Design of small-sized kitchen in the Khrushchev: 190 + Photos of real and practical layouts
Kitchen in Khrushchev
Kitchen design in Khrushchev can also amaze with its individuality. Do not think that it is so difficult. It has a lot of advantages that you like.
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Problems Khrushchev kitchens
The most problematic part of the apartment in terms of the combination of functionality and pleasant design is the kitchen, especially when it comes to the apartment of Khrushchev's building.
Small kitchen in Khrushchev
The main disadvantages of these kitchens are always an extremely small area and very low ceilings.
Gasification also often interferes, because gas pipes and columns do not paint the interior at all. Yet the owners of such kitchens should not despair, because almost always the kitchen in Khrushchev has non-bearing partitions, which allows you to expand the space by restructuring.
Expansion of space by adjustment
In addition, many kitchen manufacturers of furniture and technicians work specifically for owners of small kitchens, so there is always a suitable model.
Choose the right model for you.
This also applies to interior designers who are able to offer interesting options for just such a case.
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return to menu ↑Redevelopment
The first and most obvious option involves a complete restructuring of your kitchen by adding extra squares at the expense of another room.
Increasing the kitchen through the living room
Undoubtedly, such a process will require a lot of time and cost, so you should pay attention to it in order not to get problems in the future. Need to remember about:
- competent planning, so as not to demolish the bearing wall;
- construction debris and dust;
- coordination of their repair in the housing office.
Solve all the nuances and enjoy the space
You can increase the space due to the arch of any shape
Redevelopment is ideal for kitchens with gasification, so that it is convenient to arrange the necessary equipment.
Place any equipment
If next to the kitchen is a bathroom and a toilet, then by combining the toilet with the shower replaced bathroomYou can achieve a significant free space under, for example, a refrigerator.
It is worth considering that such redevelopment is often allowed only to residents of the first floors.
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return to menu ↑Masking gas column
If you do not want to rebuild several rooms, but the geyser and pipes still extremely interfere, you can get rid of them, at least visually, by disguising them under a hanging cabinet.
Mask the excess under the hanging cabinets
In this case, it will be possible to choose a model that fits the overall style of the kitchen. Remember, however, that for such a method need to consider a few points:
- Be sure to consult with a specialist to analyze whether such changes will affect the fire safety of the apartment.
- Already according to recommendations of the expert choose the suitable cupboard to order.
- Spend a competent wall insulation.
- Check for proper holes for the corrugations and the gas pipe.
Choose a multifunctional cabinet
This option will not only allow the use of a certain area occupied by the column, but also make the appearance of the room more pleasant.
Make the room look more pleasant
Work with a window sill
Few people in the interior will use the window sill rationally, but in the case of a small room, it can be an excellent reserve for proper space saving.
Sill - reserve for space
The window sill can be lengthened and strengthened with a pair of supports by arranging it out bar counter or just a family dining table.
Window sill bar or family table?
It is necessary to take into account at the same time that the warm air from the radiator must still reach the window, for which air vents are made in the table top.
Literate table - space saving
Also it is perfect for use as a desktop, if on both sides It turns out to install:
- washing;
- stove;
- cupboards with kitchen utensils.
As an option for the desktop
However, in this case, the window must be slightly raised, which is not required for the table and stand. The radiator, by the way, is often perfectly hidden behind the cabinets, which are located under the desk for convenience.
The radiator is perfectly hidden behind the cupboards
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return to menu ↑ return to menu ↑Special furniture and appliances
To solve the problem with the size of the kitchen can be without major repairs and special rebuilding by buying special furniture for small kitchens, which was mentioned at the very beginning.
Buying special furniture for a small kitchen
It is best to buy to order, many stores have long provided such a service, but you can buy furniture from the catalog. For small kitchens will suit several options.
Choose furniture from the catalog
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return to menu ↑Built-in furniture
This type of furniture is perfect for apartments of the Khrushchev planning, as it helps to maximize the available space and rationally arrange the necessary zones.
Effectively utilize the available space
A frequent model of this type is the corner sink. with table top, a great addition to which will be a corner plate on the other side.
Corner sink for convenience
Remember that for proper planning it is necessary to take into account every centimeter, because often you have to take furniture to order.
Consider every inch
Embedded technology
The same case, allowing to unload the kitchen area to the maximum. Usually, special gas cookers with a built-in oven or a cabinet for trifles are used as built-in appliances.
Find a place for small things.
This type includes washing machines, dishwashers and a fridge, located under the desk.
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return to menu ↑Transformers
The best option to create a multifunctional interior, necessary to create several zones at the same time.
Create multiple zones at once
Obviously, folding and pull-out tables, folding chairs and retractable as desired shelves must help in constantly changing the kitchen to the needs of cooking and family meals.
Folding chairs in the interior of the kitchen
In addition, these models usually create a fairly stylish design in the spirit of minimalism, without heaping a small area and allowing you to be free in the kitchen.
The spirit of minimalism in the kitchen-baby
Furniture without corners
The corners, which is important, also occupy a certain area, sometimes not allowing to move quietly, especially in a small room.
Soft corners increase space
And especially the corner kitchen will benefit greatly if you can buy rounded furniture. This is a great way to not only unload the place, but also to create an interesting smooth design.
Interesting smooth transition with rounded furniture
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return to menu ↑Mini appliances
Small appliances such as mini-appliances and multifunctional appliances will also leave the convenience of working in the kitchen without taking up much space.
Mini appliances in the mini kitchen
For example, for a young couple or a separate apartment owner living alone, a small fridge 55 centimeters wide and a narrow oven 45 centimeters will suffice.
Use narrow technique for comfort.
For a standard family with a child, a stove with only three burners and an oven with a built-in microwave oven will be enough.
Convenient 3 in 1 oven
The first option looks much more stylish and more pleasant, in addition, it is more functional and does not involve bringing smells from the kitchen when opening.
Choose the right direction to open the door.
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return to menu ↑ return to menu ↑Light colors in the interior
Creating an interior in bright colors will visually create the illusion of free space, which is why owners of Khrushchev’s kitchens should choose furniture and pastel shades.
Pastel shades in the interior of the kitchen
When planning the interior design, try to focus on the monochrome, painting the walls and filling the floor with the color chosen for furniture and the headset.
Monochrome colors of furniture and headset
To get rid of some sterility, you can make some color spots in the form of bright patterns on curtains and cabinets, as well as with the help of a small kitchen equipment, but do not overdo it.
Color spots in the form of bright patterns on the walls
Undoubtedly, this method will not eliminate the need to abandon a large amount of furniture or a bulky headset, but it will make a general style visually neater.
Neat style in color accents
You do not need to be afraid of the fact that it is much more difficult to care for objects in light shades, because in this case pollution is even better visible and easier to remove, of course, if it is not textiles.
Bright kitchen - easy cleaning
By the way, quite successfully, white tones will help solve the problem with gas pipes and a water heater, if they are not removed, because they will be lost on a light background.
White color - masking for pipes
It is enough to leave the rest of the zone light, giving dark spots the opportunity to visually go deep.
Dark color to expand space
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return to menu ↑ return to menu ↑Optical illusion design
In contrast to the game with light and dark shades, this method is used in design much more often, because it is more common among manufacturers and designers.
Diagonal in the interior
Here are some ways you can at least visually increase the space:
- Most often in small rooms it is advised to lay the floor diagonally, which allows you to visually push the walls. If the wooden floor is chosen, then the laying goes to the herringbone.
Ease floor maintenance with light floorboards
- As mentioned earlier, one of the main problems Khrushchev are low ceilings, and it is solved by pasting wallpaper in a small diamond or a thin vertical strip.
Horizontal pattern can help illusoryly increase the width of the kitchen already, but this requires ceilings about 3 meters high.
Increasing the space of narrow stripes on the ceiling
- Quite often in the design are also used wallpaper. For small rooms, it is worth taking a wallpaper with a sense of perspective, allowing you to visually extend the room.
Remember that in this case it is better to choose a minimalistic and neutral calm design.
Minimalistic wallpaper design.
- Distributed in the design of small rooms and focus with a mirror, not enough for kitchens. In order not to constantly have to wash the mirror surface, you can install a large mirror, but on the other side of the plate, the sink and the working surface as a whole.
If you do not cook all the time, then a nice version with a mirror apron will do, especially if the surface reflects the window.
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return to menu ↑ return to menu ↑Purchase suitable curtains
Generally curtains are a constant attribute of any room, in our case, even such a trifle can help in creating a large space in a small kitchen. Shorts can be of the following types:
return to menu ↑Rolled
The first and most obvious advantage of this particular type is functionality, because they are not only compact, but can also be installed on different surfaces - the wall, ceiling or window frame.
At the same time, one is fairly easy to clean. In stores it is easy to find models of the desired color.
Multifunctional curtains in the kitchen
Pleated
The difference with plisse is that you don’t have to buy two models, because you will be able to close both the top and the bottom parts at will separately.
This allows you to adjust the lighting in the room, which will save space and the estimated additional lamps. In addition, this option fits perfectly into a minimalist design.
Pleated curtains to save lighting
Roman
View of curtains, ideal for soft and elegant design in bright colors in its style.The very appearance of the Roman curtains gives the interior some airiness, which also visually relieves the space.
Such models are better suited for kitchens that overlook the shadow side.
Soft and elegant design in bright colors.
No curtains
In case your room faces north with your windows, you should completely abandon the curtains so as not to fill the space with them.
Wonderful version without curtains
Then on the sides of the window you can arrange small shelves or cabinets where the necessary inventory will be stored.
Flowers on the window, too, as an option
It should be noted that in any case, the curtains should fit the overall style and it is important that they are not too thick and without massive decorations.
Simple curtains, but also time elegant
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return to menu ↑ return to menu ↑Choosing the right lighting
Competently built lighting will help to visually expand the space, even with a lack of free space in practice.
Proper lighting with insufficient space
In this case, make sure that the natural light from the window is not blocked by any objects. Also, you should forget about the central chandelier, which creates a lot of unpleasant and unnecessary shadows.
Forget about the central chandelier
Chandelier can be replaced by mounting a few small spotlights around the perimeter of the ceiling.
Use spotlights
Sconces that can be placed on the walls of the kitchen from different sides will also be suitable.
Remember the spotlights near the working area
Although the repair process in Khrushchev is quite long and requires care, the finished result in the form of a comfortable and stylish kitchen is really possible.
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