How to make and how to equip a studio apartment

In our time, the layout of the apartment is very different from the one used thirty years ago. Then it was rooms clearly divided into rooms that performed certain functions: office, bedroom, kitchen, living room, hallway, etc.

Today, apartments with "overflowing" functions are becoming increasingly popular. It can be a living room-kitchen, a bedroom-cabinet, a dining-living room, etc. Specialists in real estate argue that studio apartments are becoming more and more in demand every year.

The first housing of this type appeared in the United States. The apartments were intended for young employees of large companies. Later in Europe, they appreciated this planning. In our country, we learned about such apartments quite recently - in 2001. Mass construction began in 2006. In Russia, the creation of studio apartments has become a way to expand space in small apartments. Especially often this method is used in known "Khrushchev".

What is a studio apartment

There is an opinion that this is one large room without any partitions. This definition is not entirely true. This is a territory divided into functional zones. This division is made with the help of modern interior elements. Glass walls, bar counters, transparent or opaque sliding partitions can be used . How to arrange a studio apartment? This question worries many of our compatriots when there is a need to expand the space.

Where to begin

First you need to think through the design project of your apartment with a combination of functionality. The studio-apartment assumes the optimal zoning of the space, which can be achieved with the help of a floor of different levels, different floor coverings, color solutions, the use of different materials.

Remodeling

To understand how to make a studio apartment, let's take as an example a typical two-room apartment in a panel house of old construction. Usually they cause a lot of problems when trying to somehow furnish them. The rooms are small, one of them can be quite tiny. In the bathroom do not turn, in the corridor with difficulty, two people diverge. In the rooms are usually minimal piers that do not allow to normally furnish an apartment. How to arrange a studio apartment in such a room?

We demolish the walls

This is the very first step in the arrangement of the studio. It is desirable to remove all the walls - not only interior, but also a wall that separates the hallway from the rooms. But in this case, there may be some problems. Firstly, walls can be carriers. Such reconstruction should be coordinated with the BTI and the architectural department of the local administration. Secondly, not everyone wants to look from the kitchen or the room to the hallway. Many housewives believe that if the hallway is isolated, then the apartment will be much cleaner.

In this case, you can demolish only the upper part of the wall and build it again from the glass blocks. As a result, the hallway will be fenced off, but the effect of the "deaf" wall disappears, and there will be more light in the hallway. The walls between the rooms are usually not carriers, so there will be no problems with their demolition. The resulting space needs to be slightly transformed. After all, the main goal of such a reconstruction is to make the apartment more spacious and convenient.

Create a wardrobe

How to equip a studio apartment to rationally use the area? On the territory of the former living room, closer to the hallway, it is necessary to fence off a small dressing room. The apartment will become much freer - the fewer things are in sight, the roomier the room is.

Getting rid of the corridor

It makes no sense to preserve this narrow process connecting the hallway with the kitchen. In the studio apartment the kitchen is included in a single ensemble. And due to this corridor you can significantly increase the bathroom.

How to arrange furniture

This is a very important issue. Furniture in the studio apartment must be selected very carefully in accordance with the style that you choose for your apartment. If possible, you should select the most functional models.

The kitchen is best placed on a small podium. And we advise making furniture for it with glossy facades.

Partitions in the studio apartment

For those who are not yet ready to live in an open space or sometimes need privacy, you can build light, "partial" partitions. They can be followed by a workplace or a comfortable sofa or a recliner.

In this case, the width of the partition must be such that it only closes the desired corner. These "partial" partitions can be made not only from plasterboard, which is used quite often, but also from glass blocks. You can apply beautiful shelving.

Now it's time to decide how to decorate the studio apartment. Photos of some options we have posted in this article. For example, with a new wardrobe can adjoin the bed, one of the windows you can organize a workplace. A large and comfortable sofa for rest is best placed closer to the center. Oppose the sofa or put a TV on the wall.

Pseudostudio

If you want to have a modern and beautiful apartment, but still do not dare to create an apartment-studio, you can use the option of a pseudo studio. In accordance with such a project in the apartment all rooms are fenced off, but in general it is perceived as a studio. In this case, demolish all the walls, and then the apartment is rebuffed in a new way, highlighting a round living room in the center. It does not turn out to be very big, but it does not look cramped, because it's round.

Accordingly, rounded walls are erected. They make wide openings that lead to all rooms of the apartment. From the living room it is easy to get into the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom or hallway. You decide how many rooms you will have now, and what their purpose will be. Even if their area is not too large, they will not be close, thanks to the round walls. As a result, the whole space will be "twisted" around the living room, but due to the fact that the openings are wide, all the rooms are viewed from the living room. The feeling of closed spaces disappears , and the feeling of unity of composition inherent in the classical studio appears.

We told you how to equip a studio apartment. Only you can decide whether this option suits you.