Quite common for small city apartmentsthe method of combining separate rooms into one is used. This also applies to such rooms as a bedroom and a living room. In this case, the peculiarity is that the common room for rest is also a sleeping place. You can also think about how to arrange the kitchen-living room most profitably. In the case of the kitchen, it is easier to zone the space, since it is only necessary to ensure the removal of unpleasant odors that arise during cooking. In the second case, it is necessary to allocate space for a bed, for rest for all family members, for receiving guests. This task is not so simple, but there are many options for how to solve it yourself.
If the living room has an elongated shape, you can separate the sleeping area using a wall made of gypsum board.
Combination options
When deciding how to furnish a kitchen or living room,It is necessary to pay special attention to ventilation, which will ensure the removal of unpleasant odors during cooking. If the living room and bedroom are combined, then it is necessary to competently zone the common space so that all conditions for rest and good sleep are created.
A low partition can serve not onlya means of dividing zones in the room, but also a convenient shelf. A comfortable bed must be installed for the bedroom, and armchairs, sofas, and wardrobes are used for the living room. Modern apartments cannot boast of a large area. This means that it is not always possible to arrange separate bedrooms for all family members. Is there a way out of this situation? Yes, you can combine living rooms and bedrooms, getting a large single space. But such a room must be comfortable, providing equal conditions for the rest of the family and sleep. There are not many options for arrangement, but they all provide the required conditions. To arrange a living room and bedroom, you can use one of the following options:
- installation of dividing structures;
- use of lighting;
- competent layout of furniture or low partitions;
- use of seats and podium.
Return to Contents</a>Installation of dividing structures
For rooms in oriental style to separate zonesyou can use curtains. In order to keep the free space, not cluttered with furniture, you can use light dividing structures. They can be gratings made of thin metal pipes or wooden slats. Partitions should be selected taking into account the style of the interior. To highlight the sleeping area, you can use beautiful wooden gratings, which will be decorated with climbing indoor plants. This will not only create a cozy place to sleep, but also refresh the air in the room. In this case, there will be no solid wall, but a light structure resembling a garden gazebo. A similar option can be used for many styles of apartment decoration, for example, for romantic or country style. In modern interiors, dividing gratings can be used as shelves for TVs, for storing books, paintings, photographs. Lightweight plasterboard partitions or partitions made of colored glass blocks have become popular today. In this case, the bedroom takes on an unusual look, you can highlight only the sleeping area, but at the same time create conditions for a full, pleasant rest without taking up much space. The described technique is used today for studio apartments, where it is simply not possible to allocate a lot of separate space for a living room or bedroom. The same technique may be required when it is necessary to arrange a kitchen. Glass blocks can also be used as partitions, creating beautiful and soft lighting of the interior space. Return to contents</a>Making the most of lighting
In modern interiors it can be usedsliding doors for zoning. Separation of 2 separate functional zones is also achieved with the help of lighting. A similar method is used in the case when the bed will be located near the window. The partition is installed as translucent as possible, usually these are thin metal tubes that only outline the contour of the dividing wall. Natural lighting and small wall sconces are used for the sleeping area. Brighter ceiling lights, wall lamps and floor lamps are suitable for the rest of the living room space. To prevent bright light from disturbing those sleeping, you can use thick curtains. During the daytime, they are moved apart or raised, while the entire room is illuminated by natural light from the window. In the evening, the curtains are lowered, the living room is illuminated by lighting fixtures, and the soft light that breaks through the curtains is suitable for the bedroom. Cornices can act as an original method of decorating the space. They are attached to the ceiling, when installing plasterboard suspended structures, you can immediately install LED lighting, which is equally well suited for both the sleeping area and the living room. Return to Contents</a>Use of furniture or low partitionsIf the living room and bedroom have only one window, which is typical for many studio apartments, then it is no longer possible to use blind partitions, since part of the room will be poorly lit. A completely different method is used here. Various pieces of furniture act as dividers.
The podium will visually separate the zones to save moneyRoll-out drawers can be installed inside the podium. For small rooms, low partitions that are also shelves are suitable. For example, these can be long cabinets with a height of up to 70-80 cm. Their flat surface can be used as a stand for photographs, flower pots, and various trinkets. In this case, the bed can be placed near the far window, the installed partition in the form of a cabinet will not block the light. It is also supposed to install soft chairs and a small bar. For a modern interior, the bedroom and living room can be divided by a bar counter. Not only the kitchen can boast of such an interior item, recently bar counters have increasingly appeared in living rooms. They are also used to put light baskets of fruit, flower vases on them. It is only important to select them in full accordance with the interior. For a modern high-tech style, strict modern stands made of chromed metal and glass, stone are suitable. For a classic interior, this option is not applicable. Here, wooden carved stands are used, made in the form of beautiful and elegant pedestals of small height. If you choose them correctly, the interior will turn out not only beautiful and cozy, but also original, striking in its elegance. Return to the table of contents</a>
Chairs and podium in the atmosphere
You can use dividing pieces of furniture asuse soft and comfortable chairs. They are placed on the border of two zones so as not to disturb those relaxing in the bedroom. Usually they are installed near the TV panel, a comfortable coffee table. You can put a beautiful floor lamp nearby, which will additionally help to zone the combined space. Instead of armchairs, you can use beautiful carved chairs, next to which there will be a coffee table, ottomans. To delimit the space, you can also use a podium. It has a small height above the general floor level, a small step is created between the living room and bedroom. You can raise the space for both the living room and the bedroom, but experts recommend organizing soft lighting of the step so that you can safely walk on the floor even in poor lighting. It is best to use LED strips as such lighting, which are easy to install and are completely invisible from the outside. Combining the living room space is not an easy task. With the help of such a combination, you can greatly transform even a small city apartment, adding coziness and style to it.
