Small kitchen-living room: photo in the interior, layout and design

Design Features

A number of basic nuances:

• The optimal color scheme for the design of a small kitchen-living room is white, milky, gray, beige or another gentle and pastel shade. In a small room, sharp contrasts, colorful and overly bright details are not welcome.
• In a small room in an apartment with a low ceiling, they focus on objects with a vertical orientation, for example, it can be tall cabinets, decorative columns, long curtains or wallpaper with a striped print.
• In order to give the kitchen-living room a horizontal volume, you should paste one of the walls with photowall-paper with a realistic perspective image, install a long sofa, a table in a small room or hang open shelves.

In the photo there is a small kitchen-living room made in light white-gray tinted tones.

Layouts and zoning

An ideal option would be a layout that involves several windows in a small kitchen-living room. A window opening fills the space with natural light and visually expands it. An excellent interior solution is to combine several openings into one panoramic window.

If during the redevelopment of a small kitchen-living room there is a warmed-up balcony or loggia, this area can be equipped with storage systems or equipped with a bar counter.

The photo shows the layout of a small kitchen-living room with two window openings.

Of particular note is zoning. In a room united by the demolition of a wall, an arch, a plasterboard partition or glass sliding doors will help to visually distinguish a small space. Weightless curtains are perfect for separating the kitchen from the living area.

In the photo, the layout of the combined kitchen-living room is small.

It will also be appropriate to divide the room into functional zones using furniture in the form of a long sofa or a narrow and high bar counter. A small kitchen-living room is often zoned due to various finishing materials. For example, a place for cooking is decorated with floor tiles, and the guest sector is laid out with a laminate, parquet or carpet.

In the role of an excellent partition can be a combined open and closed shelving. This design will provide an additional storage system for the necessary things.

In the photo zoning by the island in the interior of a small-kitchen living room in a modern style.

What is the best way to equip?

Options for arranging a small space.

Choose a compact kitchen

The most optimal solution for a small kitchen-living room is an L-shaped set with a corner part, equipped with a stove, sink and refrigerator. Such placement significantly saves space, and rationally uses the corner in the room. If a window is located in the kitchen area, near this wall it will be appropriate to install a corner headset with a worktop that passes into the windowsill.

The photo shows the design of a small kitchen-living room with a white corner set, complemented by a bar counter.

For a small room with square geometry, a linear kitchen set, lined up in one line, is suitable.In a more elongated and narrow rectangular room, it is advisable to place the structure near the short end wall. It is better to equip a set with a narrow tabletop and, instead of a dining table, add space to a bar counter with high chairs.

In the photo there is a small direct suite in a small combined kitchen-living room.

Built-in appliances

Using mini-appliances and built-in appliances, the interior of a compact kitchen-living room looks less cluttered and overloaded. Thanks to such a design idea as built-in appliances, the facades of the headset acquire a uniform and holistic look.

In this case, the refrigerator is also hidden behind the cabinet doors or the unit is installed on the side of the headset and decorated with the color of the facade.

In the photo there is a small kitchen, a living room with a bright set, equipped with built-in appliances.

Furniture transformer

Thanks to transforming furniture, it turns out not only to unload the room as much as possible, but also to make it more functional and comfortable.

It is appropriate to supplement a small room combining two different zones together with a transforming table, which can be laid out and acquire the desired size, and also provides the ability to adjust the height. Equally rational solution will be to equip a small kitchen-living room with the help of a dining set with folding chairs. Assembled stools can be stored on the balcony or in the pantry.

In modern design, there are certain models of kitchen sets that have sliding transformer boxes, roll-out or pull-out worktops, allowing you to expand the working area for cooking.

We use tricks to visually increase the space

The maximum expansion of a small space will be achieved by a white color palette. Due to such a monochrome design, the kitchen combined with the living room will look spacious, neat and clean. The snow-white gamut looks interesting in combination with other light tones and different textures. The white room, the light finish of the floor, walls and ceiling fit perfectly into the small room.

To deepen the prospect of a small space, the use of reflective surfaces in the form of glossy tiles, furniture with laminated and varnished facades, chrome household appliances and accessories is suitable.

To save space, you can dismantle the door, install a sliding system or leave an open doorway that does not create visual obstacles and expands the space.

The photo shows a white finish in the interior of a small kitchen-living room.

Design Examples

The interior of the room with small dimensions, involves the use of a minimum amount of decor and other details. A similar design is carried out in an achromatic palette, here the presence of smooth surfaces, built-in appliances and flat furniture facades without fittings is welcome.

The photo shows the design of a small Scandinavian-style kitchen-living room.

An excellent option for a small kitchen-living room in the apartment Khrushchev, will be a boiling white Scandinavian style. Light furnishings are diluted with blue and gray elements and wooden furnishings. The combined kitchen and living room in this style acquire a light, unobtrusive and slightly cool look. To alleviate the Nordic coldness, it is appropriate to decorate a small room with rugs, pillows with ethnic ornaments or a small decorative fireplace.

In the photo, the style of the loft in the interior of a small combined kitchen-living room.

Freedom and informality will bring loft style to your environment. The room looks larger due to bare brick walls and an abundance of metal elements. In an industrial interior, you can install a dining table made of metal or glass in combination with light chairs made of transparent plastic.Such a dining area will give a small room airiness and make the design memorable.

Photo gallery

Given all the design tips, even in a small kitchen-living room you can create an ergonomic and stylish atmosphere. Rational use of each square meter, will make a small area harmonious, cozy and aesthetic.