14 ideas of kitchen design in Khrushchev + photos

A small kitchen with a low ceiling is a problem that concerns all residents of the Khrushchev, houses inherited from the last century. In a space of 6 square meters. m and a height of 2.5 m is very difficult to knead everything necessary for cooking and eating, and at the same time sit down with the whole family at the dinner table. Do not rush to put an end to coziness and comfort - experts have accumulated a lot of interesting ideas for kitchen design in Khrushchev, learned how to optimize space and use little tricks, and many furniture manufacturers include sets that are suitable in size in their collections. To create a stylish and comfortable kitchen on 6 squares, you can use the many years of experience of designers in the proper arrangement of furniture, lighting and layout.

No. 1. Combining with the living room is the most radical decision.

The combination of the kitchen and the living room is not only a fashionable modern trend in the organization of the interior, but also most effective way get rid of many microscopic rooms, getting one big and divided into functional zones space. Demolition of the partition between the kitchen and the living room will increase the working area and create a separate dining area, and you can divide the room using furniture.

A similar solution has a lot of advantages. Firstly, this is an increase in space, and secondly, the hostess, being in the kitchen, can watch children in the living room or watch television together with the household - the conditions for family communication are significantly improved, and it is much easier to hold parties with friends in the kitchen-living room convenient. Minuses obvious: the smells from the kitchen will freely penetrate into the living room area and soak into the textiles, and even the most powerful hood sometimes it will not save the situation. The same applies to noise: a working blender or kettle, water turned on or the sound of a working dishwasher can sometimes drown out conversations and interfere with relaxing peace, lying on couch. To get to work in the morning and not wake anyone with sounds from the kitchen also becomes problematic.

If these cons seem insignificant compared to the possibility make Khrushchev a more or less decent and comfortable apartment, then before redevelopment, do not forget coordinate all your actions with government bodies. Usually the wall separating the kitchen from the living room in the houses of the Khrushchev’s building is not bearing, so there are no problems with obtaining permission from the BTI. The only “but” - gasified kitchens cannot be combined with living rooms according to modern housing legislation.

No. 2. Small redevelopment with the transfer of the partition

If the complete demolition of the partition is not included in your plans, then you can create a stylish and functional kitchen design in Khrushchev by transferring this partition itself. Depending on the features of the layout, you can increase the area of ​​the kitchen room due to the neighboring bathroom, pantries, living room or hallway. This option designers advise the owners of gasified kitchens, and as a result you get an enlarged, but at the same time completely isolated space.

You can increase the area of ​​the kitchen in the following ways:

• by moving the partition towards the living room. If the apartment has 2 or 3 rooms, then this option is justified, because for a family of 4-5 people who are located in this space, the standard kitchen area in Khrushchev is clearly not enough - 6 square meters. Some were lucky a little more, because there were projects involving kitchens up to 7.5 m² and even with a ceiling height of up to 2.7 m, but this is clearly not enough;
• due to the area of ​​the bathroom, but the option is suitable only for owners of a separate bathroom. If combine bathroom with toilet, a bath replaced by shower, then it will turn out to carve out a little space for expanding the kitchen, or at least to create a niche, because even refrigerator in the kitchen in Khrushchev it is not always possible to place. This variant of redevelopment is not often approved, but your chances increase if the apartment is on the ground floor.

No. 3. Doorway Organization

For small kitchens classic swing door - This is a luxury, and often burdensome and reducing all efforts to optimize to nothing. The easiest option to increase comfort is to outweigh the hinges so that the door does not open inside the kitchen. Where better to use folding or sliding doorsthat can significantly save space. Another interesting solution is to use a transparent glass door.

When the kitchen is not gasified, you can do without doors at all, and the doorway is designed as arches. Regardless of whether the kitchen is gasified or not, designers advise narrowing the doorway as much as possible. A passage of 70-80 cm will be comfortable for almost everyone, but at the same time a couple of dozen saved centimeters can greatly facilitate the task of placing the necessary furniture and equipment.

Number 4. Minimalism or simplified classics?

Select a specific interior style - This is a matter of personal preference. There are no rules and cannot be. Often, for the organization of small Khrushchev’s cuisines, modern interior styles are chosen, including minimalism, high-tech, Scandinavian and Japanese style. The main idea of ​​these areas, which consists in simplicity and the absence of unnecessary details, fits perfectly into the tasks that arise when organizing a small space.

Lovers classic style should not give up their preferences, but you will have to come to terms with the need to simplify the interior a bit, using light shades and a minimum of decor. Correctly choosing the color of the facades and countertops, you can visually increase the area of ​​a small room. You can familiarize yourself with a large selection of classic models and colors here.

No. 5. Choosing the right color scheme

A great way to save the kitchen in Khrushchev from the effects of burrows is to use light shades in decoration and furniture. Visual simplicity is one of the most effective design ways to visually expand your space. Ideally better to use White color: white furniture it will merge with the white walls, the borders will be erased, and the kitchen will be perceived as more spacious and airy, even if in fact it is cramped because of the abundance of necessary furniture and appliances. Instead of white, it is allowed to use light gray, blue-gray, beige, cream, light green and other light shades.

To make the interior more fun, you can and should arrange bright accents, but it’s better not to use more than two or three additional shades to the main shade - you risk violating the perception of space and making the kitchen visually even smaller than it is. It is allowed to use even dark colorsbut only on vertical surfaces and in small quantities, for example, when making apron.

No. 6.We use optical illusions in the decoration

A few simple tricks will help to make the kitchen in Khrushchev visually somewhat larger than it actually is:

• tile or laminate it's better lay diagonally - This technique can greatly affect the perception of the room. The narrow kitchen laid across it will help to expand the narrow kitchen. It is better to choose light color, but options for medium saturation are also allowed;
• low ceilings 2.5 m high (less often 2.6-2.7 m) can be visually raised wallpaper vertical stripesglued to one or two walls in the kitchen. Naturally, as ceiling finish suspended or suspended ceilings do not fit;
• photo wallpaper with perspective able to work real miracles and create a feeling of spaciousness in the kitchen. Under them it is better to highlight the whole wall or most of it, and design the rest of the kitchen space in neutral colors;
• mirror - This is another assistant in the design of the kitchen in Khrushchev. The larger the mirror surface, the more the kitchen will appear. You can lay a kitchen apron with mirror tiles, but this is an option for those who cook infrequently, otherwise there will be more problems from such a solution than good. A win-win option is to use the mirror on the opposite of the sink and slabs wall, and they can issue them as part of the surface, and the entire wall. Of course, you will have to take care of it regularly, but the effect is worth it.

Number 7. Window sill as countertop

In a small kitchen, it’s simply not permissible to leave such a spacious enough space as windowsill. Depending on the layout, it can be:

• part of the kitchen set;
• a small dining table.

The window sill can become a full-fledged working surface if it is built into kitchen set. To do this, you will have to enlarge it, and if necessary, slightly raise the window so that the window sill is flush with the kitchen cabinets.

If you replace a regular window sill countertop bigger and put a couple of supports under it, then we get full dining table. For kitchens in Khrushchev area of ​​5 square meters. m appropriate to use folding table. Such alterations should not interfere with the free circulation of warm air from heating radiatorTherefore, it is important to provide holes in the panel that will cover the radiator.

Number 8. What should be a kitchen set?

To choose a kitchen set so that it is compact, roomy and, at the same time, attractive, is not an easy task. When buying or ordering furniture, consider the following nuances:

• the headset should be the highest possible heightto take full advantage of storage. Behind the upper tier of lockers it will be possible to hide the duct and equip a storage place for things that are used only occasionally. Perfect long narrow pencil cases;

  

  

  

  
  
• single row kitchen - an option for kitchens with an area of ​​5 square meters. m. It is used even when the priority is the dining room, and not the working area;
• corner or l-shaped kitchen more capacious, allows you to arrange three operating points (car wash, stove, refrigerator) as convenient as possible, at the tops of the triangle. There is still room for a dining area, although there is not much of it;
• U-shaped and double-row kitchen set can be used when the dining area is brought out to the attached living room - this is the most convenient option for cooking and organizing meals. Do not forget to leave between the furniture sufficient space for free movement - at least 90 cm;

  

  

  

  
  
• kitchen furniture facades should be minimalistic, preferably monophonic, without prints, panels and other decorations, even without handles;
• storage places in addition to standard drawers and nightstands, vertical drawers, roof rails, hooks, mesh containers, retractable carousels should be carefully thought out and used.

It is advisable to create a plan of the kitchen before selecting furniture and understand where the main work areas can be located.

No. 9. Mask the gas column

The problem of many kitchens in Khrushchev is the availability gas column, the operation of which puts forward a number of requirements, which greatly complicates its disguise. The best option is hide it behind the kitchen facade. The cabinet in which the column will be located should be without the lower and upper walls, and the distance from the device and the side walls should be at least 3 cm. At this stage, a lot of problems can arise, so it is easiest to purchase a kitchen set made to order.

No. 10. Lunch group organization

Post the whole family for dining table in the kitchen in Khrushchev - a test of ingenuity. The many years of experience of designers in solving this problem allows us to form a number of useful and really working tips:

• desirable to use lightweight furniture, the table can be folding or folding, chairs - made of transparent polycarbonate;
• transformer tables, which, if necessary, can significantly increase in size, is a real salvation for miniature kitchens;
  
• Take a closer look at folding or folding chairs;
• for very small kitchens wall-mounted folding tableTrue, this is an option, rather, for those who do not eat often at home or have not yet acquired a family;
• a dinner table can serve and bar counter, which will separate the working area from the dining room in the combined kitchen-living rooms;
• preference is better to give round and oval tables, or tables with rounded corners to reduce the risk of furniture bumps, which are inevitable in small Khrushchev’s kitchens;
• instead of chairs you can use bencheswhich will fit more people. Some of these benches are equipped with niches in which it is convenient to store things;
• in the combined kitchen-living rooms you can use transforming coffee table, which, if necessary, turns into a sufficiently roomy dinner table;
• many pieces of furniture, even if they are light and almost imperceptible, should not be - their abundance gives rise to the effect of disorder.

No. 11. Choosing the right technique

The old standards by which the Khrushchevs were built obviously did not provide for the use of the amount of equipment that is present in any kitchen today. We have to go on tricks again:

• give preference embedded technology, which neatly hides behind the facades of the headset and fits perfectly into the kitchen;
• items small household appliances, such as a mixer, blender, juicer, it is better to store in the pantry, in extreme cases - find them a place in the nightstands or drawers. If possible, do not keep all this in sight, this increases the clutter of space;
• refrigerator you can choose the minimum possible width, it is about 55 cm, and the usable volume is compensated by its height. On sale today there are even horizontal built-in refrigerators - a modern compact option. An extreme case is to take the refrigerator outside the kitchen;
• oven it is better to embed, and use narrow models, about 45 cm wide;
• under the sink you can place a small dishwasher. You can find a model 45 cm wide - an option for a family of 3-4 people, or 35-40 cm - for 1-2 people;
• instead of the usual slabs can be used hob - It saves a lot of space. The number of burners from the standard 4 can be reduced to 3 or even 2 (it all depends on the activity in the kitchen). By the way, earlier the norms allowed the use of a stove with no more than three rings in Khrushchev;
• give preference multifunction devicesfor example, a food processor with the function of a juicer and a meat grinder, or an oven with the function of a microwave oven.

  

  

  

  
  

No. 12. Proper use of natural light

A dark room always seems smaller, which is unacceptable for the kitchen in Khrushchev. If the windows face the north side, and the apartment is not located on the first floor, you can completely do without curtains. In other cases, the most suitablelightweight and translucent curtainsoccupying a minimum of space, for example, roman or roller blindsvertical or horizontal jalousie, a little curtain. Cornice better positioned as high as possible for a visual increase in height. Furniture and a pile of rubbish on the windowsill should not interfere with the penetration of sunlight.

No. 13. Organization of artificial lighting

the main task artificial light in a small kitchen - get rid of shadows and unlit areas that make space smaller. In addition to the central chandelier, you must use functional area lighting. The worktop is required to be illuminated necessarily - this is also necessary for convenience, you can use LED strip or small halogen lamps. Dining area can be highlighted with chandeliers on suspensions or wall sconces. As decorative lighting, organize backlighting in skirting board and along the bottom contour of the furniture facade.

No. 14. Accessories - the finishing touch

Kitchen accessories in 6 square meters. m, of course, there should be a minimum, but without them it will be completely boring. Can serve as a decor functional thingsfor example, plates, kitchen utensils, beautiful towels or potholders. Small catchy accessories, asymmetrically located on the walls, cute bouquets of fresh or artificial flowers will decorate a small kitchen, unlike bulky vases and an abundance of souvenirs on the shelves.

In conclusion, we note that the main enemy of the kitchen in Khrushchev is cluttered, therefore, after the laborious process of creating the ideal design, repair and selection of furniture, it is important to maintain cleanliness and order in the kitchen.