Brezhnevki - a legacy of the 70s. If you compare them with modern homes, in many ways they lose, but compared to the Khrushchev, this is a more advanced option. From narrow "cabins" and cramped "vests" large families move into much more comfortable apartments with three and four rooms. If the apartment is available not in a new building, but in a brezhnevka, with a competent approach to redevelopment and equipment of 6 sq.m. the kitchen in such housing can be turned into a functional, stylish room.
Features of repair
In order not to spend additional funds and time for redevelopment with the demolition of walls and time for expert opinions and permission of services, you need to think about the productive use of available space. If the house has never experienced a major overhaul, then you cannot do without a complete replacement of communications, electrical wiring, and the audit of the floor covering.
Replacing the old floor, installing a forced sewage pump, and reinforcing the arched opening will require certain means. But the repair is worth it, because will allow to turn the usual place for cooking into the multipurpose room. It can be expanded at the expense of the hallway, add to the useful area of the area of the bathroom or storeroom. By demolishing the partition between adjacent rooms, an almost 20-meter kitchen-studio is obtained.
Full union
Convenience is the absence of a sense of isolation, the hostess communicates freely with family members or guests. An extra TV is not required, and a refrigerator can be placed outside the small kitchen.
The most relevant for the owner of a one-room apartment. Also, this option will allow a large family to unite in the dining area outside the cooking place in a two-room or three-room apartment. If the house is gasified, you will have to install a sliding door between the two zones.
Partial merge
If the house is equipped with a carrier beam and there is a ventilation channel between the rooms, the full integration becomes impossible, it will have to be replaced with a partial one. Then the passage between the two rooms will become like a kind of portal that can be beat. The arch will make the kitchen more free and bright. With its sufficient width, it is possible to arrange a bar in it. Its functionality will increase significantly, if there will be equipped with racks for dishes, and in the base will add boxes for things.
Opening device
With all the necessary approvals, the passage between the kitchen and the corridor is eliminated, and the kitchen and living room are separated by an opening. To do this, load-bearing wall reinforced channels. The layout becomes more comfortable, the work area expands.
Redevelopment with the transfer of partitions
It is possible to make the kitchen area more spacious due to the living room. For this, the partition between them is slightly shifted. Such a kitchen design in brezhnevka is allowed only if the apartment is located above non-residential premises not above the second floor.
Arrangement of a niche for a refrigerator by capturing the area of the corridor
If you foresee a living room that passes through, then the corridor between the kitchen and the hallway can be used advantageously by adapting it to the installation of a refrigerator. The bathroom at the same time unite. In the kitchen there is an additional place to accommodate a large domestic unit. In addition, a space appears above it where you can hang a cabinet or shelves.
Accession of the loggia
Small-sized kitchen will be much more spacious if the owners have the opportunity to exit through it to the loggia. A well-designed project will turn a cramped kitchenette into a full-fledged kitchen-dining room with a modern interior.
The owners during the repair should not get involved. It must be remembered that redevelopment affecting load-bearing walls, beams, ventilation ducts requires mandatory coordination with the relevant authorities. In the house where there is gas equipment, it is necessary to make changes to meet all safety requirements.
Determine the style
The design of the Brezhnev kitchen does not tolerate massive furniture and pretentious elements. For this, it is too small. The most appropriate will be simple concise forms without excessive pathos. Minimalism and hi-tech look especially harmonious in a small space. It is acceptable to use ethnic style, lightness of romance and light colors of Provence, functionality and at the same time simplicity of the Scandinavian style.
When redevelopment it is necessary to remember that kitchen design should not "argue" with the decoration of the living room. It is better not to use when decorating more than three colors, in a small space it looks all the more tasteless. Classics can be combined with modern, Provence allows elements of Rococo. If there is a possibility, the two combined rooms are designed in the same style, it is desirable to purchase furniture from one collection.
Color palette
When developing a project for the redevelopment of a Brezhnev apartment, competent use of colors and shades when painting walls and choosing furniture is the main task. The main purpose of the repair here is the maximum expansion of space. Therefore, when choosing a color should be guided by the following recommendations:
- Light and neutral colors are optimal. You can use a small amount of contrast or bright patches to liven up the interior a bit.
- Mirror and glossy surfaces are able to give a real space to the room. A special coating of facades, chrome-plated surfaces of household appliances create the illusion of spaciousness.
- A good choice of lighting fixtures, high-quality illumination of all zones will also help to "push" the walls.
When choosing a kitchen area palette, it is necessary to take into account that cold tones contribute to a decrease in appetite. If the appetite needs to be raised, try to saturate the room with warm shades.
Materials and methods of finishing
Unlike Khrushchev, the hall and the bedroom in the panel section are mostly separate, and the ceilings are rather high, up to 2.7 meters. Because of this, plasterboard finishes are often used here, installing multi-level ceilings with integrated lighting, and dividing the room into zones.
Mirror stretch ceilings or their finishing with light PFH-panels are popular. It is desirable that the shade of the ceiling was lighter than the floor covering. For zoning used floor finishing with different materials, making color accents, using materials of different textures.
Walls can be painted or pasted over with vinyl wallpaper, to combine painted and wallpaper pasted surfaces. Since too scrupulous alignment will take away extra precious centimeters, wallpaper with a pronounced texture, prints will hide this drawback.
Walls and flooring are also kept in bright colors or are made glossy using laminate and ceramic tiles. The tile laid on a diagonal will create an additional effect of a scope. For a visual increase in the combined space try to use one tone of the coating.
If the kitchen is equipped with a powerful hood, it is permissible to remove the doors to the kitchen altogether or replace them with glass sliding doors. A sliding partition helps, if necessary, to create a sense of isolation.
Choosing a kitchen and dining group
To create the most convenient working space in the kitchen helps the corner kitchen, using the surface of the window sill. In this space, the "principle of the triangle" is observed, the hostess does not have to perform extra maneuvers.
If you choose a linear layout, all the furniture and hardware is lined up against a blank wall, and the dining group with a corner or dining table is placed in a separate area.
Massive wall cabinets give way to shelves. The stove, combined with the oven, is forced out by the cooking surface. The vacated space is used to store all kinds of utensils.
Appliances better to choose the built-in, reduced models. Save space will help the combination of the functions of the oven and microwave. Furniture transformers will become a good interior solution: folding chairs, sliding and folding tables.
Increase the ability to hide the desired detail high pencil cases and mezzanines. Rational drawers, pull-out baskets, "carousels" help rationally use the scarce space. In tight spaces, the corners of the furniture in the entrance area are best made bevelled.
Lighting
Lighting in brezhnevka need to pay special attention. This is important at any time of the day. For a small room, spot lighting around the perimeter of the ceiling and on the shelves, matching wall lamps, and built-in sources in the apron area are relevant.
The working surface at the window will allow more use of natural light. When placing the working area under the lockers, they can be equipped with a special aluminum profile. LED strip mounted there will be an alternative to cutting eyes lamps. The dining table is visually distinguished with accent lighting.
Accessories and decor
The decor in a small kitchen should not be intrusive. Suit photos or pictures placed vertically. It is advisable not to use large accessories, bulky vases with bulky bouquets will clutter the space. The decoration will be a wall clock or 1-2 pots of potted plants.
If you plan to close the windows with curtains, fabrics for them choose light and transparent with shades of white or dim small pattern. In the room on the top floor, you can get by with a light curtain in half the window. The unity of the room will emphasize the same curtains, and if you prefer more zoning, then choose a different texture or color.
Upholstery material of the sofa or cushions on the chairs is better to choose with a discreet pattern, without large ornaments.
Tips for masking boiler, chimney and pipes
For masking the necessary, but completely unaesthetic communications, use finishing materials, depending on the design of the room. The main thing is to provide air circulation, access for maintenance. To prevent the gas boiler or column from spoiling the interior in the classic style, a special cupboard is ordered for them in the kitchen unit system, which helps to preserve the same style.
Communications are removed from the eyes with the help of highways made of plastic, steel. For convenient arrangement of pipes, a chimney in a wall equip a box from gypsum cardboard, build a false-wall. For quick access to work items they are supplied with inspection hatches.
For masking pipes, you can also purchase special panels that are sold in hardware stores.
When decorating you should not forget about the rules of installation and the requirements of TB. The transfer of gas appliances is carried out only with the permission of special services, and only specialists are involved in installation.
Conclusion
Improving inherited or acquired on the secondary market brezhnevka - the dream of every homeowner. Many people reproach this type of apartment with a small kitchen and a narrow corridor. Depreciation, location of engineering systems also greatly affect the possibilities of redevelopment. With a detailed analysis and a qualified approach to repair and arrangement, in most cases, even 30 square meters. m. manages to create a unique stylish interior.
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