Brezhnevka is a legacy of the 70s. If you compare them with modern houses, in many respects they lose, but compared with the Khrushchevs, this is a more advanced option. From narrow “wagons” and tight “vests” large families move to much more comfortable apartments with three and four rooms. If the apartment is not at the disposal of a new building, but in 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.
In order to avoid spending additional money and time on expert conclusions and permission of services during redevelopment with the demolition of walls, you need to consider the productive use of the available space. If the house has never experienced a major overhaul, then without a complete replacement of communications, electrical wiring, revision of the flooring can not do.
Replacing the old floor, installing a forced sewage pump, strengthening the arched opening will require certain means. But the repair is worth it, because will allow you to turn an ordinary place for cooking into a multi-purpose room. It can be expanded at the expense of the hallway, add the area of the bathroom or pantry to the usable area. By demolishing the partitions between adjacent rooms, an almost 20-meter studio kitchen is obtained.
Full pool
Convenience consists in the absence of a sense of isolation, the hostess freely communicates with family members or guests. An additional TV is not required, and the refrigerator can be placed outside the small kitchen.
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, a sliding door will have to be installed between the two zones.
Partial union
If the house is equipped with a supporting beam and there is a ventilation duct between the rooms, 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 you can beat. The arch will make the kitchen more free and bright. If its width is sufficient, a bar can be placed in it. Its functionality will increase significantly if racks for dishes are equipped here, and boxes for things are added to the base.
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, the supporting wall is reinforced with channels. The layout is becoming more comfortable, the work area is expanding.
Redevelopment with transfer of the partition
Make the area of the kitchen room more spacious at the expense of the living room. For this, the partition between them is slightly displaced. Such a kitchen design in Brezhnevka is allowed only if the apartment is located above the non-residential premises not higher than the second floor.
Installing a niche for the refrigerator by capturing the area of the corridor
If you provide a walk-in living room, then the corridor between the kitchen and the hallway can be used advantageously by adapting it to install a refrigerator. The bathroom is combined. In the kitchen there is an additional place to accommodate the volumetric household unit. Additionally, a space appears above it where you can hang a cabinet or shelves.
Loggia Accession
A small-sized kitchen will become 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 should not get involved during the repair. It must be remembered that the redevelopment affecting the bearing walls, beams, ventilation ducts requires mandatory coordination with the relevant authorities. In a house where there is gas equipment, it is necessary to make changes taking into account all safety requirements.
Determine the style
The design of the Brezhnev kitchen will not tolerate massive furniture and elaborate elements. She is too small for this. Simple concise forms without undue pathos will be most appropriate. Minimalism and hi-tech look especially harmonious in a small space.It is acceptable to use ethnic style, lightness of romance and light tones of Provence, functionality and at the same time simplicity of the Scandinavian direction.
When replanning, you must remember that the design of the kitchen should not "argue" with the decoration of the living room. It is better not to use more than three colors in the design, in a small space it looks all the more tasteless. Classics can be combined with modern, Provence admits rococo elements. If possible, two combined rooms are designed in a single style, it is advisable to purchase furniture from the same collection.
Color palette
When developing a project for the reconstruction of the Brezhnev apartment, the competent use of colors and shades when painting walls and choosing furniture is the main task. The main purpose of the repair here is to maximize the 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 contrasting or bright blotches to enliven the interior a bit.
Mirror and glossy surfaces can give the room real space. A special coating of the facades, chrome surfaces of household appliances create the illusion of spaciousness.
A good choice of lighting devices, high-quality illumination of all zones will also help to "push" the walls.
When choosing a kitchen area palette, you need to consider that cold tones contribute to a decrease in appetite. If it is necessary to increase the appetite, try to saturate the room with warm shades.
Materials and methods of decoration
Unlike Khrushchev, the hall and bedroom in the panel brezhnevka are mostly separate, and the ceilings are quite high, up to 2.7 meters. Due to this, plasterboard trim is often used here, installing multi-level ceilings with built-in lighting, and dividing the room into zones.
Mirror stretch ceilings or their decoration with light PFH panels are popular.It is desirable that the shade of the ceiling is lighter than the floor covering. For zoning, flooring is used with different materials, color accents are made, materials of different textures are used.
Walls can be painted or pasted over with vinyl wall-paper, to combine the surfaces painted and pasted over with wall-paper. Since too scrupulous alignment will select the extra precious centimeters, wallpaper with a pronounced texture, prints will hide this drawback.
The walls and flooring are also light-colored or glossy using laminate and ceramic tiles. Tiled diagonally will create an additional effect of spaciousness. To visually increase the combined space, they try to use one tone of 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. A sliding partition will help, if necessary, create a feeling of isolation.
Choosing a kitchen set and dining group
To create the most convenient working space in the kitchen helps the corner kitchen, the use of the surface of the windowsill. In such a space, the "principle of the triangle" is respected, the mistress does not have to perform unnecessary maneuvers.
If you choose a linear layout, all furniture and household appliances are built against a blank wall, and the dining group with a corner or dining table is moved to a separate area.
Massive wall cabinets give way to shelves. The stove combined with the oven is forced out by the hob. The vacated space is used to store all kinds of utensils. Household appliances are better to choose the built-in, smaller models. Combining the functions of the oven and microwave helps to save space. A good interior solution will be furniture transformers: folding chairs, sliding and folding tables.
Increase the ability to hide the necessary trifle high pencil cases and mezzanines.Rack boxes, drawers, carousels help rationally use scarce space. In a cramped space, the corners of the furniture in the passage area are best made beveled.
Lighting
Lighting in Brezhnev need to pay special attention. This is important at any time of the day. For a small room, spotlight around the perimeter of the ceiling and on the shelves, wall lamps suitable for the style, built-in sources in the apron area are relevant.
The work surface at the window will allow more use of natural light. When the working area is located under the cabinets, they can be equipped with a special aluminum profile. The LED strip mounted there will be an alternative to eye-cutting lamps. The dining table is visually highlighted with accent lighting.
Accessories and decor
Decor elements in a small kitchen should not be intrusive. Suitable photos or pictures placed vertically. It is advisable not to use large accessories, bulky vases with voluminous bouquets will clutter up the space. The decoration will be a wall clock or 1-2 pots with indoor plants.
If it is planned to close the windows with curtains, fabrics for them are chosen to be light and transparent with shades of white or a dull 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 is emphasized by identical curtains, and if zoning is more to your liking, then choose a different texture or color.
The material of the upholstery of a sofa or pillows on chairs is better to choose with a discreet pattern, without large ornaments.
Tips for masking the boiler, chimney and pipes
To mask the necessary, but completely unaesthetic communications, decorative materials are used, depending on the design of the room. The main thing is to ensure air circulation, access for maintenance.In order to prevent a gas boiler or column from spoiling the interior in a classic style, a special cabinet is ordered for them in the kitchen set system, which helps to maintain a unified style.
Communications are removed from the eyes using highways made of plastic and steel. For a convenient arrangement of pipes, a chimney in the wall, a box of drywall is equipped, a false wall is built. For quick access to work items, they are provided with revision hatches.
To mask pipes, you can also purchase special panels that are sold in hardware stores.
When decorating, do not forget about the installation rules and the requirements of TB. The transfer of gas appliances is carried out only with the permission of special services, and only specialists are engaged in the installation.
Conclusion
Improving breeding inherited or acquired in the secondary market is the dream of every homeowner. Many reproach this type of apartment with a small kitchen and a narrow corridor. Depreciation, the 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. it is possible to create a unique stylish interior.
Brezhnevka is a legacy of the 70s. If you compare them with modern houses, in many respects they lose, but compared with the Khrushchevs, this is a more advanced option. From narrow “wagons” and tight “vests” large families move to much more comfortable apartments with three and four rooms. If the apartment is not at the disposal of a new building, but in 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.
Content
Repair Features
In order to avoid spending additional money and time on expert conclusions and permission of services during redevelopment with the demolition of walls, you need to consider the productive use of the available space. If the house has never experienced a major overhaul, then without a complete replacement of communications, electrical wiring, revision of the flooring can not do.
Replacing the old floor, installing a forced sewage pump, strengthening the arched opening will require certain means. But the repair is worth it, because will allow you to turn an ordinary place for cooking into a multi-purpose room. It can be expanded at the expense of the hallway, add the area of the bathroom or pantry to the usable area. By demolishing the partitions between adjacent rooms, an almost 20-meter studio kitchen is obtained.
Full pool
Convenience consists in the absence of a sense of isolation, the hostess freely communicates with family members or guests. An additional TV is not required, and the refrigerator can be placed outside the small kitchen.
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, a sliding door will have to be installed between the two zones.
Partial union
If the house is equipped with a supporting beam and there is a ventilation duct between the rooms, 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 you can beat. The arch will make the kitchen more free and bright. If its width is sufficient, a bar can be placed in it. Its functionality will increase significantly if racks for dishes are equipped here, and boxes for things are added to the base.
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, the supporting wall is reinforced with channels. The layout is becoming more comfortable, the work area is expanding.
Redevelopment with transfer of the partition
Make the area of the kitchen room more spacious at the expense of the living room. For this, the partition between them is slightly displaced. Such a kitchen design in Brezhnevka is allowed only if the apartment is located above the non-residential premises not higher than the second floor.
Installing a niche for the refrigerator by capturing the area of the corridor
If you provide a walk-in living room, then the corridor between the kitchen and the hallway can be used advantageously by adapting it to install a refrigerator. The bathroom is combined. In the kitchen there is an additional place to accommodate the volumetric household unit. Additionally, a space appears above it where you can hang a cabinet or shelves.
Loggia Accession
A small-sized kitchen will become 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.
Determine the style
The design of the Brezhnev kitchen will not tolerate massive furniture and elaborate elements. She is too small for this. Simple concise forms without undue pathos will be most appropriate. Minimalism and hi-tech look especially harmonious in a small space.It is acceptable to use ethnic style, lightness of romance and light tones of Provence, functionality and at the same time simplicity of the Scandinavian direction.
When replanning, you must remember that the design of the kitchen should not "argue" with the decoration of the living room. It is better not to use more than three colors in the design, in a small space it looks all the more tasteless. Classics can be combined with modern, Provence admits rococo elements. If possible, two combined rooms are designed in a single style, it is advisable to purchase furniture from the same collection.
Color palette
When developing a project for the reconstruction of the Brezhnev apartment, the competent use of colors and shades when painting walls and choosing furniture is the main task. The main purpose of the repair here is to maximize the expansion of space. Therefore, when choosing a color should be guided by the following recommendations:
When choosing a kitchen area palette, you need to consider that cold tones contribute to a decrease in appetite. If it is necessary to increase the appetite, try to saturate the room with warm shades.
Materials and methods of decoration
Unlike Khrushchev, the hall and bedroom in the panel brezhnevka are mostly separate, and the ceilings are quite high, up to 2.7 meters. Due to this, plasterboard trim is often used here, installing multi-level ceilings with built-in lighting, and dividing the room into zones.
Mirror stretch ceilings or their decoration with light PFH panels are popular.It is desirable that the shade of the ceiling is lighter than the floor covering. For zoning, flooring is used with different materials, color accents are made, materials of different textures are used.
Walls can be painted or pasted over with vinyl wall-paper, to combine the surfaces painted and pasted over with wall-paper. Since too scrupulous alignment will select the extra precious centimeters, wallpaper with a pronounced texture, prints will hide this drawback.
The walls and flooring are also light-colored or glossy using laminate and ceramic tiles. Tiled diagonally will create an additional effect of spaciousness. To visually increase the combined space, they try to use one tone of 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. A sliding partition will help, if necessary, create a feeling of isolation.
Choosing a kitchen set and dining group
To create the most convenient working space in the kitchen helps the corner kitchen, the use of the surface of the windowsill. In such a space, the "principle of the triangle" is respected, the mistress does not have to perform unnecessary maneuvers.
If you choose a linear layout, all furniture and household appliances are built against a blank wall, and the dining group with a corner or dining table is moved to a separate area.
Massive wall cabinets give way to shelves. The stove combined with the oven is forced out by the hob. The vacated space is used to store all kinds of utensils.
Household appliances are better to choose the built-in, smaller models. Combining the functions of the oven and microwave helps to save space. A good interior solution will be furniture transformers: folding chairs, sliding and folding tables.
Increase the ability to hide the necessary trifle high pencil cases and mezzanines.Rack boxes, drawers, carousels help rationally use scarce space. In a cramped space, the corners of the furniture in the passage area are best made beveled.
Lighting
Lighting in Brezhnev need to pay special attention. This is important at any time of the day. For a small room, spotlight around the perimeter of the ceiling and on the shelves, wall lamps suitable for the style, built-in sources in the apron area are relevant.
The work surface at the window will allow more use of natural light. When the working area is located under the cabinets, they can be equipped with a special aluminum profile. The LED strip mounted there will be an alternative to eye-cutting lamps. The dining table is visually highlighted with accent lighting.
Accessories and decor
Decor elements in a small kitchen should not be intrusive. Suitable photos or pictures placed vertically. It is advisable not to use large accessories, bulky vases with voluminous bouquets will clutter up the space. The decoration will be a wall clock or 1-2 pots with indoor plants.
If it is planned to close the windows with curtains, fabrics for them are chosen to be light and transparent with shades of white or a dull 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 is emphasized by identical curtains, and if zoning is more to your liking, then choose a different texture or color.
The material of the upholstery of a sofa or pillows on chairs is better to choose with a discreet pattern, without large ornaments.
Tips for masking the boiler, chimney and pipes
To mask the necessary, but completely unaesthetic communications, decorative materials are used, depending on the design of the room. The main thing is to ensure air circulation, access for maintenance.In order to prevent a gas boiler or column from spoiling the interior in a classic style, a special cabinet is ordered for them in the kitchen set system, which helps to maintain a unified style.
Communications are removed from the eyes using highways made of plastic and steel. For a convenient arrangement of pipes, a chimney in the wall, a box of drywall is equipped, a false wall is built. For quick access to work items, they are provided with revision hatches.
To mask pipes, you can also purchase special panels that are sold in hardware stores.
Conclusion
Improving breeding inherited or acquired in the secondary market is the dream of every homeowner. Many reproach this type of apartment with a small kitchen and a narrow corridor. Depreciation, the 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. it is possible to create a unique stylish interior.