Design combined kitchen-living room with a bar

Kitchen-living room with a bar - one of the most rational options for combining residential areas, if you want to avoid the feeling of a closed space and let more light and air into the apartment.

Modern housing, as a rule, has a free layout. In order to preserve the feeling of spaciousness and “airiness”, many people prefer not to divide the apartment into small rooms, but to equip studios with open living spaces, divided into functional areas only visually. Combined kitchen-living room with a bar - one of the convenient options for arranging this space.

As a rule, the place where food is prepared is located next to the living room, which also serves as a dining room. Nearby - does not mean together, for greater comfort, it is necessary to distinguish them. This can be done in several ways:

With the help of finishing materials. For example, the wallpaper in the kitchen is the same color, in the living room the other.
Using multi-level floor or ceiling.
Split the interior with the help of furniture.

Designers try to use a combination of all three methods, which allows to achieve an optimal result. If the first two methods can be applied only at the moment when the kitchen-living room is being renovated and finished, the third is available after the repair. Furniture that can be used to separate the functional areas of the kitchen and living room:

cabinets,
sofas,
racks,
bar counters.

In the photo, the separation of the functional areas of the kitchen and living room is done using a bar counter and flooring. Project from LabLabLab: “Interior design in the loft style apartment 57 sq. M. m. "

Of all the above options, the separation of the kitchen and living room with a bar counter deserves the most attention, since it solves several tasks at once. In small-sized housing, we visually separate the recreation and reception area from the cooking area, equip a convenient eating area and at the same time get additional storage space for household utensils at the base of the bar counter.

Tip: If the wall between the kitchen and the living room cannot be removed completely (bearing elements pass through it), it is enough to remove part of the wall and equip the arch in which to place the bar counter. This will expand the space of the kitchen-living room and add air and light to the room.

The bar counter in the interior of the kitchen-living room of a spacious apartment can become a center of attraction - a place where it is nice to sit over a cup of coffee, arrange a real bar for a party or friendly meetings.

Materials for the manufacture of bar racks between the kitchen and living room

For the manufacture of bar racks can be used a variety of materials.

Tabletop. As a rule, tabletops are made from the same materials as the work surface. This is usually laminated chipboard, artificial or natural stone, less often - wood. In that case, if the rack carries not only a functional, but also a decorative load, its table top can be made of natural wood, its sawn wood, marble, or tiled, covered with special glass.

Base. The base of the bar counter can serve as metal bars, as well as various designs and even pieces of furniture, such as floor cabinets for kitchen sets or shelves for storing books, bottles, and souvenirs. Particularly interesting is the design of the kitchen-living room with a bar counter in the event that the tabletop rests on a part of the wall of old brick, cleaned of plaster and covered with a protective composition. If the walls are made of another material, then part of the wall can be revetted with decorative brick or tile. You can also make small niches in the wall to accommodate decorative items.

On the photo is a bar counter with a tabletop resting on a brick base. Project: “Swedish apartment interior 42 sq. M. m. "

Kitchen-living room design with a bar

When designing a studio space, apartments, as a rule, are repelled by its functionality. The combination of kitchen and living room in one volume has a lot of advantages, but it has its negative sides.

Among the obvious advantages are the following:

Expansion of living space;
Increase of kitchen space, its illumination and air volume in it;
Facilitate the serving and serving of meals at parties in the living room, as well as in cases where the dining area is combined with the living area;
A person engaged in cooking may be in the same space as the rest of the family, so he does not feel isolated;
A combined space can accommodate a significantly larger number of guests;

Minuses:

The smells of the prepared food will get into the living room;
The living area will become more polluted.

Partially these disadvantages can be leveled by installing a powerful hood over the hob, but they cannot be completely eliminated, and this must be borne in mind.

On the photo bar counter with built-in oven and hob with hood. Design by Elena Fateeva: “Loft apartment interior 40 sq. M. m. "

Ways to distinguish functional areas in the kitchen-living room with a bar counter

Choosing a way to distinguish between functional areas in the kitchen-living room, it is worthwhile to opt for those that not only provide an attractive appearance, but also will be most convenient.

The bar counter between the kitchen and the living room is just that way, which gives a lot of advantages over purely visual options, such as using different finishing materials or multi-level ceilings. This piece of furniture can perform various roles, blending with almost any interior style.

Consider some of the applications in the design of the kitchen-living room with a bar counter of this furniture element:

Breakfast table. Even on the smallest area, a bar counter in the form of a table resting on one leg will not only visually separate one part of the apartment from another, but also serve as a place for eating, which does not require additional space.

In the photo is a compact bar counter on a metal support. Design by Julia Sheveleva: “Interior of a 2-room apartment in beige tones”

Kitchen set. The bar counter can be a continuation of the kitchen set, thereby increasing the area of the working area for the hostess, or serving as the basis for the hob or other kitchen equipment.

On the photo bar counter with built-in hob. Project from LugerinArchitects: "Design of a small three-room apartment"

Raised wall. From the living room side, the counter may look like a part of a wall, while being from the kitchen side an extension of the kitchen storage system.

Storage system At the base of the bar counter you can store supplies, household appliances, glasses for drinks and even books.

On the photo bar counter with integrated storage. Project from Maria Dadiani: “Art Deco in the interior of a one-room apartment of 29 sq. M. m. "

Decorative element. There are also very exotic options for the design of the bar, for example, you can build an aquarium in its basement if you cannot select another place in the apartment.

It is convenient to divide the kitchen and the living room with a bar counter in the case when you have a large living space at your disposal and when there are not so many square meters. For the design of small rooms, a small tabletop attached to the base pipe is more suitable. It takes up little space and does not visually clutter up the room, especially if it is made of glass worktop.