Despite the popularity of new buildings in almost all regions of Russia, many, if not most of us, live in Khrushchev in panel houses. So the people call small apartments of the times of Khrushchev. They differ in relatively small kitchens, a separate bathroom. In this article we will talk about the design of one-room Khrushchev. The approximate area of finishing work is 30 - 32 sq. M. How to make a small one-bedroom apartment visually large, spacious, if redevelopment is not available to you.
In a small apartment, like a one-room Khrushchev, the owners during the repair fight for every millimeter, so that both the visual space looks bigger and it is physically possible to fit the necessary space on a minimum area. We will try to discuss the intricacies of this task. Below we will talk about the style that you could adhere to in the decoration of the apartment, about the intricacies of finishing and repairing all rooms, about the individual details of the finishing work. Such as, the choice of wallpaper, their existing types. Zoning space, all available options. Floor finishes. Doors in small apartments.We will also reveal the theme of the influence of color in space on the behavior and mood of people. We hope that, having learned the current trends, you will be able to make the choice that will bring the highest quality result of your work.
It can be difficult to choose one particular style in Khrushchev, something may be liked from one, and something completely from the opposite. Do not be afraid to mix styles, choose what suits your taste. Maintaining one image in the premises of Khrushchev is quite difficult, and then it is most reasonable to use materials from different genres, guided by their own choice of forms, finishes.
1. Classic. A combination of tradition, solidity, with the high cost and quality of the materials used. Natural wood furniture, upholstery with expensive fabric. The tones in this style are calm, restrained. Beige, pastel, deep brown, or greenish. Here pictures of different sizes and with a massive, expensive frame will fit in well.
2. Ethnic direction. The apartment is in the form of culture, traditions of another country. This is the choice of travelers, experts on a particular country, when you want to plunge into the original interior of other people's traditions when you come home. It can be Chinese, English, African, Egyptian. You can, of course, mix several ethnic groups in one apartment. Such a 1 room Khrushchev will be quite exotic and original.
3. Modern. This includes country, art deco, minimalism, modernism, hi-tech, loft. There is no extra comfort in this style. The contrast of adjacent shades is especially pronounced. A lot of backlighting is applied to the main light. Clear form of furniture.
Room design
1. If several people live in a 1 room apartment, it is convenient to make the zoning of the room. Allocation of at least two zones. For each option, such zones are appropriate in their own way.Zoning can be done in the direct order of building a visually real wall or fence. For example, from foam blocks (then the wall will be real), chipboard, or drywall. Such a partition can be soundproofed and insulated, for example, with glass wool.
Partitions made of wood are formed by shingles, plaster. To save as much as possible the area of the residential part, many try to make the partition as thin as possible, or to mask something else under it. For example, to install sliding doors, they do not take up extra space, opening on both sides with sliding. You can separate parts simply by a cabinet, floor-to-ceiling shelves, shelving or furniture.
2. The finish can be for every taste, the color scheme is now diverse. Of course, visually increase the area of the mirror, the correctly selected interior of the one-room Khrushchev. It is necessary to immediately determine the gamut, since the color of the textile and furniture can then depend on this. The lighter the tone, the more space appears. The height of the ceiling can be increased by using vertical stripes on the walls. A horizontal space will seem larger. A recent novelty is liquid wallpaper, decorative plaster, two-tone paints. The modern design solution is a different color of the walls. For example, three walls with the same finish, and one wall is brick-like, or interesting wall murals are pasted.
Wallpaper is now all kinds of stripes, paints, drawings. Vinyl, paper, voluminous, simple. We will talk more about their selection and colors below. If the floor is uneven, there are now many ways from filling to leveling with wood panels and level. It is better to make the floor in the entire apartment at one level, without sills and a sharp change in height. Another point of design of a residential 1 room in a one-room apartment is paintings or photographs, which in a certain order can be hung on the wall.
It is worthwhile to select in advance the places where the paintings will hang, so that later you do not have to close up the holes from the nail.
3. The ceiling in the room is often finished with the so-called false ceilings, or, for example, wallpaper for painting. There is also the technology of simply pulling a beautiful natural fabric between self-made beams. From the beams you can make squares and varnish. It turns out something like a Swedish ceiling. Give your attention to home textiles. You can combine it to your taste, choose everything in different colors: from curtains to sofa upholstery, from carpet to tablecloths. Someone prefers coarser fabrics, noble, someone more light, transparent. In a small space, it is better to use transforming furniture, modern walls, not weighting cabinets. Cabinet furniture leaves room for imagination in its arrangement.
4. For the floor use parquet, or a cheaper version of the laminate. As a rule, the bedroom-living room is decorated with a carpet of various sizes. On a dark floor, a light carpet of small size will look advantageous. If the color is light, then the carpet, for example, in the bedroom area can be of different colors.
Kitchen Design
1. The floor in the kitchen may be different. The most important thing is that it is waterproof. For example, linoleum, floor tiles. Laminate is rarely used, since when moisture gets between the joints of the boards, swelling, floor deformation, which is then very difficult to fix, can appear.
2. Of course, it is desirable that in the kitchen the entire finish has the property of being washed. But painting and tile on the walls now do not satisfy the refined taste. Therefore, at the moment there is a large selection of wallpaper on the kitchen that can be wiped.
3. Furniture in the kitchen can now be not only comfortable, but also stylish, bright, original. On different sites, you can pick up furniture from the photo, and it will actually be like that. They will deliver and collect you, this is not a big problem.In a small space, it is better to use the walls to the maximum, reduce the depth of the cabinets, and use narrower household appliances.
4. The kitchen “apron” can be tiled, the most diverse. Now a new trend has appeared: a glass photo of an apron.
5. If the ceiling in the kitchen is even, then you can start painting without plastering.
Bathroom design
The bathroom is given a lot of time and effort. In the one-room Khrushchev, you can combine the bathroom. The main problem in the design of the bathroom in a one-room apartment, Khrushchev and decorating here are small areas. It is difficult to place in such an area: bath, toilet, sink, washing machine. It is better to immediately think from the start of repair where what will stand, and preferably up to a millimeter. Replace the sitting bathtub with a shower stall. Hide the toilet barrel into the wall.
1. The main material for wall decoration in the bathroom remains tile. Now it can be of different sizes, manufacturers come up with decorating tiles. At the moment, plastic panels are also used to decorate the bathroom. They are available in various colors, with a pattern, as well as "under the tile."
2. Selection of furniture. Someone pays special attention to the functional part of cabinets and shelves, someone tries to hide unsightly parts of pipes under these elements, someone does not use furniture in the bathroom at all. If the area is small, then it will be possible to place a maximum cabinet with a mirror above and below the washbasin. Plus some shelves on the walls.
Doors in a small apartment odnushka can take up a lot of extra space. You can install sliding doors, or just leave the arch, for example, from the corridor to the kitchen.
Shine
In specialized stores and on Internet sources a large number of various chandeliers, sconces, floor lamps. They can be complementary to each other and are made in the same style, from the same materials, sold as a set. You can choose dissimilar light sources, but favorably emphasizing the design.You can purchase LED strips, illuminate the perimeter of the ceiling with them. Cabinets are also in fashion now, with shelves illuminated by the same LED strips. In any case, the light in the apartment should be multi-level, so that you can, by turning off the main light, leave more intimate.
Color spectrum
How to make it not only pleasant and comfortable in your apartment, but also it would give strength and vigor? Psychologists have asked this question. They studied the effect on human condition, making decision of such design components as colors, shapes, textures, images. Design color can significantly change attitudes, skills, and habits.
Red gives vigor, activity, contributes to making the right decision. It is like a call to action. If the walls are decorated in red, then a person will have a feeling of warmth in the room. But red is able to reduce visual space. Since it promotes digestion, it is better to use it in the kitchen. Orange raises the mood, as well as rallying people in the orange room, so it’s better to orange the room where you often spend together. Yellow can create a feeling of sunshine in a room. It enhances creativity. This is an image of harmony and joy. If you have windows on the north side or in your climate there is little sun, then you can take yellow color as the basis of your room. Green is a symbol of nature, tranquility, contemplation, peace. This is a soft image that calls for peace of mind.
Blue calms a person’s feelings, slightly suppresses activity. Like green, it is a passive color. It contributes to a feeling of coolness and relieves emotional and physical stress. Blue is the form of dreamers. As with blue, on a hot day in the room you will feel cool. Violet looks rather mysterious, original. But with his choice in the room, he can reduce efficiency, vitality, a certain passivity.
Pink is a symbol of romance, can quickly tire, does not fit the classic image of the apartment. Brown is a style of reliability, security. It causes a soft mood. White so-called hospital background. May cause a feeling of cold, as well as the impression of modesty. When choosing a design, you should clearly understand the functionality of the room and the characteristics of the color that you want to use in the main decoration. It is possible to combine shades to achieve optimality in the impact on all family members.
Wallpaper selection
Choosing a wallpaper, you should understand what is closer: plain canvas or wall decoration with ornament. Plain wallpapers have the following advantages. They visually expand the space. Allow you to combine light and brighter tones. Excellent for zoning rooms. Favorably distinguish furniture, curtains, interior room one-room Khrushchev.
Under them it is easier to choose curtains. They do not overload the visual perception of a person, cause peace. These wallpapers are well suited for a minimalist style and hi-tech style. Using a combination of wallpapers, you can emphasize the features of the layout, accent, change the proportions. True, all the roughness of the surface can strongly stand out on the wallpaper. Therefore, you should ideally prepare the walls for gluing. Wallpaper can be divided into:
according to the material of manufacture (paper, flesilin, vinyl, fabric, etc.)
on the structure of the canvas (duplex and single)
by texture (for natural materials, for fabric or without texture)
on the invoice (smooth and embossed)
Wallpaper with a pattern can reflect all the basic colors of the interior and favorably finish the basic style of the room.
There are several types of wallpaper with a pattern:
with a plain pattern. This is a wallpaper when the drawing and base are the same color. A drawing can simply stand out with a certain outline or, just stand out, be more voluminous.
abstract illustration. The characteristic of such wallpapers is spots, wide brush strokes, dots, stains. Thanks to this pattern, the joint or seam is almost imperceptible to them.
geometric patterned.On such wallpaper are various lines, geometric shapes. They fit well into a neutral interior.
striped. These wallpapers can fit well not only in modern, but also in classic style. As we have said, such wallpapers expand the space or raise it.
classic pattern. Here weaves are presented that form a single pattern. Various spraying may be used. Such wallpapers fit better into the classic style of the interior.
with a natural pattern. May be from the interweaving of leaves, flowers, stems. In this case, the joining of the paintings is necessary.
Flooring
We will reveal in more detail the topic of modern flooring. After all, this is also a very important issue, to which much attention is paid. Finishing with a white key is better to start after finishing the walls and floor. Materials are divided into: natural and artificial.
Parquet. The parquet has the highest wear resistance, practically does not deform. Piece parquet is more susceptible to external influences, such as moisture, than all other types. Parquet is durable, but it is better to use it in rooms not popular from the point of view of cross-country ability. Cork floor. Environmentally friendly material. Cork is available in the form of tiles, which consist of pressed layers. The outer layer is a veneer, varnished on top. In this case, very good sound and heat insulation. Such a material even with a slight deformation is leveled again. It has antibacterial properties.
Marmoleum is made of natural ingredients. These tiles are glued. Pretty resistant to fire. Laminate has several layers. The base is MDF, using plastic, and a decorative layer on top. Linoleum is strong and wear-resistant, is not afraid of moisture and is simple in the process of flooring. Carpeting is best used in bedrooms, living rooms, in rooms where a cozy, soft atmosphere looks better.
In conclusion, I want to say that even the process of repair and decoration can bring real pleasure, because this is a change. Repair means everything new, change of scenery, color. Of course, this will not give your one-room apartment a new life, but it will significantly change it, you will see how much happier you will be at home. This is the new breath of your home, and it is up to you whether it will bring you true pleasure. Good luck to you.
Despite the popularity of new buildings in almost all regions of Russia, many, if not most of us, live in Khrushchev in panel houses. So the people call small apartments of the times of Khrushchev. They differ in relatively small kitchens, a separate bathroom. In this article we will talk about the design of one-room Khrushchev. The approximate area of finishing work is 30 - 32 sq. M. How to make a small one-bedroom apartment visually large, spacious, if redevelopment is not available to you.
In a small apartment, like a one-room Khrushchev, the owners during the repair fight for every millimeter, so that both the visual space looks bigger and it is physically possible to fit the necessary space on a minimum area. We will try to discuss the intricacies of this task. Below we will talk about the style that you could adhere to in the decoration of the apartment, about the intricacies of finishing and repairing all rooms, about the individual details of the finishing work. Such as, the choice of wallpaper, their existing types. Zoning space, all available options. Floor finishes. Doors in small apartments.We will also reveal the theme of the influence of color in space on the behavior and mood of people. We hope that, having learned the current trends, you will be able to make the choice that will bring the highest quality result of your work.
Content
Style selection
It can be difficult to choose one particular style in Khrushchev, something may be liked from one, and something completely from the opposite. Do not be afraid to mix styles, choose what suits your taste. Maintaining one image in the premises of Khrushchev is quite difficult, and then it is most reasonable to use materials from different genres, guided by their own choice of forms, finishes.
1. Classic. A combination of tradition, solidity, with the high cost and quality of the materials used. Natural wood furniture, upholstery with expensive fabric. The tones in this style are calm, restrained. Beige, pastel, deep brown, or greenish. Here pictures of different sizes and with a massive, expensive frame will fit in well.
2. Ethnic direction. The apartment is in the form of culture, traditions of another country. This is the choice of travelers, experts on a particular country, when you want to plunge into the original interior of other people's traditions when you come home. It can be Chinese, English, African, Egyptian. You can, of course, mix several ethnic groups in one apartment. Such a 1 room Khrushchev will be quite exotic and original.
3. Modern. This includes country, art deco, minimalism, modernism, hi-tech, loft. There is no extra comfort in this style. The contrast of adjacent shades is especially pronounced. A lot of backlighting is applied to the main light. Clear form of furniture.
Room design
1. If several people live in a 1 room apartment, it is convenient to make the zoning of the room. Allocation of at least two zones. For each option, such zones are appropriate in their own way.Zoning can be done in the direct order of building a visually real wall or fence. For example, from foam blocks (then the wall will be real), chipboard, or drywall. Such a partition can be soundproofed and insulated, for example, with glass wool.
Partitions made of wood are formed by shingles, plaster. To save as much as possible the area of the residential part, many try to make the partition as thin as possible, or to mask something else under it. For example, to install sliding doors, they do not take up extra space, opening on both sides with sliding. You can separate parts simply by a cabinet, floor-to-ceiling shelves, shelving or furniture.
2. The finish can be for every taste, the color scheme is now diverse. Of course, visually increase the area of the mirror, the correctly selected interior of the one-room Khrushchev. It is necessary to immediately determine the gamut, since the color of the textile and furniture can then depend on this. The lighter the tone, the more space appears. The height of the ceiling can be increased by using vertical stripes on the walls. A horizontal space will seem larger. A recent novelty is liquid wallpaper, decorative plaster, two-tone paints. The modern design solution is a different color of the walls. For example, three walls with the same finish, and one wall is brick-like, or interesting wall murals are pasted.
Wallpaper is now all kinds of stripes, paints, drawings. Vinyl, paper, voluminous, simple. We will talk more about their selection and colors below. If the floor is uneven, there are now many ways from filling to leveling with wood panels and level. It is better to make the floor in the entire apartment at one level, without sills and a sharp change in height. Another point of design of a residential 1 room in a one-room apartment is paintings or photographs, which in a certain order can be hung on the wall.
3. The ceiling in the room is often finished with the so-called false ceilings, or, for example, wallpaper for painting. There is also the technology of simply pulling a beautiful natural fabric between self-made beams. From the beams you can make squares and varnish. It turns out something like a Swedish ceiling.
Give your attention to home textiles. You can combine it to your taste, choose everything in different colors: from curtains to sofa upholstery, from carpet to tablecloths. Someone prefers coarser fabrics, noble, someone more light, transparent. In a small space, it is better to use transforming furniture, modern walls, not weighting cabinets. Cabinet furniture leaves room for imagination in its arrangement.
4. For the floor use parquet, or a cheaper version of the laminate. As a rule, the bedroom-living room is decorated with a carpet of various sizes. On a dark floor, a light carpet of small size will look advantageous. If the color is light, then the carpet, for example, in the bedroom area can be of different colors.
Kitchen Design
1. The floor in the kitchen may be different. The most important thing is that it is waterproof. For example, linoleum, floor tiles. Laminate is rarely used, since when moisture gets between the joints of the boards, swelling, floor deformation, which is then very difficult to fix, can appear.
2. Of course, it is desirable that in the kitchen the entire finish has the property of being washed. But painting and tile on the walls now do not satisfy the refined taste. Therefore, at the moment there is a large selection of wallpaper on the kitchen that can be wiped.
3. Furniture in the kitchen can now be not only comfortable, but also stylish, bright, original. On different sites, you can pick up furniture from the photo, and it will actually be like that. They will deliver and collect you, this is not a big problem.In a small space, it is better to use the walls to the maximum, reduce the depth of the cabinets, and use narrower household appliances.
4. The kitchen “apron” can be tiled, the most diverse. Now a new trend has appeared: a glass photo of an apron.
5. If the ceiling in the kitchen is even, then you can start painting without plastering.
Bathroom design
The bathroom is given a lot of time and effort. In the one-room Khrushchev, you can combine the bathroom. The main problem in the design of the bathroom in a one-room apartment, Khrushchev and decorating here are small areas. It is difficult to place in such an area: bath, toilet, sink, washing machine. It is better to immediately think from the start of repair where what will stand, and preferably up to a millimeter. Replace the sitting bathtub with a shower stall. Hide the toilet barrel into the wall.
1. The main material for wall decoration in the bathroom remains tile. Now it can be of different sizes, manufacturers come up with decorating tiles. At the moment, plastic panels are also used to decorate the bathroom. They are available in various colors, with a pattern, as well as "under the tile."
2. Selection of furniture. Someone pays special attention to the functional part of cabinets and shelves, someone tries to hide unsightly parts of pipes under these elements, someone does not use furniture in the bathroom at all. If the area is small, then it will be possible to place a maximum cabinet with a mirror above and below the washbasin. Plus some shelves on the walls.
Shine
In specialized stores and on Internet sources a large number of various chandeliers, sconces, floor lamps. They can be complementary to each other and are made in the same style, from the same materials, sold as a set. You can choose dissimilar light sources, but favorably emphasizing the design.You can purchase LED strips, illuminate the perimeter of the ceiling with them. Cabinets are also in fashion now, with shelves illuminated by the same LED strips. In any case, the light in the apartment should be multi-level, so that you can, by turning off the main light, leave more intimate.
Color spectrum
How to make it not only pleasant and comfortable in your apartment, but also it would give strength and vigor? Psychologists have asked this question. They studied the effect on human condition, making decision of such design components as colors, shapes, textures, images. Design color can significantly change attitudes, skills, and habits.
Red gives vigor, activity, contributes to making the right decision. It is like a call to action. If the walls are decorated in red, then a person will have a feeling of warmth in the room. But red is able to reduce visual space. Since it promotes digestion, it is better to use it in the kitchen.
Orange raises the mood, as well as rallying people in the orange room, so it’s better to orange the room where you often spend together.
Yellow can create a feeling of sunshine in a room. It enhances creativity. This is an image of harmony and joy. If you have windows on the north side or in your climate there is little sun, then you can take yellow color as the basis of your room.
Green is a symbol of nature, tranquility, contemplation, peace. This is a soft image that calls for peace of mind.
Blue calms a person’s feelings, slightly suppresses activity. Like green, it is a passive color. It contributes to a feeling of coolness and relieves emotional and physical stress.
Blue is the form of dreamers. As with blue, on a hot day in the room you will feel cool.
Violet looks rather mysterious, original. But with his choice in the room, he can reduce efficiency, vitality, a certain passivity.
Pink is a symbol of romance, can quickly tire, does not fit the classic image of the apartment.
Brown is a style of reliability, security. It causes a soft mood.
White so-called hospital background. May cause a feeling of cold, as well as the impression of modesty.
When choosing a design, you should clearly understand the functionality of the room and the characteristics of the color that you want to use in the main decoration. It is possible to combine shades to achieve optimality in the impact on all family members.
Wallpaper selection
Choosing a wallpaper, you should understand what is closer: plain canvas or wall decoration with ornament.
Plain wallpapers have the following advantages. They visually expand the space. Allow you to combine light and brighter tones. Excellent for zoning rooms. Favorably distinguish furniture, curtains, interior room one-room Khrushchev.
There are several types of wallpaper with a pattern:
Flooring
We will reveal in more detail the topic of modern flooring. After all, this is also a very important issue, to which much attention is paid. Finishing with a white key is better to start after finishing the walls and floor. Materials are divided into: natural and artificial.
Parquet. The parquet has the highest wear resistance, practically does not deform. Piece parquet is more susceptible to external influences, such as moisture, than all other types. Parquet is durable, but it is better to use it in rooms not popular from the point of view of cross-country ability.
Cork floor. Environmentally friendly material. Cork is available in the form of tiles, which consist of pressed layers. The outer layer is a veneer, varnished on top. In this case, very good sound and heat insulation. Such a material even with a slight deformation is leveled again. It has antibacterial properties.
Marmoleum is made of natural ingredients. These tiles are glued. Pretty resistant to fire.
Laminate has several layers. The base is MDF, using plastic, and a decorative layer on top.
Linoleum is strong and wear-resistant, is not afraid of moisture and is simple in the process of flooring.
Carpeting is best used in bedrooms, living rooms, in rooms where a cozy, soft atmosphere looks better.
In conclusion, I want to say that even the process of repair and decoration can bring real pleasure, because this is a change. Repair means everything new, change of scenery, color. Of course, this will not give your one-room apartment a new life, but it will significantly change it, you will see how much happier you will be at home. This is the new breath of your home, and it is up to you whether it will bring you true pleasure. Good luck to you.