Two-room apartments in multi-storey buildings are perhaps the most common in our country. Indeed, they ideally combine two main elements - the cost and the number of square meters. Such an ideal balance makes one-bedroom apartments the most sought-after property, which is most often of interest to buyers.
If these are old houses, then the area of such a dwelling is approximately the same and ranges from 40 to 45 square meters. Modern developers offer one-bedroom apartments and up to 70-80 square meters. m. But in that and in the other case, within the limits of the available space, the most diverse design decisions can be embodied in reality. The main thing is that their development takes into account the needs and requirements of the owners. An important issue is the preservation of the functionality of all zones. The interior of a two-room apartment should be designed so that all available space is as comfortable, convenient and ergonomic as possible.
Redevelopment Options
How to make a modern two-room apartment interior? For this, first of all, it is necessary to specifically decide what the dwelling should ultimately represent. Maybe it will be a cozy nest for two? Or should the apartment become comfortable housing for a family with a child or for a bachelor?
At the initial stage, you will need to determine the need for redevelopment. This aspect is worth paying attention to first of all. After all, the volume of future repairs will largely depend on it.
So, the layout of the "kopeck piece" can be joint. In this case, the second room can only be reached through the first. This is convenient only if one person lives in the apartment. In this case, the first room is used as a living room, and the second as a bedroom. Conveniently similar distribution for couples.
One-bedroom apartments located in the houses of the "Khrushchev" building, have small kitchens. This is not a particular problem for bachelors, but for couples it is very inconvenient. In this case, the most common repair option is to combine the first room with the kitchen. The combined area obtained with this decision should be distributed into two zones. They will correspond to those rooms that were in the apartment initially. For the kitchen area, as a rule, allot territory that functioned for this purpose until the removal of the wall. The area of the former living room becomes both a dining room and a place for cooking. Here, therefore, two functional zones are distinguished.
However, when developing the interior of a two-room apartment, it should be borne in mind that with such a layout it will be inconvenient for a family to live with children. After all, as a rule, parents give their children a distant room. Children always go to bed earlier. Parents in the passage room are not very comfortable. Indeed, it combines a living room and a dining room, and children can always decide to go to the kitchen or toilet. And in this case, it is simply impossible to create a private zone in the entrance room. That is why the main idea of repairs for families with children will be the separation of rooms due to the installation or transfer of partitions, which must be performed with the displacement of the doors.
But sometimes, looking at the photo of the interior of two-room apartments in Khrushchev, you can see that the redevelopment was able to increase their living space. This happened due to the elimination of a large number of pantries, things from which simply migrated to the closet or to the dressing room.
In houses where one-bedroom apartments have a large area, they can be easily turned into three-room apartments. The walk- in room in this case will be used as a living room, while the back room is divided into two small sized bedrooms.
Repair in two-room apartments with a separate layout is planned in a completely different way, when, leaving each room, you can immediately get into the corridor. Apartments with isolated rooms are more convenient for families. At the same time, both children and parents are satisfied. With this arrangement of rooms, couples and single people can combine the living room and kitchen, which will make the interior of a two-room apartment more stylish and modern (photo can be seen below).
Another option to increase the usable area is to combine a room with a balcony or a loggia. In this case, the repair will begin with the insulation of the rooms located outside, and their quality glazing. Further, between the loggia (balcony) and the room, the window frame is removed. Only the part of the wall bearing the load, which is used as a pedestal, remains.
What to consider when planning a repair?
How to make the interior design of a two-room apartment as much as possible meets the requirements of its owners? To do this, consider:
- the area of the dwelling, the number and location of rooms in it, as well as door and window openings, the presence of loggias and balconies, the location of load-bearing walls;
- the number of households and the need to provide each of them with personal space;
- lifestyle of family members (for example, one of them can work at home, then when planning repairs, you will need to take into account the need to allocate a working area without any interference with the intended housing architecture);
- style of the project (this moment is always the main one).
Advantages and disadvantages of one-bedroom apartments
Depending on the layout, each home has its own positive and negative sides. For example, when it comes to the market of new real estate, there are very few flaws in apartments. In this case, it is hardly possible to see a dwelling with low ceilings or a small quadrature, as well as a small kitchen or a bathroom. Redevelopment of new housing can be done only taking into account individual characteristics and their own ideas about the comfort of a particular family.
As for the secondary housing market, there are many offers with walk-in rooms, a small area of premises, with an irrational distribution of the space in which the so-called dead zones are located. Of the main disadvantages characteristic of two-room apartments in the secondary housing market, there are:
- a small area (near the Khrushchevs);
- a small quadrature of the hallways or a narrow and long corridor, the parameters of which can only be changed using design techniques;
- the presence of a combined bathroom;
- low ceilings (except for stalinok with their spacious, high-rise rooms);
- a small area of the kitchen, which in the "kopecks" is also increased by the reception of redevelopment;
- the inability in some buildings to obtain permission from the authorities to combine the kitchen with the adjoining room due to the presence of features in the system of passage of gas pipes.
Style selection
When developing the interior of a two-room apartment, do not forget about its functionality and acceptability for households. At the same time, it is necessary that the chosen style for the home be close to the owners in terms of lifestyle and spirit. But in addition to brilliance and grace, the beautiful interior of the apartment (a photo of a two-room apartment with a design option is presented below) should include those things that are necessary for each member of the family in everyday life.
After all, in the end, the repair was planned not for the purpose of making the dwelling an adornment for the cover of a glossy magazine, but for a calm and comfortable life.
With the type of the stylistic direction in which the apartment will be decorated, you need to decide before the start of the repair. What are the recommendations of specialists in this case? Based on their advice, the interior design of a two-room apartment should be designed in the same style.
Only an experienced professional can create a harmonious decoration of rooms in various styles without violating the holistic impression of the home. And the preparation of a balanced interior design of a two-room apartment, especially if its area does not exceed 40-45 square meters, is a rather complicated thing.
Modern style
What do we mean by this concept? Under the modern style understand the original interpretation of comfortable minimalism. What in this case is typical for the interior design of a two-room apartment (as in the photo below)?
On the one hand, the owners clean up everything unnecessary in their home, leaving only the necessary items in the premises. On the other - they are not limited in imagination. For example, various design elements, such as mirrors and lighting fixtures, textiles and living plants, often enter as interior design elements of two-room apartments (see photo below). These functional items perfectly decorate the home.
What are the basic rules of modern style? All its variations provide for the presence of functionality and personal comfort. Thanks to this, the interiors of one-bedroom apartments (photo below) become practical, convenient and attractive.
The formation of modern design thought occurred under the influence of loft style motifs. It provides for the presence of spacious rooms with large windows, the active use of brickwork and concrete surfaces, communication lines accessible to the eye, as well as the combination of several functional areas in one room. Such techniques are found in many modern design projects when they are mixed with other styles.
Finishes finishes
What nuances should be taken into account when developing the interior design of a two-room apartment (an example photo can be seen below)? With the standard dimensions of the home, there is simply no point in using complex multi-level options. This rule applies to both the ceiling and the walls. In the interior of a two-room apartment, Khrushchev’s, as a rule, make a perfectly even and smooth ceiling, without any levels.
This solution is ideal for rooms with a small height. And no matter what building materials will be used. The ceiling can be painted or wallpapered, as well as covered with a tensile structure. The most important thing is that at the same time the surface should be homogeneous, and the room should lose as little as possible in height.
For the same reason, when using modern styles in the interior of a two-room apartment, experts recommend not experimenting with the design of the ceiling with a variety of color schemes. A successful design option will consist in painting the surface in snow-white or light colors. However, this does not mean that interesting techniques cannot be used in apartments with a small area. The interior design of a two-room apartment (pictured below) can be performed with an accent wall. Only the design of such planes should be carried out with utmost care.
For example, textured highlighting is recommended. It involves the use of a similar finish color, on which there are bumps. The interior of a two-room apartment will also be beautiful if monophonic wallpapers become combined with pasting part of the wall with metallized or textile fabrics.
This method of decorating a brick wall is also popular when its surface is simply painted in a light tone while preserving the unique texture of the building material. Such a design technique is used in any room - in living rooms and bedrooms, in hallways and kitchens.
The interior of a modern two-room apartment of an improved layout with high ceilings (the same applies to stalinok) can be made using the most original design solutions. For example, in this case, eco-motives with ceiling beams can be used. Anyone who wants to decorate the interior of their home in a contemporary style of contemporary music will need luxurious stucco molding.
Furniture selection
What interior items should be in the room? Their selection will depend on the following:
- The functional purpose of the zone. So, in the living room can be equipped with a mini-study, dining room or bedroom for one of the households. A place for those guests who stayed overnight can also be placed here.
- The size of the rooms, the number and location of doors and windows. The most difficult thing in this regard is to work with a passage room.
- The style chosen for interior decoration.
If the room has a small area or combines more than one functional area, then when purchasing furniture, you must adhere to simplicity and conciseness. This will guarantee the creation of a practical and functional design that meets modern style. In this case, storage structures are usually simple modules of neutral tones with smooth facades.
As for upholstered furniture, it should be no less comfortable and practical and at the same time have the possibility of transformation. This will be a prerequisite for those families that have children, or where guests often stay overnight.
Very often, open shelves are used in the living room interior. They are built into niches, frame door and window openings, and are also a kind of interior partitions, at the same time playing the role of book racks.
Design of a modern home
It will not be difficult to plan the interior of a two-room apartment (panel or brick), located in modern buildings. If the total area of the premises is within 50-60 square meters, then all the functional areas necessary for the owners will be easily created without losing the proper level of comfort. Complexity will arise only if the family has children for whom it will be necessary to allocate a separate room. Then the living rooms, as a rule, combine with the bedroom of the parents. To complete this task is not easy, but quite possible. But the owners will need to compromise. Either they will make concessions in terms of privacy for their own zone, or initially the living room will not be designed to receive guests and will become exclusively family.
How can a sleeping area be placed in such a room? One option is to use a large sofa bed (most often a corner sofa). In the afternoon, the hosts can receive guests in such a room. At night, the sofa transforms freely and becomes a place to relax. The living room turns into a bedroom.
However, not everyone agrees to constantly sleep on a folding sofa. In this case, you have to put a bed in the living room. It is recommended to place it on a pedestal, that is, actually bring it to the upper tier. A similar planning method is recommended for those rooms that have a high ceiling. The empty space of the podium can be used as a storage place, which is always not enough for any size of the dwelling.
In the event that the sleeping area should be allocated in the common room, it will be necessary to construct the interior partitions. Shelves can be book racks. They will not spoil the appearance of the room and will be a great place to store books, various office supplies and documents.
When connecting the living room with the kitchen, and sometimes with the corridor, a multifunctional and spacious space is created. Here, the owners themselves or through the services of professional designers can implement a variety of options for a beautiful and practical interior. In the combined space, as a rule, only one type is used in performing surface finishes. Moreover, it is used in all functional areas. An exception may be only a working apron in the kitchen. The zoning of the premises is due to the lighting system, furniture or the use of various floor coverings.
Living room
As a rule, in a two-room apartment this room does not differ in large area (this does not apply only to a dwelling located in modern buildings). The most successful option in this case can be considered a living room, in its shape close to a square. But to place all the necessary design elements is not difficult in a narrow and long room.
In the interior of a living room in a two-room apartment, the shape of which is close to square, it is important to emphasize the correct geometry. In this case, the owners will help the symmetrical arrangement of furniture. The center of such a living room can be decorated with a fireplace, two sofas or a video zone standing opposite each other. For a narrow room, you need to choose a corner sofa. «», .
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The bedroom, the interior of which is made in a modern style, is a simple and at the same time functional room, which attracts the eye with its external attractiveness. Its walls are most often finished with light monophonic materials, which is an ideal backdrop for any decor and furniture.
The main element of the interior of each bedroom, without a doubt, is the bed with its textile design. That is why you should not save on its drapery, making a color accent in the neutral design of the room.
Kitchen
If this room is combined with the living room, then after the redevelopment is completed, it is made out in the general stylistic version. In the case when the room created after the connection still does not look spacious, the interior of the kitchen of the two-room apartment should be made in neutral colors. At the same time, they should overlap with the color schemes of the storage structures located in the recreation area. If the owners decided that the kitchen segment should play the role of a color accent, then the living room should be decorated in neutral colors.
In the case when the premises remained separate, the owners should not have any restriction of imagination. They can design their kitchen segment in any color palette, taking into account only the size of the room and the location of its windows. If they go south, then the palette may be cool (for example, blue). When placing the room in the northern zone of the building, it is recommended to use warm (beige, brown, etc.). The original modern design of the kitchen can be created by alternating dark and light surfaces.
Bathroom
The area of this room in "kopecks" is usually small. An exception may be only apartments with an improved layout. But even here there are often combined bathrooms. In order to create a multifunctional interior, it is important to combine all the zones for sanitary-hygienic and water procedures within one room. In this case, there will be no shortage of usable space. However, it is worth noting that for a family living in a two-room apartment, the combined bathroom option is far from the best.
Nevertheless, with the small size of the bathroom you will have to connect design techniques that will increase the available space. This will make glass and mirrors, light colors of furniture and walls, console plumbing and glossy surfaces.