Everyone knows these charming New York style apartments who said "no" in the partitions in favor of a large extended space.We often see them in American films or in the headlines and we fall for the idea of having such spacious and friendly accommodation.In this article, we will give you lots of advice and kitchen ideas open to the living room or so to speak, an American style kitchen that can integrate into a larger room.
Kitchen model open to the living room.Simple living room decoration where the purple sofa plays the role of focal point and attraction for the whole family
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Why have several small muffled spaces instead of a large functional and airy room?Yes, the kitchen open to the living room breaks the physical limits to create a large space that seems to deploy its surface to infinity.Apart from this feeling of volume and grandeur, you also leave free room for sun rays.Thus, even the most distant corner of your house will be able to bathe in daylight.And in addition, finished the long passages between the kitchen and the living room, where you let your guests be bored while you prepare food.When your kitchen is open to the living room, you can easily communicate with your guests or family or monitor the children who play around.Your space will therefore take on a much more communicative, friendly and welcoming character.
Another example of a kitchen open to the living room.This is how to set up a small minimalist apartment to optimize the space
How to visually delimit space?
However, the lack of physical partition does not necessarily mean any separation.The kitchen and the living room have very distinct roles and you must take care to keep their basic function.And indeed, there are a lot of ways to separate a space without partitioning it.
First, through the use of furniture.If the back of your sofa is turned in front of the kitchen, you create a beautiful natural separation.Likewise, arrange armchairs, a library or any shelf could also create the impression of delimitation.In the kitchen, the bar and the central island, are still a great way of saying "here stops the kitchen and begins the living room".Also think of removable partitions, sliding doors, filter panels, canopies and even the simple curtain.
Sliding glass doors to delimit this open kitchen on the living room.The dominant gray and white shades are completed by small touches of yellow
The choice of floor covering could also create such an effect.So, in order to separate the space, you can opt for a parquet in the living room is tiling in the kitchen.The latter is very practical in the kitchen where we often need to clean the floor after our little cook adventures.Another fairly widespread way to separate the living room is to arrange a carpet there that will also give an even more cozy look and a bit sophisticated to your living room.
Kitchen open to a gray living room to contrast on the white background
And let's now go from the floor to the walls, because it is also through their color that we can distinguish kitchen from the living room.However, do not make the mistake of using a color scheme in the kitchen and another, completely different in the living room.A kitchen combination in red and green living room may create a real chaos.For this reason, we advise you to opt for different shades of the same color (the shades) or if necessary combine different neutral tones.The white repainted kitchen associated with a pearl gray living room is for example a fairly common suggestion.
Small wooden kitchen layout opens onto a gray and white living room - a nice way to visually separate the kitchen
Separation but not to the detriment of aesthetic cohesion
Thus, we have as you go, empiety about the question of cohesion, because we must not finally forget that in our case the living room is an extension of the kitchen.The decor must then follow a single guideline.That said, the use of close colored shades is of paramount importance, as you have already understood.But apart from the walls, you can get such cohesion through the use of decorative furniture and accessories of the same color.You can for example, communicate the living room and the kitchen simply by choosing the same tone for your kitchen island and the cushions that decorate the sofa.
An idea how to arrange a small kitchen that opens at an industrial lounge.A subtle game of white and gray to create a plain interior
Choice of materials and materials for continuity effect
The color set next, also think materials, materials and textures to create the desired continuity effect.The use of wood as a main material is for example a great way not only to create cohesion, but also to confer a rustic cachet, campaign to your home.This repetition of decorative accents will unite the two spaces visually separated by the same master theme.
Visual cohesion created by the use of wood throughout the room.A model of American kitchen design
The choice of furniture as a way to constitute parts apart
Creating a room in the room is a process that also depends on the choice of furniture which is characteristic on the one hand for the kitchen and on the other - for the living room.That is to say, when you see a sofa, a coffee table and some armchairs fitted out in a decorative set, you already guess that this is a living room.On the other hand, in the kitchen area you will find an equipped kitchen, household appliances, and very often a counter or a central island.Besides, the functionality of the latter is not to be underestimated.It could serve you as a small alternative from the dining room.You can make your aperitif or breakfast in the morning.
Three very distinct spaces in a large spacious and airy room.This is how to arrange a small kitchen in Scandinavian
The importance of appropriate lighting
Yes, the large room is generally accompanied by large windows!Nevertheless, the daylight will only burst your room during the day and then in the evening, what do we do?In a room of such a scale, there will undoubtedly be some dark corners.The best solution is then a multiplication of light sources.So a central lighting room will be largely insufficient.Highlighting its kitchen island through suspended lighting is a fairly widespread suggestion.Otherwise, also think of spots, wall lights, integrated LED lighting, mainly oriented towards work areas in the kitchen and why not above the living room table.
Small kitchen open to living room.Several light sources to light the kitchen and the rest corner
Small white kitchen arrangement under slope with dining area.Opening on a living room, decorated with gray sofa, coffee table in white palette, oriental carpet and wonderful fireplace
Kitchen open to living room.Decor all in white, brightened by a few golden touches and green plants
Very warm wooden kitchen with gray credenza.Minimalist dining area and living room with white sofa and wooden tv furniture
Small industrial equipped kitchen which overlooks a cozy and welcoming living room, delimited by a gray carpet.The parquet and the exposed beams help to create a warm atmosphere
This is how to separate the kitchen from the living room using different floor covering.Open kitchen idea on American -type living room
Kitchen idea open to a gray and white living room.The use of neutral tones is a good idea, right?
Classic American kitchen model in white and brown, brightened by bright colors
A small kitchen open to the living room.Warm decor idea with salmon sofa and colorful armchairs
Kitchen idea open to a living room where the design fireplace plays the role of focal point
Model of small white American kitchen extended in small living room all in white
Small white kitchen layout with black bar that communicates with the coffee table and the gray carpet
Idea of white cuisine and Scandinavian wood which overlooks a living room also dominated by wood
