Kitchen-living room design 20 sq. m: how to zone and decorate the room?

In recent years, a particularly relevant solution in the field of interior design has been the combination of a kitchen and a living room into one single room. And this move is very convenient not only for city studio apartments, but also for private houses. The design of a kitchen combined with a living room can be very diverse, the main thing when planning is to take into account all the most important points and nuances. Further, we will learn in more detail how to choose the design of a kitchen-living room of 20 sq. m. independently, how to properly zone this kind of premises, as well as get acquainted with important tips from professionals.

The combined room of the kitchen and living room today is an ideal solution for the embodiment of a variety of style solutions in the interior. The space of the room will look unified only if it is correctly divided into independent functional zones. This is usually done using the so-called zoning. The features also include the following points.

• Large combined kitchen-living rooms are equally well suited for single people as well as for whole families. For the latter, they are especially relevant, since during cooking you can easily look after small children.
• In the combined kitchen-living room, you can easily gather not only all family members, but also guests, because such a room is always cozy, especially if it is spacious and well thought out.

In some apartment buildings, it is not always possible to combine two premises into one, especially when it comes to old-style houses, sometimes special permits may be required. Unauthorized planning is considered illegal and can lead to serious negative consequences.

When combining a kitchen with a living room of 4x5 m, you can get a lot of free space. Today, it is not necessary to invent some of your own projects for arranging 20 squares, spending a lot of personal time on this, because there are already ready-made plans that you can take as the basis for your future interior. Let's consider them in more detail.

• For narrow and long rooms experts recommend using parallel arrangement of furniture. With this layout, the kitchen is located on one wall, and the dining area is on the opposite. This layout is perfect for rectangular rooms, because with it you can save a lot of free space in the room.

• One of the most successful is considered layout with the letter P, it very much resembles a parallel one and is ideal for kitchen + hall combined rooms. Suitable for elongated rectangular rooms. A kitchen set in such a project is usually placed along three walls at once, recreating the letter P and making it the basis for the passage to the living room.

• Many interesting projects are carried out by designers, creating L-shaped layout. This asymmetrical design can best fit into modern interiors. This kind of corner placement can be applied to both the kitchen unit and the sofa module. Such a layout is considered the most successful for square-type premises.

Today, the ideal solution for dividing the functional zones of a large walk-through room is zoning, which can be carried out in a variety of ways. Most often in rooms of 20 sq. m. to separate the cooking area from the dining area and from the recreation area, the following separation options are used.

• Decorative partitions made of plastic or glass. The latter are extremely difficult to care for, especially if the family has children.

• Bar counters, often combined with a kitchen set, as well as kitchen sets with an island or peninsula.

• Of different kinds screens and curtains, as well as textiles by the type of carpets.

• Decoration Materials different colors and textures: wallpaper and floor coverings. Tiles in the cooking area go well with laminate or parquet floors in the recreation area.

• At the planning stage, premises can be installed partitions with arches and niches from drywall.

Also indoor zoning can be done using furniture attributes: fireplaces, sofas and all kinds of shelves, for example, with books or flowers; often they even use aquariums for zoning to create a special accent in the interior. Lighting can also help to perform competent zoning of a spacious kitchen-living room. For example, a chandelier can be placed in a part of the living room, and spot lighting with small lamps in the cooking area.

Choosing the style of the combined room, of course, should be based on your own preferences, and also taking into account the following points.

• Decoration and design of all other rooms in the house, in the country or in the apartment.
• Financial opportunities. One of the most expensive styles, for example, is classic. It is very important to make all preliminary calculations before repairing.
• The preferences of all family members. It is recommended to select the desired interior of the combined room all together, so that each family member in such a room is cozy and comfortable.
• The individual characteristics of the two combined rooms, namely the height of the ceilings, the material of the walls, the presence of ready-made niches in them, and the like.

Consider the most common styles in which a kitchen-living room of 20 sq. m.

• Classic style... It is considered one of the most sought-after styles, which is brought to life in large rooms. Usually he uses muted and pastel colors with contrasts. This style is very respectable and requires serious investments, since most of the materials used in the interior are natural. Expensive and exclusive furniture made of natural wood, very often solid oak, luxurious parquet, fireplaces, crystal chandeliers, textiles of the highest quality. Kitchen-living room 20 sq. m. in the classical style, of course, will become a real work of art, but before realizing it, it is recommended to calculate every detail and form a preliminary project with calculations.

• High tech. This modern style is considered very relevant and quite affordable, especially among young families. With the help of this style, you can fit the most modern and advanced technologies into one whole room, without harming the overall comfort. Typically, this style uses an abundance of gloss, plastic, glass, chrome and other metallized surfaces. Appliances for a kitchen set in this style are usually selected built-in with minimal noise, which is especially important for a combined room.

• Style is considered no less popular. minimalism... This style is suitable for those people who love interiors, where "everything is on business" and there is nothing superfluous. Everything is functional and the furniture is ergonomic. Usually, built-in appliances are used in minimalistic interiors. In this case, a prerequisite is the availability of free space in the room. The main color scheme for this style is usually colder, with great attention always being paid to correct and competent lighting. For decoration, chrome surfaces, tiles, tiles, glass and plastic can be used.

• Lovers of french provence, of course, can pay attention to this particular style. Usually the interiors of Provence style kitchens are very "home", warm and cozy, it is pleasant to be in them for family members of any age. Designers in such interiors pay great attention to forged parts, candlesticks, carved frames, ornamental plants, as well as original textiles, for example, homespun rugs.

• Loft... This modern style will appeal to those who are interested in the style of industrial buildings. In the interiors of loft-style kitchens and living rooms, you can see concrete and brick surfaces, as well as not hidden wires, pipes and all sorts of original accessories inherent in the style of the 40s of New York. In the kitchen-living room of the loft, it is recommended to pay special attention to textiles, straight curtains made of natural materials look especially advantageous. You can use brightly colored miniature pillows to decorate a seating area with a sofa.

The selection of colors usually depends on the chosen interior style. So, the loft style is characterized by colors that are not flashy, muted, for example, shades of gray, brown and other calm tones, but at the same time, bright accents are always present in the overall style. Provence and country styles are characterized by the use of warm colors, including shades of nude, as well as options for delicate shades with different patterns and flowers (especially for wall coverings).

For modern styles like hi-tech, minimalism and futurism, experts recommend choosing a colder color scheme. For example, it can be silver, white, black, gray, blue, purple and some others. Regardless of the style, the color scheme for the room is usually chosen based on the personal preferences and tastes of all family members. It is important to remember that a single color scheme should be maintained in the combined room, there should not be inappropriate combinations of shades that can make the kitchen-living room tasteless.

In the combined kitchen-living room, it is recommended to install:

• kitchen set;
• television;
• a large spacious sofa, a corner or 2 small sofas (armchairs can also be placed);
• table with chairs.

When using the classic scheme invented by designers, the corner sofa is best placed against the wall, here you can also place shelves with books and even a coffee table. The entire cooking area should be located on the other side of the room, while a large table and chairs can be placed in the center. It is best if the kitchen set is straight. If you want to use a bar counter or an island with high chairs instead of a table next to the kitchen set, then you can easily make a very spacious relaxation area in another part of the room, where several sofas and a small table can fit at once.

To adjust the proportions of a narrow kitchen-living room, we recommend placing furniture along smaller walls. At the same time, it is very important to create a functional cooking area. To save space and make additional storage space for inventory, it is best to choose kitchen sets with top drawers to the ceiling. To avoid the spread of unpleasant odors throughout the combined room, it is recommended to install a high-quality hood. But so that households are not disturbed by unnecessary noises emitted by appliances, it is best to purchase built-in, almost silent options in a kitchen set, which also significantly save space when furnishing a room.

It is not at all difficult to furnish and equip a combined room, the main thing is to have a project on hand (albeit done independently) and a general idea of ​​what and where you want to place.

For information on how to properly arrange a kitchen-living room with an area of ​​20 square meters, see the next video.