“I will have lunch in the dining room, and I will operate in the operating room!” - this is how Professor Preobrazhensky from Bulgakov’s “Dog’s Heart” answered the demand to “condense” and leave from one of the rooms of his apartment. Unfortunately, in the Soviet period, urban dwellings with dining rooms became a rarity. Moreover, the kitchens in multi-storey residential buildings, for example, in Khrushchev, were so cramped that a tiny meal table could hardly fit in there, which could accommodate 2-3 people.
Today, apartments in new buildings have a more comfortable layout. However, even the owners of spacious private houses as a place for eating separate rooms continue to allocate extremely rarely. Instead, most Russians prefer the "kitchen-dining" option, and sometimes their combination with the living room.
Benefits
The kitchen-dining room is convenient because the hostess does not have to set up a table outside the room where dishes and appliances are stored, as well as transfer food to another room, located far from the stove, refrigerator and dishwasher.
Sometimes apartment owners go even further and combine the living room into one large space. The popularity of this option is associated with the fashion for spacious studios. However, not everyone likes interiors of this type of dining room.
disadvantages
The options that combine the living room, dining room and kitchen have not only a lot of fans, but also many critics. The fact is that this method of housing planning, which came to us from the West, does not correspond to the Russian mentality. It’s hard to imagine an American or a Frenchwoman who cooks pickles in the kitchen or makes jam there. In such cases, even if there is a hood, the room will have high humidity and temperature, which will cause discomfort to other family members who want to relax in the combined living room.
Kitchen Layout Options
There are several solutions for the placement of furniture, household appliances and the necessary equipment in rooms intended for cooking and eating at the same time.
The most popular options are angular, i.e., L-shaped and linear layout. This is not surprising, since it is with the storage systems and work surfaces, as well as household appliances located along one wall or with a small branch, that the maximum possible usable area will remain so that a dining group can be established.
If you consider the interior of the dining room in a private house, which, as a rule, are quite spacious, you can use a parallel layout.
"Isle"
Sometimes, due to the presence of windows and the location of the doors, no traditional layout option allows you to place all the necessary appliances and storage systems. In such cases, the interiors of the dining rooms complement the "island". A hob or an additional sink can be installed on it, and in the lower part there are cabinets with shelves and with sliding doors. In some cases, the continuation of the "island" is a small dining table. It can be transformable and retract or shrink after use. It should be noted that the options with the "island" are only suitable for fairly spacious kitchens. Otherwise, you can create an additional work surface or organize a dining area with high stools in the manner of those that are placed in bars using a wide window sill.
Parallel layout
As already mentioned, the interior of the dining room-kitchen, if we are talking about a fairly spacious room, can be arranged by placing furniture and equipment in parallel in 2 rows and installing a large dining table in its center with original stools. This option is especially suitable for a passage room or one with a large window in the center of one of the walls.
In addition, with the parallel placement of kitchen furniture, as well as household appliances and work surfaces, you can use the "island" and move the dining group into a corner.
Dining Room: Interior Ideas
If the room where it is supposed to take food also serves as a living room and kitchen, then it will require a variety of furniture. In particular, a comfortable dining area can be organized with the help of a soft corner. Among other things, such a solution will save space.
A great option is to place furniture for the dining area in the bay window (a glazed ledge on the facade of the building). It often happens in private homes, but today such an architectural detail can be seen on the facades of new buildings. Installing soft seats in the shape of a bay window allows for family meals at the window, as well as saving space.
The problem of a long, narrow combined kitchen can also be solved by using the right furniture. In this case, a long sofa in the shape of the letter “G”, which is better to install as a continuation of the kitchen set, is suitable for the dining room. If you move the dining table away from it, the dining area will turn into a place to relax, especially when the LCD panel is mounted on the wall opposite.
Such a detail as sliding partition doors should not be ignored. With their help, the dining room can be combined with a kitchen or living room.
In the design of rooms intended for a meal, a special role is given to color solutions. With their help, you can make the room visually more spacious or even affect your appetite.
Living room dining room interiors
The option of combining the functions of a room for family vacations and eating in the same room is the best match our mentality. After all, many Russians continue to organize feasts and receive guests with pleasure. In the dining rooms, it is required to carry out competent zoning in order to separate the place for meals from the corner for relaxation. This task is facilitated if the room has a niche or it is combined with a loggia.
Otherwise, zoning can be done using two different types of floor coverings, multi-level false ceilings, etc. Even the use of wallpapers that differ in color and texture for the wall, which is supposed to set a dining table and chairs, allows you to create modern interiors of dining rooms. In the case of private houses, real columns can also be used (without supporting functions), and stucco molding imitating such decorative elements is perfect for design in the style of classicism even in a small room.
Now you know what a modern dining room interior can be. The main criterion for choosing a particular option should be to achieve maximum comfort for all those who live in the house. After all, joint meals are extremely important for creating a warm and cozy family atmosphere.