There is never too much space! A large area is usually wasted irrationally. And those of us who live in one-room small apartments, willingly or unwillingly, get used to the fact that we need to use every centimeter of our housing in the most thoughtful way. Consider the best ideas for the design of a one-room apartment.
Interior decoration of a small apartment
Most of us will not always be able to independently think over the interior of a one-room apartment correctly, often we have to resort to the help of professional interior studios. This is especially true for project development, since it is very difficult to combine all functions in a small space. A small apartment should have a recreation area, a work area, a place for meals, a children's area, and at the same time everyone should have free space in a small-sized apartment !!! Not an easy task ... But you do not need to worry, I will give a lot of tips and rules for arranging and repairing a small apartment, which will become the subject of admiration of others.
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This section contains the most interesting designer tips that will greatly ease your headache about a small interior. So, let's begin:
- Minimalism can be considered the best style for decorating the interior of a small apartment.... And this does not mean at all that the only furniture in the house will be a sofa, and even worse, a mattress on the floor. No, this does not apply at all to the direction of minimalism. You really don't need a lot of furniture, but each item should combine several purposes at the same time. When choosing furniture, pay attention to transforming objects. It can be a table that turns into a bed in the evening. Or a sofa with a built-in table top instead. And of course, custom-made furniture will be an ideal option for small apartments. This will significantly increase the free space, since the furniture will only take up the part of the room that is needed.
- The interior should be "airy"- we will definitely need mirrored surfaces, partitions made of thin translucent fabric or frosted tempered glass. Small size needs to be zoned correctly !!! If there is no need for partitions, we can delimit the room when decorating. Only the combination of finishing materials must also be correct. The floor can also be covered with different materials - for example, in the kitchen and in the hallway, and the guest area is separated by laminate. In this case, it would also be nice to lay a small rug in the "sleeping patch". This is one of the possible options for zoning in a small size. We still need to emphasize different zones in the apartment with light, then the overall picture in the house will become accurate.
- Dark shades, or vice versa, too bright in a small apartment cannot be used everywhere. Even if you really want to - you can and even need to make a couple of accents. The interior looks very unusual, in which the ceiling is made in a rich dark color, and the walls and floor are made white. Or a more traditional option, when the opposite is true. The ceiling and walls are light or white, and the floor is in dark colors. And of course, it is better to give preference to light shades.
- If the apartment has non-load-bearing walls that can be disassembled without permission, then this is best done. They cut space and make small even smaller. Studio apartments may not suit everyone, but on an area of 36 squares a bunch of useful items are placed, which, if properly arranged, will turn an apartment into 56 squares ... Only, unfortunately, visually.
- In the Khrushchevs there is a tiny room - a magical pantry, in which many still keep various trash. Here you can make it yourself into a closet. And it can be not just a wardrobe, but also a full-fledged storage system, if you approach the issue wisely. Then in the room we no longer have to install a bulky drawer called a wardrobe! And now we have a couple more meters and will be free.
- In apartments with high ceilings, you can arrange sleeping place above ground!!! And it's not a joke. The loft bed for adults and respectable uncles and aunts is quite appropriate. And for greater strength, the base of our nest can be made as an open or closed cabinet. But the frame must be strong, it is best to order such a miracle nest from experienced furniture makers, who will calculate the load according to our, I'm not afraid of the word, dimensions.
- To make our odnushki visually more spacious, it is necessary to avoid the congestion of one single room - enough to buy statuettes on trips! Windows also should not be overloaded with fabric; it is better to use thin veils or rather than lambrequins. You can hide from neighbors' eyes if you install it on glass made of thick fabric. And by the way, I forgot to say about household appliances. Small apartments must have mobile equipment, or rather the owners, that is, you and I must have it. It is better to install the TV on a swivel bracket, and the acoustics should be immediately mounted on the ceiling of the room.
A small one-room apartment should be functional and modern, grandmother's wardrobes should be cleaned, replacing it with transforming pieces of furniture.
About the design of an apartment in Khrushchev
A room, a kitchen, an entrance hall, a combined bathroom, a small pantry and a balcony, if the floor is not the first - that's all the space of a one-room Khrushchev in Moscow and other cities in the post-Soviet space. In total, about 28 square meters of area, on which we have to place everything we need. I can already see the readers' widening eyes, and the dumb question - how?!? The organization of space in such apartments is on a par with functionality. Nothing is impossible - and it really is.
I'll start from the entrance. The first room is. Usually this is a narrow corridor, in which everything is full, and there is nowhere to step. To make the hallway in the Khrushchev spacious and at the same time preserve the functions assigned to it, you can do this:
- If there is an adjacent pantry, we transform it into a spacious wardrobe and on the wall of the hallway you can hang a couple of hooks for everyday wear. The mirror will visually expand the space, and it is convenient to use it before leaving the house. You can install a narrow shoe rack with a seat on top or put poufs with voids inside.
- The geometry of the hallway in Khrushchev can be different. For elongated rooms, you can use a compact wardrobe or. But a mirror, preferably high, should be in any home. But unnecessary details (vases, shelves for small items, etc.) must be discarded. It is better to make the room light, and this applies not only to the color of the hallway decoration, but also to the lighting. It is most advantageous to place the light source close to the mirror.
The second room that needs rationalization is the Khrushchev's kitchen. Usually six squares, we do not have the possibility of transferring communications (gas, sewage). Therefore, a set of furniture with built-in appliances is usually selected. The dining area is best placed near a window, and the table can be attached to the wall and removed if necessary. The window sill in the kitchen must be used. Moreover, if you install a wide window sill, you can make a table or additional work space from it. The set is placed either on 2 walls, or along one. The latter option has bored me for a long time.
Finally, the most interesting thing is the living room in a one-room Khrushchev. The task can be in several directions:
- Equip the living room and.
- Combine the work area with a seating area, living room, etc. This option is more complicated, and is relevant for family people.
A bathroom and it is better to connect if the layout allows. The load-bearing walls of apartment buildings must not be touched. There is no need to increase the area; it is better to install a toilet and a washbasin. And put the washing machine in the kitchen in a set with built-in appliances. Or, leave it in the same place.
Our room will combine several purposes at once - a guest room, a recreation area and a workspace. We choose compact furniture, a sofa or a bed with drawers for linen, poufs or armchairs are also better to take with storage compartments, the table is compact and transformable. Generally the mobility of furniture and the ability to use it in several areas is a very important point when buying.
The interior should become cozy, functional and comfortable, so I would recommend that you buy only what you can really imagine in your apartment. And before buying, it is better to already have some kind of clear arrangement of objects in the apartment in order to determine the required size in advance. Internet to help you!
Interior of an apartment with an area of 40 sq m
The area of 40 square meters is quite enough to accommodate not only basic necessities and furniture. 3-4 people can easily live on it (for example, a family with a child) and not interfere with each other underfoot. Only now, all this will become possible if you correctly arrange the furniture and use every centimeter of the area wisely.
The first thing I want to focus on is storage systems. Corner wardrobes or a full-length tall wardrobe with sliding doors are the most suitable options for small apartments. The storage system can be located in the hallway, if its width is more than 300 cm, then there will be enough space for the passage, and a lot will fit in such a cabinet, of course, provided that it is made to order and its height corresponds to the height of the room. By the way, the level of the floor and ceiling throughout the entire area of the apartment should be the same. Then the idea of the apartment will be uniform, different zones are distinguished by materials that match in color. Although it is possible to completely make the floor from one coating. Maybe lay the tiles in the bathroom. Although it is much more practical if the tiles lie in the kitchen, and part of the hallway near the front door can be paved with floor tiles. If you decide to do this, then you need to monitor the level of the floor after finishing.
Doors should open compactly, so I would recommend using folding doors. Avoid swing doors, they eat up a lot of space, which is better to use more rationally.
Compact and functional furniture is the best friend of small apartments.
You can use folding or sliding (sliding) furniture. If you make a podium on the floor, then you can hide a bed or boxes for linen in it, or you can buy a wardrobe bed or a transformer that can be easily turned into a full bed if you turn it over. In general, any transformer furniture will be an excellent option for one-room apartments. no exception - buy immediately the one in which there is at least a lower box for storing linen or toys, and even better sliding beds that grow with the child.
You can at least turn it into another "wardrobe", shelves on the sides, a podium or similar solutions will allow you to remove all unnecessary things from the house, and free up more space for a small sofa for guests. You can put a stylish table next to it, which will be the working area. And hang open shelves for small items on the walls.
One room apartment 46-50 sq m
How to equip several zones from a one-room apartment up to 50 square meters, and at the same time leave a maximum of free space? Of course, the ideal option would not be to build walls, but to demolish them. But more often than not, they do not exist anyway, because apartments with an area of 46 to 5 squares, more often immediately go as studios. And zoning is still needed, without it anywhere. You can't just put furniture in a room and consider this room comfortable. The area seems to be not small, for comparison, two-room apartments in Khrushchev's five-story buildings have an area of about 42 squares. But we have 50 of them, which is good news.
The techniques used for the design of small apartments are similar to each other - light colors, multi-level lighting, competent arrangement of furniture, functionality of the room, and then everything depends on the owner's wishes. This also applies to the choice of stylistic direction, the designer must take into account the number of permanent residents and other nuances, so that in the end the project becomes comfortable for everyone.
Mirror and glass surfaces, air niches and partitions, a well-equipped storage system, a well-thought-out arrangement of household appliances in the kitchen, and so on - all this is very important. The decor in a small apartment should not be everywhere, it is enough to put interesting objects in several places, and put all the little things in closed shelves. If you need a sleeping and rest area, then you can install a not very wide bed and fence it off from the rest of the area with a screen, a partition, a structure made of plasterboard sheets, plexiglass and other materials. If you need to install a baby bed, you can install it in the parents' sleeping area, while it is better not to hang a TV there. And install it in the guest area on a bracket in front of a small cozy sofa, which, if necessary, can be expanded and used as a second sleeping place.
You can use any materials for decoration, but it is better to stay on matching collections. In order, on the one hand, to support the idea of zoning, and on the other, not to spoil the overall impression. Still, the interior should remain stylish and original, but no frills.
Apartment interior for a family with a child
There is no definite answer to how to properly equip a one-room apartment for a family with a child. Much depends on the area of the room, and on the needs of each of the family members, and on the age of the child.
It is important to focus on the functionality of the entire space of the apartment, not a single corner should be wasted, but making everything with furniture in one line along the wall is also not rational. Therefore, to begin with, we need to think about additional storage systems - you can make opening podiums, and install a bed, desk or something else on top. Loft beds for a child in a one-room apartment are perfect, especially if it has a mechanism with a roll-out table and a built-in wardrobe. So the child will have his own corner, and he will not take up much space.
Speech about installing a bed for adults in a one-room apartment cannot even go. Adults will have to sleep on a fold-out couch. But they are also comfortable, and some models have an orthopedic mattress and are modest in size.
In the hallway or pantry, we reinstall the shelves and make lighting so that you can easily navigate there. In general, the light in a small apartment should be installed in several levels, this will additionally delimit the space of the living room and highlight the zones. It is better to use sliding doors in a small one-room apartment, and if you want to install swing doors, then it should open to the wall. It is only better to choose the canvas that will be as close as possible to the wall decor in color, then it will not catch your eye and the room will not be visually reduced.
We combine the bathtub with the toilet, and put the headset with built-in appliances. It is better to hide the refrigerator behind the door of the pencil case, and make the dining area more compact - you can use poufs with opening seats, and instead of the back, hang several soft decorative pillows.
Photos of projects of one-room apartments
The designers have prepared many ready-made options for you, the projects show the location of the furniture and all the zones are highlighted.
How to make repairs in an apartment correctly
To make a one-room apartment comfortable, cozy and functional, you need to do a lot of work to prepare the premises. Competent repairs must be planned. And the stages of repair are as follows:
- Replacement of old communications taking into account the zoning - the sockets should be in those places where it is needed, and not 3 meters before the devices, the same with the rest of the communications.
- Leveling the floor taking into account the height of the finish (tile adhesive plus tile thickness, underlay for the laminate and the panel itself, etc.). The final level should be the same over the entire area of the apartment.
- In parallel, you can install new windows and glaze the balcony, insulate the loggia.
- Aligning the walls and the construction of niches, partitions, if they are provided by our project. Then all this needs to be putty, wiped. The result is perfect walls.
- We can start leveling the ceiling or installing a tensioning fabric. Or specially trained people will do it for you, it is especially beneficial to resort to the help of builders and finishers if they are doing complex repairs of the entire apartment.
- Then you can start finishing.
- Spring-cleaning.
- And the most exciting stage arrangement of furniture and connection of all devices.
A one-room apartment can be better than a multi-room one. It's hard to believe, but in reality, only two things are decisive. The first is the number of people living in this very apartment. The second is how well it was furnished by the owner. The new review contains photographs demonstrating how to put housing in order.
1. Everything you need
Stunning interior of a one-room apartment with everything you need for a comfortable life. Light blackout curtains separate the sleeping place from the living room area with a soft modern sofa and a stylish coffee table, and the abundance of decor and stylish lamps make the room unusually stylish and cozy.
2. Unusual neighborhood
For owners of small apartments, sometimes it is worth showing imagination and resorting to non-standard solutions. For example, equip a workplace in a spacious kitchen.
3. Lack of walls
The absence of a partition between the kitchen and the room, which is typical for studio apartments, can play into the hands of owners of small apartments. At the junction of the kitchen and living space, you can equip a dining area, and decorate the interior in the popular Scandinavian style with a minimum amount of furniture and a maximum of light.
4. Zoning
A competent example of zoning a room, proving that it is quite possible to place everything you need for a comfortable life in a one-room apartment. A feature of this apartment was the absence of partitions. The living area is separated from the bedroom by an unusual TV mount and a contrasting rug, the dining area is indicated by a transparent table.
5. Separation
Stylish spacious room, divided into zones using plasterboard construction, with original sleeping place and modern furniture.
6. Universal space
A bright room, decorated in neutral colors, with a large corner sofa that converts into a sleeping place, functional built-in furniture and a bar counter.
7. Hidden systems
A small studio apartment with a sleeping place on a wooden podium, hidden behind sliding plastic partitions and a modern wardrobe with an absolutely smooth facade is an excellent example of organizing a one-room apartment.
8. Classic design
A stylish room in gray and white tones with a compact work area, a spacious soft sofa, a chest of drawers and a double bed is an excellent example of the distribution of space in a combined room.
9. Priorities
A spacious bed on a wooden podium equipped with drawers, a wardrobe with a mirrored front and a small work area are a great solution for people who value comfort and quality rest the most.
10. New wall
A plasterboard wall with a TV niche will help separate the sleeping area from the living area.
11. Bonus room
A balcony in a one-room apartment is valuable square meters and certainly not a pantry for trash. For example, on an insulated balcony, you can equip a comfortable workplace with a compact table and lockers.
12. Upland
Arrangement of a sleeping and working place on the podium with built-in shelves and drawers will allow you to delimit the space of the room, and also make the interior extraordinary and functional.
13. Tiny space
One-room apartments are most often equipped with an adjacent and not very spacious bathroom. However, a carefully thought-out design and properly selected modern plumbing will make the bathroom not only livable, but also stylish.
14. Niches
In the niche provided by the layout, you can equip a cozy sleeping place, and use the rest of the place as a living room. The main thing is not to clutter up the room, to use compact, functional and ergonomic furniture: built-in wardrobes, shelves, folding furniture, folding table and other pieces of modern furniture.
15. Bright design
A charming room with a pull-out sofa equipped with drawers, a compact coffee table, a modern bookcase, an armchair in fuchsia and a dressing room hidden in a niche behind a screen is a prime example of the fact that the design of a one-room apartment does not have to be monotonous and boring.
16. Shirama
A bright room in neutral colors, separated by a screen, is an excellent solution for arranging a bedroom in a studio apartment.
An incredibly stylish room with a work area, dining table and an unusual design of the sleeping place.
18. Redevelopment
The bed on the podium, equipped with spacious drawers, hidden behind blackout curtains is a simple and budget solution for space zoning.
Contemporary interiors continue to prove that there are no small spaces or bad layouts. All imperfections in space can be hidden using the principles of zoning, as well as by correctly choosing colors, decor and furniture. To inspire you, we've created a selection of 10 beautiful studio apartment designs. Happy viewing!
This "odnushka" with an area of 43 sq.m. located in a Stalinist building and was supposed to be rented out. Project designer Daria Nazarenko decided to move away from the universal design typical for this type of real estate and created an interior with individual features. Small details, such as panels or patterned textiles, reflect the tastes of the hostess, turning into bright accents against the background of restrained finishes.
Naturally, one of the main tasks was to save precious square meters, of which there are so few in the apartment. All partitions were dismantled, transforming the space into a kind of studio.
Multifunctional furniture played an important role. So, in the middle of the room there is an object that simultaneously serves as a table, a console behind the sofa and a small partition that smoothly divides the room. The spacious bed was built into a special niche, and the bathroom was hidden behind a sliding door.
This project is an excellent example of how to make modern housing for a bachelor out of an apartment that has been inherited from a grandmother, killed over the years. And it is also proof that even a loft that loves a lot of free space can fit into the interior of a one-room apartment of 38 sq.m.
The designers from the studio "Odnushechka" had to deal with a room with a complex geometric shape, as well as an angular arrangement. Removing the extra partitions, three large windows appeared in the small room at once, which let in a large amount of light and make it more spacious. The small bathroom has been enlarged by a corridor.
Almost all furniture is made to order, adjusting to the specifics of the interior. They decided to replace the table with a bar counter, which separates the living space from the kitchen. Different wall finishes make the design of the apartment more varied and complex.
One-room apartment with an area of 42 square meters, designed by Evgenia Ermolaeva, is located in the Moscow region. The hostess prefers environmental friendliness, so the designer has added as many trees and plants as possible to the interior. The bedroom is hidden in a kind of glass dome, bringing a sense of lightness.
To save space, it was decided to minimize the dining room, which is limited to small chairs and a bar. Also in the apartment there was a place for a home theater and a spacious built-in wardrobe in the hallway area.
Another project from Evgenia Ermolaeva, which clearly demonstrates that even bright and eccentric pop art can look beautiful in a one-room apartment with an area of only 37 sq.m. "Odnushka" is designed for a young couple, which doubles the complexity of the initial requirement: to accommodate everything you need for life.
The redevelopment included dismantling the balcony, expanding the opening between the kitchen and the corridor, and allocating the working area with a podium-step. The designer wanted to keep the double bed, while creating space for a full living room. The transforming bed, which is in the closet, helped to cope with this task. A large wardrobe was placed along the wall, serving as the main storage place in the apartment. Mirrors on its sliding doors help to visually expand the area.
The color palette is built on the contrast of muted and bright hues. The floor pattern helps in zoning the space, highlighting each zone. Despite its small size, the interior looks stylish and aesthetically pleasing.
Designers from the Novosibirsk studio Artugol managed to combine in a small one-room apartment with an area of 40 sq.m. rationality, individuality and aesthetics, embellishing all this with notes of brutality.
The layout includes a living room, a bedroom with a large bed, a kitchen, a bar area, and a separate bathroom. The contrast of cold and warm colors with deep textures gives the space a special style.
It was possible to select a niche for the bedroom with the help of a built-in wardrobe, which divided the hallway and the room. The bed is located on the podium, which acts as an additional storage space.
Horizontal wooden panels seem to frame the space, making it visually wider and more comfortable. Using one palette of three colors enhances this effect, creating a cohesive and complete look.
6. One-room apartment in the style of minimalism
The customers wanted to transform this small one-room apartment of 40 sq.m. into a modern apartment filled with lightness and air. Oksana Tsymbalova from the "House of the Sun" studio worked on the project, who managed to embody all the smallest nuances in the interior.
The dwelling consists of a bedroom, living room, kitchen, small dining room, bathroom and ample storage space. To achieve this result, the designer took the principle of functionality as a basis, using every square meter, while maintaining the same desired space and lightness.
After the redevelopment, a small utility block appeared in the apartment, which was created by increasing the bathroom and moving the door.
The kitchen area includes a corner kitchen. To save space, the furniture creates a single line, leaving free space. The height of the ceilings made it possible to organize storage space at the full height of the walls. At the same time, stylistic unity and light colors smooth out all corners, leveling out the clutter.
In the bedroom area there is a workplace, which is separated from the living room by a wooden partition with an interesting texture.
This apartment is very suitable for the presence of only one, but spacious room of 45 sq.m. Thanks to multifunctional furniture, the space looks very stylish, and each zone flows smoothly into another.
A small partition divides the kitchen area and the work area, which fits into a niche next to the window. The layout is L-shaped, while the dining area is made in the form of a corridor. The bedroom, which includes a bed and two bedside tables, was placed behind a translucent rounded partition, thereby hiding it from prying eyes.
The interior of the apartment has benefited from the use of modern style, which is embodied here in the flowing forms of furniture, natural colors and smooth surfaces. This combination expands the area and does not overload the room with unnecessary details.
Designed by Martins Architects, this studio apartment has virtually no clear boundaries, even where they are needed. Here it was also decided to hide the bedroom behind a glass partition, but this time transparent, in which you can retire with the help of curtains.
Zoning is provided by different colors and materials. So, the kitchen area is highlighted with black brickwork walls, as well as light glossy furniture, which stand in contrast to the white, green and brown colors of the rest of the interior. These varied designs are brought together by a light wood floor and a white ceiling.
There is never a lot of living space. But this axiom often affects the owners of spacious apartments not in the best way - large areas are wasted irrationally. But the owners of small-sized apartments are accustomed to saving every centimeter of space and already know by heart all the ways to visually expand the space and efficiently plan. Given the continuous rise in real estate prices (especially in large cities), many of us may consider it a happiness to own even a small, but separate one-room apartment. And it is necessary to equip this home with maximum practicality, comfort and efficiency. Not forgetting about modern trends and personal preferences in interior design. The task is not easy, but doable. Moreover, over the years, designers have accumulated considerable experience in creating ergonomic, functional and visually attractive projects for the design of one-room apartments. We bring to your attention a kaleidoscope of ideas for creating a multifunctional interior for a small-area home and we hope that it will help you create an original and comfortable design for your own apartment.
Design ideas for decorating a small home
Before you start planning repairs in a one-room apartment, you need to decide on the number of functional segments:
- whether the kitchen and the room will be combined to increase the total area and create an open-plan interior (this may require not only the demolition of walls and dismantling of doorways, but also the transfer of communication systems);
- decide on the number of zones in the living room - a segment of sleep and rest, a video zone, a workplace, a children's corner;
- it is also necessary to find out whether it is possible to increase the total area by attaching a loggia;
- in "Khrushchevs" there is a pantry that can be converted into a built-in wardrobe, thereby relieving the room and saving you from the need to install a large storage system for the wardrobe of the whole family.
If in fact it is not always possible to change the number of free meters, then it is not difficult to achieve a visual expansion of the space using the following design techniques:
- one of the simplest and most popular ways is to use a light palette. In order for the room to appear larger, but at the same time not to look shapeless (which happens with the total application of a light tone for all surfaces), use the following tonal layout - the ceiling is the lightest, the walls are one or two tones darker, and the floor covering is contrasting dark;
- glossy, glass and mirrored surfaces will also help create a light and fresh image of the room, slightly shifting the boundaries of the small area of your only room;
- in small spaces, it is necessary to give preference to furnishing simple and laconic models. Any manufacturer has in its arsenal a line of compact, but functional and incredibly practical models of sofas and armchairs, storage systems and attributes to them;
- reduce the use of decor to a minimum, this does not mean that the entire furnishings should be minimalist, devoid of decorations, but you will have to abandon the floor elements, preferring the metered use of wall decorative elements;
- small spaces especially need sufficient lighting. If you can very rarely increase window openings to increase the flow of natural light, then it is simply necessary to provide the room with several sources of artificial lighting. With the help of the lighting system, you can not only zone the space, but also decorate it.
In small rooms, you have to use the entire arsenal of useful design techniques for the correct distribution of space and its visual increase. Light shades of the color palette of decoration and furnishings are also used, the use of pieces of furniture made to fit the size of the room and ideally fit into it, the use of transforming mechanisms and adherence to the principles of minimalism.
The combined use of white shades for surface decoration and the installation of mirrored planes as part of the decoration allows you to create maximum illumination even in a room located on the north side of the building. It is best to dilute the snow-white environment with the integration of wooden surfaces and furnishings in warm, natural colors - from pastel to dark chocolate.
No less effect for creating a light, airy image of a room can be achieved by using glass and plastic interior elements. Transparent plastic and glass seem to dissolve in space. A dining group or a coffee table, a desk or a console - all of these items will not weigh down the design of a single room if they have a transparent texture. For a modern style of room decoration, such elements are the best fit.
In adjoining spaces, you must take advantage of any available advantage. For example, if the ceilings in your apartment are above average, then using this design feature is simply necessary. Built-in storage systems under the very ceiling are only at first glance impractical. To get to them, you need to use a stepladder or at least a chair. But after all, you can store in such lockers household items that are taken out once a season or even used as needed.
The high ceiling of the apartment can be used to create an additional living level. A sleeping place as a loft bed for adults is a reality of our time. The lack of square meters can be more than compensated for by creating a second level. It is only important to entrust this occupation to specialists who will be able not only to correctly calculate the load, but also to perform all work with a quality guarantee. By transferring the sleeping area to the upper tier, you free up the main space for arranging the living room, dining room and kitchen.
Transforming furniture items can significantly simplify life for those who are forced to have a living room, bedroom, workplace and, possibly, a kitchen with a dining room in the same room. The fold-out bed, which is hidden behind the front of the wardrobe during the day, converts at night into a full-fledged sleeping place for two. Folding tabletops that can serve both for organizing a dining area and a workplace. All these devices, which can hide in the closet during the reception of guests, serve the hosts to create a comfortable environment after they leave. But it is important to remember that each tilt mechanism has its own maximum load limit. When making furniture with folding mechanisms or buying ready-made solutions, it is important not to save on fittings - after all, all the elements will be activated daily and even several times a day.
When creating interiors for small spaces in which it is necessary to connect several functional segments, many designers are inspired by the ideas of the Scandinavian style. Despite the fact that this style loves spacious and light rooms, its motives can also be used to decorate small apartments. A reasonable share of minimalism, the creation of the most practical, but at the same time comfortable environment, simple and laconic solutions in terms of furnishing and “green light to use a decor dear to the heart to bring comfort to the home - these are the main ideas that attract designers and their customers.
Studio apartment or combining kitchen with room
The unification of all functional segments of the home with the isolation of only the bathroom is not without reason that it has gained such high popularity all over the world. This design technique allows you to create the most comfortable and spacious room as much as is possible in principle with the number of available square meters. If twenty years ago this type of dwelling was still a novelty for our compatriots, now it is practiced with great success for married couples without children or singles.
Did you get a studio apartment with a ready-made layout or did you have to demolish all non-load-bearing partitions on your own - the result is the same - you need to properly distribute the available space. The advantage of such rooms is that the entire space is evenly illuminated by the sun's rays (there are no partitions or other obstacles) and it seems larger than its actual size due to the use of an open plan. But at the same time, it is still necessary to provide each functional segment with artificial lighting sources.
One of the advantages of using an open plan is the absence of any partitions and obstacles not only for traffic, but also for the spread of light. Functional segments are zoned with furnishings. You can also designate the conditional boundaries of each zone using carpet (in the living room and bedroom segment, for example) and a lighting system (obviously, one central chandelier will not be enough for the entire room).
In the case of an open plan, there are two options for the distribution of recreation and sleep areas, work space. In the first case, the room is made out as a living room, and a sofa bed plays the role of a sleeping place, which can be expanded only for the night. The advantage of such a layout is that it is possible to organize such an environment even on a very modest area. But there is also a significant drawback - the owners will have to constantly sleep on the couch, and even the most comfortable models cannot be compared in terms of ergonomics with sleeping in a bed, on an orthopedic mattress.
If your living room will serve you as a bedroom at the same time, then it is best to opt for a sofa on the corner model. When assembled, during the day, such sofas can offer a sufficient number of seating places for the owners and their guests, in the evening they are laid out into a full-fledged sleeping place for two. Among other things, the corner structure is very convenient to install in the corner of the room by the window. Thus, the light from the window opening will not be blocked (which is very important for small spaces) and the “dead” zone of the room will be used as efficiently as possible.
The second way to organize functional areas in a single room is to install a full-fledged bed in the form of a bed and upholstered furniture to decorate the living room recreation area. This option is suitable for couples without children and those who are not embarrassed by the openness of the sleeping area. Depending on the size of the room, the living area can be directly adjacent to the sleeping segment or set aside with furniture.
One of the ways to zoning a bed in a common room is to build a bed on a podium. In such structures, it is very convenient to have spacious storage systems, which are always lacking in small-sized dwellings.
We isolate the sleeping area in the common room
Not all owners of one-room dwellings are suitable for an open-plan option. For many, it is important to be able to retire to a sleeping and resting area to one degree or another. For some, a matte glass interior partition is enough, while others need blackout curtains that do not allow light to pass through. Depending on the size of the room, the number of windows and the size of the bed (single or large double), which needs to be isolated, you can choose the following design options for sleeping areas:
The sleeping and resting area behind the interior partition gives the owners a feeling of some privacy, but at the same time does not completely separate the segment from the common space. At the same time, light from the windows can also penetrate into the sleeping area if there is no window opening there. It is most practical to use shelves or cabinets as an interior partition. This can be either a double-sided shelving unit with open shelves, or a storage system on one side and a surface on which you can hang shelves, a mirror, a TV or wall decor on the other.
Curtains, roller blinds, vertical blinds and other types of fabric barriers can be an option for isolating a berth for those who need to have privacy. This method does not require you to build partitions. You only need to install a guide for fastening curtains or blinds. If the guide is attached to the ceiling, then in the curtain version the sleeping area will not receive its share of natural light (provided that there is no window in the sleeping segment). If you place the curtain bar at the level of a person's height, then the remaining space will be enough to provide a segment, albeit dim, but still lighting.
Another option for creating a fence for a berth is to decorate the area with glass (or partially such) partitions. Almost half of the sun's rays penetrate through matte surfaces, but at the same time what happens behind the partition remains hardly distinguishable. The glass partition gives a feeling of isolation on the one hand, and leaves the thought of belonging to the common space on the other.
Experts recommend using glass baffle inserts when creating a fully insulated sleeping and resting segment. Even small transparent inserts from the ceiling to the doorway will help provide the sleeping area with a small amount of natural light, which can be enough to stay in this segment during the daytime. For evening and night time, you will provide the room with lighting fixtures anyway.
Kitchen design in a small apartment
As a rule, the kitchen space in standard (and even more so in small) apartments has an area of no more than 6.5 square meters. And on this small piece of space it is necessary to arrange all the necessary household appliances, storage systems, not forgetting about the organization of the dining area. Usually, it is for this functional segment that there is not enough space, and the dining table with chairs has to be transferred to the common room, placing the dining room near the living area. But in the event that a married couple without children lives in a one-room apartment, you can organize a small place for meals by extending the countertop of the kitchen island or by adapting an enlarged window sill for these purposes.
Experts recommend abandoning ready-made kitchen solutions in favor of custom-made headsets that will exactly match the capabilities of a modest room and use its advantages most effectively. There is never a lot of storage systems, especially in the kitchen space. Even a small niche near the gas water heater or the space under the windowsill can be a place for installing a wall cabinet or an open shelf.
In a long and narrow kitchen, it is most logical to use a parallel layout of the furniture set. With this distribution of storage systems, household appliances and work surfaces between the rows of kitchen cabinets, there is usually only room left for movement, but not in any way for installing a dining group. If the length of the kitchen space allows, then you can install a large dining table with chairs or a compact kitchen corner in one of the corners of the room in front of the entrance. Otherwise, the dining area will have to be moved to the common area.
If the kitchen is part of a common room, then a linear or angular (L-shaped) layout is most often used as the layout of the kitchen set. If there is enough space for organizing the kitchen segment, then the set can be supplemented with a kitchen island or peninsula, which most often becomes a place for meals by extending the table top. But in most cases, you have to limit yourself to the linear arrangement of the furniture ensemble with integrated household appliances. The kitchen area and the rest of the room usually have the same finish. An exception is made only for the design of the kitchen apron and sometimes the floor covering in the work area.
Probably, no one will argue that a one-room apartment is not the most spacious housing, but at the same time, I really want to fit all the essentials into its interior and at the same time make the room beautiful and modern, leaving as much free space as possible.
Features of a small apartment
Designers argue that there are two effective ways to diversify the interior by turning it into a large, cozy and bright dwelling.
The most radical way is to rearrange, remove, move or add walls.
You can use design secrets to visually expand the space. By the way, most people prefer to get by with them. Therefore, the following conclusions can be drawn:
We develop design
We will assume that all the most difficult work is over, all the cardinal work has been done, all the walls have been moved to the right places, you just have to come up with the original interior of a 1-room apartment, "Khrushchev" for example.
First of all, you need a sketch. It will not be possible to create a beautiful interior without it. You can turn to an experienced designer for help and pay a considerable amount for the project, but if you feel creative potential in yourself, then this work can be done on your own. Naturally, before that you need to look through the necessary literature and "wander" the sites of design companies.
Choosing a style
This is a very important question that should not be left to chance. Forget about hi-tech or industrial styles. They need large areas. The interior of a 1-room apartment in Rococo is also inappropriate - they cannot be placed on 40 (or maybe less) square meters. Most of all, classic modern will suit your case.
How to make floors
The cheapest, but far from the best option is linoleum. But it is better to save up money and consider another option for flooring, so as not to turn an already not the best housing into a faceless haven.
Parquet for a 1-room apartment is an expensive pleasure, so there is no point in considering it.
She often uses carpet in bedrooms and children's rooms. Unfortunately, in our case there is neither one nor the other room. In a small living room, you will get tired of constantly vacuuming this covering.
And finally, the most suitable option is laminate.
Ceiling and lighting
If the height of the room is not too low, then we recommend you a multi-level or suspended ceiling. Stretch samples also look modern. Their choice is now huge.
At first glance, there is a paradoxical design secret - the ceiling, lowered a few centimeters, looks much higher thanks to well-chosen lighting.
The interior of a 1-room apartment (photos can be viewed in residential design magazines) requires a special approach to lighting. Try to make it layered.
If you do not have the opportunity to fence off the various zones, then lighting will come to your aid.
For example, install a floor lamp near the transforming sofa, you can hang a sconce above the chair, it is better to illuminate the shelves with LEDs. This way you can create several independent zones.
Wall decoration
The most popular finish today is wallpaper. In fairness, it should be noted that the choice of this material in stores is very large.
Don't be afraid to experiment - cover one wall with photo wallpaper. They absolutely must have a perspective view. This will expand the room.
The interior of a small apartment allows the use of liquid wallpaper. They are good because, if you wish, you can easily change the color of the walls when you get bored with the old one.
It is better to choose wallpapers that are plain or with a discreet small pattern.
Furniture selection
The interior of a 1-room apartment, the photo of which you can see in this article, assumes the presence of compact and multifunctional furniture.
Nowadays, transforming furniture has become extremely popular. It is capable of performing several functions and saving free space as much as possible. It is advisable that the interior of a small apartment contains a lot of glass elements or objects with a mirrored surface.
Textile
There should be no curtains with bulky drapery on the windows in a small apartment; it is better to use curtains made of lightweight fabrics of a laconic cut. You can use blinds or calm, non-aggressive tones.
As you can see, creating a beautiful interior in a small apartment is not too difficult. The main thing is to approach this