Restrained, on the one hand, and cozy, on the other, many housewives fell in love with it thanks to the light, uncluttered space, simple and laconic. Examples of interesting ones are presented in our photo gallery. IN recent times he is very popular. Today the experts of the editorial office of the online magazine site will tell us about all the features of the style, rules and requirements. They will share tips for implementing interesting ideas for creating a warm and cozy space that the whole family will love, and in which guests and hostess will be so pleasant to spend time.
The Nordic interior is characterized by a calm palette without abrupt transitions, as, for example, in Art Nouveau or. Rather, it is close to him, in this regard, blotches of pink, blue and green shades are allowed. To make a harmonious design, you just need to take the palette of the northern landscape.
We fill the room with volume: a snow-white interior
A snow-white background without additional impurities is. It must be in any kitchen design, and it does not matter whether matte, glossy, warm or cold shade will be present. , ceiling, furniture facades - everything can be done in one design, and it will be a real Scandinavian style.
Another shade of white is used with pleasure by designers to decorate a kitchen of 10 m2 in scandinavian style:, and it can be oak or pine, the breed does not play a role here, it is the presence of wood that gives the interior a special warmth and comfort. It can be used to decorate floors, window and / or ceiling beams.
All shades of gray for a Scandinavian kitchen
The climate of the Scandinavian countries is not always welcoming, there are many cloudy days, overhanging clouds, stone rocks, roads and twilight. That is why you can use gray for such an interior. But it can also be different: from metallic gloss to translucent or even black. All shades can be safely chosen for decorating a kitchen-dining room in a Scandinavian style.
Additional color accents
You can move away from the rigid canons of white and gray and use a more fun color scheme to decorate the interior of the kitchen in Scandinavian style.
| Color version | Description |
| Pastel palette | These are the shades of sunset and northern lights. This effect will be obtained if you use decorative elements in lighting, for this you can take colored ones. |
| Blue | Deep pool color or heavenly shade. It will be a beautiful contrast against the background of a snow-white or gray kitchen design. In this tone, you can make furniture, decor or ceramics. |
| Green | From the entire palette green shades for the Scandinavian style, you should choose the color of needles, water and swamp moss. Moreover, you can make only small fragments in the overall design, since the interior can easily move. |
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Practical Scandinavian-style kitchen finishes: basic techniques
For a Scandinavian interior, not only the color palette is very important, but also the texture and surfaces.
Floor and ceiling decoration
Several rules for choosing a furniture group
It is preferable to use only in the Scandinavian style, but recently it has often been replaced by MDF. There are several basic rules for selecting a furniture group:
- the color palette is mainly white, bleached wood, cognac-golden hue. And you can also choose a contrasting palette;
- it is advisable not to use fittings on the facades, but to install a secret door opening system. If this idea does not fit, you can use simple metal ones;
- scandinavian-style facades should be smooth, preferably with a glossy surface, this is the kitchen space, fill the room with additional light;
- maximum functionality and practicality, not a single extra detail.
Decorating a dining area with a Scandinavian kitchen sofa
There is not much space for the dining area in this style. It can be, preferably a transformer, of a round or rectangular shape, and is also suitable. But they choose in two versions:
- repeating Scandinavian features, they are characterized by a curved back, and may be present as an addition. The main requirement is that they should not be massive;
- modern designs of plastic or metal in chrome.
If the area of \u200b\u200bthe U-shaped kitchen in the Scandinavian style allows, you can put a small one, the upholstery of which should only be made of natural fabrics.
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Innovative technology
TO household appliances Scandinavian interiors have special requirements - these are only the most modern and innovative equipment in steel shades. It is advisable to choose a hob - with a diverse set of functions, ultra-modern - all this will perfectly fit into the Nordic design. It is recommended to install it on the wall in the thinnest case, it will not burden the space, and while cooking dinner will brighten up the hostess's leisure time.
Decor in the interior of the kitchen in the Scandinavian style: a photo gallery of unusual ideas
Decor is the final stage of kitchen design, and the main thing here is not to overdo it with elements. To do this, you should adhere to the basic rules:
- all things, in addition to the aesthetic side, should also fulfill a practical role. Main feature: they are placed for the hostess to access;
- the main element of decor - wall Clock;
- to decorate the walls they use either a mat, and family photos will look harmonious;
- culinary publications, beautiful dishes or vases are placed on the shelves;
- a mandatory attribute of the interior - they can be placed on a table or work area. Another great idea: planters with spicy herbs, for example, parsley.
You should know this!All elements should overlap with each other: the design of the rug and decorative half-cushions, the same pattern on decorative plates and vases.
Key point: lighting
A lot of light is the main rule of the Scandinavian style. First of all, attention should be paid, if possible, they should be made to the full height of the room. The second source is chandeliers, and the more, the better, moreover, instead of one, it is more practical to use several small ones, and place sconces as an addition. The following lighting fixtures are perfect for this design:
- chrome, copper, wood or wire sources;
- crystal products;
- ordinary bulbs without a lampshade or with a metal shade.
It is important! In such a design, it is categorically impossible to use massive sources with a colorful design. It is better to install a few small and simple appliances.
How to create an interesting Scandinavian kitchen design: photo examples of amazing solutions
To many, the Nordic design seems too sterile, in which case you can dilute it with others, the main thing is to do it correctly and unobtrusively. As a result, your premises will acquire their uniqueness and individuality. Examples of this design of a white kitchen in a Scandinavian style are presented in our photo gallery.
An amazing combination: Scandinavian and loft style in the kitchen
The combination with the Scandinavian interior can be called ideal. To do this, you should install an industrial ceiling or, an excellent alternative, an Edison bulb. And also set off the snow-white walls and combine concrete and wood, and for finishing the ceiling, you can make a coating with the effect of industrial stains.
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The interior and design in our photo gallery will help you get an idea of \u200b\u200bthis direction and create something similar in your apartment. According to the forecasts of trend analysts, the Scandinavian style will be especially popular in the near future. Let's try to find out what its secret is.
Style features
For interior decoration in Scandi-style, it is not necessary to use ethnic themes and motives of northern peoples, the main thing is create the right atmosphere.
Its components are spaciousness, correct lines, more light and natural materials, among which there is especially a lot of wood.
We already have the first - after all, a living room combined with a kitchen, like any combined area, is already relatively large space.
The abundance of light is provided by light, ideally white wall colors and the absence or minimum of window decor. The only obstacle to natural lighting can be indoor plants.
Natural materials - wood, metal, ceramic tiles and stone are replaceable with successful imitations - of course, if this moment is not important for you.
The main background is noble combination white with wood texture - can be diluted with yellow, green, blue, red or other bright colors.
At the same time, rich colors are presented small accents and is present in different zones kitchen-living room, providing a harmonious design.
The Scandinavian style is unique in its versatility. And the point is not only that he, with the calmness characteristic of the north, accepts the idea of \u200b\u200beclecticism and easily transforms into a number of other directions.
Scandi is a broad concept that includes three notable directions.
1. Gustavian style - the brainchild of the Swedish monarch, who brought notes of French luxury to the northern interiors, a kind of Swedish Empire style or a mixture of scandi and classics. Perhaps, looking at the photo, you will come up with a more accurate description.
2. Danish minimalism, recently experiencing the peak of its popularity. Everything is very clear here, so we will restrict ourselves to photo examples;
3. Hygge is more than a style, but the whole concept is a feeling of happiness, comfortable communication, peace and well-being in the house (and in life in general). This direction promises to be the most popular in the near future.
Perhaps hygge is the secret of that very Scandinavian happiness, which makes you remember the simple and eternal human joys - home comfort, spiritual, lively communication, smiles of family and friends, the joy of being with them. And all this, you see, will come in handy in the kitchen, combined with the living room.
Together with that, hygge - the same Scandinavian style, spiced up with retro or vintage elements, warm, cozy candlelight, knitted blankets, pillows and other textiles pleasant to the touch and for the soul. This is the first style that spoke about happiness in the interior. And this is what it looks like.
Given the diversity within one direction, let's better say, which definitely should not be in the Scandinavian kitchen interior from the living room, and this:
- stucco molding;
- bright walls (only one is permissible as an accent);
- colored picture frames;
- floral curtains;
- dark wood doors and furniture.
Zone allocation
Clear and correct zoning - another one distinctive feature scandi-style and a necessary reception for the kitchen combined with the living room. To divide the space into a kitchen, a living room, and possibly a dining area, a number of elements are used, both separately and simultaneously.
For example, you can partially demolish the wall, leaving small partitions that separate the kitchen area. Another option is to leave the bottom of the wall as a work surface or mini dining area. Small columns or false walls are also suitable for visual delineation of space.
In a house with a free layout, zoning items will be a sofa, a bar counter, a rack with open shelves or a curly partition.
The large room has room for a spacious dining table, a traditional Scandinavian design element. He divides the room into 3 parts at once - a kitchen, a dining room and a recreation area.
IN small space the dining area can be reduced by organizing it at the bar. A practical, style-specific element will also be a round table-book that can be laid out for the arrival of guests.
If you have two windows - one for each main area - arrange them different models curtain one colors, thereby zoning the space.
Kitchen curtains - this is first of all practical optionthat lets in as much natural light as possible. Window décor in the living room should promote emotional comfort, perhaps opaque if the room is used as a bedroom or has a home theater.
The same approach applies to lighting.... For the kitchen, this is a local, enhanced illumination of work surfaces, in the room there are floor lamps, wall sconces and a chandelier, and suspensions on cords or chains hang over the dining area. And all this can be a reason to design the ceiling in different ways. Like the floor, this is the most unobtrusive zoning element.
In the design of a Scandinavian kitchen combined with a living room, it is better to use different materials. In appearance, they can be identical due to the many modern imitations, and their difference will be in the characteristics.
Ceramic tiles, waterproof wallpaper or paint are more suitable for the kitchen, plastic lining under painted wood - everything that will withstand the onslaught of moisture, temperature changes and repeated washing. The design of the living room in this regard is less demanding - everything here is aimed at comfort. The difference in materials will provide zoning and a practical approach to business.
In the design of the kitchen-living room, it is also important to combine the two rooms into a single whole. The general color scheme, bright accents and similarity of design elements will help you with this.
Color spectrum
The favorite of the Scandinavian style is white. with all the court shades. Ivory, boiling white, ecru, linen, space latte, marshmallow, smoky - this is just a small part of his suite, not to mention the possibility of their combination.
Walls of this color will be a wonderful backdrop for wood and accent interior elements.
But scandi, as we have already said, is very democratic, so light beige, gray, olive, blue and even pale pink walls will not be a violation. One of the walls or dividing the kitchen-living room will be decorated with accent wall with a floral print on a white or other light background.
Scandi interiors often feature black and white zigzag patterns, zebra or checkerboard patterns on vertical and horizontal planes.
In second place after the main color in terms of the amount of occupied space is light woody, with a clear wood texture.
The kitchen work surface, parquet flooring, dining table, book table and other "horizontals" will be complemented by wall panels, cabinets and bookshelves of the same color and texture.
Third place is taken by black or dark brown elements - chairs, coffee table, lampshades and household appliances.
And finally - rich accents... Especially our northern style loves yellow inserts, but they can be supplemented or replaced with another bright color - blue, red, blue, purple, green.
- For accents in the kitchen, utensils, appliances, elements of a headset, an apron and fresh fruit are used.
- Bright elements of the living room will be sofa cushions, furniture upholstery, carpet, cords and lamp shades, other details.
How much they enliven the kitchen combined with the living room - these photos demonstrate.
Furniture
The main characteristics of furniture in a scandi interior are:
- simplicity of forms;
- one, maximum - two colors;
- functionality and practicality;
- minimal processing (as an option - painting).
Ideally, furniture should be made from natural wood.
White fronts of hinged kitchen cabinets can be alternated with wood, closed cabinets - with glazed and open shelves.
It is better to select and arrange furniture according to the principle of contrast. For example, a white floor-standing kitchen set or a bar counter will look spectacular on a wood-colored floor. A wooden work surface and several open shelves similar colors.
The dining table will be the island that separates and unites the kitchen-living room. Its wooden tabletop will overlap with similar furnishings, color or upholstery of chairs - with furniture in the living room.
Kitchen chairs - accentuating, complementing or merging with the space - should certainly slide under the table or bar.
The upholstered furniture in the living room is made of wood and upholstered in linen, leather or cotton. Of the pieces of furniture, it is worth leaving the most necessary, leaving as much space as possible for space and air.
A large rectangular or U-shaped sofa with pillows, a coffee table, a carpet, a low cabinet, a houseplant - that's what stands on the living room floor.
The adjacent "vertical" is occupied by bookshelves - if you like, in the form of a tree and a wall clock. Scandi is called cozy minimalism for a reason, and therefore you should not deny yourself your favorite little things that provide a sense of comfort.
A pair of soft poufs, a basket for threads or children's toys, a rocking chair or a floor lamp with a retro lampshade will fit into the interior simply because they have the status of essential attributes of comfort for you.
Textiles, decor, lighting
Textile elements are designed to maintain a light, airy atmosphere, to unite the space into a single color ensemble and envelop it with their softness. Scandi-style curtains are characterized by simplicity and lack of accessories.
The windows will be decorated with translucent tulle, long monochrome curtains made of non-textured fabric or a rectangular lambrequin. Roller blinds or roman blinds will act as a compact window decoration. In color, the curtains merge with the walls, in harmony with wooden furnishings, carpets and cushions.
Textile elements often act as bright accents, the colors of which are easy to change, thereby regularly transforming the interior. Bright cushions, napkins, pot holders and chair mats will complement hanging lamps of a similar color. How it looks is shown in the photo below.
The interior of the kitchen-living room in the Scandinavian style suggests the presence of decor, but there should not be too much of it. Most often these are indoor plants, paintings, photographs, outlandish lamp shades.
In fact, any item corresponding to the practicality and environmental friendliness of the style will be an ornament - a designer mirror or a shelf for books. Agree, northerners know how to add beauty to completely ordinary, necessary things.
The lighting of the kitchen combined with the living room provides convenience and atmosphere. It can be conditionally divided into 4 types:
- spotlights above work surfaces and cooking areas in the kitchen;
- traditional pendants in the form of large naked light bulbs on cords over the dining area;
- a couple of built-in lamps or a classic chandelier in the living room;
- wall sconces or a floor lamp by the sofa.
Brown, red or black shades of pendant lamps will complement the accents in the interior. Designer, or even better - hand-made lamps made of wood, paper, clothespins, branches or horns will become its highlight.
On this pleasant note, we will say goodbye. All that remains is to wish you hygge!
All the secrets of Scandinavian style kitchen design - we choose furniture, finishes, lamps, decor and take inspiration from photos of real Scandinavian kitchens.
The Scandinavian style is ideal for a small kitchen and kitchen-living room in a small-sized Khrushchev or a small studio apartment. You can transform such an interior at any time - only with the help of textiles and decor.
Scandinavian style in the interior of the kitchen - 6 main features:
- functionality and practicality are the main thing, design is secondary
- white background and bright / contrasting details
- simple strict forms
- natural materials
- a lot of wood with a beautiful texture
- a lot of light and free space, a little decor
What styles are friends with
If a clean Scandinavian interior seems sterile to you, add bright accents and interesting details from other styles: northern country, eco-style, light classics, contemporary and modern.
Color palette
The main Scandinavian color is white and many of its shades: snowy, creamy, milky, vanilla-cream, a shade of baked milk, ivory, eggshell or white sand.
Complex bleached cold shades of gray, beige, blue and green will perfectly fit into the kitchen design in the Scandinavian style.
Leave dark (black, graphite, asphalt) and bright colors (yellow, green, blue, turquoise) for accents.
Light shades from the Tikkurila color palette Kitchen-living room layout
In Scandinavian studio apartments. A peninsula or a large dining table will help you delimit the zones.
Accent the table and chairs with a carpet: natural from jute and sisal, or woven lint-free - plain or with a geometric print.
Scandinavian style kitchen furniture
Kitchen set
- In the Scandinavian style, the kitchen is simple and laconic. The color is almost always white. Sometimes there are kitchens with wood facades of light, honey-golden or cognac shades. The combination of light wood and white will make the Scandinavian interior warmer and more interesting.
- Finish - matt or semi-gloss. White high gloss is also good, especially if the kitchen is very small: the doors reflect the light and add depth to the space.
- Scandinavians love open upper shelves (with dishes in sight, the kitchen looks more comfortable), and upper cabinets are made high, often up to the ceiling.
The photo below shows Scandinavian kitchens with smooth and framed facades:
The most popular Scandinavian style furniture is IKEA kitchens:
- A modern classic in Scandinavian style - a set with frame facades without embellishments with modest milling (like in the Budbin kitchens from the Method series) or similar custom-made kitchens.
- The IKEA kitchen set with Hitarp facades, which replaced the popular Stot facades, will perfectly fit into the Scandinavian interior with notes of country or Provence.
Choose simple handles for kitchen furniture - rails or staples (if you have a modern kitchen), buttons or shells (for a classic or country Scandinavian kitchen). Good facades that open from pressing or have hidden milled handles.
Choose built-in appliances in metallic color.
Table top
Often wooden - it makes the Scandinavian interior warm and cozy. The best choice is solid wood worktops. If the headset is inexpensive, a chipboard countertop with wood veneer or plastic wood or stone is suitable. Choose a stone countertop black or gray: monochromatic or with small specks of salt and pepper.
Scandinavian kitchen table and chairs
The dining table is usually made of natural wood, varnished or painted with white, less often black paint. An excellent option is wooden table from solid pine, oak, beech. In inexpensive models, instead of solid wood, chipboard with wood veneer (ash, oak, beech) is used.
For a small Scandinavian-style kitchen, a small breakfast table and a couple of chairs are fine. Often this is a folding table or a compact bar table. If the kitchen is very small, a narrow bar counter along the wall or a folding table-shelf plays the role of a table (you can buy it at IKEA or make it to order).
A large dining table for 4-6 people usually stands in the living room. Be sure to hang over the dining group beautiful chandelier or several suspension lamps.
If you have a Scandinavian style, the best choice is a transforming table with a rectangular or round table top, folding, sliding or sliding.
Chairs in Scandinavian style - wooden (with a retro design, curved back and colored cushions) or emphatically modern (in white, transparent, colored plastic or leather with metal chrome legs). In Scandinavian interiors, you can often find chairs of legendary designers - the Ant model from Arne Jacobsen or Eames from the Eames spouses.
Finishing
Ceiling
Always white. Usually painted white, but matte can be ordered in the kitchen stretch ceiling or make a suspended plasterboard.
For a Scandinavian kitchen with a touch of country, white painted lining is suitable.
Walls
The most popular wall covering in Scandinavian cuisine is paint. If you have an apartment in a new building, use non-woven wallpaper for painting (hide cracks from shrinkage of the house) or fiberglass (additionally strengthen the walls).
A design technique popular in Scandinavian interiors - one accent wall is covered with wallpaper with a beautiful print. Scandinavian wallpaper makers (eg Borastapeter and ECO wallpaper) have colors and patterns characteristic of Nordic design, and Mr. Perswall offers custom-made wallpaper with a characteristic Swedish design.
Smooth white walls will perfectly dilute brickwork or brick tiles. If you have a kitchen combined with a living room, lay brick tiles in both areas to combine the space.
Apron
There are two types of apron in the kitchen in the Scandinavian style:
- White apron or very light. Usually this is a white mosaic, white brick or wall panel made of tempered white glass.
- Bright, contrasting accent apron. For this option, choose brightly patterned tiles (handcrafted cement tiles are especially good, but many manufacturers offer more available options), bright mosaic or tiles 10x10,. Favorite colors for a contrasting apron are gray, wet asphalt, red and various shades of blue (ultramarine, turquoise, blue).
Floor
Most of all Scandinavians love wood and often make the same floor throughout the apartment. Wood shades are almost always light. Cold ( bleached oak, Nordic oak, white ash) make the room brighter. Warm ones visually warm the space, but they look simpler and bring notes of Scandinavian country to the kitchen interior.
The most popular option is a wooden floor made of engineering board, parquet or parquet board. A more budgetary choice is a good moisture-resistant laminate for a solid board: with bevels on all sides and a single-strip pattern.
In a studio kitchen, they often make the same floor in all zones: in a small apartment, this helps to visually expand and unite the space.
A more practical option is ceramic tiles or stone-like porcelain stoneware next to kitchen set, in the rest of the kitchen-living room - parquet, board or laminate. The color is usually dark or light gray or beige-brown with veins - the most practical and non-marking:
The skirting board is usually white, in the color of the wall, and always high. Look for a model made of MDF or polyurethane foam with a height of 12-15 cm. There are, for example, in the assortment of Tarkett, Ultrawood, Europlast.
The combination of a kitchen and a living room in a Scandinavian style has already become the most common design option for several zones on one square. The reasons for such associations can be very different: the kitchen area does not allow the family to sit comfortably at the dinner table; it is difficult to receive guests or celebrate in the living room.
Such actions are all the more justified if the result is the appearance of a spacious and bright room that can be arranged harmoniously and practically.
Basic requirements for similar projects implemented in the Scandinavian style:
- correct designation and creation of functional areas;
- ergonomic furniture arrangement;
- maintaining a single stylistic image for the entire space.
Pros and cons of decorating a kitchen-living room in a Scandinavian style
Like any option for organizing space, combining a kitchen and living room in a Scandinavian style has its pros and cons. Although looking at the photo of the kitchen-living room design, I don't want to think about any shortcomings.
Obvious advantages:
- creating a single room in which you can competently and harmoniously equip different functional areas;
- in small apartments, it becomes possible to organize a full-fledged dining area next to the kitchen work surfaces. This greatly simplifies the processes of cooking, table setting;
- the hosts can maintain a meaningful communication with the guests while cooking. Moms can calmly do kitchen chores and keep the children playing in the living room area from their sight.
It is impossible to remain silent about some of the shortcomings:
- diffusion of smells and sounds from kitchen area impossible to limit. Installing a powerful hood and using household appliances with low noise parameters;
- you will have to clean up the kitchen area more often and more thoroughly, since it will be impossible to hide unaesthetic views. And it is unlikely that it will be possible to maintain such an ideal order, as we see in the photo. If creative clutter is your thing, then in the living room it will not look like a cute clutter, but like chaos.
We take into account the rules for decorating a Scandinavian interior in the kitchen-living room
If you correctly arrange the functional areas, then when implementing the interior in the Scandinavian style, you can solve many problems of the apartment. It is not difficult to distinguish a few rules of Scandinavian design.
One color scheme is taken as the basis for the design of the kitchen-living room in the Scandinavian style (the most common is white). To prevent the decor from looking boring and unnecessarily sterile, pastel shades of blue, greenish, sandy shades are used. All shades of gray dilute the base white color perfectly. Bright blotches of black are also acceptable - this way the contrast is emphasized. See how impressive it looks in the photo. But still, this is not quite a typical Scandinavian interior, but more modern.
Surfaces that reflect light are used. This applies to both kitchen facades and household appliances.
Elegant textiles are used to create an upbeat mood in the room. Patterned pillows, napkins, blankets are purchased. It is necessary to carefully add such things to the Scandinavian interior of the kitchen-living room, otherwise you can destroy the simplicity and naturalness of the design of this style.
For flooring use wood or materials that mimic the structure of wood.
Space zoning
To get it organic interior, it is important to correctly divide the space into zones. For this, several techniques are used. Let's take a closer look at them in the photo.
Wall, floor decoration
The most common way is to use different flooring materials. The Scandinavian style is characterized by the use of wide boards, painted with light paint or bleached. That is, the living room area can be distinguished with wooden floors or laminate. And in the kitchen area in the Scandinavian style, it is advisable to put floor tiles or porcelain stoneware. If the same material is chosen for the kitchen floor and the floor in the living area, then it is advisable to use a coating of different shades (as in the photo).
When choosing the color of the flooring, one must also bear in mind that in a Scandinavian interior, the shade of the floors is usually several shades darker than the walls. But this is not an axiom, you can always look for variations, the main thing is to try not to violate the basic rules of harmony, to which Scandinavian design gravitates.
An effective way of zoning - wall decoration different materials or the use of one texture in different shades. Alternatively, the walls of the kitchen are painted with white paint, and in the living room the walls have a creamy, grayish tint.
Furniture as a means of zoning
Most rational way placing furnishings in the kitchen-living room - install pieces of furniture along the border of the zones and along the perimeter of the walls. One of the options for such an arrangement is shown in the photo.
The bar counter will perfectly fulfill the role of the border between the kitchen and the living room. Depending on the architecture of the room, the bar counter can be specially assembled or a part of the wall can be used to decorate it. To make the stand fit into the Scandinavian design, its countertop is made of wood or chipboard, plastic, imitating wood.
To decorate the bar, you can also use masonry, wood panels. To make it comfortable to sit behind it, special bar stools with or without backs are installed. Advantages of the bar counter: it visually distinguishes zones, is used as work furniture, is optimal for organizing a buffet table at a party.
An excellent design trick is to use a dining table to delimit areas. It must be installed on the border between the living room and the kitchen. For a Scandinavian interior, tables with a wooden top are chosen. Since the basic color scheme of the furniture is selected light, the table can be installed with a contrasting dark top. This technique allows you to focus on the play of shades and turns the table into stylish element decor.
Installing a kitchen island allows you to perfectly solve the issue of visual division of space into two zones. The uniqueness of this design lies in the fact that it is convenient to approach it from all sides, but at the same time it clearly defines the territory of the kitchen. In large rooms dining group may well fit in the kitchen area, which will help to more accurately arrange the recreation area separately from the kitchen. And at the same time, the image of a single space will not be destroyed, this is very well demonstrated in the photo.
Upholstered furniture from the side of the living room can also play a zoning role. Typically straight or corner sofa set with your back to the kitchen area of \u200b\u200bthe combined space. You can emphasize the seating area in the living room with a small plain carpet.
Interior lighting design
The installation of different lamps is also able to visually highlight the areas of the kitchen and living room. In the kitchen, lamps are placed above the work surfaces so that it is convenient to cook food without obstructing the light. Uncomplicated models with glass transparent shades are selected. Also, in the kitchen, it is quite advisable to use the illumination of work surfaces with LED strips. You can fix them under the wall cabinets.
In the living room, lamps are mounted above the seating area, and they are already more decorative. Scandinavian style chandeliers are available in round or cone shape and simple design... Shades can be made of transparent or frosted glass. The installed floor lamps or wall lamps, created in the strict concept of Scandinavian design, will also emphasize the atmosphere of calm and relaxation.
Scandinavian style kitchen-living room design
When creating the interior of these separate zones, one should not forget about their purpose, but at the same time it is necessary to use elements that emphasize the unity of the space. The kitchen-living room in the Scandinavian style is created on the basis of important principles this style: monochrome, the use of contrasting elements, the use of "warm" accents, informal atmosphere, cozy decor elements (blankets, pillows, wooden vases, bright rugs).
The kitchen is fitted with ceiling-high cabinets with matt or glossy fronts. Gloss visually adds space to the room. And matte surfaces, repeating the shade of the walls, will help the kitchen furniture "dissolve" in the interior. The facades can be both "blank" and with glass doors, or even without them at all - but neat people can afford this exclusivity.
Selection of upholstered furniture
Upholstered furniture is selected from light-colored materials. It is advisable to opt for models with light upholstery - grayish, white, bluish or cream shades. Each group of furniture can emphasize the unity of zones or visually demonstrate their "independence".
This is determined by the desire of the residents. For a small kitchen, it is preferable to choose white furniture - it will emphasize the purity and give the zone space, add light. In the living room area, you can put upholstered furniture in light shades. This will bring an atmosphere of comfort and warmth to the atmosphere. Agree that looking at a photo of such an interior, there is a desire to experiment with your home.
Textile
Textile decoration for the kitchen-living room is created from natural materials... Bleached linen, cotton, undyed wool are welcome. For windows, roman or roller blinds are chosen. Such designs will maximize the opening of the window for natural light in the room. Fabric products (pillows, blankets, seat cushions, napkins) are mainly used for decorative purposes. Such things dilute the sterility of the environment inherent in scandinavian interioradd brightness to it.
We place accents
The kitchen-living room in the Scandinavian style, after the demolition of the partitions, pleases with spaciousness. So that the light design does not "blur" the boundaries of the room, the use of bright contrasting finishes is encouraged. Depending on the layout of the room, you can focus on one wall in the kitchen or living room area. To decorate such a surface, wallpaper with a pattern or geometric ornament (appropriate in the living room area) or brickwork (in the kitchen area) are suitable.
It will not be difficult to embody the Scandinavian style in the kitchen-living room, because the main thing is already there - free and airy space. And to paint the walls white, put a minimum of furniture, decorate the room with a few warm woolen or linen things is not difficult at all. But how nice it is to enjoy the light atmosphere, in which there is nothing superfluous.