Layout of a one-room apartment

Equipping a one-room apartment is not an easy task. Russian realities are such that a one-room apartment is often a modest dwelling with a small kitchen, often with a single room of irregular shape. But even in a small room, you can equip comfortable, functional and visually attractive housing. The quality of living in a particular place is affected not only by the area of the apartment. With a well-chosen layout, the right colors and the dosed use of décor, you can comfortably equip the most modest dwelling in terms of area. We have collected for you a whole selection of practical and effective ways to place several functional areas within a small room, we hope that the proposed design projects will help you organize the space of your apartment with the greatest efficiency. The issue of arranging small one-room apartments is quite acute for our compatriots, so any option for saving space, visually expanding a small area and the correct layout of furniture can be a key solution for owners of small homes.

All options for creating a comfortable, functional and convenient interior of small rooms can be found in a certain list, which is not a dogma, but can be the starting point for the formation of an effective atmosphere for a one-room apartment:

• the use of an open plan helps not only to save space, but also to maintain some feeling of spaciousness, freedom (all functional areas, except for the bathroom, are combined in one room);
• if possible, it is necessary to expand the window openings – the more natural light in the room, the more spacious it seems;
• Use the play of light for the benefit of a modest room. Light finish, in which the ceiling is white, the walls are slightly darker and the flooring acts as the darkest spot, visually enlarges the room;
• use several local sources of artificial lighting, for each functional segment – its own lighting device or backlight system;
• a glossy ceiling and mirrors on the walls will visually increase the volume of the room;
• If you strive for spaciousness, and the modest area of the home is your main problem, then prefer functionality to décor (chandeliers, thick carpets and velvet draperies are difficult to combine with small spaces);
• get rid of everything superfluous – there should be no random things in a small dwelling;
• try to use functional objects (lighting fixtures, framed mirrors, dishes) as décor, as well as wall décor;
• built-in furniture will save space;
• for zoning functional sectors, use modular, portable furniture;
• If an interior partition is used as an element of zoning, then it will be more practical to use a double-sided book rack.

The use of light colors, most often white, becomes one of the main methods of visual expansion of space. In many rooms of irregular shape, with the presence of various niches and protrusions, ceiling bevels and other design features, white color helps to visually smooth out the corners, soften “imperfections”. In addition, all shades of white are the perfect background for any furniture, décor and textiles. But it is important to understand that you should not use only white – color accents are necessary. In this matter, it is easiest to be inspired by the Scandinavian style.

The open plan has long ceased to be a foreign trend for our compatriots and has become the best option for organizing the interior of a small space in which it is necessary to place several functional areas. By removing the walls and doors, you get access to all surfaces of the room without exception, thereby increasing the chances of creating a comfortable and practical home design. The open plan does not restrict movement, does not interfere with traffic and the free spread of light. As a rule, when using an open plan in a small room, one type of finish is used in all areas. An exception may be the design of the kitchen segment, where ceramic tiles can be used for flooring and for facing the kitchen apron.

For decorating an open-plan apartment, a loft style can be an ideal option. Open space, large windows, isolation of only the bathroom, flaunted engineering systems and a minimum of décor. If you are not embarrassed by the openness of the greasy place, then the loft style is your choice for creating a modern, practical and memorable interior.

In an open-plan room, the furnishings of the room themselves act as zoning elements. Sometimes carpeting is used to conditionally outline a particular zone. Also, an element indicating belonging to a certain functional segment is the lighting system – local lighting fixtures or lighting.

In an apartment where the kitchen has been combined not only with the dining room and living room area, but also with the bedroom, a powerful and most silent hood becomes an important element of the interior, the choice of which must be paid special attention. In order to rid the functional segments for sleep and rest from the smells of cooking and even the settling of fat droplets on surfaces, it is necessary to organize uninterrupted air purification above the hob or stove.

In order to maintain the openness of the layout, but at the same time create some intimacy of the sleeping sector, you can use curtains. As a rule, cornices (rails) for curtains or curtains are attached directly to the ceiling. In the undrawn state, the structures do not interfere with the perception of the image of the entire room.

 

Another way to allocate the sleeping segment without installing interior partitions is the construction of a podium. This approach allows you to use the space under the bed to accommodate spacious storage systems. Even in the space under the steps, drawers can be built.

The issue of organizing storage systems in any space is not easy to solve, but within the framework of a small-sized apartment, it becomes particularly acute. If there are sufficiently high ceilings, shallow modular systems can be placed at the very top. Around the head of the bed, you can build a whole system of open shelves and swing cabinets. In the same design, you can build a backlight not only for a visual effect, but also for organizing the possibility of reading before bedtime.

As an interior partition, it is most effective to use storage systems of various modifications. As you know, there is never too much storage space, this rule applies to small apartments even more so. To avoid cluttering up a small space, order is needed in the distribution of things necessary for life. Most often, the sleeping place is separated from the common space. As a result, you get an almost intimate area for sleeping and relaxing and a spacious storage system.

In order to provide the sleeping sector with access to natural light, you can use non-deaf models of racks that are not installed at the full height of the room. As a result, the sleeping area will be at least partially illuminated. And you will get a partition that can be used to hang open shelves or place a video zone.

Using an open floor plan is not a viable option for all hosts. The use of various modifications of partitions, racks and screens is necessary in families where there is a child. Even in a small space, it is necessary to allocate a corner for the baby – whether it is a toy rack or a small table with a chair.

In an apartment of a modest area, furniture capable of performing several functions becomes not just a pleasant novelty, but a necessity. When combining a living room and a bedroom in one room, the main problem is the delimitation of the sleep and rest areas. As a result, the owners are faced with the question of organizing the sleeping space. It can be either a folding sofa, which acts as the main attribute of the living room during the day, and becomes a bed at night. The second option is to use a folding bed, “hidden” in the closet. And the last possibility of differentiating functions in one room is the use of both a sofa in the living room area and a bed in the sleep sector. But this option is suitable only for fairly spacious rooms (improved layout, construction of the current century).

Of course, not every owner of a one-room apartment is suitable for the option of using a bed that can be hidden in a closet. This is especially true for married couples of old age. But for young people of average build, this way of organizing space can be an excellent opportunity to obtain a multifunctional, practical and at the same time externally attractive home.

If your one-room apartment is a room with a high ceiling that can accommodate two tiers, then you can safely multiply the square meters of the dwelling by two. As a rule, a bedroom is located on the upper tier. For obvious reasons, we spend most of our time lying down in the sleeping segment, so the height of the ceiling does not play a significant role – as long as the bed can be reached without hindrance. But even for such rooms, the main possibilities of increasing the space have not been canceled – light finishes, glass and mirror surfaces, dosed décor and the presence of bright accents or contrasting interior details.

We present to your attention the project of a one-room apartment, in which it was possible not to combine the kitchen with the living room. In this small space, the living room, bedroom and mini-study harmoniously coexist. Thanks to the use of a folding bed, which is “hidden” in a shallow closet during the day, the room can act as a full-fledged living room, and at night become a bedroom. The visual expansion of the space is facilitated by the use of mirror surfaces for the execution of the doors of the built-in wardrobe. Behind these mirrored doors is a built-in workstation. A small worktop and open shelves fit compactly even in a cabinet with a shallow depth.

Another example of the organization of living space in one long room. Large windows, light finishes on most surfaces, a play of contrasts and the use of a warm color palette helped to visually expand the space and create a comfortable and cozy atmosphere. Instead of a bulky sofa in the living room area, two mobile armchairs are used, which, if necessary, can be attached to the wall, freeing up more free space. The workplace is represented by a small console and a set of open shelves that do not take up much space. Mirrored doors of the built-in cabinet system visually increase the volume of the room. And the use of the entire height of the room for arranging mezzanines made it possible to increase the number of storage systems.

Here is a design project of one modest one-room apartment. Only the bathroom remained isolated in this bright room. It was through the use of light finishes, the dosed introduction of bright accents and the use of light wood in warm shades that it was possible to achieve such an effective image of a small dwelling. The separation of the bed behind a non-deaf partition made it possible to maintain the penetration of light from the living room area, but at the same time create some privacy of the segment for sleep and rest. The rejection of massive furniture and the use of built-in storage systems made it possible to create a layout in which there is enough free space not only to move around the room, but also to maintain a sense of freedom. A multitude of local light sources create a visual expansion of the space, not to mention its main purpose.

In another apartment with a fairly spacious room, the issue of separating the sleeping area was solved with the help of an interior partition. The advantage of such structures is that the use of the structure is possible on both sides. You can hang a TV on the side of the living room, and in the sleeping area – a picture or small open shelves.