Living room-studio. Zoning methods

Studio living rooms originally appeared in the west, and there you could often find small apartments in which not a separate room was allocated for the kitchen, but only a small space in the living room. This approach, when one common room is used instead of several separate small ones, allows you to create a feeling of spaciousness in a relatively small room and not feel cramped.

In what cases is it appropriate to create a living room-studio?

It is quite acceptable to combine the kitchen with the living room if a separate room is allocated for each family member in the house or apartment. Then the spacious living room will be a place for family communication and pastime, but if desired, each family member will be able to retire. In the case of one-room apartments, this option will be suitable for couples without children living a dynamic, active life. Thus, if you belong to one of these two categories and love spacious rooms filled with light and air, feel free to start planning, developing design project living room-studio and the subsequent demolition of the walls (having previously obtained permission) and the arrangement of the premises.

Methods for zoning a living room-studio

The living room-studio should have three functional spaces: a kitchen area, a relaxation area and a dining area. In the absence of walls and partitions in the room, the boundaries between these zones become very conditional, but it is still necessary to separate one from the other. This can be done in several ways.

• Separation by color Decorating the living room-studio areas in different colors is a stylish and effective technique. For a multi-colored design of the living room-studio, you can use contrasting colors, for example, order the kitchen and kitchen furniture in white, and the living room in black. The design of the living room-studio in companion colors looks harmonious, for example, in such combinations as: gray with cream, brown with beige, lavender with pink.
• Zoning with lighting Delimiting the living room-studio with the help of lighting is also a spectacular and stylish option for dividing the space. For example, a chandelier can be used for a recreation area, and spot lighting for a kitchen. Wall, floor lamps can also participate in the allocation of zones, they will look good in the living room near the sofa, armchair, in this case the chandelier can be moved to the dining area by placing it above the table.
• Separation of the living room-studio using finishing materials The use of various finishing materials opens up wide possibilities for space zoning. You can use different floor coverings, combine tiles and laminate, tiles and parquet, or just the same materials of different shades and textures. If you use

wall panels

in one zone, and wall painting in another , or wallpaper of various colors and textures, or various types of decorative plasters, you can quite effectively and creatively zone the space of the living room-studio without overloading it visually.
• Floor and ceiling as space dividers A good zoning effect is given by the use of a multi-level floor. For example, the kitchen area can be slightly "raised" above the level of the living room, while using the same coating is allowed. As for the ceiling, the use of different decorative elements in each zone, such as mirrors, panels, moldings or stretch ceilings, does an excellent job of zoning the space.
• Use of furniture for space zoning

Furniture

to divide the space of the living room-studio is probably used most often , which is not surprising. This is a fairly simple and effective way of zoning a living room. As a separator, you can use a kitchen island or peninsula, a dining table or a bar counter. In this case, it is better to order furniture and a bar counter individually, this will allow you to perfectly fit the furniture set into the interior in terms of size, color and design. The bar counter, in addition to the delimiting function, can play the role of additional workspace or serve as an alternative to the dining table. Also perfectly serve as a partition through racks or glazed showcases with backlight. Even the sofa, turned back to the kitchen area, perfectly divides the room into two parts.

Thus, we can say that the design of the living room-studio is an extensive, inexhaustible topic in interior design. There are a huge number of ideas, solutions and approaches for solving the problems of competently arranging a studio. By contacting us, at «Smart Space», you can not only use the service of creating an optimal design -a project from first-class designers, but you can also order furniture for a living room-studio from professionals and experts in their field.