Small kitchens in loft style

When you have a small kitchen in your apartment, but you want to make an interesting renovation, you can find a way out of this situation. Try applying a loft style to your kitchen space.

Before talking about the main thing, you need to know the background. In the 40s, the inhabitants of New York did not live very well. It was at this time that loft style, combining the latest technology and old traditions... This type of finish began to spread widely due to its affordability and low cost. I must say that the creative direction is still very popular.

They were complemented by screens and partitions. With their help, it was possible to easily divide the space into zones.... Components such as a brick wall, ceiling beams, blinds, hi-tech and retro furniture were important here., a lot of lamps that hung on thin ropes-wires.

People also easily combined a balcony or loggia with a kitchen space. This decision was welcomed. The harmonious union expanded the possibilities of the space, which was complemented, for example, by an old cozy armchair (preferably a rocking chair), as well as furniture novelties.

Small apartments (in "Khrushchev", studio, etc.) have a very small kitchen space.The best solution here would be to use the loft style. It is divided into two types.

• If you bought a new and modern, but very small apartment, and then wanted to make an ultra-modern and unusual finish, then the loft style called neo loft (decorative) is suitable for you. It requires the development of a design project and the purchase of modern finishing materials.

• Old mansions, former factory premises, duplex apartments can also be decorated in a loft style. This finish is called hard loft (classic). Of course, in this state of affairs it is enough to preserve everything that has remained from ancient times.

In any case, if you decide to start decorating an apartment in the loft style, you will need to do the following.

• They always start with wall decoration. One wall can and should even be left untreated with natural brickwork. If this is not possible, then you will need a plaster for concrete with an appropriate texture (blotches or irregularities). The rest of the walls are either sheathed with plywood and painted, or we simply plaster exactly and put the furniture.

• This style requires natural materials. Therefore, if the old room has a floor of solid planks or consists of parquet, then we simply restore and paint it. Self-leveling floors can be made in the new apartment. They will give the room a special chic.

• We leave everything that is related to engineering networks in plain sight (pipes, fasteners, electrical wires, etc.). Just don't forget to paint them white or black. This will add more charm to your fantasies. Lovers of the unusual can even use a red color scheme for these purposes.

• One of the features of the kitchen in "Khrushchev" is a gas water heater - you also don't have to hide it, on the contrary, you can even focus on it by sticking a radiation hazard sign, a picture with a skull and crossed bones, or the inscription "Caution, gas!"

As we know, people often choose the loft style in order to save money. The room should look like a factory. Therefore, buy inexpensive decorative coatings for concrete or simply paint the walls. You can make imitation of brickwork. Thin tiles are suitable for this. Just stick it on and rub the seams.

To avoid leveling the ceiling, attach regular wooden beams to the flaws and paint them. By the way, now they sell lightweight polyurethane foam wood beams, which have a very low weight and are attached to liquid nails. These products cannot be distinguished from natural aged beams.

Take a very wide plinth. This will hide the unevenness of the walls. And in order for it to lie well, the place for it needs to be plastered. We solve problems with light as follows. We take the lamps that are installed in the premises of factories and plants and attach them to the ceiling. They are very inexpensive and will look stylish.

To hide all the flaws on the ceiling and walls, paint them with the same color scheme. Black and white do this very well. But if you have your own opinion on this matter, then it will not run counter to the general tasks.

If the kitchen has a very small space, then choose paint in light colors - dark ones will further narrow the space. remember, that brickwork is not used where food is prepared... Here you need to place ceramic tiles so that splashes and dirt can be quickly removed. Designers recommend dividing a small kitchen into zones using the contrast of materials.

Fluorescent lamps can be installed in the cooking area. The number of these will depend on your needs. Edison or Dixon lamps will also look good. Here, spotlights and backlights are also appropriate.Don't like too bright light? Then install a white or black garland with bright bulbs as an additional source.

And the furniture is arranged so that certain zones are highlighted. Such techniques are very beneficial as they allow you to increase the functionality of the kitchen. Loft style shelves and racks do not close, but, on the contrary, various rare objects are placed on them (plates, kitchen tools made of metal, etc.)

A small loft-style kitchen requires a special approach. Moreover, if your apartment has a corner layout. Then you definitely need to rely on the design, where the loft style in the interior will be provided. This direction will allow you to make decisions that are profitable, compact and very attractive.

For example, the placement of kitchen furniture is of great importance. The headset needs to be placed very tightly so that you can free up more space for ease of movement. One detail is important here - the design must combine the industrial orientation of the 20th century with the technologies of the 21st century. For example, put an old stove, place a modern refrigerator nearby, where there will be a huge electronic scoreboard.

By the way, built-in technology will also solve the problem of compactness of necessary things. To do this, select only the most necessary gadgets (their color should correspond to the general tone of the kitchen), which you cannot do without.

Remember that in a small room, you only need contrasting combinations. For example, retro furniture should be complemented by cutting edge technology. To do this, place mixers, toasters on open shelves. The bar can only be on wheels. Try to partially place the things that you were going to take to the dacha on the kitchen area.

If the loft style is also called attic, this does not mean that the room should be dark. Here the principle is - more light! Please note that curtains in this case will be extremely inappropriate. To hide your life from prying eyes, use blinds. They should only be in cool shades (black, white or gray).

But don't overdo it with decor in a small space! A large clutter of things will reduce your efforts to zero result. Two or three interesting elements are suitable for decoration., and that's enough. But they must be very original, for example, road signs or an unusual floor lamp. A faceted old decanter or a well-worn wooden bread box will fit well into the general style.

For the loft style, see the next video.