Redevelopment of "Khrushchev": options for planning 2 adjacent rooms

To become the owner of the so-called apartment "Khrushchev" in our time is not a holiday. About the inconvenience of living on such a living space is well known to almost all citizens of the country since the distant Soviet times. But, as practice shows, even the modest legacy of the Khrushchev period can be turned into a completely comfortable dwelling.

The fact that today it seems extremely inconvenient to people - small adjoining rooms, cramped kitchens in which it is impossible to gather with the whole family, tiny hallways, combined bathrooms, plus low ceilings, the absence of elevators in the house, and excellent audibility - after the Soviet communal flat a gift of fate. Let unsightly apartment, but its.

Today’s dissatisfaction with the area and layout of such apartments only means that the quality of life has increased significantly, and people have become more demanding in their lives. BUT "Khrushchev" for all their shortcomings have one remarkable quality - the internal partitions in the apartment can be demolished, which opens up great opportunities for redevelopment. And even when it comes to only 2 rooms in standard accommodation, there is something to talk about and what options to reorganize to discuss.

In order to conduct a competent zoning in the old walls, one should take into account not only the area of ​​the apartment, but also the composition of the family, the age and sex of children, the needs and lifestyle of all who will live in this territory. It is desirable that everyone has their own personal space, and the bedrooms are not passing.

One of the tasks in the two-room "Khrushchev" becomes a reasonable distribution of the area between the adjacent bedroom and living room. So, if it is acceptable for a family, the bedroom is made quite small, giving the largest area to the living room. You can reduce the bedroom by moving the partition to such a size that it can fit into a bed and two bedside tables plus space to turn around.

Such a bedroom as a result of redevelopment can be even without a window.But with the help of high-quality lighting and other design tricks, even in this version, it can be made very comfortable. If a substantial increase in the living room is not required, a partition is demolished between the bedroom and the hall, which is replaced by decorative columns. The sleeping area at the same time is isolated from prying eyes with the help of heavy curtains.

Sometimes you need to make a three-room apartment out of “two-room apartment”. One of the rooms in this case will have to be divided by a partition into two parts. It is better to start when there are two adjacent windows in the room.

But sometimes someone from a family member also has to do without a room to look at the street. And this is better than not having any personal space at all.

People who work at home will appreciate the redevelopment projects of a two-room “Khrushchev” with an office area. In this type of living room, for example, increases by combining it with a hallway and kitchen. This creates a comfortable space for leisure and eating.

At the same time, the small room will turn out to be fifteen inches wider by moving the partition. Then a comfortable bedroom and wardrobe are arranged in it. A miniature office stands out from the large room with a transparent wall. Sliding doors will allow if necessary to include this area in the common space of the living room.

Sometimes you still need to reschedule a two-room "Khrushchev" from adjacent to separate. This is solved by creating a corridor from which you can make an entrance to each of the premises. Then in one of them will be a bedroom with a small wardrobe in the corner, and in the other room for children.

"Two-tram" gets two separate rooms due to the device between the corridor. At the end it is arranged a spacious wardrobe. Thanks to such redevelopment, the former passage room can significantly lose in the area, but it will become more comfortable for someone to be given at its disposal.

Increase the comfort of small apartments of the Khrushchev type also due to the redevelopment of the kitchen or hallway. The balcony or loggia located next to the kitchen is used as additional square meters,allowing, with proper arrangement, to place a pantry for food there or even to put a refrigerator there, to place several cabinets and shelves. Sometimes the wall between the kitchen and the balcony is removed altogether, which makes it possible to add a few coveted squares to the small kitchen space. You can do the same if the balcony is located next to the living room.

Sometimes the problem is solved by a screen, transparent partitions, a bar counter or furniture. Due to this space is not cluttered, and material costs can be minimized.

A radical reorganization of an apartment with adjacent rooms into a three-room apartment or, conversely, into a one-room apartment, can change the whole way of life. To bring all these significant changes to a logical conclusion, you need to include design thinking or just use the ideas of relevant specialists.

A small apartment will not "squeeze" the walls of their owners only if it does not collect a lot of things "that may someday come in handy."Therefore, you need to carefully evaluate what furniture is in place, and what is not. It is better to be multifunctional and roomy.

You can also apply a number of special design techniques:

• Assistant in the creation of a spacious apartment will be the use of structures made of plasterboard, decorative niches, racks and shelves.
• Visually increase the space of the doorways in the form of arches.
• Doors that move apart will significantly save usable space in passageways and small rooms.
• Proper use of mirrors will help visually enlarge the room.
• You can also win in size, abandoning the use of heavy dark curtains.

To compensate for the shortcomings of "Khrushchev" and to achieve the desired comfort will help the correct use of color and pattern when creating interior decoration. Whichever style you choose: classic, modern, provence, country or some other Do not forget about the rules for the use of a particular color scheme when creating an interior:

• The use of light shades in the decoration of the walls will help to make the room bigger, as well as the small pattern on the wallpaper.
• Properly selected print will make it possible to make above the wall - in the "Khrushchev" is a big problem. If in the four-story brick house you can still see the ceilings that “do not hang”, then in panel five-story buildings this is already very bad.

• When reworking an apartment, one should pay attention to modern materials with the help of which transparent doors, partitions, and furniture are made. Such elements look easy and do not clutter up the space.
• Floors should be decorated in light colors to match the overall color scheme.

Area "Khrushchev", as a rule, does not cause optimism. Apartment size of 41 square meters. m or even 45 square meters. m is not easy to turn into a comfortable accommodation. Often people find it insufficient to get rid of walk-through rooms. Option corner apartment also has its drawbacks.Many find it inconvenient to arrange windows in a large room of such a panel "two-room apartment".

But in order to carry out the redevelopment, and make from the usual "Khrushchev" truly comfortable housing, realizing their best plans, it is not enough just a desire and a violent fantasy. It should be clearly understood that an apartment in any house is part of a huge structure, the integrity of which depends on the safety of the supporting elements in each of the “cells”. So uncontrolledly re-planned living space can be a threat not only to those who live there, but also to all neighbors.

By law, any change in the configuration of walls and partitions will be a re-planning. Bearing walls in this sense have a special status. It is possible to encroach on their integrity, relying only on a special permit.

It is better to clarify in advance what types of work in a particular case can be done and which cannot, since they will not receive approval:

• You should not rely on expanding the kitchen or bathroom at the expense of residential premises. At least, if the partition between the kitchen and the room is removed, installing plumbing or a stove for cooking in a residential area is prohibited.
• Under the bathroom will be able to get permission to give part of the corridor, but not the living space, and then, when agreeing on such a scheme, disputes may arise with competent experts.
• When redevelopment can not affect the ventilation system.
• Do not close access to the gas oven or rearrange it yourself, without the approval of the relevant service.
• Do not install radiators on the balcony.
• It is impossible to dismantle interfloor overlappings.

When redevelopment is allowed:

• Connect the premises of the toilet and bathroom.
• Combine the room with the kitchen, provided that the apartment is an electric stove.
• Create additional openings for doors.
• Divide one room into two.
• Combine two living rooms in one room.

Even knowing the need to follow all these rules, and not intending to deviate from them, many people still prefer to do redevelopment without the prior approval of specialists.At the same time, sometimes an experienced builder cannot by eye distinguish a bearing wall from one that is not.

Therefore, it is still better not to take risks and turn to experts who are able to assess the situation with knowledge and to suggest the most rational plan of action.

Redevelopment must be agreed in the technical inventory bureau. May require coordination of other services. To make such a large-scale repair at your own risk, turning, for example, a “two-room-Khrushchev” area of ​​43 squares into a three-room or “tram” into an apartment with separate rooms, and even just getting rid of the room partition means that it is impossible to sell, donate or exchange this housing in perspective. Proceeding from these considerations, formalities should not be neglected.

To date, there are a huge number of examples of updating the space of "Khrushchev", which can be peeped including on the Internet.It is possible to draw ideas from a variety of ready-made design solutions that will help reschedule, decorate and furnish a particular apartment.

• Thus, instead of a blank wall, a decorative structure is installed between the rooms, resembling a window frame, which also serves as a shelf for vases. This move allows you to separate the bedroom area from the living room. Next to the bed there is a door leading to the pantry or wardrobe. Thus, the space remains functional. Its openness allows you to maintain a sense of spaciousness.

• You can make a two-room “Khrushchev” spacious by installing a functional drywall rack between the rooms. Due to the fact that this spatial solution does not provide for deaf partitions, there are no clear boundaries between the rooms, which makes it possible to perceive all areas of the apartment as a whole. The design of the rooms is decided in white. This makes the apartment spacious and airy. Bright color accents give the interior a dynamic look.

• The border between the living room and the bedroom can be marked with a glass partition with a door.The use of black frames in the design makes this solution interesting, filling the space with coziness. It was as if another big window to the floor appeared in the apartment. That the bedroom was not always in sight, on a partition curtains are provided.
• Translucent movable partition also allows you to separate one room from another. If necessary, it can be closed, and in the open, it does not interfere with perceiving both rooms as a single large room and makes it possible not to feel cramped. This also contributes to the simple design of the ceiling and furniture without excessive pomp and volumetric details.

• You can decorate the living room "Khrushchev" in muted colors, creating a feeling of intimacy and peace. The apartment removed all the extra partitions. The space is also expanding through the use of a mirrored ceiling.
• Unusual design in the "Khrushchev" can be created by round doorways. Partitions allow you to intelligently distribute the quadrature for each functional area.

• Beige and green colors fill the apartment with serenity and comfort. The use of glass furniture and chandeliers does not burden the space, allowing you to save space and lightness of the atmosphere.
• Allocating a special space for a bed to a minimum reduces the area of ​​the bedroom. Thus, it is possible to free up the largest part of the apartment for other functions, and the owners have a small cozy corner, hidden from prying eyes, allowing them to retire to their own, special intimate world.

On how to make the redevelopment of 2-room Khrushchev, see the following video.