When creating your own unique 18 sq. m., it is important to ensure that two zones with different purposes are clearly visible. But at the same time, they should have the same design style.
When designing a kitchen-living room, it is recommendedstick to one design style. When is it necessary to obtain such a combined interior? In most cases, when the area of the living room of 18 square meters is not spacious enough, and it is necessary to visually increase it. Studio apartments with such a layout are now quite common. In this situation, there is no escape from such a layout: it was designed this way initially, which is what you have to put up with. However, some owners of apartments in old buildings consciously create, removing unnecessary partitions. In both situations, it would not hurt for the owners of the home to find out some rules to which the design of the kitchen-living room should be subordinated, not only pleasing to the eye, but also creating an atmosphere of psychological comfort and coziness in the house.
We create a harmonious design of the kitchen of the living room
Return to Contents</a>Select a color background
Color combination scheme.Let's start with a living room of 18 sq. m. When choosing a color scheme, it is preferable to stop at light pastel shades (milky, beige, peach, cream, pearl). It is better to say goodbye to the idea of pasting the walls with dark wallpaper right away. A dark background will enhance the boundaries of the room, which will only interfere with the smooth transition between the living room and the kitchen. When arranging the interior of the living room, lovers of contrasts can afford to make one wall surface quite bright, and the other walls in calm colors. As for furniture, in this matter it is also desirable to adhere to a color scheme close to the wall decoration. It is worth choosing white, pink, blue, soft green, beige shades. But accessories can be selected in bright colors, which will slightly dilute the monotonous color scheme with some liveliness and dynamism. Return to the table of contents</a>We increase the size visually
Scheme of combining kitchen with living room.When creating a spacious kitchen-living room design, it is worth listening to the advice of designers. And the first of them is to replace the hinged door designs with sliding or accordion doors. This technique will free up the area of the room that was previously allocated for the opening door. No suitable replacement doors? Do not be upset, spacious doorways have always been in high esteem. Tip two. When arranging furniture, do not try to push each item close to the wall. Oddly enough, but furniture moved 10-12 cm from the walls also visually increases the living space. Tip three. Try to fit thin curved lines into the kitchen interior, which can be traced in both furniture and accessories. For example, chairs are not standard, but on thin curved figured legs, seemingly weightless tables and stools with cutouts and notches made in them, paintings not in the usual rectangular frames, but with broken lines of frames. Complement the kitchen design (especially the dining area) with elongated candlesticks, which, among other things, will contribute to the visual raising of the ceiling. This technique is especially worth adopting by the owners of apartments "Khrushchev", which have low ceilings as standard. And one more piece of advice. Do not forget about the properties of glass surfaces to give "airiness" to the environment. For example, a dining table or a coffee table top, wall shelves, cabinet doors and glass chairs will make the interior of the kitchen and living room stylish and light. Return to contents</a>We decide on the style for the combinedterritory The area of 18 sq. m allows you to give it any stylistic direction that exists today. Let's focus only on the most popular today. Ethnic style The ethnic direction is now at the peak of popularity, and a novice designer can fully demonstrate their creative abilities here. Inspiration can be drawn from colorful India, mystical China or sultry Africa. Taking ideas for interior design from different nations, you can create your own unique mix. The living room kitchen in this case involves the arrangement of various furniture, including the most simplified options for carpentry. The color background here is berry, grassy, nutty, chocolate. The colors of animal skins are visible on the textile elements here. Bamboo mats decorate the tabletops. Provencal
For the design of a kitchen in the Provence styleantique and specially aged furniture is used. Supporters of a measured country life may be attracted by the kitchen design in the spirit of "Provence". This trend came to our country from the French coast, where the freshness of the morning breeze can be traced in every interior, and the entire interior of the house has a calming effect. When decorating, lightweight fabrics (cotton, imitation canvas, linen) will be appropriate, which can be used everywhere - as pillowcases, curtains and capes, lampshades. Dilute the naturalness of the straw shade with pinkish, lavender and peach shades. Antique and specially aged furniture with the use of decoupage, as well as wicker decorative elements (chairs, baskets), various figurines, wild flowers in vases will fit in perfectly here. The British style direction Britain is both sophistication and severity. The stiffness inherent in the English can be brought in by suitable furniture, which has a strict and repeating pattern, in which the lines are symmetrical. However, the presence of repeating curves somewhat dilutes the English interior, which tends to be boring. The room here is decorated in blue and deep brown shades, which have always been a distinctive feature of an aristocrat's office. The living room "in English" does not accept emptiness on the walls. Hang photographs, paintings, small mirrors where you deem necessary. On the ceiling - only a crystal inlaid chandelier, on the floor - dark laminate or parquet with a beige carpet. A self-created kitchen-living room can be decorated in a high-class manner if you approach such a creative process competently and with a certain amount of creativity. Having carefully studied the designer's advice, try to listen to your inner feelings. This way, you will get an environment that will be cozy and warm.
