Despite the fact that most of the five-story buildings built at the end of the 1950s have been demolished or are being prepared for demolition, several series of the well-known (but not too much loved) Khrushchev buildings still belong to the "unbearable series." These are, for example, panel series 1-515, block series 1-510 and brick series 1-511, 1-447. Therefore, the alteration of the Khrushchev is still one of the most discussed topics on design forums. This time we will look at several apartments in such houses at once. Most often these are five-story buildings (there are three-four-story options) without elevators and with a residential ground floor. The thickness of the outer walls, depending on the series, is 30-40 cm, of the internal load-bearing walls - 20-30 cm, of the partitions - 8 cm.
The most important unifying feature of such apartments is very low ceilings (about 250 cm, but in early versions, the height reaches 270 cm) and small areas of both residential and non-residential areas of the apartment. Therefore, if possible, it is more expedient to enlarge, expand and combine the space in this apartment, rather than split it up. One-room apartments of unbearable series are similar in layout, differ slightly in area, and also have different arrangements of windows and balconies: in corner apartments there may be two windows, in non-corner ones - one. Each apartment has a balcony. The big advantage is that all partitions inside the apartment are not load-bearing, which means that they can be easily disposed of.
Some of the options are suitable for all of the series listed, some are for just one, but they can all be useful sources of ideas. Moreover, in most cases, even before the start of the repair, the redevelopment of the 1-room Khrushchev must be agreed and legalized.
Such apartment layouts are found in houses of the series 1-511, 1-447, 1-515 / 5. The option with a balcony and another window is a corner apartment. Such a layout of the Khrushchev can both add inconvenience and vice versa - open up many new opportunities.
A variant of a 1-room Khrushchev with one window and a balcony is found in series 1-515, 1-511 and others. This layout, unlike others, contains a separate bathroom and a corridor. The same space in other layouts is formally considered a living room, which limits the possibilities for redevelopment.
Here the balcony is located on the long wall of the room; otherwise, the layout does not differ from the first option. Such apartments are found in series 1-510.
1. For all series
Redevelopment
One of the most obvious and surefire options for redeveloping a one-room small Khrushchev is to turn it into a studio. In this case, the entrance hall remains an isolated room, behind the door of which there is one common space, made up of the bedroom, living room and kitchen. There is also a dressing room in the corner behind the partition, and the rest of the space is freed from unnecessary cabinets.
The TV, which separates the sleeping and living areas, can be turned to any side, a small dining table can be expanded if necessary. The bathroom contains a bathtub, washing machine, washbasin and toilet.
Details
Premises: an isolated entrance hall, a shared bathroom, a dressing room behind a partition, a combined kitchen and living room. Suitable for one tenant, for a couple, for hospitable hosts and lovers of order. To agree on the layout, you will need to replace the gas stove with an electric one. Planning advantages: separate dressing room, free living space. Planning disadvantages: no isolated living rooms.
Even in a small apartment, you can pay special attention to the hallway and make it an interesting independent space.
To separate a bedroom or wardrobe, it is not necessary to erect a wall with a doorway - it is enough just to fence off the room, leaving passages 65-90 cm wide on one or both sides.
In the case of a small studio, you should pay attention to the Scandinavian style of the interior. Here, lightness and the rejection of unnecessary details are important, which will help to visually expand the space of the apartment.
2. For series 1-515, 1-511
Redevelopment
In this case, the emphasis is on a large kitchen, a bathroom and a bathroom. Due to the corridor, the size of the bathroom has been increased, so a bathtub, a washing machine and a washbasin are placed in a separate bathroom, and a washbasin and a toilet in the adjacent bathroom. Such a redevelopment of the Khrushchev building allows you to add the space of the former corridor to the kitchen - the partition is almost completely demolished. As a result, the kitchen leaves a lot of space for a large work area, a wide refrigerator and a table for four to six people. The living room has a fold-out sofa, big wardrobe along the wall, armchair and TV.
Details
Premises: separate bathroom and toilet, shared kitchen and bedroom-living room, entrance hall. Suitable for those who do not spend a lot of time at home; for those who like to cook and gather guests at the table. To agree on the layout, you will need to replace the gas stove with an electric one. In other series, the corridor is formally part of the room, but sometimes it is possible to agree on the transfer of a bathroom to it. Pros of the layout: large comfortable kitchen and bathroom; free space; there is no unnecessary corridor. Disadvantages of the layout: lack of a full bed and a separate bedroom.
Such a redevelopment one-room Khrushchev the good thing is that a large kitchen appears. If you try very hard, you can plan the kitchen so that everything fits in it, and each item will take its logical place. The efforts made at the project stage will pay off with the joy of working in such a kitchen.
You don't have to clutter your living room wall with cabinets or TV stands. Sometimes the best solution- hang it on the wall and leave the space around free.
A little trick for a separate bathroom is the presence of a small washbasin. This solves a lot of problems and adds functionality to the room. This solution is relevant not only for Khrushchev, but also for any small 1-room apartment.
Hello everyone, dear wrestlers. I have been on this wonderful site for about three years, but only now have my hands reached the point of writing about my renovation.
Recently I posted a video of RUM-TOUR all over my apartment, if anyone is interested, you can watch it here:
There is also a video on how I build the BED and WARDROBE
So, in 2013 we bought on a mortgage a 1-room apartment in Moscow with an area of 30 sq. M. The area of the room is 18 meters. This is our first own apartment in our life, and of course the first renovation in our life. Major repairs were made by previous tenants, so no global renovation works I didn't have to spend it ...
The repair was very economical, all the materials were bought the simplest and cheapest in Leroy Merlin, and I did all the work myself with my own hands. I didn't want to invest in this apartment, because it was originally planned to live here for no more than 5 years, and the plans are still to sell this apartment in the near future and move to a bigger apartment! Many people believe that such large-scale repairs should not be done in temporary dwellings, but after 10 years of wandering around rented grandmother's apartments with a terrible renovation, I so wanted to start my own nest and create at least something unusual in it, my own, to realize all sorts of accumulated fantasies so to speak. In general, I got it, so to speak!
Since I am a big lover of the Scandinavian-European style, I immediately decided that the whole apartment would have white walls and furniture. On this site I was inspired by ideas, and a lot was brazenly stolen by me from here. Well, okay, from words to pictures, so to speak.
This is the room before renovation.
In general, everything was very decent. There was a laminate on the floor, which we decided to keep. There was wallpaper on the walls, we ripped it off and painted the walls with white washable acrylic paint.
Opposite side of the room
A huge opening between the dressing room and the kitchen was originally.
To begin with, I reduced this huge gap between the room and the hallway with drywall.
At first I made a plastic accordion door, but it turned out to be terribly uncomfortable and I later replaced it with a rag curtain (the photo will be with the curtain already at the end)
I never liked the mezzanine, always clogged with all sorts of rubbish, and of course I do not like it when the balcony is littered with all sorts of rubbish. Therefore, I really wanted to come up with some kind of storage for things that would not eat up a lot of space in the apartment, and it was decided to make a loft bed, combined with a dressing room, because I hate wardrobes. While sitting on this site I found interesting idea I looked for a bed and a dressing room on the blog at IROSHA, only she has an empty space under the bed, and I decided to use this space to good use.
So, I bought boards and slats, I'm starting to assemble the bed frame, size 180 * 200 cm.
I will lay out in more detail how I built the bed, suddenly someone will come in handy, because personally I am now happy as an elephant with this bed ...
At first I just attached these legs to the bed, but it was a bad idea because the bed swayed from side to side. I did not have any schemes for the construction of such structures, I acted by trial and error.
To give the bed stability, I thought of putting it on foam blocks.
It was pretty funny from the outside, of course, I put two foam blocks on top of each other and glued them first to each other and then to the wall with tile glue.
She put the bed on top and pinned it on the corners to the foam blocks, and immediately the bed gained stability and stopped swinging.
The height of the bed from the floor is 120 cm.
So, under the bed, I decided to make a mini-pantry, and the entrance to the pantry will be from the dressing room, which I decided to make to the left of the bed.
I'm starting to make a drywall wall for a dressing room.
By the way, this is on the bottom right and there will be an entrance to the pantry under the bed.
I'm starting to make a wall for the entrance to the dressing room from plasterboard.
So, the dressing room turned out to be 200 cm long (just like the bed), and 150 cm wide.
Pasted over the inside of the dressing room with ordinary paper wallpaper.
I'm starting to drill the filling for the dressing room. I bought white furniture boards in Leroy Merlin, all boards are 30 cm deep, and I sawed them in length at home with a jigsaw.
If you stand in the dressing room facing the wall and with your back to the window, then the entrance to the closet will be on the right, you can clearly see in this photo
And this, in fact, is the entrance to that very closet from the dressing room
Inside, she also sheathed with plasterboard and pasted over with wallpaper, and connected a light bulb.
All our belongings fit under the bed, including suitcases, shoes, pillows / blankets, etc. And there is still a lot of space left. It is very convenient, because now my balcony is completely empty, and has a purely decorative purpose, I just stand on it admiring the views of the beauty. In general, this pantry is a very necessary and practical thing.
Although the high-rise ceiling in the pantry is only 120 cm, it does not bother to get the necessary things out of there slightly bending over.
And in the dressing room all the clothes fit, both summer and winter and outerwear.
The upper shelves are attached at a distance of 200 cm from the floor. The lower rods are 100 cm from the floor, the upper rods are 190 cm from the floor.
Here on the right you can see the entrance to the pantry.
I put a sheet of plywood on top of the bed slats, so that there was already a mattress on it. And I proceed to the steps for the bed. I made them in the same way as the shelves in the dressing room from white furniture boards (30 cm deep).
Outside, she pasted over the walls of the pantry with wallpaper for painting, the outside was also upholstered with plasterboard and pasted over with wallpaper for painting.
I begin to glue the pvc lining on interior walls near the bed, glue on liquid nails.
When I bought this lining, I still did not know about the existence wooden lining, and thought that there is only such pvc. Only later it turned out that the lining is also wooden, it would have looked much more beautiful. But I won't rip off this one now and will not redo it until it cracks :) But for two years nowhere has it cracked surprisingly :) But pvc lining is very practical around the bed, tk. it is these places around the mattress that periodically get dirty and the pvc lining is easy to wipe with a damp cloth. But this would be more suitable for the bathroom, but oh well.
Attached a mirrored compartment door to the dressing room. The door was already sold with rails in Leroy Merlin.
I drilled a shelf on top of the lining above the bed ( furniture board from Leroy 120 * 20 cm) and glued white wallpaper with a flower, bought in Leroy.
Here is a closer wallpaper
From the fabric bought in Ikea I sewed a curtain in the doorway.
So here general form already completed renovation. I want to say in advance that the bed is at a very comfortable height, I don't bump my head against the ceiling, there is still a lot of space and space between the bed and the ceiling. The height of the ceilings in the apartment is 250 cm. The distance between the mattress and the ceiling is about 110 cm. This height is quite enough for us, we never hit the ceiling with our heads!
2 years have passed since the renovation, and I want to say that the bed has not yet fallen apart, it is firmly on its feet, does not stagger, nothing is broken or cracked anywhere. I was just very afraid that such a strange design would not last long, but everything turned out to be even better than I expected. I am very satisfied. At first it was a little stressful to climb down / climb onto such a high bed all the time, but I quickly got used to it, and now I do it with ease, like a monkey, I jump back and forth.
And this is a general view from the side of the dressing room
Well, that's all for now. I was not very happy with many of them, because already, as the renovation proceeded or after it, ideas continued to appear and something ceased to be liked from what had already been done, but there was no time left to redo it, therefore she left everything as it is. From time to time I change something on the little things, I add, but major changes are no longer foreseen.
P.S. After reading your reviews, I got the idea to make a blind white door instead of the compartment door to the dressing room. But in this regard, a small question was born, I desperately need a large mirror in the room, so that when trying on things I want to look in the mirror in full height, it is for this reason that a mirrored compartment door was originally purchased. It's just that the compartment door is the only large mirror in the whole apartment, there is a mirror in the dressing room, but a small one and a large one will not fit there at all. Accordingly, which mirror should I buy for the room in your opinion and where should I attach it? Maybe on the dressing room to the left of the future blinds door? Or even buy a standing mirror with sliding legs (again, where to fit it in the room)? And I'm also thinking about making a jalousie door instead of a curtain on the steps. Wouldn't it be overkill with jalousie doors in the same room? Because I still have jalousie doors in my kitchen cabinet. I'm afraid not to overdo it :))
Later I will post repairs in other parts of the apartment.
Thank you for your attention!
The times when apartments were handed out for free are gone forever. And not so long ago, when the country began to recover after the war, in the era of large-panel housing construction, starting in 1955, they tried to provide housing, if not all, then many. Of course, these apartments, which in the common people casually call "Khrushchevs", are far from perfect: too thin and uneven walls, low ceilings, inconvenient layout, sound and thermal insulation is not up to the mark. But they built it quickly, and the Khrushchevs fulfilled their task in full.
In just 9 years, a quarter of the country's population has been provided with housing. And to this day, the Khrushchevs make up a significant part of the housing stock. They give way to new houses only in the central districts of the capital and other large cities, in the provinces, the Khrushchevs will stand for a long time. Their resource, which was previously 50 years old, was revised and increased to 150 years, subject to major overhauls. So it makes sense to think over the design of the Khrushchev and make overhaul certainly there is.
Yes, in Soviet time and they were glad to such apartments: even if this is housing, where there is only 1 room, and that one is small, but it has its own. The norms of living space were calculated not for reasons of comfort, but taking into account only the necessary minimum for human physiology. Now, when needs have changed, the owners of the Khrushchev houses want to somehow transform their homes in order to achieve comfort and functionality.
The design options for Khrushchev are actually not so few, especially if they provide for redevelopment, for example, dividing one inconvenient room into 2 rooms that perform different tasks, or expanding narrow and small rooms due to walk-through zones. Some options are more successful, some less, but one thing is for sure, even an apartment of such a small area with low ceilings can become modern housing.
Perhaps an interesting design in Khrushchev can only be created if competent redevelopment is carried out. Apartments do not differ in large area, but their significant drawback is that the rooms are often narrow, uncomfortable, with a walk-through area, non-functional corridors. This problem can be eradicated only by resorting to redevelopment.
Khrushchev buildings were built according to designs of several standard series. They differ quite slightly from each other, but they have one thing in common - a small area:
When drawing up a redevelopment project, it will be necessary to solve a number of problems. One of the problems will be associated with the legalization of redevelopment, since not every design "flight of imagination" can be implemented legally. First you need to get permission for redevelopment.
The first difficulty can arise with the definition of load-bearing walls. Fortunately, in almost all Khrushchev buildings, intra-apartment partitions do not perform a load-bearing function, but only divide the space of an apartment into rooms, so they can be easily demolished by making major repairs. However, there are exceptions, in panel Khrushchevs you can also find load-bearing walls inside the apartment. Just in case, I must say how to determine the load-bearing wall in the apartment:
If the wall is still bearing, then the opening will need to be strengthened with metal or wooden supports. Redevelopment, providing for the partial dismantling of the bearing wall, can be carried out only with the permission of the housing inspectorate, strictly observing the approved project.
Even if the bearing walls are not involved in the redevelopment, a number of problems may arise. For example, if the redevelopment is associated with the expansion of the "wet zone". According to the law, the bathroom and toilet can only be expanded by non-residential premises, i.e. corridor, kitchen or pantry. The only exception is for residents of the first floors, these restrictions do not apply there.
In Khrushchev houses, there is often a small, little functional corridor connecting the hallway and the kitchen, due to which it would be convenient to expand the bathroom. Here it is on the diagram:
In fact, this is a corridor, but on the plans this site is designated as a residential area, so it remains either to put up with it, or to act in two stages: first, separate this area with a partition and arrange the redevelopment of the living space into a corridor, then get permission for another redevelopment - expansion bathroom and to draw up documents in accordance with all the rules. Those. you will first have to draw up a redevelopment of this type:
By the way, increasing the bathroom due to the passage will require additional waterproofing.
If it is planned to combine the kitchen and living room in order to create a spacious living-dining area, then here you can face another limitation: combining living space with a kitchen, if available gas stove is not allowed. There are two ways out: change the stove to an electric one, or install a light sliding partition (after the commission arrives, it can be dismantled).
It is worth thinking about solving a number of other issues, which are discussed below.
Warming... Since the insulation in Khrushchev houses is insufficient - it is hot in summer, cold in winter, walls in corner apartments often freeze through - the thermal insulation of the walls should be strengthened. And internal insulation in Khrushchev, it is not applicable, since the implementation of this method leads to a displacement of the dew point inside the walls. As a result, the walls begin to collapse, especially the brick ones. Insulation available with sheathing outer walls with polystyrene plates or with lathing and mineral wool on the first floors of the building.
Glazing replacement... Old wooden windows it is advisable to replace it with new plastic ones. Here you will have to face some difficulties. Firstly, in some Khrushchev (panel) houses there are no window sills, and secondly, the window opening is likely to be uneven. If you contact a company with experience, then there will be no problems with installing a window, since the experience in replacing windows in Khrushchev buildings has been accumulated. There are a few things to think about carefully:
Usually they try to make the windowsill wider so that there is room for indoor plants... In Khrushchev, where initially there were no window sills, this should be avoided. On the one hand, the support area for a wide window sill is insufficient, which means that the structure will be very unstable, on the other hand, a wide window sill will cause a violation of heat transfer. By the way, the plaster slopes must be completely dismantled.
So, the main problems of redevelopment and repair in Khrushchev are outlined. Now about the specific ideas for redevelopment.
One-room Khrushchev
It would seem that you can come up with a one-room Khrushchev building as the initial data? It turns out that it is possible to enlarge the bathroom and make a separate bedroom, at least to make the redevelopment more convenient is quite possible.
The typical layout of a one-room apartment in Khrushchev is a corridor leading to the kitchen and an "arch" to the living room. In some series, the "arch" was built up, and the passage to the room was located directly opposite front door... Sometimes the project included a storage room. In the corner apartments, there was another window on the long wall of the living room.
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This is a redevelopment option, where the "arch" is built up and turns into a regular doorway, the functionality of the living room in this case increases, since along the wall that has increased in length, you can put, for example, a sofa. The door to the toilet is also transferred, due to the rounding of the space, the hallway becomes more spacious. Now it can comfortably accommodate corner cupboard... The kitchen remains unchanged. |
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Here you can see that all are completely demolished interior partitions, including the partitions of the bathroom. The space is completely rebuilt. The bathroom is expanded by a corridor, now there is enough space to install a washing machine. The sink, by the way, is transferred to the opposite wall, which will require a sewer supply. The partition between the living room and the kitchen is dismantled, the wall between the bathroom and the kitchen is lengthened by building up the old doorway: a full-fledged kitchen set can be placed. The disadvantage of redevelopment is that the area of the hallway is reduced, but it is now convenient to place a wardrobe in the living room, especially since there is a place for a hanger and shelves for shoes in the hallway. |
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Another option for transforming space through a passage. In this case, the orientation of the bathroom changes - it slightly increases in area, but the main emphasis is on increasing the area of the kitchen. It is partially combined with the living room due to a wide opening in which sliding partitions can be installed. |
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Here a lot of attention has been paid to storage places, and there is also a place for a double bed, it is in no way separated from the living room area, but is located in a cozy nook. The kitchen is combined with the living room, a separate niche for the refrigerator is arranged. You can beat the kitchen, living room and sleeping areas using design. Pay attention to the bathroom. The entrance to it is transferred from the hallway to the passage, due to which the door is removed from the narrow hallway. Replacing the bathtub with a shower stall allows you to relieve space and install a washing machine. |
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In this version, due to the transfer of the doorway to the kitchen, the bathroom has been expanded, or rather the bath area, part of the wall is beveled, resulting in a full-fledged doorway to the living room. The kitchen space is not substantially optimized. |
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Here the partition between the hallway and the living room has been demolished. There is a wardrobe on this place. Partly there is no partition between the living room and the kitchen. The bar counter acts as a space divider. By shifting the dining area from kitchen to living room, the kitchen has become much more spacious. The kitchen set in this version is located with the letter "L" and occupies not only a long wall, but also a wall with a window. Perhaps, it should be noted the lack of storage space and a small bathroom, which is not being rebuilt, but instead of a bath, a shower and a washing machine are installed. |
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Even such a small apartment as a one-room Khrushchev can be made two-room if necessary. For example, in this plan you can see that a bed and a bedside table have been placed in the far corner of the living room. The bedroom area is separated by a partial partition to allow natural light as the bedroom has no window. The kitchen and dining area are united by a single table top. Zoning has been carried out using flooring. There is storage space both in the hallway and in the living room. |
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In corner Khrushchev houses, where there are two windows in the room, there are more redevelopment options, more precisely, from one room you can make two full-fledged bright rooms with natural light. This plan shows that the partition between the kitchen and the living room has been demolished, but a new partition has been erected, which now divides the room into two parts. The result is a great apartment with separate rooms: a living-dining room and a bedroom. The redevelopment does not affect the bathroom area. |
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This redevelopment option is similar to the previous one, but the entrance to the bedroom is from the living room. But in the bedroom you can order a large wardrobe, which will solve the problem with storage space. |
Two-room Khrushchev
The typical layout of a two-room Khrushchev gives more design opportunities, especially if all the walls in the apartment are not load-bearing.
In a typical two-room Khrushchev, you can significantly expand the bathroom through the passage, organize a spacious dining-living room. Moreover, from two-room apartment in fact, you can make a "three-ruble note". There are three common typical layouts kopeck piece in Khrushchev, which was popularly called love: "book", "tram", "mini-improved".
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The partition between the room and the living room is simply being demolished. The space of the former passage is now divided between three rooms: an entrance hall, a bathroom and a kitchen. There is a wardrobe in the hallway, a washing machine in the bathroom, and a niche for a refrigerator in the kitchen. The doorway to the storeroom is built up. It turned into a dressing room with an entrance from the bedroom. The kitchen is combined with the living room. |
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A similar option. The difference is that in the hallway there is no niche for the wardrobe, and in the living room, opposite the front door, there is workplace... The entrance to the wardrobe is not from the bedroom, but from the living room, next to the workplace. |
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Here, the redevelopment mainly affected the kitchen and living room. The wall between the living room and the kitchen has been torn down and replaced with an island kitchen sink. Dinner Zone now in the living room: the dining table adjoins the sofa. Behind a sliding partition is a double bed, which has been fitted in by extending the wall between the hallway and the living room. From the bedroom area you can enter a spacious dressing room hidden behind a sliding door. The bedroom has become a nursery for two children. |
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The disadvantage of this redevelopment is immediately visible - it is too long and narrow corridor, but, nevertheless, this option has the right to exist. After all, it allows you to make separate rooms, expand the bathroom at the expense of the corridor, and allocate a storage area. Both the bedroom and the living-dining room are separated by partial partitions, which function as zoning space and highlight the recreation area. |
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In this version, a niche for a refrigerator and a wardrobe was made at the place of the passage. The partition between the kitchen and the living room is only partially removed in order to make a new entrance. The living room turned out to be dark, the light comes only thanks to transparent inserts in the partitions. But the new bedroom turned out to be very bright and with a balcony. |
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Such a redevelopment option is also possible. Part of the pantry and the bedroom become a common space with the living room, the partition between the living room and the hallway moves deeper into the room, the kitchen partition is dismantled. It turns out to be a very spacious living-dining room, a small bedroom and a full dressing room. |
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The kitchen and living room are not combined here, as in most of the previous options, but the bathroom also expands due to the passage. A partition in the bedroom divides the room into two bedrooms - one with a window, the other without. The wall is made in a zigzag pattern to leave space in both rooms for deep built-in wardrobes. |
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This option is similar to the previous one. The bedroom is also being rebuilt in such a way that two separate rooms are obtained from it, but the bathroom is not rebuilt; a dressing room and a place for a built-in wardrobe in the hallway are now located in the aisle. The partition between the living room and the hallway is moved further - a comfortable workplace is organized. |
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An interesting option is a diagonal redevelopment, as, for example, seen on this plan. Thanks to this approach, it was possible to fit a corner bath into the bathroom, to combine a washbasin and a washing machine under a common countertop. The kitchen is not expanding, but its design is changing significantly. First, the partition is demolished. The table is replaced by a bar counter. Secondly, the sink is transferred to the side of the wall with the window. The partition between the bedroom and the living room is moved to accommodate the built-in furniture. The highlight of the project is a dressing room, on the sides of which corner cabinets can be placed. |
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There is also a diagonal hallway. But the bedroom has been greatly expanded by the living room. In fact, it turns out a three-room apartment, but the living room is small and separated from the kitchen by a low partition. |
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A similar project, but the hallway is slightly larger. There is a niche for a wardrobe. The bathroom is enlarged. |
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Two-room Khrushchev on two sides. The rooms are adjacent. AND the main task make them separate. The door to the bathroom is moved from the narrow hallway, and by reducing the living room area, it is possible to allocate space for a storage room or dressing room. The bedroom is divided by a through rack, thanks to which the illumination does not decrease significantly, but the space is zoned into the bedroom and the living room. Instead of the former living room, there is now a children's room. |
Three bedroom apartment
In a three-room Khrushchev, redevelopment tasks are also reduced to solving the problem of adjacent rooms and their small area.
Typical layout three-room apartment assumes a small kitchen and a living room, from which the entrance to the bedroom is carried out, one bedroom is separate. This can be a book-type layout:
Or "tram" layout:
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This plan shows that the entrance to the bathroom has been moved and made at the junction of the walls, the partitions of the kitchen and hallway have been dismantled. The pantry has been converted into a walk-in closet and slightly enlarged with a walkway. |
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In this version, there is no partition between the living room and the living room. The bathroom is combined. The partition between the living room and the kitchen is partially removed, but it remains opposite the bathroom. The entrances to one of the bedrooms and the wardrobe are arranged in a semicircle. |
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A large and comfortable dressing room has been made here, the entrance to which is from the bedroom. In the living room there is a special rounded niche for the TV, which has become the central element. There is also a dining area in the living room. |
The hallway in Khrushchev has several disadvantages:
To avoid a lack of space, the hallway can be expanded with a bathroom or living room, at least in order to install a wardrobe. The fact is that even a narrow closet in such a hallway will be inappropriate, because the situation is often aggravated by the bathroom door opening into the hallway. If it is not planned to enlarge the room, then you will have to go to various design tricks in order to prevent the feeling of a cluttered hallway.
Design techniques that will allow you to unload the interior as much as possible:
When developing a living room design, you will have to face the same problems as in the hallway: low ceilings, little light. In addition, the living room is often a walk-through, which is why a significant part of it cannot be fully used. Some of the problems are solved with the help of redevelopment, as mentioned above, some can be solved by using competent design ideas.
Most likely, you will have to order furniture according to your size, since it will be difficult to choose something from the ready-made.
The most correct move would be to replace heavy curtains with light curtains that will allow natural light to enter the room as much as possible. Good artificial lighting should be provided in the evening. It can be all the same spotlights in combination with a glossy light stretch ceiling, a plasterboard ceiling with niches that are well lit around the perimeter, or the so-called floating ceiling, realized using LED lighting.
Of course, you can make a separate bedroom in Khrushchev, but if you don't want to sacrifice free space for the sake of placing a double bed, which will stand as a "dead weight", you can choose transforming furniture as a solution. Now on sale there is not only a bed that transforms into a small sofa, you can purchase corner sofas in a complex with living rooms that turn into full beds at night.
As for the style, with a skillful approach, you can decorate the living room in almost any of the style directions, at least you can use individual style elements. For example, living rooms in the style of shabby chic and high-tech:
Bedrooms in layouts such as "book" and "tram" are narrow and long. In terms of area, they seem to be not so small, but this does not add functionality to them. If redevelopment is not carried out in the bedroom, then one should strive to bring the shape of the bedroom closer to the square with the help of furniture. This is easy to do if the layout is "book". You can make a spacious dressing room or a roomy wardrobe. With the "tram" it is more difficult, but there is also a way out. As you can see above, with the help of redevelopment, you can combine a living room and a bedroom in one room.
With regard to lighting, the choice of furniture and colors, then for the bedroom all the recommendations that have been given for the living room and hallway are applicable. Separately, it should be said that in the design of the bedroom it is better to avoid the use of cold saturated shades in large quantities, however, bright contrasting shades in large quantities are also inappropriate here. The bedroom should be conducive to rest and peace. Use finishing materials and textiles in the bedroom mainly in pastel light shades, combining colors. You can even choose white as the main color, creating something in the Scandinavian style.
There are specially designed color schemes for interior design, which can be successfully used by choosing the color of furniture, finishes and accessories.
Avoid intricate decorative elements with elaborate curved lines. If there is very little space, limit yourself to one bed. A mirror will be functional in the bedroom, especially if there is a place for a small dressing table and a dressing room is located next to it. A chandelier is often hung in the bedroom. It is better to give up on it and limit yourself to spot lighting, but if you really want to, then choose flat models.
There is too little space in the kitchen in the Khrushchev, literally you can't turn around. It is necessary either to do a redevelopment, or try to transform the space so that it becomes functional and comfortable.
The main move is custom-made furniture. An insignificant moment, but two or three centimeters here and there, sometimes, decide "the outcome of the battle." Carefully thought out the placement kitchen set, or rather all sections, drawers and household appliances, you can literally implement a renovation in the kitchen of the Khrushchev. Built-in appliances will do a good job: microwave oven, oven, hob, Dishwasher, which can be small. Even refrigerators can now be purchased built-in under the countertop: it seemed - a cabinet; but no, you open it - the refrigerator.
It has now become fashionable to transfer the kitchen sink to the window, thanks to which a tall refrigerator can be placed in the corner. We'll have to tinker with the sewer, but the solution is worthwhile.
You don't have to carry the sink if you don't see the need for this, but simply use the window sill as a table top. Some connect the work area and the bar counter with a single tabletop, which makes the interior more cohesive.
As for textiles, choose short light curtains for the kitchen, or even horizontal blinds located right on the doors. plastic windows- very comfortably.
Sewer and gas pipes are not very conveniently located in the Khrushchevs in the kitchen. Gas pipes if desired, you can transfer it by contacting the appropriate authorities. Or you can disguise them with furniture or a plastic box, or assemble a drywall box.
We hope that our advice will help you independently develop the redevelopment and design of your beloved and dear Khrushchev. And finally, we suggest looking at another selection of photographs of the design of the Khrushchevs.
Who knows exactly what "little space" is - these are the owners of Khrushchev apartments.
Remnants of the past with an area of 27 m² are far from a gift. How can it be practical design a one-room Khrushchev apartment: albeit in cramped quarters, but at least not offended?
It is quite difficult to make the interior of a one-room Khrushchev practical, because 17 m² of living space (not counting the hallway, kitchen and bathroom) should accommodate areas for work, rest and sleep. A rational option is to combine zones by purchasing modular furniture or ...
And let such a "knight's move" not add more than 4 square meters of area to us, but for the Khrushchev and 4 squares - already something Glazed and insulated the balcony, feel free to remove the window opening and balcony door, take out all the accumulated rubbish and get down to repairs. On the balcony, whose width rarely exceeds 1.3 m, you can place a library shelf, a workplace, or even two on either side of the aisle.
Install a small sofa under the window, where it is convenient to read a book or relax. If the style of the interior allows, place wicker furniture (table and chairs) for your morning coffee. The rocking chair looks good. On the former loggia, it is easy to equip built-in wardrobes with shelves for storing household items: conservation, tools, detergents. On the former balcony, it is really possible to equip a workplace according to your hobby or the specifics of your work.
For example, like this:
In addition, the recreation area can be taken out on the same balcony:
Shelves for books, plants or favorite decor items can also be placed in window opening: this way you will not block the flow of light into the room, and you will capitalize the space freed from the window.
So, we have safely placed one of the zones on the balcony. However, with the arrangement of furniture for the bedroom and living room, the question remains open.
Use folding upholstered furniture to save space. There is nothing shameful or uncomfortable in living on a folding sofa. In the case of furnishing a room with only one sleeping place, it is good to have a cotton wool in the pantry or, in last resort, inflatable mattress for guests.
Photo - 15 Sofa and bed - two in one
Modular sofa by individual project transforms into a chair, an ottoman or coffee table... Disassembled, you get a full double bed. Install cabinets and cabinets from modules under the TV and other household appliances.
Photo - 20 Modular sofa - maximum functionality
If you live in Khrushchev on your own or with a partner, and children, grandchildren and guests are a "seasonal" phenomenon, boldly demolish the walls, uniting the rooms. You won't win a lot of space on the demolition of the wall (on average, the width of the wall does not exceed 120-250 mm), but you will surely have the visibility of a larger space in the apartment!
Before demolishing a wall, make sure it is not "load-bearing" as you risk destroying the entire apartment building. Coordinate the redevelopment with the relevant services. Try the option to make columns from the wall. This will give your apartment an exclusive look.
In addition to demolishing the wall, visually expand the room with the chosen colors wall, floor and ceiling decoration. Experiment with lighting and mirrors that visually expand the boundaries of the space.
It is much easier to place all the furniture necessary for a comfortable stay in the interior of a studio apartment.
If you are worried about the isolation of the sleeping place, they say, will sleep in a room without partitions restrict you, put a small screen or a false wall between the zones, and a sweet dream under any circumstances is definitely guaranteed to you. For example, like this:
You can do without partitions, screens and curtains: it is enough to arrange the sleeping area and the living room with their "backs" to each other: making, for example, a high headboard and a corner sofa.
Studio apartments, which are equipped in Khrushchev buildings, are in demand. Redevelopment involves combining a kitchen, a room, a hall and a balcony, which are conditionally subdivided into zones. If you put the hand of a professional designer, you will get a fashionable and up-to-date apartment design.
After demolishing the wall, complement the space with a trendy bar counter or sofa. If you get one large room, divide it into zones using screens, decorative curtains... In addition, use the finishing material (laminate, tiles, wallpaper, carpet) separately for each zone. Get creative, but don't zone the room with sliding doors. It is important to visually divide the territory.
Photo - 42 Bookcase in a one-room Khrushchev
It is possible to make a personal paradise from any Khrushchev. The main thing is to decide what you want to see and you are able to independently translate your plans into reality. It is better to seek help from designers and professional workers who will do all the dirty work. This will save you time and the renovation will not take several years.
Use decorative elements: photo frames, vases, lamps, mirrors and paintings. But in moderation. It is not worth cluttering the room with small things.
Photo - 45 Studio apartment in New York
Quite good ideas for a one-room apartment that can be transferred to the interior of a Khrushchev:
Photo - 50 A variety of ideas for the arrangement of furniture in one thing room apartment
Despite the popularity of new buildings in almost all regions of Russia, many, if not most of us, live in Khrushchevs in panel houses... This is what the people call small apartments from the times of Khrushchev. They are distinguished by relatively small kitchens, separate bathroom. In this article we will talk about the design of a one-room Khrushchev. Approximate area finishing works 30 - 32 sq. m. How to make a visually large, spacious one-room apartment out of a small apartment, if redevelopment is not available to you. In the article - the design of a one-room Khrushchev.
In a small apartment, like a one-room Khrushchev, the owners are fighting for every millimeter during the renovation so that both visually the space looks larger and physically it is possible to fit what is needed in the 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 finishing the apartment, about the intricacies of finishing and repairing all rooms, about individual details of finishing work. Such as, the choice of wallpaper, their existing species... Zoning space, everything 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. Hopefully after learning modern tendencies, 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 specific style in Khrushchev, you may like something from one, but something completely from the opposite. Do not be afraid to mix styles, choose what is close to your taste. It is quite difficult to maintain one image in the premises of the Khrushchev, and then it would be most reasonable to use materials from different genres, guided by your own choice of forms and finishes.
1. Classics. A combination of tradition, solidity, high cost and quality of materials used. Furniture from natural wood, upholstery with expensive fabric. Tones in this style are calm, restrained. Beige, pastel, deep brown, or greenish. Pictures of different sizes and with a massive, expensive frame will fit well here.
2. Ethnic direction. An apartment in the form of culture, traditions of another country. This is the choice of travelers, connoisseurs of a certain country, when you want to plunge into original interior other people's traditions, coming 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. It includes country, art deco, minimalism, modernism, hi-tech, loft. There is no unnecessary comfort in this style. The contrast of adjacent shades is especially pronounced. A lot of backlighting is applied to the main light. The clear shape of the furniture.
1. If several people live in one room apartment, then 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. You can zoning in the direct order of erecting 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.
Design of one-room Khrushchev: living room and bedroom in one bottle
Partitions made of wood are formed by upholstery shingles, plaster. To keep as much as possible larger area residential part, many try to make the partition as thin as possible, or disguise something else as it. For example, set sliding doors, they do not take up extra space, opening in both directions by sliding. You can separate the parts simply by a wardrobe, floor-to-ceiling shelves, shelving or furniture.
Design of one-room Khrushchev - bedroom
2. Finishing can be for every taste, the color range is now varied. Of course, they visually increase the area of the mirror, the correctly selected interior of the one-room Khrushchev. It is worth immediately determining the range, since the color of textiles and furniture may then depend on this. The lighter the tones, the larger the space appears. The height of the ceiling can be increased by using vertical stripes on the walls. And the horizontal space will seem larger. A recent novelty is liquid wallpaper, decorative plaster, two-tone paints. Modern design solution- this is a different color of the walls. For example, three walls have one finish, and one wall is made like a brick, or interesting photomurals are pasted on.
Wallpaper now of all kinds, colors, patterns. Vinyl, paper, voluminous, simple. We'll talk more about their choice and colors below. If the floor is uneven, there are now many ways from pouring to leveling with wood panels and level. It is better to make the floor in the whole apartment of the same level, without sills and a sharp change in height. Another point in the design of a living 1 room in a one-room apartment are paintings or photographs, which can be hung on the wall in a certain order.
It is worth choosing 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 suspended ceilings, or, for example, paintable wallpaper. There is also a technology of simply pulling a beautiful natural fabric between self-made beams. Beams can be made into squares and varnished. It turns out something like a Swedish ceiling.
Give your attention to home textiles. You can combine according to your taste, choose everything in different colors: from curtains to sofa upholstery, from carpet to tablecloths. Someone prefers coarser fabrics, noble, someone lighter, transparent. In a small space, it is better to use transformer furniture, modern walls that do not weigh down the cabinets. 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 carpets of various sizes. On a dark floor, a light carpet of a small size will look advantageous. If the color is light, then the carpet, for example, in the bedroom area can be of different colors.
1. Kitchen flooring varies. 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 and deformation of the floor may appear, which is then very difficult to correct.
2. Of course, it is desirable that all furnishings in the kitchen have the property of being washed. But the paint and tile on the walls don't satisfy the sophisticated taste these days. Therefore, at the moment there is big choice wallpaper for the kitchen that can be wiped clean.
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 a photo, and in reality it will be like this. They will deliver and collect you, it's not a big problem. In a small space, it is better to make the most of the walls, reduce the depth of the cabinets, and use narrower appliances.
4. Kitchen "apron" can be laid out with a variety of tiles. Now a new trend has appeared: a glass photo apron.
5. If the ceiling in the kitchen is flat, then you can start painting without plaster.
They devote a lot of time and effort to renovating a bathroom. In a one-room Khrushchev, you can combine a bathroom. The main problem in bathroom design in a one-room Khrushchev apartment and decoration here are small areas. It is difficult to place on such an area: a bath, a toilet, a sink, a washing machine. It is better to think about where what will stand right from the beginning of the repair, and preferably up to a millimeter. The sitting bath should be replaced with a shower stall. Hide the toilet bowl in the wall.
1. The main material for wall decoration in the bathroom is tile. Now it can be of different sizes, manufacturers come up with tile decoration. At the moment they also use plastic panels for decorating a bathroom. They are produced in various colors, with a pattern, as well as "under the tiles".
2. Selection of furniture. Someone pays special attention to the functional part of cabinets and shelves, someone is trying 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 of a cabinet with a mirror above and below the sink. Plus some shelves on the walls.
Doors in a small one-room apartment can take up a lot of extra space. You can install sliding doors, or just leave an arch, for example, from the corridor to the kitchen.
In specialized stores and on Internet sources, there is a large number of various chandeliers, sconces, floor lamps. They can complement each other and are made in the same style, from the same materials, sold as a set. You can pick up dissimilar light sources, but emphasizing the design favorably. You can buy LED strips to illuminate the perimeter of the ceiling. 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 leave it more intimate by turning off the main light.
How to make it not only pleasant and comfortable in your apartment, but also it would give strength and vivacity? Psychologists have asked this question. They studied the influence on the human condition, decision-making of such design components as colors, shapes, textures, images. Design color can dramatically change attitudes, skills, and habits.
Red gives vigor, activity, promotes making the right decision. It's like a call to action. If the walls are decorated with red, then a person will have a feeling of warmth in the room. But red is able to reduce visual space. Since it aids in digestion, it is best used in the kitchen.
Orange cheers up, and also brings people together in the orange room, so it is better to decorate with orange the room where you often spend together.
Yellow can create a sunny feeling in a room. It enhances creativity. This is an image of harmony and joy. If you have north-facing windows or there is little sun in your climate, then you can take yellow as the basis of your premises.
Green is a symbol of nature, tranquility, contemplation, serenity. This is a gentle image that calls for peace of mind.
Blue calms the senses of a person, slightly suppresses activity. Like green, it is a passive color. It promotes a feeling of coolness and relieves emotional and physical stress.
Blue is the shape of the dreamers. As with blue, on a hot day, you will feel the coolness in the room.
Purple looks quite mysterious, original. But when choosing it indoors, it can reduce performance, vitality, a certain passivity.
Pink is a symbol of romance, can quickly tire, does not fit the classic image of an apartment.
Brown is a style of reliability, security. Causes a mild mood.
White so-called hospital background. May cause a feeling of coldness as well as an 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 optimal impact on all family members.
When choosing wallpaper, you should understand which is closer: plain canvases or wall decoration with an ornament.
Solid color wallpapers have the following advantages. They visually expand the space. Allows you to combine lighter and brighter tones. They are great for zoning a room. Favorably distinguish furniture, curtains, the interior of the room of a one-room Khrushchev.
Design of a one-room Khrushchev - living room
It is easier to choose curtains under them. They do not overload the visual perception of a person, they cause pacification. These wallpapers are well suited for minimalist and high-tech styles. By combining wallpaper, you can emphasize the features of the layout, accentuate, change the proportions. True, all surface irregularities can stand out strongly on the wallpaper. Therefore, you should ideally prepare the walls for gluing. Wallpaper can be divided into:
Wallpaper with a pattern can reflect all the main colors of the interior and it is beneficial to finish the main style of the room.
There are several types of wallpaper with a pattern:
We will reveal in more detail the topic of modern floor coverings... After all, this is also a very important issue to which a lot of attention is paid. It is better to start finishing with a white key after finishing the walls and floor. Materials are divided into: natural and artificial.
Parquet. Parquet has the highest wear resistance, practically does not deform. Block parquet more susceptible to external influences, for example, moisture, than all other types. Parquet is durable, but it is better to use it in rooms that are not popular in terms of traffic.
Cork floor. Environmentally friendly material. The cork is produced in the form of tiles, which consist of pressed layers. The outer layer is veneer, varnished on top. In this case, very good sound and heat insulation. Even with slight deformation, such material is leveled again. Possesses antibacterial properties.
Design of a one-room Khrushchev - corridor
Marmoleum is made from natural ingredients. These tiles are glued. Quite fire resistant.
Laminate has several layers. The base is MDF, with the use of plastic, and a decorative layer on top.
Linoleum is durable and durable, not afraid of moisture and easy to lay.
Carpet is best used in bedrooms, living rooms, rooms where a cozy, soft atmosphere looks better.
In conclusion, I want to say that even the process of repair and decoration itself can bring real pleasure, because this is a change. Renovation means everything new, change of scenery, color. Of course, this will not give your studio apartment new life, but this will significantly change it, you will see how much more joyful you will be at home. This is a new breath of your home, and it depends only on you whether it will bring you true pleasure. Good luck!
