Often people who have become the owners of a spacious one-room apartment begin to wonder over time - is it possible to divide one spacious room, thereby getting two? In fact, this is quite possible, but the redevelopment of a one-room apartment into a two-room apartment should be carried out by experienced specialists, so that there is no reason for regret later.
Then, after the renovation work is completed, you will receive two not too large, but separate rooms. This could be a living room and bedroom, a living room and an office, or a living room and a children's room.
Example of redevelopment of a one-room apartment
Today there are a huge number of different options, so for each specific case you can choose the right solution. With the right approach to redevelopment, you can turn a one-room apartment into a cozy two-room apartment without wasting time coordinating the work with various organizations.
All that is required for this is not to touch the load-bearing walls during work. The rest of the alterations in the apartment can be carried out at the request of the owner.
The best ideas for zoning a room into a bedroom and living room
Allocation of a sleeping space and a living room in one room is important for single city dwellers with average incomes. A young family will listen to the designer’s advice in their first studio apartment in a new building. Or in a one-room Khrushchev house inherited from my grandmother.
Families forced to live in small two-room apartments from the Soviet era give one room to the children, and the parents' bedroom is combined with a living room, which is often a walk-through room.
It is not rational to spend money on redevelopment, because children grow up quickly. Proper zoning of space will make a small apartment cozy and comfortable for everyone.
Lighting inside partitions Source dizajninterer.ru
Decorative partition in the room Source happymodern.ru
Zoning a studio apartment
Developers sell very small apartments as studios. After the minimum hallway area is separated and the kitchen corner is fenced off with a bar counter, about 16 square meters, or even less, will remain for the living room and bedroom. In such an area it is necessary to zone not space, but time.
What does this mean? A single young man or young family needs to analyze their lifestyle. How much real time passes in a tiny apartment, what do you most often do at home, how often do guests drop by?
Metal structure Source roomester.ru
Zoning a room with a glass partition Source deal.by
If most of the day is spent at work, the house is only needed to take a shower, change clothes, sleep and go to work again, it is stupid to take away square meters for the living room. Many options for sleeping places have been invented that are easy to remove or transform.
For example, a sleeping place on a large inflatable mattress. Sleeping on the floor is considered something wrong. But this is exactly how half of humanity sleeps in the high-tech countries of Asia. In Japan, dollhouses use floors differently at different times of the day.
Option to separate a niche Source happymodern.ru
Options for zoning a room using curtains Source inna-kriksunova.ru
Air mattresses can be up to half a meter high, with a pleasant velor surface. This is comfortable to sit and lie on. While waiting for guests, the mattress deflates. The vacated space is large enough for a party.
Following the designers' recommendations, you can build a podium in a studio apartment. But not a monumental rectangle of plasterboard. A more convenient podium-suitcase, which is folded in half before receiving guests. The mattress and bedding are removed inside, and a large drawer turns into a table with glasses and plates.
Partition with transparent insert Source quantum-spb.rf
Zoning using vertical blinds Source design-homes.ru
A mattress on a durable podium can easily be transformed into a custom living room. Bedding is placed in a box under the podium, and a waterproof blanket is placed on the mattress to protect from spilled drinks. In the middle is a strange board with legs, on it are dishes with snacks. Sitting around on the mattress is comfortable and fun. According to the owner of the apartment, the board is a bed from tropical Africa.
Small studio apartments often require a large workspace. For computers, crafts or mini workshop. It is impossible to zone a small room into an office, bedroom and living room. A sofa bed of any design will allow you to receive clients and guests over a cup of coffee. And in your free time, you can reach the TV remote control, a book on a shelf or a laptop without getting out of bed.
Semi-partition for the bedroom Source stroy-podskazka.ru
Book rack Source modernplace.ru
If you don't want to fold and put away bedding every day, there may be a high-tech option. During the day, the bed rises toward the flow along guides using an electromechanical drive.
But life is changing rapidly, the area of apartments is decreasing, but public spaces are expanding. For the next generations, zoning a room into a bedroom and a living room will most likely not be relevant. The apartment will become an exclusively private bedroom, and the living rooms will move to the halls and cafe of the multifunctional residential complex. They tried to impose this way of life on former peasants at the beginning of the last century, in communal houses. It has become attractive to citizens of the near future.
Partition that can be expanded Source design-homes.ru
Open shelving Source roomble.com
Decorating a studio apartment Source topdizz.com
Attaching a loggia
In the photo: The loggia attached to the living room was turned into an office
One of the popular options for increasing the living space of an apartment is adding a loggia. This is a full-fledged redevelopment that requires approval, but by dismantling the window-balcony block and insulating the outer wall, you can arrange, for example, an office on additional square meters. Several shelves, a compact table at one of the end walls, an armchair, a table lamp - and the workplace is ready! A curtain or an open bookcase can be used as a space divider, which will not prevent daylight from entering the room.
In the photo: The space of the attached loggia can be equipped as a home bar
The former loggia is also suitable for equipping a bar (an option for an apartment for a bachelor or a young couple). In this case, it does not matter whether the fragment of the wall on which the window block rested was removed. If the concrete ledge remains, it can be used as a base for the bar counter. And narrow racks for bottles, matching chairs and pendant lamps will complement the interior.
Zoning of a one-room apartment with a separate kitchen
The standard one-room layout in Soviet-era apartments is a tiny hallway into which the bathroom door opens. Then the newcomer turns, sees the partition, the door to the kitchen, and glances at the window of the living room. The person entering sees a balcony door and a heating radiator.
Why designers advise placing a bed in this area is not clear to many. With this layout, it immediately catches your eye. The living room area by the window is logical and comfortable. It is more pleasant to sit at a table near the balcony door. It’s not stuffy and it’s easier to go out onto the balcony for a smoke break.
Opposite the window at the end wall there is usually an entrance to a small storage room. If the width of the partition between the room and the hallway allows, there is enough space opposite the window for a sleeping area.
Partition between the bedroom and living room Source roomble.com
The kitchen window and the living room window face the same side. They are separated by a partition. If the wall is not solid, made of one brick or even made of old plasterboard, it is convenient to make an opening at the windows.
Removing the partition is not at all practical; on the kitchen side there are shelves and cabinets hanging on it. The opening will unite the kitchen and living room area. During visits from friends, the sleeping area will be out of sight.
The proximity of the kitchen will allow you to create a living-dining area. The opening will visually expand both the kitchen and the room. There will be a reason to invite friends for dinner more often, because it will be easier for the hostess to move from the stove to the dining table.
Functional partition between zones Source peregorodkainfo.ru
The situation is different if there is no partition between the hallway and the room. Immediately from the entrance there is a view of the part of the room opposite the window. To see the entrance to the kitchen, you have to turn your head.
The easiest way to emphasize the division of a room into zones is with a sofa bed with an “accordion” design. It is placed perpendicular to the wall. Turned towards the living room area, it will create additional seating. If it is turned towards the window, you can place a shelving unit at the back on the side of the living room area, or lean a folding table against it after guests leave. It doesn’t matter which way the bed is folded, because the living room area is not needed while sleeping.
This zoning is convenient for a young family with a child. The crib is located behind the back of the sofa and is practically invisible from the living room area. In the bright part of the room, near the heating radiator, there is a small play area. So, 18 square meters will accommodate three spaces: a living room at the entrance from the hallway, which turns into a bedroom at night, and a children's area by the window.
Separation of zones using columns Source hitos.ru
For a one-room apartment of 18-20 square meters you need a wardrobe. It must be ordered immediately from the flow to the floor. It can even block the door to the pantry. There will be a passage through the closet. It won’t take up a lot of space, but the whole apartment will make a better impression.
One or two wardrobes on the middle line will fully divide the room into a living room and a bedroom. The two zones can even be decorated in different styles, if the owner’s taste accepts variety.
Recommendations to block off a one-room apartment with an arch are acceptable for rooms with an area of more than 20 square meters. In small apartments, everything should make practical sense.
Functional filling of one room Source remoo.ru
How I made a three-ruble note out of a one-room apartment: apartment before and after
Proper redevelopment works wonders and allows you to “squeeze” the maximum out of your apartment. Today I’ll tell you how to plan a three-ruble note in a one-room apartment, I’ll share useful tips and design tricks.
Alexander (future customer) purchased an apartment in a new building in Kaliningrad. For a long time he was looking for a designer who could create an interesting project and find all the hidden reserves of the apartment. As Alexander later said, he read my articles and options for redevelopment of standard houses, which I publish on the blog.
After which he wrote to me and we began to communicate. Initially, Alexander asked for advice on how to avoid mistakes in repairs and what to look for when choosing a repair team, but during our correspondence an idea emerged: to do the project remotely and control it remotely.
That's what we decided. I believe that a project without implementation is useless, so I always exercise control over implementation - this includes design and technical supervision.
I was wondering: will it be possible to manage a renovation if you never show up at a construction site? So we got to work.
I developed a planning solution that greatly surprised Alexander. From a one-room apartment it turned into a full-fledged three-room apartment.
Any redevelopment must be legal and violations must not be allowed. After studying the house design, I identified load-bearing structures and wet areas. This knowledge made it possible to carry out legal redevelopment and not disturb the engineering of the house.
Of course, the apartment has special advantages: it has 6 windows and a technical room. Deciding to use all the reserves, I proposed to organize a kitchen (cooking room) in the technical room, and in part of the former kitchen I organized two small rooms (a bedroom and an office).
The bathroom remained in its place, the wet areas were not moved, and the organization of the kitchen in the non-residential part (technical room) was acceptable.
This is a legal redevelopment, since the kitchen, after renovation, began to meet all the requirements (window, communications supply, exhaust hood).
To achieve this result I used many construction and design techniques. For example, partitions were built from thin foam blocks - this saved space.
The color scheme of the apartment made it possible to create the illusion of more space: cool shades visually seem further away, so there is additional depth. To enhance the effect, I added a rich blue color.
All cabinets are integrated into the walls and become invisible due to the fact that the color of the doors was matched to the color of the walls. This way the space did not feel cluttered, but not at the expense of functionality.
I also selected furniture that was comfortable and suitable in scale. The large sofa (which seats four people) doesn't feel overly large, and neither does the dining table.
In zoning, I used not only knowledge of proportions and color, but also lighting design techniques.
I divided all the lamps into groups and created three lighting scenarios in each room. This made it possible to achieve an even greater feeling of spaciousness (the active zone is illuminated, the rest is in twilight).
Sometimes people scold me in the comments, write offensive things, or question my professional knowledge and skills. I think this project can make them think, because developing such a layout and remotely managing repairs is much more difficult than leaving barbs in the comments.
author: Ruslan Kirnichansky
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Zoning a passage room in an apartment with an old layout
It is necessary to allocate living and bedroom areas in the passage room if there is no other place for the bed of one of the family members. In addition to the entrance, the room may have one or two more doors. Planning a room rationally is not an easy task, so redevelopment may be the only way out. If the budget does not allow moving doorways in reinforced concrete partitions, you will have to solve the problem of zoning by arranging furniture.
A place to sleep should be chosen in an area not visible from the entrance, in the most inaccessible part of the room. A simple solution for the night could be a screen or sliding partition.
Often the path to another room runs diagonally. You can zone a rectangular room into a bedroom and a living room so that there are two triangles on the plan. This is unusual, but convenient for those living in a walk-through room. A wardrobe standing diagonally blocks the bed and TV in the corner, and in the living room area on the opposite side there is a small corner sofa.
Zoning in art deco style Source remoo.ru
A sofa bed again comes to the rescue if a family member is only spending the night in the passage room. During the day, the bed folds up and frees up square meters.
Televisions have long gone from their place of honor in the living room to kitchens and bedrooms. This way, children, parents and grandmothers can choose and watch their favorite programs. There is no need for a common room to watch the evening news, and everyone can relax without disturbing each other. For some, the living room turns into a private relaxation area.
Ceiling zoning Source dekoriko.ru
For a family of more than three people, a living-dining room is needed. Therefore, the living room area should be located in the same way as when planning a small one-room apartment, closer to the kitchen. If the partition material allows, make an opening or window into the kitchen from the passage room. But in such a way that the partition can be quickly restored. When selling an apartment, you will not have to arrange redevelopment.
Is the redevelopment legal?
Any redevelopment must be legal and violations must not be allowed. After studying the house design, I identified load-bearing structures and wet areas. This knowledge made it possible to carry out legal redevelopment and not disturb the engineering of the house.
Of course, the apartment has special advantages: it has 6 windows and a technical room. Deciding to use all the reserves, I proposed to organize a kitchen (cooking room) in the technical room, and in part of the former kitchen I organized two small rooms (a bedroom and an office).
The bathroom remained in its place, the wet areas were not moved, and the organization of the kitchen in the non-residential part (technical room) was acceptable.
This is a legal redevelopment, since the kitchen, after renovation, began to meet all the requirements (window, communications supply, exhaust hood).
Initially it was a one-room apartment, but we managed to plan the space so that every square centimeter of space was used rationally.
Stationary partitions
Stationary partitions are the most common solution for zoning rooms. They have many advantages, but also a significant drawback - difficulties in repair during redevelopment.
Arch
Erection of an arch may require planning permission. Therefore, it is necessary to choose the simplest and most easily dismantled structures. Arches are needed in large, long rooms. They make the space cozier. Arches turn small rooms into cramped closets.
Sliding partition
Stationary version of the screen. The partition is suitable for zoning a passage room. It allows you to separate a private zone and partially muffles the sound. But we must take into account that the construction of a beautiful, comfortable and reliable partition will not be cheap.
Abundance of decor Source uutvdome.ru
Closet
A closet is the easiest way to separate a sleeping area from the living room. The cabinet for zoning the space should be light. If it partitions the room across, it is convenient to make it double-sided.
Column cafes
Narrow square cabinets up to the ceiling will let more light into the area away from the window. In general, they will create an interesting interior. It’s even more interesting if the cabinets can be rotated around their axis on special guides.
A curtain
A curtain suggests itself in the interior if the bed is in a niche. A curtain made of heavy fabric on a cornice attached to the ceiling creates a theatrical effect in a small living room area. The side of the curtain facing the living room area should not stand out from the overall style. And the sleeping area behind it can be decorated as a real boudoir.
Minimalistic interior Source mydesignclub.info
High podium
A podium that occupies part of a small room may be more convenient than a closet. The storage space underneath must be properly designed and high-quality fittings installed. The entire bedroom area with a bedside table and a TV on the wall is placed on a podium. The remaining area of the room is the living room. With such a division of space, there will be unexpectedly a lot of space.
Additional tools for zoning room space
There does not have to be a barrier at the boundary of zones in a room. Zoning is a way to keep your home tidy and do your favorite things with convenience. For many people, relaxation is the main activity at home. Therefore, the living room area is not as important as you might think when studying interior design magazines. The apartment owners usually relax in the living room area.
The living room area should be designated as a zone of maximum comfort. That's why there is upholstered furniture in it. Visual zoning techniques:
- Light.
- Color.
- Texture.
Light
If one room is strictly divided into a bedroom and a living room, a chandelier in the middle is not needed. In the sleeping area it is more convenient with a floor lamp, sconce, or table lamp. A chandelier looks more appropriate in the living area.
Modern spotlights help to define zones even more clearly. They can be placed around the perimeter above the living room area and illuminated. Or place it in a line on the ceiling and walls, creating a light arch.
Convenient partition Source koffkindom.ru
Color
The room can be zoned with contrasting colors or different shades. It should be taken into account that the sharp contrast will quickly get boring and is not comfortable for relaxation. The area near the window is highlighted with a darker shade of color. Light - another part of the room. For zoning, color can be used not only on walls. Colored floors and ceilings will give the interior a modern look.
Construction and design tricks
To achieve this result I used many construction and design techniques. For example, partitions were erected from thin foam blocks
– this allowed us to save space.
The color scheme of the apartment allowed us to create the illusion of more space:
cool shades visually appear further away, so there is additional depth. To enhance the effect, I added a rich blue color.
All cabinets integrated into the walls
and became invisible due to the fact that the color of the doors was matched to the color of the walls. This way the space did not feel cluttered, but not at the expense of functionality.
The apartment has a lot of storage space and everything you need is always at hand.
I also selected furniture that was comfortable and suitable in scale.
. The large sofa (which can seat four people) doesn't feel overly large, and neither does the dining table.
In zoning, I used not only knowledge of proportions and color, but also technology lighting design
.
I divided all the lamps into groups and created three lighting scenarios in each room. This made it possible to achieve an even greater feeling of spaciousness (the active zone is illuminated, the rest is in twilight).
Decorative zoning using finishing materials
An example of zoning using finishing materials is highlighting a podium covered with clapboard. Wood on the walls and shelf creates a small cozy room inside.
When a rectangular room is zoned diagonally, the carpet can be crossed by a laminate path. If there is no partition between the hallway and the living room, the same tiles on the floor will visually increase the area of the room. The sleeping area will be marked with carpet or laminate.
These examples show how the use of finishing materials zones a room. Even a strip on a wall made of wood, tiles with imitation brick or stone will be perceived as a partition.
