Kitchen-living room in Khrushchev: the benefits of redevelopment apartments, real photos

Kitchen hruschevke characterized by its small area and low ceilings. Little space even for cooking, an eating area and can not speak. If, however, the arrangement of the room to come up with the mind, it can be quite comfortable room.

A refrigerator and a gas stove in the Khrushchev

To install the refrigerator is best take place on the side of the room or at the intersection of walls. In such a situation you will not experience problems with opening the door of the unit. Choose a narrow and tall model. If the family is not big, you can buy a small and low refrigerator, place it under the table.

Important! In no case can not put the refrigerator near the stove. He will be heated from the walls or even break.

Gas stove, in most cases, has 85h90h60sm sizes. It combines the hob and oven. The surface plate is expedient to mount accessories.

Small kitchen design ideas in the apartment Khrushchev

What should be the kitchen? Room area is small, so the delights and luxury projects have to leave. Everything has to be extremely efficient.

1. One popular option is a linear layout, with it all the equipment and cabinets are placed along one of the longest wall. But if a lot of technique, in a row to build it will not work.
   

   Linear kitchen will suit those who like to enjoy a minimum set of home appliances

2. L-shaped layout, when the headset is placed along the adjacent walls. In the corner are usually put the sink. We have two working surfaces.
   

   The corner kitchen everything you need is within walking distance

3. U-shaped layout. Addresses issues related to storage. However, to put a dining table, so much so that sufficient space for the movement of choice when it is unlikely to succeed.
   

   U-shaped layout is suitable if the dining area will be submitted in the next room

gas column in disguise Khrushchev kitchen design

Typically, the position of the gas column in the kitchen strictly specified, it is very difficult to change. Where necessary, it is worth it. The only solution is to somehow hide a column from view so as not to spoil its appearance interior. When deciding how to do it, first of all try to embed the heater to the upper set. However close column continuous facade prohibited. It is also unacceptable to have a box has upper and lower parts, ie. To. The unit does not need to be provided with air flow.

Limitation can be circumvented, if you install a perforated facade, which has holes for ventilation. Another effective and easy way to disguise - to place the gas column on a white wall so that the heater was lost on her background. You can make a column in the tone of the headset. If placed end column, it will also be less evident.

Gas pipes from the slab or hide columns smoking hollow duct, sew plasterboard and plastic. In general, the restrictions are so many, so many prefer to leave things as they are.

Important. In case of unauthorized, fall under the prohibition of gas inspection action with the gas column, you at least have a problem, if you decide to sell the apartment. In a number of violations shall be fined.

What is better to choose color scheme at a small area

For any close space the best option is light colors. Apart from the competition is white. Snow-white set will merge with the same walls, the room will look spacious and light, even if in fact it is close. Admitted as a pale gray, cream, olive, and others. pastel colors. Variegated colors should be less than 10%, m. F. enough bright lamps or curtains. Pay attention to the color of the floor. If it is dark, the room will still seem compressed.

Finishing with an optical illusion

To visually expand the area of ​​the room, the floor should be laid on the diagonal. If it is drawn into and narrow, it is wide. Good will look wooden floor, laid in herringbone or Extension. The floorboards must be very short and not very long.

To solve the problem of low ceilings wallpaper choose a narrow vertical strip or diamond. From the feeling of closeness will help get rid of wallpapers with the prospect. Interior thus should be designed extremely minimalistic and neutral colors.

Sill as countertops

The main advantage of this option - the kitchen is no longer look like a closed space. When cooking housewife look is not against a wall, and in the landscape outside the window. In the daytime it becomes unnecessary electric lighting. Windowsill, countertop fits very well into many styles.

Important. Curtains on the window with a table top is better to choose short and made of water resistant, easy to clean material.

How to make a cozy kitchen in the Khrushchev and beautiful

• Minimize the amount of furniture in the kitchen. Only the most necessary.
• A table for a meal, choose round or with rounded corners.
• Use the mirror. They can oblitsevat apron or part of the wall. Well if the window will be reflected in the mirror.
• If the kitchen has a balcony, it is possible to insulate and transfer to the furniture.
• Use transformer furniture.

Options curtains for a small kitchen

Curtains in the kitchen are used not only for beauty, they perform a number of practical functions: protect from prying eyes on the street, create comfort in the room, help to hide some of the shortcomings premises.

Roller blinds are fabric fabric, a gathering folds when lifted. They combine beauty and convenience curtains blinds. Very functional.

Curtains on the grommet. Their attachment is done using special elements inserted in the leaf tissue and strung on a ledge. To visually increase the height of the ceiling, eaves should be placed as high as possible.

Curtains of tulle, light, transparent or translucent fabric create the effect of weightlessness fill the room with light and air. Tulle up to the window sill is less dirty and longer retains its appearance.

Curtains with lambrequins (a strip of fabric, placed horizontally on top in front of the curtain) are perfect for kitchens in classic style. For small rooms is better to choose pelmets simple and concise form, without excessive volume and splendor. For kitchens tech and minimalism pelmets completely inappropriate.

Blinds - the most concise and functional way to design window opening. Kitchen is best to choose plastic or metal. They can last for a very long time.

Important! Traditional curtains with tulle and long curtains for a small kitchen a little fit. Only clutter in her space, difficult to care for and look out of place.

How to arrange the window in the kitchen

• Given that the kitchen facilities are all high humidity, deposited soot and grease, use curtains natural fabrics with some synthetics. Care for them much of a challenge will not be.
• If you live on the first floor, in the first place there is protection from prying eyes. Curtains of air and light fabrics will not work
• Do not load the curtains decoration items. It shows bad taste owners, besides many annoying.
• Well if curtains fabric is impregnated with dust and dirt compositions.
• Pay particular attention to fire safety, especially if the stove is near a window.

13 kitchen equipment solutions Khrushchev and tricks to save space

1. Combining the kitchen and living room. Practical and convenient, but if the kitchen is gasified premises illegally.
2. Combining the kitchen with adjoining living quarters are not. The latter refers to the first storage area and a corridor. Another option - to replace the bath for a shower, and a partition separating the kitchen and the bathroom of the room shift.
3. The use of sliding doors or complete elimination of the doorway. This facilitates the cluttered space, easily navigated through the apartment. The door can only be removed if the kitchen is not held gas.
4. Narrowing the doorway. Lets get another 50-80 cm. walls that Khrushchev kitchens are not enough.
5. Windowsill as a worktop. Use the window as an integral part of the U-shaped kitchen units as either the bar or dining table is quite reasonable.
6. Using the interior light colors visually enlarge the space, primarily white. You can also use the dark, but they should be painted only vertical elements. And in order to avoid the feeling of a hospital sterility, use different textures and materials.
7. Active use of optical illusions, ceiling lifts and expanding area of ​​the room. For example, a combination of mirrors or wallpapering with vertical strips. This increases the height of the room.
8. Set up to the ceiling. Use all the space from floor to the top. The kitchen is more space.
9. Part of the furniture in the kitchen to make a special order. Ideally, of course all of it, but it will really quite expensive. You get an interior that is perfect just for your kitchen.
10. Continuous facades with minimal decor, prints, and so on. N. Allow to reach the maximum of lightness and airiness in the design of the kitchen. Allowed only gloss and glass inserts.
11. Using only the built-in equipment. The room looks more orderly and not cluttered.
12. Corner kitchen. It looks very stylish, makes it possible to save space.
13. The use of multiple fixtures. With skillful arrangement of the kitchen in the dark will look more spacious.

Important! To defog the window, the warm air from the radiator should freely enter it through the sill-table top. To this should be done in it and close the vents decorative lattice.

Storage Cabinets

Distinguish cabinets open, translucent and transparent, as well as closed.

• Open cabinets are usually placed on the top tier of the kitchen or at the waist. Most often, they put all sorts of jars with cereals, constantly used household appliances, all kinds of vases and souvenirs.
• In the windows of the glass taken place crystal, tea sets, porcelain - all that adorns the kitchen and serves as proof of financial solvency of the owners.
• The closed cabinets are placed a variety of subjects: cooking utensils, food, things that do not fit the situation.

Important! Store in open cabinets cutlery is not recommended t. To. The dust settles on them, spray and so on. N.

Furniture and household appliances in the small kitchen

How to arrange a small kitchen

Although the room is not big, try to make the countertop was free and was not interrupted. All kinds of cabinets and shelves should be as roomy as well, it is desirable to make the door apart. So better choose round, oval or triangular. Instead, buy chairs stools, they take up less space.

The microwave is better to place on the refrigerator. Height, where it is to be such that the owners and no difficulties in the operation. Small Appliances locate so that it does not occupy the open space.

Small appliances

mini format technique is very rescued in circumstances where the road literally every free square centimeter. Refrigerator can choose a less wide (55 cm.). Due to the greater height of his capacity is not much affected. The plate is best to choose 3 hotplates. If the occupants are only two, and then 2 hotplates enough. The oven is reasonably available as narrow as possible (55 cm).

Important. Use multifunction devices. No need to separately take the meat grinder, juicer, blender and so on. N. Buy food processor.

transformers

Furniture-transformer allows you to:

• save area;
• improved ergonomics;
• create a special style of the room.

The most frequently used folding tables and chairs. Tables can be folded as a whole or partially. Methods of folding and securing the most different. The availability of funds may be purchased and the whole kitchen-transformer. But its price is very high.

Styles interior for a small kitchen

1. Modern style. It provides maximum usability of all the elements, clean lines, the prevalence among glass and metal materials. Cooker hob replaced. Built-in kitchen appliances.
   

   Modern kitchen design style does not require excessive decoration

2. Classic style. Suitable for wealthy residents. It includes kitchen set made of wood, soft chairs with high backrest, available moldings.
   

   Implement a complete classic in cramped conditions does not work, but you can choose a simplified version with minimal decor and the rate on light colors

3. Provence. The features of this style are the use of pastel colors, textiles made of natural fabrics, all kinds of prints in the form of colors and patterns.
   

   Cozy Provence will create a refined atmosphere in confined spaces

Lighting options for food in the Khrushchev

We present the following simple rules:

1. A single chandelier in the center of the room provides plenty of shade, which further narrows the space. Skip to main light source should add two or three more.
2. Divide the room for at least two areas: a dining and working. But for very small kitchens, you can make an exception. With the organization of the competent general lighting in this case will have to work hard.
3. Do not neglect the window. In the daytime through it should be maximum light to penetrate. Well, if it will be reflected properly spaced mirrors.
4. To illuminate the work area lighting can be built into the upper cabinets located directly above it. And the eyes of the blind will be no shadows minimum.
5. For dining area preferably soft comfortable illumination. It is important to consider how much it close to the window.
6. If you place lights on the upper cabinets and direct the light upwards, the ceilings will appear higher.

Important. It is forbidden to have the lamps closer than 60 cm. from the sink and stove. This is a safety issue. An exception can be made only for the lamps in special protective cases.

Finishing materials for repair Khrushchev in the kitchen

For finishing the ceiling is better to prefer drywall. It is inexpensive and can solve several problems at once: to level the surface, mask ventilation, combined well with the suspended ceiling.

Walls need to finish drywall only water-resistant sheets. For facing the apron are most commonly used ceramic tile, but you can use a panel of PVC, plastic and glass. A fine wood trim. It is only necessary to take into account that the wooden paneling with paneling "eat" not less than 3 cm. on each wall.

Used in the kitchen and other finishing materials. Their choice depends on your financial and fantasies.

Important! There are in the Khrushchev in the kitchen an element such as a mezzanine. This is not such a big locker under the ceiling. Remove it is not always advisable. It can be used to store infrequently or by season -sokovarki used kitchen utensils for cooking jam cans, cans for preserving and m. P.

At the end of the article, we note that still the main purpose of any kitchen facilities - it is cooking. Safety, convenience and functionality is more important than a small area of ​​the kitchen design in Khrushchev, aesthetics and beauty. In an effort to impress his friends and acquaintances the kitchen, do not forget about it.

Video review of Khrushchev in the kitchen before and after repair

Photos of real kitchens in the Khrushchev