Whoever has ever been to the village or has a log cabin outside the city knows what it is like to gather together after a hard day by the hearth and listen to the logs crackling in the firebox. But the rest is coming to an end, it's time to return to the city, and how you want to take with you a piece of warmth and comfort to your apartment. And since you can't put a Russian stove there, then the fireplace will be just right. For private houses this is not a problem, but for apartments, especially with a small living space, as in Khrushchev's, it is not an easy task. But do not rush to despair, we order ourselves an electric fireplace or stock up on ideas and do it ourselves decorative fireplace.
From simple to complex
The decision to install an electric fireplace has many advantages.
- Imitation of fire and wood burning;
- Heating the room;
- Aesthetics in the interior of the room.
Difficulties in installation, as well as the money spent on purchasing such a luxury, can become a significant disadvantage. Owners of houses such as Khrushchevs should not rush to buy. To equip a 2-room apartment, you need to initially think about the size and location of the fireplace. In most cases, installation is carried out when renovating an apartment in order to lay a cable at no extra cost and harmoniously fit the fireplace into the interior. But if specific changes are not included in your plans, we solve the problem in our own way.
The corner of the room will be the most successful and comfortable place for a fireplace. With this arrangement, the cable can be discreetly decorated by making the walls of plaster. Such a design of the hearth will brighten up the atmosphere and bring an atmosphere of family comfort to the room.
We are not looking for easy ways
Buying an electric fireplace is not difficult. But not everyone can afford such electrical appliances, while it may not fit into the style of the room. However, this is not a reason to abandon our plans. We are tune in to creative activity and make a decorative fireplace with our own hands. You can take the idea to translate into reality in the photo. We are waiting for inspiration to come and get down to business.
The main idea
The first thing to think about is the texture and color of your design. Styles can be very different, from Greek ornaments to log or brick decoration. The color must match and match the interior of the room or complement it harmoniously. The fireplace should not be allowed to stand out against the background of ordinary and inconspicuous surroundings. Everything should look like a single whole and be interconnected with any elements or shades, so you need to choose something that suits your environment.
For a classic style, a plaster fireplace in combination with an ornament or stucco is suitable. Possessing majesty and nobility, this interior absorbs light colors, allowing you to visually increase the living room area. When making a fireplace in the same design as the furnishings, you don't have to paint the plaster and leave it white. If you want to make it more contrasting and emphasize on it, you can darken some elements or add a shade that suits the color scheme.
An example is a vintage style interior. For a 2-room apartment in Khrushchev, this design is most suitable. The living room will become a place where you can relax, unwind and remember wonderful moments from the past. The feeling of antiquity will complement the fireplace with cut branches or patterns, pointed corners and pastel shades. Several decorative candles will decorate the space. Design and furnishings can be very different, so you will have to make the main choice yourself.
Getting Started
The material can be different, at your discretion. Plaster will be practical and easy to use. Availability necessary tools will not become superfluous. To create a decorative fireplace you will need:
- metal base;
- self-tapping screws;
- dowel-nails;
- facing materials.
First, we do the necessary calculations and build a frame. If you decide to place the fireplace in the corner, then first we assemble it and only then we attach it to the wall. We cut a metal profile, create a base, fix it with self-tapping screws. We attach metal parts one by one and give the desired shape to the fireplace. The next step will be cutting drywall. We check the calculations and evenly divide the sheet into the required layers. Fasten on each side with 25 mm screws. And the frame is finished.
Then it all depends on your design and imagination. Can be pasted over with tiles, painted, or placed with an ornament or stucco. The main thing is that the result should please you, and you can get together behind your hearth all together. Even the absence of a real flame or its imitation will not make anything worse that has been done with one's own hands with care and warmth to the "family nest".
It is very important to think over the design in the living room to create multifunctionality and comfort in it. Due to the fact that the living room is a multifunctional room, it contains a lot of various interior items and not only.
Living room design in the apartment
In every home, the living room carries with it many unusual things and objects. After all, everyone has different tastes and requirements for the design of the living room. It is very important to create not just a living room for relaxation, but also a unique design of the living room so that guests would also be pleased to be in it.
Here, most often the items we need in our daily life are placed, as well as expensive and beloved items that can be boasted to friends and acquaintances. Therefore, the living room in many houses turns not into a recreation area, but into a cluttered warehouse. To avoid this, you need to follow some advice on the placement of various objects, especially small apartments, and apartments in general.
One of the important factors in a proper interior is the placement of various items.
In today's world, no family is complete without a TV or home theater. The best place for this piece of furniture is in the center of the room. Opposite there are various sofas and ottomans.
Living room design in the apartment 22 photos
Increasingly, we began to see fireplaces not only in films on TV, but also in modern living rooms of apartments. In the modern world, it is not difficult to perfectly fit a fireplace into almost any interior style.
Fireplace in the living room design 25 photos
In addition, it has long been possible to use not wood-burning fireplaces, but electric ones, which are very easy to use and safe.
And such a part in the design of the living room will give a special coziness and warm home environment. Also, aquariums in the living room of apartments have truly become a very popular interior item. They take up little space, but they attract the attention of others and help to relax in the evening. You can also arrange decorative objects around the room and hang pictures that match the overall design.
One of the most convenient apartments in terms of the layout of the rooms is the Khrushchev.
And it's not as difficult as it seems at first glance to make the living room very stylish and multifunctional.
Everyone knows perfectly well that there is little space in the Khrushchev, but this is not a problem if you follow some rules for the correct design of the living room.
To begin with, you need to visually increase the space or expand the visual boundaries. This can be done by combining the kitchen with the living room or by cutting out volumetric arches in the doorways. But if such options are not possible for some reason, you can apply the simplest and most common method - this is the light color scheme of the living room.
In apartments under construction in soviet time standard apartments and rooms in them. The most common living room area in such houses is from 8 to 15 square meters... It is difficult to create a unique design, come up with an idea for an interior in a small room, but in the modern world it is very realistic to do it. Most often, such a living room is used not for its intended purpose, namely for receiving guests and rest.
Living room design in Khrushchev 10 photos
Living room by day, bedroom by night
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Because of the small living rooms, you have to combine it like a bedroom. Sofas and armchairs should be folding. Of the interior items, only the most necessary should be placed without overloading the room. The color scheme must be chosen in light shades in order to visually increase the space. Experts recommend using styles such as minimalism and ethno. Namely, in the case of minimalism, it means less clutter and more space. Ethno style is one of the most popular in the modern world. Its only drawback is its high cost.
Living room interior in a private house.
Most often, a square-shaped living room is found in private houses and new buildings. Such a room is the most comfortable and multifunctional, unlike a rectangular one, for example, and you can make a beautiful one out of it.
Living room interior in a private house 6 photos
Indeed, in a rectangular living room it is very difficult to arrange voluminous furniture, even if placed at the edges of the room, it will still reduce, so, a narrow area.
In a large square room, it will be very good to place everything in the middle, which cannot be done in a rectangular one. In small rooms, use a minimum of furniture and avoid large cabinets and shelves. Light wallpapers and dark interior items will look very good.
IN modern design 2015, there were a lot of new modern styles... Everyone is concerned about functionality this year. It is very important to place everything correctly. But the color scheme has not changed at all. In 2015, the living room style is dominated by the 60s and budget directions.
Living room design 2015, 4 photos
As before, modern and youth styles prevail. Many people prefer styles such as: art deco, vintage, loft style in the interior. For example, the art deco style is most often found in private homes. It has become very fashionable to use open shelves and fireplaces, which add space and comfort to the living room.
Living room design ideas combined with kitchen
One of the most popular styles recently is the living room-kitchen. The combination came to us from America and settled in our houses and apartments. It is very convenient when hosting guests. You can cook without interrupting the conversation, eat and relax in the hall at the same time. And so that the smell of food is not absorbed into the upholstered furniture of the living room, you just need to install a fan.
Provence style living room design ideas 6 photos
After all, this style is designed for small rooms. The color scheme in the living room should be muted, and instead of wallpaper, light paint on the walls. Furniture painted in beige and light colors would be ideal. A small table in the middle surrounded by soft armchairs and a sofa. And on sofas, do not forget about the large number of multi-colored pillows.
Editor's tip:
When choosing the style of a living room in a house or apartment, you should listen to yourself and your tastes. Only then, the place of rest and communication will bring joy for many years.
It is not by chance that firewood is sometimes called "Latvian gold". Rising prices for electricity and gas make people think about other sources of fuel, and firewood is not a bad option. In the countryside, stoves and fireplaces are deservedly popular, but townspeople who want to switch to wood heating have to adapt to the capabilities of their home.
"It is difficult, of course, to talk about a trend, but lately it has been noticeable that many people have installed stoves at home. By the way, the air in a house where there is a stove is much better," says Arnolds Strazdins, chairman of the Stove-makers Society of the Crafts Chamber, co-owner of Krāšņuguns ... According to him, anything can be built in a rural house, therefore there is more choice of heating system.
But what about those who live in apartment building? There are no problems with old houses that have chimneys. If the apartment once had a stove, it can be restored, and this will be the best solution. “No other air system can heat the room as well. what is needed in spring and autumn, when the central heating is not working yet, "Strazdins noted.
The biggest challenge is building a stove or fireplace in a modern block of flats without chimneys. "The only opportunity to do something is on the top floor of the building. And for this you need to get permission, but this is quite realistic. We put a fireplace even in the 12-storey building. On the penultimate floor, if we can agree with the neighbor on top, something is also possible Residents of the lower floors do not get anything. Perhaps you can try to put a gas fireplace, "says Strazdins.
It is sometimes said that you can lead the chimney through the wall, but the stove-maker claims that this will not help get rid of the smoke: " Wood stoves cannot blow smoke out a window or through a wall. At one time, pellet stoves were brought from Canada - perhaps something similar could be done with them. But Latvian pellets for heating in such stoves are not suitable: they have more bark and they give more soot. You can heat with German pellets, they do not give soot, but this immediately makes the pleasure expensive. In "Khrushovka" there is no special choice of heating - the only option is to supply something electric. "
However, in emergencies, people are sometimes very creative. For example, in the event of "collective freezing", residents of apartment buildings common forces nevertheless, wood heating was carried out: "Interesting solutions were seen in the so-called collective farm houses in the countryside. When the collective farm boiler houses were turned off, everyone suddenly remained without heating, and then one could see a variety of innovations: for example, someone put one boiler on the whole house , or a chimney was pulled through the whole house, to which all residents were connected. Each was looking for his own solution. In the countryside, people are closer to each other, there it is easier to implement such collective solutions. "
