Design of a kitchen-dining room-living room in a private house

Own private house gives great opportunities in the arrangement of space. As a rule, in a cottage there is enough space to create any ideas for interior decoration, which can not be said about apartments. Particular attention should be paid to the kitchen. In modern homes, it is often combined with a dining room, and even with a living room. Making redevelopment of a private house is much easier than apartments - here it does not cause big problems to remove unnecessary walls and build new structures. If the house is under construction, you should carefully approach the planning of this part of the housing, because this is the place where family, friends and acquaintances will gather. In this article we will talk about how to design a kitchen, dining room, living room in a private house, the principles of zoning space.

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Benefits of Combining Rooms

The kitchen, combined with the dining room, living room, allows you to:

• Receive guests, communicate with them, while cooking dishes.
• While cooking, keep an eye on children who can play in the living room at this time.
• By placing a computer in the living room, you can combine the process of cooking and working at the computer.

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Disadvantages of combining premises

The design of the kitchen, combined with the living room and dining room, in a private house, has its drawbacks:

• The spread of food smells, sounds, which can interfere with family members and guests to relax.
• Condensation, odors can be absorbed by various surfaces, which is especially true for textile. Therefore, you should take care of a good hood.

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Principles of Organization of Space

Before embarking on a redevelopment of the design of the kitchen-living room in a private house, you need to determine:

• which zone will prevail in size;
• where to arrange furniture;
• how to emphasize the purpose of a particular zone.

Features of the arrangement of furniture

As a rule, large combined rooms have two or more windows, which can be located in different ways. It should be noted that a table or sofa is better placed near natural light sources. Thus, near the windows - the best places for living and dining areas in the design of the kitchen.

Important! Visually separate the kitchen area, the living room can help partition of drywall, glass, plastic, wood.

Room shape and quadrature

The design of the kitchen, combined with the living room and dining room, depends on the shape, size of the room:

• With a large area, it will not be difficult to place everything you need, even if it is not square, but elongated.
• In small rooms it is more difficult to create convenient functional areas, here you need to calculate every centimeter of space.

Regardless of the size of the room, without even owning all the intricacies of design skill, you can independently cope with the design of the kitchen with your own hands in a private house. To do this, you must adhere to some principles of the organization of space:

• Do not limit the area of ​​the kitchen area.Leave free space around the kitchen, in the kitchen-living room this area can become a place of crowded guests.
• Use furniture, home decoration in the same style, with a similar theme, color design.
• Remember that the kitchen should be comfortable, practical. First of all, determine the place for the kitchen set, determine the place for the refrigerator, sink, stove, work surfaces. Only then plan the placement of other interior items.
• A very convenient, functional solution is the island placement of the headset. On such an island, you can place a stove, sink, and also use it as a desktop, bar.
• For a smoother transition between the living room and kitchen areas, you can arrange a dining room between them, placing a dining table there. Its size depends on the number of people who will gather at the table. The central chandelier and flooring, which differs from the coverage of the kitchen area, will help to highlight the dining area.
• The large area of ​​the room allows you to add any accent - sculpture, arched structures, fireplace.
• By tradition, the living area is distinguished by shades, materials. When implementing ideas, do not forget about the style and design of the entire room - all areas should be combined.
• The living room area can be distinguished by a figured ceiling, placing spotlights along the contour, and also putting a carpet on the floor, which is inappropriate for the kitchen or dining area.
  

Important! Use a variety of geometric shapes when decorating a room - it can be podiums, multi-level ceilings, niches, mirror inserts.

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Combined room layout

Undoubtedly, the design of the combined kitchen, dining room and living room in a private house is easier to implement in the presence of a large space, but it is much more interesting to realize such an idea with limited space.

The traditional arrangement of the zones is - the kitchen, then the dining area, followed by the living area. Usually these zones are separated by furniture, but it is more harmonious, more comfortable to use new interesting zoning methods for clearer boundaries:

• A small cottage space often forces you to redistribute the zones in another way or reduce the area of ​​the zones. So, the kitchen can only consist of a hob (electric stove, small stove), a pair of wall cabinets and one cabinet.

Important! With limited space, it is advisable to place such a kitchen in the hallway or under the stairs. In an irregularly shaped room, a small kitchen area can be placed in the far corner, and the remaining space is reserved for the living room and / or dining room.

• The kitchen in a two-story private house can be located under the second floor, hiding from the eyes, and in the open space to place the dining room and living room, which will be located on a high and bright area of ​​the room.
• In a wooden private house, in order to avoid fires, you should carefully plan the location of the working area of ​​the kitchen so that it is the safest.

Important! The combined space needs to be planned taking into account which of the zones will be given preference, which will be more visited:

• If it is a living room, the dining room may consist of a small table and chairs, while the kitchen will be located where there is room for it.
• If the emphasis is on the kitchen, set aside the main space of the room for it, install a bright suite.
• The dining room can be arranged in the living room, on the bar counter or on the island side of the headset.

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Zoning of the kitchen and living room

The design of the kitchen, combined with the living room and dining room, in a private house requires a harmonious perception of the surrounding interior, comfort and competent zoning. For this, you can use effective and common techniques:

• Shades. Different color of the dining room, living room and kitchen, using halftones of the same color. Different trim zones, which should be harmonious.Opposite options are possible when the color of accents and background are reversed, or contrasting solutions.
• Materials The use of various finishing materials. For example, there may be stone or ceramic tiles on the kitchen floor, and parquet for the dining room and living room. The walls of the kitchen can be painted, and wallpaper will be used in the living room and dining room.
• Different ceiling levels and podiums. In a private house there is an exceptional possibility of zoning the space with the help of multi-level structures, with which you can select separate zones.

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Architectural solutions and zoning options

In most cases, the layout and methods of zoning the space depend on the material of the walls. Often, these parameters determine the design and style of the interior of the room:

• In a private house with brick walls, there are enough internal load-bearing structures that can be used for zoning in the form of arches. The interior of such a room can be decorated in a classic style.
• Zoning in a monolithic concrete country house is not limited to traditional methods. Here, between the zones, you can use modern techniques, as well as supporting columns that will help to design a space in retro style.

Important! But in a house with wooden walls for zoning, the most commonly used is the use of color shades in finishing materials, furniture, wood, lamps. When using supporting columns-logs, they are decorated in a classic style. Here the house will be appropriate to build a podium to highlight the priority zone. In the interior of a wooden house, it is better to use functional Contemporary styles, refined rustic Country or Provence.

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Finishing and furnishing

It has already been noted that the design of the kitchen and dining room in a private house should be made in the same style. So, it is not necessary to use different material for the floor when zoning the space - large tiles on the floor, like parquet or laminate, will look good in all areas of the combined room.

Important! To create a cozy living room, it is better to use not a carpet, but a separate carpet, combining in style with upholstered furniture.

For the decoration of the walls of such rooms, it will be relevant to use paint, wallpaper, panels made of wood or plastic, as well as coatings imitating under the skin, stone, brick, etc. The design of these materials can be varied - floral, abstract, geometric.

Important! When using monophonic finishing coatings, emphasis should be placed on furniture and other interior items.

If we talk about furniture and interior items, then here you can not be limited to standard ideas, while you should not forget about the necessary things:

• in the kitchen zone - kitchen (corner, linear and / or island), kitchen appliances;
• in the dining area - a dining table or a bar counter that replaces it;
• in the living area there is a sofa and / or armchairs, a TV (stereo system, home theater), a wall or storage cabinets.

Important! The use of various accessories will not be superfluous:

• decorative pillows;
• pictures;
• floor mats;
• bright dishes;
• houseplants;
• curtains and curtains and other details that will help emphasize home comfort.

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Ideas for small spaces

If you plan to convert a small space for the combined room of the kitchen, dining room, living room, you should adhere to the following principles:

• do not use flashy patterned wall coverings, bright accessories in large quantities;

Important! For a cramped room, you should use calm pastel shades in the decoration, take care of good lighting.

• use built-in appliances and transformable furniture - this will save space;
• additional storage space will be kitchen cabinets and hinged shelves fixed under the ceiling;
• use a kitchen set without catchy fittings, in a cramped kitchen it should have strict forms, and the opening of cabinets should be achieved with the touch of a hand;
• to save space in the absence of guests will allow the presence of a folding table;
• Choose furniture for the living room from the same material as the kitchen;
• placement of furniture against the walls will free up space for free movement indoors;
• mirror and glossy surfaces visually expand the space;
• Wall murals with the effect of perspective or panorama will create a bright accent on one of the walls;
• the bar counter, in addition to the main purpose, can be used in cooking, as well as turn the internal shelves into an additional place for storage;
• for a small family, the bar counter can be used as a dining table.

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Modern ideas for the interior of a private house

Simple design decisions will help to make the interior of the dining room and kitchen in a private house more interesting. The modern approach to solving this issue is based on such ideas:

• Installation of a real or decorative fireplace. Using this idea will make the room more cozy and comfortable, and the fireplace will serve as the main emphasis in the interior, bringing together the whole family.
• Stylized design of the stairs. In modern design for the design of this zone, the use of various materials in different combinations is possible. The staircase decorated with glass inserts looks refined and easy.
• Bay window construction. When used in the design of a dining room kitchen in a private bay-window house, the interior looks truly luxurious and cozy. The presence of large windows increases the illumination of the room. If you place a dining table in this area, an excellent dining area will appear. You can get a comfortable place to read and relax by placing a sofa and / or armchairs here.

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Interior styles for a private home

When planning the design of the kitchen, dining room, living room in a private house, maximum harmony in a normal environment can be achieved with a few touches. If the budget allows, you can implement any decisions and wishes.

The following styles of interior are most demanded and popular.

Classical

This style requires a large space to make the design look really elegant and solemn. Choosing this style for the design of the kitchen, dining room, living room in a private house, the emphasis in the interior is given to the dining room.

Such an interior provides for a large dining table, which will become the center of family gatherings. Owners of huge palaces, country villas and stylized castles, who relate to high society, prefer the classical style.

Provence and Country

The design of the kitchen and dining room in a private house in these styles will be quite comfortable both in the house and in the country. It should be noted that the living room area, with comfortable sofas for relaxing, needs to be separated from the kitchen and dining room.

Important! This design uses simple, primitive and rude objects, without plastic decor, gloss and excess paint.

Contemporary

This style is called a classic in a new way:

• This is a simple interior, made in a combination of shades of wood, white and gray-black.
• In the implementation of this style there are no gilding and monumental designs inherent in classicism.
• The modern interior of the kitchen and dining room in a private house in this style provides for the implementation of cabinets and walls in white, which provides visual liberation of the space.
• Black and dark lines are able to emphasize the straightforwardness and graphic nature of the situation and can separate areas and zones.

Important! Surfaces are made with a clear design and construction. The floor is ceramic or wooden, in the kitchen area it is possible to use heating.

Minimalism, Japanese Functionalism and Hi-Tech

Similar styles in technology, simplicity and design.There are no decor elements in these styles, but at the same time, bright solutions are used. To implement this style, you can use not rough, comfortable and high-tech pieces of furniture (without openwork, without a picture and without ornate details), as well as saturated colors on glossy surfaces. A room in this style implies the exclusion of all unnecessary interior items.

Baroque and Rococo

Both styles are distinguished by the desire for excessive chic in an expensive environment:

• Baroque suggests massiveness, screaming royal luxury.
• Rococo has a more sophisticated and delicate design.

Modern

In this style, you can equip both large and small kitchens. All kinds of interior items - glass surfaces, bar stools, armchairs of bizarre shapes, are ideal for zoning the space. When arranging a room in the Art Nouveau style, the use of various materials is possible.

Loft

The interior in the Loft style will be advantageous if the roof structures become part of the finish, the whole composition and decor. Such a solution can be implemented with a partial absence of overlapping of the first floor and the second light is realized.

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Stock footage

When planning the design of the kitchen, dining room, living room in a private house, you can use various ideas and techniques. The main thing is not to forget about the competent zoning of the room and the harmonious perception of the room as a whole.