zoning. This is necessary from both a practical and aesthetic point of view.
Sliding structures
These include screens, racks, partitions. They can be made of glass, plastic or simple fabric. Their main function is to completely isolate one part of the room from another. This allows you to avoid the penetration of odors from the kitchen into the guest area, as well as to hide the cooking process from prying eyes. A false partition made of plasterboard with built-in shelves is very popular as a zoning element in kitchens and living rooms of 18 square meters. It can be of different configurations, with waves, smooth lines or beveled corners. A large aquarium with lighting is very suitable for this design.
Bar counter or island
To zone the kitchen-living room at 18 meters, it is advisable to use a bar counter or island, which will not only serve to delimit the work area and the place for receiving guests, but also serve as a practical functions. They can be full-fledged work surfaces or a place for a quick snack or tea. Just pay attention to the height of the structure: if it is too high, then children and older people will feel discomfort when climbing onto the chairs.
Lighting
For interiors where the living room is combined with a kitchen, it is very important to properly install lighting. sunlight sometimes it’s not enough, especially if the room faces west or north. Electric lighting for each zone in the 18-square-meter kitchen-living room will not only visually divide the space, but also reduce energy costs. Spot lighting must be done around the perimeter of the set, in transparent shelves and along the apron. As for the design of the kitchen-living room, lampshades, wall sconces and a chandelier will look very nice here. It is appropriate to hang halogen lamps above a large dining table.
Furniture
Transformable furniture is new recent years. She moves freely throughout the entire area of the kitchen-living room, has original design and performs many functions. The compact dimensions of this furniture make it invisible in an 18-square-meter interior; if necessary, it can be pulled out and retracted. In the sections you can hide a bar-fridge, a table with chairs, bed linen and other items. The only disadvantage of such furniture is the high price.
Kitchen-living room 18 sq. m combines two different spaces. Each of them has a lot of items that need to be hidden from prying eyes. In such a room it is advisable to place furniture with opaque facades, large cabinets and mezzanines. You can raise the floor under the work area. This will be a great way to zoning space and additional shelf for kitchen utensils. However, you should not make the rise too high or unnoticeable, as this is dangerous for household members and guests who may not see the steps. IN in this case Perimeter lighting or highlighting the podium with a contrasting color would be appropriate.
The kitchen-living room of 18 square meters should be decorated in the same style. You can visually enlarge the room due to light shades in the interior. They will make the studio more spacious and elegant. It is better not to use dark colors, since such a design can reduce the size. Allowed to do one bright accent on certain color(for example, red). Additional shades should be neutral.
When decorating the walls of an 18-square-meter kitchen-living room, preference should be given to materials that are easy to use. This could be paintable wallpaper, decorative plaster or MDF panels. The only requirement is quality. They must be washed well so as not to spoil general form studio kitchen 18 m, the design of which requires a special attitude to cleanliness and order.
An original solution would be to focus on one wall and highlight it with a relief pattern or bright color. If there are two windows in a room, this will visually unite it, creating a coherent space. Give home comfort and the warmth of the 18 square meter kitchen-living room will be helped by curtains and curtains, but most practical option are blinds and roller shutters. They do not take up much space and do not require constant washing.
Kitchen design 18 sq. m may differ from the guest area, but blend harmoniously with it. For example, classic style and modern - perfect option for those who value convenience and beauty. A set without ornate patterns and openwork decor will suit this interior. Elements of Provence and Rococo also look good together. For those who are afraid of bold experiments with design, we can advise you to carry out all the renovations in the same style and purchase furniture from the same collection and from the same manufacturer.
Design of a kitchen-living room 18 sq. m can be both functional and beautiful. The main thing is to put in a little effort, love, and a creative approach to the process - and the result will not take long to arrive.
Photo: interior of kitchen-living room 18 sq. meters
Combining a kitchen and living room is an excellent option for those who own small apartment. Thanks to this solution, you can not only visually expand the space, but also get a modern and original interior. Kitchen-living room 18 sq m - is that enough? Let's figure it out.
A kitchen combined with a living room can be found in a small apartment
Kitchen-living room layout
To begin with, you should decide what the design of the kitchen-living room of 18 square meters will be. m. Without this, proper planning will not work, since each selected style has characteristics that are manifested in each element of decor, furniture, color scheme etc.
When the issue has been resolved, you can proceed to the next step - planning. Designers recommend sketching out your ideas on paper and using special 3D programs that allow you to create computer model future kitchen-living room.
People who specialize in kitchens connected to living rooms give several practical advice, which will be needed in the process of planning the premises.
- It’s worth thinking carefully about how to visually differentiate the two rooms. It is not necessary to install a partition for this. It is better to use the installation of multi-level floors, ceilings, provide different lighting, lay floor coverings from various materials etc.
- Select those items that will really be useful to you in your household. Do not give preference to bulky decorative furniture- it is better to purchase the most compact elements. Moreover, today the market offers a huge number of options for different taste and a suitable price category.
- Buy only built-in appliances, since “protruding” elements will not look against a single background.
- To decide what design to choose for a living room of 18 squares, you should make a couple of sketches on paper. This will help you decide where to place this or that decor item.
This combination expands the free space
Remember: in such small room It is worth taking into account every centimeter of space correctly. Therefore, it is not recommended to renovate the living room and kitchen without using sketches, drawings and models.
Deciding on patterns and colors
To harmoniously decorate the living room and kitchen, it is not necessary to stick to the same tones - it is better to stick to several color schemes. In this case, both the living room and the kitchen will look original and unusual. The same solution will allow you to visually separate both zones without installing a partition.
It is worth noting that the selected shades should be in harmony with each other.
If you want to get an interior, then designers advise choosing light colors (beige, pearl, cream, milky, peach). Wallpaper and paint for the walls in the living room should not be selected according to dark colors, this is especially true for the work area. Such a choice may affect the general condition of the residents, since dark colors distract from work and irritate. The same applies to too bright patterns that make it difficult to concentrate on thoughts and work.
Living room decoration in modern style involves the use of contrasting shades. For example, one wall can be painted bright color, and do the rest in light colors.
It is not recommended to highlight the dining area bright colors and patterns. This color scheme Constantly distracting and annoying. The recreation area should be decorated in purple and lilac tones. As you know, these colors can calm and relax.
In any case, all colors should be combined and harmonized with each other, even if you plan to make the interior of the living room in light colors, and the kitchen in dark and bright colors.
If you are planning to purchase living room furniture in a modern style, then the shades should also be chosen wisely. It is better to stick to soft colors (blue, beige, pale pink, pale green, etc.).
Don’t forget that now the kitchen and the living room are a single whole and everything needs to be in the same style
Visual increase in area
(combined with a kitchen) is a complex and lengthy process. First of all, the difficulties are related to the fact that the territory is small enough for designer fantasies to run wild.
To visually increase the area of a room of 18 sq.m., you should use the following recommendations.
- Avoid doors connecting the kitchen and living room. This will visually reduce the size of the room. In this situation it is selected glass partition or leave it wide doorway in the form of an arch. This option is ideal, especially for those who want to get a modern and fashion design kitchens 18 sq. m. (combined with the living room).
- Professionals recommend not placing furniture along the walls. This solution will visually reduce the area of the room. It is better to move the furniture away from the walls by 12 cm. It has long been proven that this step visually increases the space.
Another excellent solution that will visually increase square meters and separate two zones is a carpet on the floor in the living room.
Designers advise choosing a carpet for the kitchen in the same shade as the furniture or any decorative item. Pillows of the same color will help to fit it into the interior. It is worth saying that carpets in the living room interior will look original and modern.
Don't forget about glass surfaces. These can be mirrors, racks, shelves and tables. This will add lightness to the interior and visually increase the square meters.
Panels with mirror and reflective coatings visually enlarge the room
What style should I choose for a kitchen combined with a living room?
Fortunately, today interior design in a modern style is based on the use of many unusual ideas, which are suitable for rooms of any size. This includes ethnicity, Provence, Britain, hi-tech, and classics. We will look at some of them in more detail.
Interior decoration in Provence style
Living room interior in Provence style – perfect solution, especially if you are a connoisseur of beautiful landscapes and everything truly natural.
In this style, the most important thing is to choose the right color scheme. So, Provence involves choosing the following shades and tones:
- beige and white shades;
- light green and light blue tones;
- pinkish and turquoise shades;
- lemon and terracotta pastel colors;
- pale purple and faint shade of orange.
Decorative elements that imitate objects faded in the sun will add realism to the Provençal style.
- use beige or White color as a base;
- decorate the wall in the living room, as well as the furniture, with soft floral patterns;
- add some purple and light green shades to the design;
- select objects from wood textures of dark and light shades.
It is recommended to decorate the ceiling in the living room with natural materials so that everything looks natural and realistic. The flooring used is parquet and laminate, which imitate wood. The same goes for furniture. In this case it is selected white furniture rough finish. The sofa should be covered with a cape made of lace with big amount pads.
Curtains, capes, tablecloths and carpets are selected from natural fabrics (cotton, chintz, linen) and decorated with soft floral patterns.
Natural elements in the Provence style are amazingly combined in one room
British style design
The stylish interior of the living room is an interior decorated in the British spirit. This is a choice for people who prefer sophistication, aristocracy and rigor.
Walls and photographs. It would be a good idea to install a mirror above the sofa in the living room. This will add charm and visually enlarge a small space.
Furniture and decorative elements are selected with stripes, checks, as well as floral, plant and heraldic motifs. Everything should look good, reliable and rich.
It is worth noting that the British style includes carpets. It would also be a good idea to decorate the ceiling in the living room with an expensive chandelier made of crystal.
Kitchen-living room interior in ethnic style
When creating an ethnic image, it is impossible to stop at one color scheme. It all depends on the culture and characteristics of a particular country that the owner of the apartment sympathizes with.
If you prefer an African flavor, then in this case we use hot sunny shades(yellow, orange, black, red-brown, terracotta). Suitable for this style is the purchase of accessories reminiscent of animal skins, figurines carelessly carved from wood, etc.
If you stopped at oriental style, then red colors should predominate here. The furniture is made without corners or any upholstery. Everything must be consistent and harmoniously combined.
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If you live in an apartment that is not a new building, but a more old buildings, then the square meters of your living space are not so large. Cause is that before they had not built houses with big kitchens.
In Soviet times, kitchens were small-sized typical premises(that’s what they were called) and occupied less or less of the total area of the apartment, and there might not have been a living room at all.
These days, all owners of small kitchens have perfect solution arrangement of its interior, namely, combining the kitchen with the living room into a single room. Perhaps this best option redevelopment apartments. In addition, the kitchen-living room is also very comfortable.
In this article we'll talk about the design of a kitchen-living room with an area of 18 square meters and options for its layout.
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Combination of kitchen and living room
When combining the kitchen and living room we expanding space. There is more of it, which means necessary learn to wisely use every centimeter of the available space. Every area in the apartment, every corner is important!
It is worth considering that to carry out the redevelopment, you need one large room divide by three zones:
- Eating area;
- Work zone;
- Place to rest.
Good to know: when combining a kitchen with a living room, the kitchen area should be smaller than the seating area. This will make it as comfortable as possible to move around the room.
Kitchen-living room design
Room zoning
One of the first questions that arises when changing the layout of an apartment is: how to place everything, how to separate zones from one another, what to do this with? Enough often to divide the kitchen space into functional zones is used . Located at the level of the desktop, the counter serves not only as a full-fledged dining table. 
Zoning a room can be done without partitions, For example, by using colors(When work zone one color, dining room - another) or furniture. Arranged in a semicircle soft chairs or corner sofa- an excellent solution for separating the recreation area from the eating area. 
Effective methods of zoning the kitchen and living room is to use multi-level ceiling, floor coverings different textures ( ceramic tile in the kitchen, laminate flooring in the living room), construction of a podium. 
How to choose and arrange furniture?
Optimal Many designers call an option for arranging furniture in a studio kitchen with an area of 18 square meters linear layout, although any type of layout is suitable for a large room: from U-shaped to peninsular. 
Creating a linear layout is simple. For this, all household appliances(preferably built-in) and the furniture is placed along one wall in a row. In the middle of the room you can put a dining table, the so-called "island". He can also act as work surface. The linear layout with an island looks especially beautiful in big long kitchen.
It is advisable to hang it on the wall above the desktop lockers and put all the kitchen utensils in them. A couple wouldn't be amiss either. Place cookbooks and other items on them " useful little things"so that you always have them at hand. 
Lighting
Don't forget to consider the ceiling lighting in the kitchen. Light, as well as layout, is an important component of the design of this room. When choosing lamps, pay attention to their power (60 W is quite enough).
Additional lighting for the studio kitchen 18 sq.m. installation will serve point lamps in suspended ceiling. More detailed information You can learn about lighting options in the kitchen from. 
Important: in the case of suspended ceilings, 60 W for an incandescent lamp is the extreme power limit, for halogen lamps - 35 W. Power LED lamps installed in a suspended ceiling can be maximum, i.e. reach 220 W.
Color design and wall decoration
Kitchen interior in style country and eco-style implies “warm” shades of walls and ceilings; light natural flooring, ecologically clean materials.
For wall decoration in the kitchen-living room you can also use paint And . It’s really better if the wallpaper is washable - this will make caring for the product easier. The paint must be moisture-resistant, because the kitchen is a room where it is usually damp and humid, which means there is a risk of mold and cracks on the walls. To avoid this it is important Right pick up Decoration Materials., lamps of unusual shape. As convenient and at the same time beautiful design window optimal solution will become Roman blinds or. You can sew beautiful ones with your own hands.
The highlight dining area will become, lace napkins, chair covers.
Decorate The interior of a large kitchen can be decorated with fresh flowers, various figurines and paintings. There may be many ideas, but do not forget that All decorative elements should be in harmony with each other and not introduce dissonance into overall design premises.
Start from style in which your kitchen is decorated. Choose decorations according to his ideas and concept.
- Before combining the kitchen with the living room think it over all up the smallest details. Consult with friends and family. Try to mentally imagine the final picture of the interior. Every little detail is important in design;
- Don’t put off until later the purchase of a powerful hood. Due to the combination of the kitchen and the living room, smells will “hover” in one room. You can minimize the spread of odors using a sliding partition;
- Wash the floors in the kitchen combined with the living room as often as possible, because during cooking a large amount of grease and dust will settle on the floor, which means that the room will require especially careful care;
- When choosing furniture, remember that it should be styled in the same way, because the kitchen, when combined, is, in fact, a visual continuation of the living room.
One of the kitchen design options is 18 sq.m. demonstrates the following video:
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