Advantages of a kitchen with a sleeping area
Having a small kitchen with sleeping space is always an integral advantage. In just a few moves (folding design) you can turn the kitchen into a full-fledged bedroom for guests, relatives or friends staying overnight. Also, a room with a cozy sofa definitely looks more comfortable, complementing the style of the interior.
Correctly selected colors, decor and design can turn a sleeping area into a comfortable relaxation area. For example, paintings, shelves with souvenirs, and beautiful wall lamps can be located above the sofa.
Features of the combined design of a kitchen, bedroom, living room, small hallway in an apartment
The design of the bedroom kitchen has some features. You need to develop an interior design project for one room divided into two functional zones. If both rooms are small, but you want to visually expand the space:
- Use a light color palette
- Use glass, mirror surfaces;
- Avoid pronounced textures.
Zone the space with furniture, carpets, and multi-colored linoleum. You can use differences in floor level, but to do this you need to raise it in one of the zones to a height of one or two steps. To avoid disharmony, use the same range of shades and the same style in all rooms. At the junction of the zones, install a bar counter, a kitchen island or a table, thus creating another zone - a dining room. Use open shelving and shelves as a partition between conventional rooms. They will make the room lighter.
Lighting for a project of 18 and 20 sq m: options according to zoning rules with a bedroom
Lighting plays an important role in zoning space. Hang a center light in your kitchen. To illuminate the work surfaces, you will need an additional light source. Place a chandelier above the dining table and organize lighting for the interior of the set.
Abundant lighting can visually expand the walls and raise the ceiling. By using a sophisticated lighting system, you can turn your bedroom into a welcoming living room.
The bedroom area should be illuminated by several light sources - place floor lamps near the sofa, install point light sources in the closet, attach one powerful lamp or several spotlights to the ceiling. An extensive lighting system will create a truly cozy atmosphere.
Furniture in the interior: original layout
Use built-in furniture, storage complexes with closed and open shelves, folding tables, sofas, transformable chairs. If necessary, they fold, freeing up more space. Organize a comfortable relaxation area for guests and household members with a sofa and a place for reading. The upholstery should not be branded; leather or leatherette will do. Attach the TV to the wall or ceiling. A sliding screen will allow you to temporarily hide the sleeping place from guests, if necessary.
Decorate the room with interesting decorative items, preferably with practical functions. The light palette of the walls will be diluted with bright curtains. Consider the play of contrasts - white borders on black... The kitchen and bedroom should be in harmony with each other, the sleeping area should match the tone of the kitchen set. Don't be afraid to use the warm tones of natural wood. In the kitchen, install built-in furniture with integrated household appliances.
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Interior design is not only about the correct arrangement of furniture. This is the art of arranging life. It reveals the essence of the owner of the room, fills the space with beauty and meaning. A combined kitchen-bedroom will open up new horizons of modern design for you. Your apartment will change and become ergonomic. We spend most of the day indoors, so a comfortable interior is necessary for a happy life - the home environment directly affects its quality. Don't be afraid to experiment, realize your dreams.
Disadvantages of such a layout
Despite a number of practical advantages, the presence of upholstered furniture in the kitchen causes a number of inconveniences:
- Incorrectly selected upholstered furniture can absorb unpleasant odors, and cleaning the textile cover can cause a lot of inconvenience.
- In a small kitchen with sleeping space that is not organized rationally, access to one or another area in the kitchen or dining room may be difficult.
- For folding furniture (for example, a chair-bed), it is always necessary to leave enough free space. And this factor must be taken into account in advance, in the process of preparing the layout of the premises. In this case, a narrow kitchen with a sleeping area can become a real problem for the owners.
In some cases, arranging a sleeping area in the kitchen is simply impossible due to the lack of square meters. In such a situation, you can consider the optimal use of a wide window sill or bay window.
How to make a sleeping place in the kitchen? Photos, best ideas for a small room
- We install the quietest but most powerful range hood model and don’t forget to cook only with it. We install proper ventilation: a grille with a fan is installed in the ventilation shaft, which has a valve that prevents reverse draft. You can add an exhaust fan and a window.
- Household appliances should not make noise.
- A sleeping place in the kitchen should be selected with upholstery that is easy to clean.
- We place the work area, stove, washing machine and dishwasher as far as possible from the sofa for sleeping.
- For a small kitchen-bedroom we select light furniture, plan the walls and ceiling in light colors. It is unacceptable to use more than three shades of color in the design of a narrow kitchen with a sleeping area. They all must be in tune with each other.
- A small kitchen with a sleeping area should not be overloaded with decor, but harsh minimalism will not work here either. Still, this is not only an area for preparing food, but also a recreation area, so comfort should be present. It is better to combine comfort with functionality: we select a corner sofa with a sleeping place for the kitchen so that there are drawers inside for bedding. Replace the table with a bar counter or install a folding one.
- We separate the area from the rest using color, partitions, and light decoration.
Requirements for kitchen furniture
When planning, special attention is paid to the quality and safety of upholstered furniture:
- Reliability of fastenings.
- Correspondence between the size of the sofa (in the unfolded and assembled state) and the available space in the room.
- High-quality upholstery composition. It is most preferable to opt for leather covers that do not absorb odors and are easy to clean and wet.
- For furniture with textile upholstery, removable covers should be used that can be washed if the surface becomes dirty.
For models with a transformation function, it is necessary to periodically monitor the condition of the rotary fittings. Also an important criterion is the compliance of the selected sofa model (ottoman, sofa, chair-bed) with the general style of the interior.
The selected furniture should optimally fit into the design of the kitchen and be combined with the color scheme of the wall panels and floors.
Accessories
It is recommended to adhere to the principles of minimalism when decorating a combined room. At the same time, the presence of decor is necessary to create comfort and place accents.
The details can become a “bridge” between the kitchen and bedroom areas. They will easily complement the chosen style, saturate the picture, and emphasize the individuality of the interior.
Types of sofas for the kitchen
Having decided on the basic criteria and requirements, you should choose upholstered furniture. Today, manufacturers and suppliers of furniture products offer their customers an extensive collection of various models that differ in shape, size, and type of design. These may be the following options:
- Direct sofa to the kitchen.
- Kitchen nook with built-in sleeping area.
- Armchair-sofa (an excellent representative of transformable furniture).
An ottoman without a back, a small sofa, and soft mattresses without a frame are also often used (depending on the specific situation and the location of the sleeping area). Small sofas for the kitchen can be found in absolutely any furniture store at reasonable prices.
Corner with built-in sofa
Most furniture manufacturers sell lines of kitchen corners that already have a comfortable, compact sofa built into them. The model already includes basic safety requirements, leather upholstery (or a leatherette cover).
A significant drawback is the minimum size of the bed. The advantages of a practical choice: the presence of systems for storing pillows, linens, blankets under the cover of such a sofa.
Options for placing a sleeping area
The quality composition, shape and design of a new sofa is far from the only problem that homeowners have to face. There is always a need to choose a place to arrange a sleeping area. Today the most optimal variations are:
- Between the window and the headset.
- Opposite the work area.
- Sofa built into a wall niche.
- Sleeping place on the windowsill.
In kitchens with sufficient space, you can organize a cozy island with a sofa, coffee table and floor lamp (it can be replaced with a pendant chandelier, built-in spotlights, LED strips, table lamp).
Sleeping place opposite the headset
Most often, a sofa (especially a linear model) is placed opposite the hob, along the wall. A dining table and chairs are set up nearby. A sofa, ottoman, or sofa can occupy the space between the refrigerator and the countertop. Sitting on the sofa, you can watch the cooking process, read the morning newspaper, and also organize a surprise guest for the night.
Sofa built into a wall niche
For owners of a kitchen area equipped with a closet or a building niche, another option for an interesting layout appears. The niche, closet or alcove is thoroughly cleaned of debris and dust. Next, you need to level the walls and floor, install lighting and, if necessary, remove sockets.
The next stage of repair work consists of treating the walls, floor and ceiling with an antiseptic, antipyretic, moisture-resistant and antifungal compounds. You can decorate a new room using liquid wallpaper, wallpaper on a different base, stone or brickwork.
The technician's further actions depend on the type of construction of the selected sofa. For folding furniture, a frame and swivel fittings are installed.
Classic models are simply installed in the resulting niche. If the depth of the alcove is sufficient, you can additionally install doors (sliding, compartment), hiding the sleeping area from prying eyes.
Sleeping bed on the windowsill
Another interesting layout option in a small apartment is organizing a recreation area on a wide window sill. If necessary, the surface of the cornice can be expanded and strengthened for additional loads. Next, lay a soft mattress (you can choose an orthopedic model) and pillows.
When preparing a project plan, it is important to monitor the condition of the window frame and the reliability of the fastenings. Also, young children should not be allowed into such a sleeping place to avoid injuries and falls.
Design ideas for a kitchen combined with a bedroom
Designers generate a lot of ideas every day and bring them to life. After looking at the photos of different kitchen-bedrooms, you can choose the interior design and layout you like best. Based on them, create something of your own, original and suitable specifically for your apartment. We hope that the article helped you find the right solution to make your home cozy, comfortable and convenient.
How to choose the right sofa
When choosing upholstered furniture for the kitchen area, you should focus on a number of criteria:
- General dimensions of the kitchen.
- Free space area. Small kitchens with a sleeping area act as a full-fledged living room.
- Ceiling height.
- The number and location of other furniture in the room.
- Type of construction of the purchased sofa, bed, armchair, sofa. The dimensions of the furniture when unfolded are also important.
The availability of additional systems for storing things, linen, and pillows is assessed. It is better to opt for models equipped with drawers, compartments and boxes for auxiliary accessories.
What should a kitchen be like?
Here are our tips on how to plan a kitchen design with a sleeping area:
- It is better to build the set up to the ceiling to increase the number of storage spaces. It’s even worth building roll-out drawers into the base.
- The most compact kitchen layout is corner or straight.
- It is desirable that all equipment be built-in. If there is very little space, then use mini-format appliances: a stove with two burners, a narrow dishwasher, a narrow but tall refrigerator.
- To make the kitchen seem less bulky, choose facades without chamfers, without overhead handles and with a semi-gloss finish. To create the effect of no kitchen, paint the walls to match the facades.
- A window sill will help you save space and place the dining area as compactly as possible. It can be built into a set or converted into a bar counter/table.
Choice of colors
A kitchen with a sleeping area should not only be as comfortable as possible, but also stylish, beautiful, and comfortable in its surroundings. When arranging the interior of a room, it is important to take into account not only the external shape and internal structure of the structures, but also the color design of the upholstery.
For small kitchens with a sleeping area, it is better to choose small-sized sofas with light shades: beige, cream, cream color. An ideal white tone is universal, but due to the presence of a work area, it quickly loses its original shade.
If you wish, you can use the recommendations of leading design specialists who will select upholstery in accordance with modern trends in the interior.
Photos of a kitchen with a sleeping area in various color variations will help you decide on the choice for each specific case. Black and white or other contrasting shade associations can also have a positive effect on the overall interior design of the room. Floral motifs and natural photo landscapes for sofa upholstery will look interesting.
How to combine a bedroom and a kitchen: design, zoning, choosing a sleeping place
From ELENA KHOROSHEVA
Combining a kitchen and a bedroom in one room is not easy, but it is quite possible. How to zone such a space, what furniture and lighting systems to use – experts from the Omicor studio tell us.
It is necessary to combine a place for relaxation and a kitchen set in modern studios or in apartments with the so-called Euro-layout. At the same time, a kitchen and a bedroom in one room is not always a forced solution due to the small area of the house. Sometimes apartment owners remove partitions intentionally because of their love for open spaces, or they arrange in the kitchen not the main, but an additional sleeping place for guests.
In this article we will talk about the design of a combined kitchen, its proper zoning and suitable furniture. We have prepared useful tips and a selection of inspiring photos for you.
