Layout of the apartment: how not to make a mistake?

Mistake 1. Layout of electricians at random

Electrics are the nervous system of your apartment. If you want to protect your nerves, take care of it better in advance.

What could go wrong?

When it suddenly turns out that the switch is behind the door, and the door opens inward - this is very inconvenient. To turn the light on or off, you have to go around the door and go behind it. And if there is no power outlet next to the TV, you have to pull the cord through the room.

What to consider?

First, we plan the arrangement of furniture, then electricians, and after that we begin construction work. It is worth considering the location of sockets and switches, as well as choosing the right lighting: how many and in which rooms, at what height, etc. The easiest way to do this is in specialized programs created to create an interior design. And then we work with layout and make footnotes.

According to professional interior designers, the simple and affordable program for creating interiors is the Planoplan 3D interior planner. To do this, you need to decide on furniture, built-in appliances and workspaces. For example, if you do not want wires to lie somewhere, then before you start finishing, you need to design a kitchen. According to your layout plan, the equipment will do the wiring.

Lighting should be enough.

• Consider the distribution of light by zone.
• Plan where there will be cabinets, workstations, mirrors and decor items that can be highlighted.
• Consider the sockets in the kitchen for the hood, refrigerator, grinder in the sink, microwave, hob, oven, dishwasher, lights. And also for small equipment on the working surface: kettle, grill, etc.

Approximate Dimensions and Distances

The height of the switches from the floor is 90-110 cm. From the door - 10 cm. Sockets are standardly located at a height of 30 cm from the floor. The distance from the outlet to the wet zone in the bathroom is 60 cm. The best lighting above the kitchen table is a pendant lamp at a distance of 46-48 cm from the surface of the table to the bottom of the lamp.

Wall mounted fixtures in the kitchen - at a height of 80 cm from the work surface. Between spotlights on the ceiling 30-40 cm and 20 cm from the wall.

The number of fixtures is calculated depending on the power, area and purpose of the room.

Mistake 2. Dysfunctional kitchen

The kitchen is the first place for cooking. Trite, but sometimes they forget about it. When repairing, it is necessary to provide free surfaces and the necessary space between objects.

An example of competent distribution of kitchen appliances.

What could go wrong?

Can come up with beautiful kitchen with breakfast barthat you can proudly show to guests. And then find that there is really nowhere to recapture meat.

What to consider?

Here you need to consider everything in advance. Create a functional space will help a detailed plan. Consider the minimum distances for the distribution of kitchen appliances. They will allow you to use it comfortably.

Approximate Dimensions and Distances

Mistake 3. Little space

Maintain balance: remember first furniture functionality. When it is comfortable to use it, you will praise yourself more than once.

What could go wrong?

You saw in the store large four-poster bed and realized that all my life I dreamed of sleeping like a king! After the bed was in the room, it turned out that she was standing right next to the bedside table. It’s not royal.

What to consider?

Not only all sizes up to a centimeter, but also the direction of the doors. Where does the door rest when you open it? And the cabinet doors and nightstands? Could it be that they are generally difficult to open?

Example that given narrow corridor opening doors inside

Pay special attention to the workplace so as not to damage your posture and vision in the future. Figures to help:

Workplace: table height - 73.6-75.5 cm, depth - 60-78 cm. If there is a screen, then the distance from the eyes to the display is 60-70 cm. If there are two desktops nearby, then the minimum distance from one monitor to the other - 120 cm.

Error 4. Location "on the wall" and an empty center.

The Russian habit of arranging all furniture along the wall originates from Khrushchev's layoutsin which it is simply impossible to put the sofa in the center of the room. Modern layouts give room for imagination.

What could go wrong?

Nothing terrible, of course, will happen. But the interior can become more harmonious if you drop stereotypes.

What can be done?

Large rooms without a full middle look uncomfortable, and the furniture seems scattered. If space permits, do not place all furniture close to the walls. In the center there may be either a table at which everyone will gather, or a pair of armchairs or a sofa.

By the way, furniture can be used for zoning space: it may turn out just in time in studios from 30 sq.m.

An example of the use of the entire area of ​​the room.

Error 5. Not thought out how to mount the curtains

Before starting construction work, decide on the curtains. Not with color (although you can decide with it), but with type of cornice. The curtain rod for curtains can be ceiling, in a niche or, as usual, wall.

What could go wrong?

You planned the finish, and then it turned out that such a finish is not suitable for a cornice in a niche. Change everything again!

How to choose?

It all depends entirely on your taste. The main thing is to decide at the very beginning. If you want to make niches, consider them even at the start of construction work. If you want a ceiling cornice - do not forget about it at the stage of ceiling installation. Wall hung after repair. But you must know in advance that he will be.

If you do the design in the 3D planner, you simply have no chance to forget to plan the curtain rod. However, like many other parts that are not at all trifles and can dramatically change the repair process. The program will allow you to clearly verify that these errors were not made.

Mistake 6. Online Shopping

To study different sites and see what furniture you like is completely normal. But it’s not all reasonable to buy online without a “fitting”.

What could go wrong?

You took a sink in one store, a cute bathroom cabinet in another, and then it turned out that they didn’t fit together. And moreover - of different quality.

What, absolutely not?

We live in the 21st century and understand that it is difficult to completely abandon online shopping, and there is no need. The main thing is to approach it very responsibly: carefully measure everything and figure it out. The same planner can become an assistant in online shopping - here you can enter a specific item in the interior and look in 3D at how it will look in the room.

Mistake 7. To think that everything will go according to plan

Even if you think it through, surprises are bound to happen. This does not mean that you do not need to plan anything.Make the most detailed plan, think over the interior and visualize. And then set aside a little more budget for unforeseen circumstances. But most importantly, enjoy creating a new chapter in your life.