Rules for planning a two-room Khrushchev apartment. Redevelopment of a Khrushchev-era building into two adjacent rooms: possible options and the best interior solutions Redevelopment in a brick Khrushchev-era 2-room apartment

One of the goals of a major renovation is to make the apartment more comfortable and functional. This is achieved by changing the original layout. The article presents options for redevelopment of apartments of different sizes, solving different problems.

Types of redevelopment and their approval

All types of redevelopment can be divided into several categories. They will differ in the degree of complexity and the number of necessary approval documents. There are three such types:

For the last type of redevelopment, documentation will be required: a work production log, drawing up Hidden Work Reports. Also, the work is carried out under the control of the organization that compiled the project. Upon completion of the work, the procedure is the same - obtaining the Certificate and making changes to the BTI.

Redevelopment options for a 1-room apartment

In each case, the apartment owners have different requirements. Everyone has a different lifestyle, habits and ideas about comfort. So the options for reworking the same standard project can differ significantly. The most typical ones, which occur in the vast majority of cases, are the combination of a bathroom, sometimes with an increase in its area, the destruction of storage rooms and built-in cabinets. These are usually supplemented by individual requests that suit the needs of the hosts.

Select a bedroom (from a one-room to a two-room)

The most common request for remodeling a one-room apartment is to allocate a bedroom. In some cases this is possible, in others it is difficult. The apartment redevelopment option shown in the photo essentially converts a 1-room apartment into a two-room apartment. This happens due to the transfer of a large number of partitions.

We begin to consider changes from the input. The bathroom doors were moved to another wall and the former pantry/closet was converted into a walk-in closet. The area of ​​the hallway has been increased due to the area of ​​the room; there is a partitioned off space for a spacious dressing room. Previously, the small hallway had 4 doors, which made its use extremely inconvenient. In the proposed redevelopment option, the functionality of the hallway is much higher.

The partition separating the kitchen was removed and a partition off the bedroom was installed. As a result, we got a kitchen-living room and a separate lounge room. To make the kitchen separation more obvious, a small partition was placed to delimit this area.

The alteration did not affect the exit to the balcony. It can be glazed and insulated, after which it can be attached to the room. (For more information about connecting balconies, read T).

Another method is presented in the following project. The initial layout is not entirely successful: the long narrow kitchen is clearly inconvenient.

During the redevelopment process, it is necessary to remove the partitions separating the living room and the kitchen. The layout of the bathroom has been changed. The area was increased due to the kitchen, but there was still room for all the plumbing fixtures and a washing machine. In the hallway there is a small partition that screens off the built-in closet.

The living room area is separated from the kitchen-dining area by a small partition. The separation is supported by an extended dining area, which is an extension of the extensive work surface. A window block was installed at the exit to the balcony from the former kitchen. It lets in enough light to illuminate the kitchen.

The bedroom is separated from the living room by a gypsum plasterboard partition; the separation is completed by a translucent sliding radial partition. To prevent the bedroom from being too small, the loggia is insulated and glazed. The window block with the window sill was dismantled, and a closet was installed in the resulting corner. A workplace is organized against the opposite wall.

And also the layout and its conversion into a three-room apartment. More precisely, there are two rooms left, but a studio is formed - a combined kitchen with a dining room. This idea is radical - the kitchen is moved to the place of the living room. The option can be agreed upon only if an electric stove is installed, as well as the availability of technical capabilities to relocate sewer and ventilation risers.

In this option, the bathroom is combined, the kitchen is moved into the room, and in place of the kitchen there is a children's room. The former living room is divided into a bedroom, a significant part of which goes towards the kitchen. The dressing room was also dismantled - it is also included in the kitchen area. The corridor became larger, which made it possible to make all the allocated rooms separate. An ambiguous option, but possible.

We turn it into a studio (3 options)

Among young people, the idea of ​​​​transforming a standard apartment into a studio apartment, in which only the bathroom remains enclosed, is very popular. There may also be partitions that partially separate one area from another. They can be from ceiling to floor, but do not completely block the entire passage, leaving the space unified.

All that is needed in the first option is to demolish the partition between the kitchen and the room. The kitchen area will be visually decorated with different floor coverings - tiles in the kitchen, laminate in the dining-living room. Also, the divider will be a high table/bar counter, with a sofa standing with its back to it.

Options for redevelopment of studio apartments

The second proposed redevelopment method involves demolishing the partition between the kitchen and the room, as well as separating the hallway from the room. The hallway is only slightly marked by a small partition separating the kitchen area. Instead of the demolished walls, it is planned to install a new partition that goes at an angle. It partially encloses the bedroom area, forming a kitchen area.

And the last proposed project involves changing the shape of the bathroom. A partition is also installed to separate the hallway with a built-in wardrobe. In the common space of a studio apartment, the kitchen area is separated by a bar counter, all the rest are formed only by interior solutions.

Allocation of children's

With this layout there is not much choice. Just divide the room with a transparent partition that allows light to pass through.

At the request of the owners, the combined bathroom is divided into a toilet and a bathtub. This was made possible by destroying the closet. The closet leading into the room was also removed and the entrance to it was moved. Now he is from the corridor, and not from the kitchen, as before. Part of the room from the window is separated by a plasterboard partition with a sliding door. In the children's room there was room for a built-in wardrobe. The walk-through room is both the living room and the parents’ bedroom.

Remodeling 2-room apartments

With two-room apartments there are usually more options: after all, there is more space, which means they provide more room for imagination.

Make a two-ruble into a three-ruble

Having a two-room apartment, you often want to turn it into a three-room apartment. In the option proposed below, a distant long and narrow room with a built-in wardrobe is divided into two. Moreover, the partition was made nonlinear, which made it possible to organize two closets for storing clothes.

The alterations also affected the bathroom area. It is enlarged due to the corridor. The area became almost twice as large, which made it possible to install a washing machine. Since the entrance to the kitchen from the corridor was blocked, it was made from the living room.

A different type of initial layout and a different approach. Strictly speaking, there are two rooms left, but two zones have appeared - the living room and the dining room. As a result, the rooms turned out to be separate and both can be used as bedrooms - one for adults, the other for children. At the same time, the family will have a spacious room where everyone can gather.

The advantage of this plan for remodeling a two-room apartment is that it is possible to make wall cabinets in both rooms.

Another layout option with widely spaced rooms. The task is the same: to have three dedicated rooms. If you don't bother with a global relocation of the kitchen and bathroom, then there are two possible options.

In the first case, the partition separating the corridor is removed and the resulting space is divided by partitions (blue) or translucent partitions (green). In the back room there is a closet. The second method is more obvious - they divide a large room into two small ones, dividing the exit to the balcony.

Changing the size of the bathroom and hallway

In many cases, redevelopment concerns the bathroom and hallway. Sometimes the size of the hallway is increased by reducing the bathroom, and vice versa. Such options are presented in the photo below.

There is another good idea in these plans: two separate closets are converted into one - with an entrance from the hallway.

Changing room sizes

A few more options for a different type of initial layout. All that can be done here with the bathroom is to combine it and thereby use the space more efficiently. The main idea of ​​this redevelopment is to remove the “appendix” sticking out in the room for some unknown reason.

As you can see, there are two main options - to make the hallway larger and the room rectangular, or to increase the area of ​​the room, leaving the hallway wall in the same place, but removing the built-in closet and moving the partition of another room. In the second option, it will be possible to arrange a decent-sized dressing room or make two built-in wardrobes - one with an entrance from the hallway, the other from the room.

Redevelopment of three-room apartments

As in other 3-room apartments, the main idea is to enlarge or combine the bathroom, a more rational use of the available space. Specific solutions depend on the wishes of the owners.

Optimization of space use (due to the corridor)

In the version presented below, the partition separating the living room from the corridor has been dismantled. The result is a spacious room, giving scope for the implementation of various kinds of design ideas. The bathroom and toilet are combined, one door is blocked. This made it possible to slightly increase the area of ​​the second room.

Another project also reduces the size of the corridor. This area is part of the living room, but it becomes a walk-through area, which is not critical for this room. The alterations also affected the bathroom - the partition between the toilet and the bathroom was removed, and the area was also expanded a little by moving the wall into the corridor. Due to the same corridor, the kitchen area has been increased - the door block has been placed almost close to the entrance to the bathroom.

And the last alteration is the dismantling of the non-load-bearing window sill and the installation of sliding glass doors in the floor instead of the former window block.

Organization of a second bathroom

In four-room apartments, the areas are already large, and quite a lot of people can already live. Therefore, in such cases they often want to make a second bathroom. The main difficulty is whether there are technical capabilities to supply water supply and sewerage. Also, they will not be allowed to install a bathroom above residential premises - only above technical ones. In these redevelopment projects, the second bathroom is planned in place of the closet, which is possible.

All major changes relate to the use of the hall area, as well as the size of the second bathroom. The purpose of the rooms (all except the kitchen) may also change.

Not everyone likes to have walk-through rooms. The owners of such apartments agree to lose part of the living space, but share the premises. In this case, part of the area of ​​room 2 is fenced off, due to which the rooms are separated. The remaining “appendix” can be used to build a closet. In this case, the room becomes more regular in shape (closer to a square), which is more convenient for design development.

The second group of alterations concerns the bathroom. Almost all partitions are demolished and the door block to the kitchen is removed. The bathroom area becomes larger due to the corridor.

The entrance to the kitchen is from the living room (room 3). This wall is load-bearing, so the opening requires additional reinforcement with metal structures, as well as project development (as well as moving the bathroom into the corridor).

Becoming the owner of a so-called “Khrushchev” apartment is far from a holiday in our time. Almost all citizens of the country have been well aware of the inconveniences of living in such living space since distant Soviet times. But, as practice shows, even a modest legacy of the Khrushchev period can be turned into a completely cozy home.

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Peculiarities

What seems extremely inconvenient to people today - small adjacent rooms, cramped kitchens in which it is impossible to gather the whole family, tiny hallways, combined bathrooms, plus low ceilings, lack of elevators in the house and excellent audibility - after Soviet communal apartments was perceived as a gift of fate. It may be an unsightly apartment, but it’s your own.

Today's dissatisfaction with the area and layout of such apartments only indicates that the quality of life has improved significantly, and people have become more demanding in their everyday life. And “Khrushchev” apartments, for all their shortcomings, have one remarkable quality - the internal partitions in the apartment can be demolished, which opens up great opportunities for redevelopment. And even when we are talking about only 2 rooms in standard housing, there is something to talk about and what reconstruction options to discuss.

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Zoning

In order to carry out competent zoning in old walls, you should take into account not only the area of ​​the apartment, but also the composition of the family, the age and gender of the children, the needs and lifestyle of everyone who will live in this territory. It is desirable that everyone has their own personal space, and that the bedrooms do not turn out to be walk-through spaces.

One of the tasks in a two-room “Khrushchev” is the reasonable distribution of space between the adjacent bedroom and living room. So, if this is acceptable for the family, the bedroom is made very small, giving the largest area to the living room. You can reduce your bedroom by moving the partition to such a size that it can fit a bed and two bedside tables plus space to turn around a little.

As a result of redevelopment, such a bedroom may even have no window. But with the help of high-quality lighting and other design tricks, even in this version it can be made very cozy. If a significant increase in the living room is not required, the partition between the bedroom and the hall is demolished and replaced with decorative columns. The sleeping area is isolated from prying eyes using heavy curtains.

Sometimes you need to turn a two-room apartment into a three-room apartment. In this case, one of the rooms will have to be divided into two parts by a partition. It’s better to do this when there are two adjacent windows in the room.

But sometimes one of the family members has to make do with a room without the opportunity to look outside. And this is better than having no personal space at all.

It will not be possible to cut a window through a load-bearing wall, as this is prohibited - it can cause serious damage to the stability of the entire house.

People who work from home will appreciate the redevelopment projects for a two-room Khrushchev house with an office area. In this kind of option, for example, the living room is enlarged by combining it with the hallway and kitchen. This creates a comfortable space for leisure and eating.

At the same time, you can make a small room about fifteen centimeters wider by moving the partition. Then it provides a comfortable bedroom and wardrobe. A miniature office stands out from the large room with the help of a transparent wall. Sliding doors will allow, if necessary, to include this area in the common space of the living room.

Sometimes you still need to redesign a two-room “Khrushchev” from an adjacent one to a separate one. This can be solved by creating a corridor from which you can make an entrance to each of the rooms. Then in one of them there will be a bedroom with a small wardrobe in the corner, and in the other there will be a room for children.

The “kopeck-room tram” gets two separate rooms thanks to the construction of a corridor between them. At the end of it there is a spacious wardrobe. Thanks to such redevelopment, the former passage room may significantly lose space, but will become more comfortable for the person to whom it will be given over.

They also increase the comfort of small Khrushchev-type apartments by remodeling the kitchen or hallway. A balcony or loggia located next to the kitchen is used as additional square meters, which, with proper arrangement, allows you to place a pantry there for food or even put a refrigerator there, place several cabinets and shelves. Sometimes the wall between the kitchen and the balcony is removed altogether, which allows you to add a few coveted squares to a small kitchen space. You can do the same if the balcony is located next to the living room.

Sometimes the problem is solved with screens, transparent partitions, a bar counter or furniture. Thanks to this, the space is not cluttered, and material costs can be minimized.

Design solutions

A radical reconstruction of an apartment with adjacent rooms into a three-room apartment or, conversely, into a one-room apartment can change the whole way of life. To bring all these significant changes to their logical conclusion, you need to include design thinking or simply use the ideas of relevant specialists.

A small apartment will not “squeeze” its owners with its walls only if it does not contain a lot of things “that may come in handy someday.” Therefore, you need to carefully evaluate what furniture is in place and what is not. It is better that it be multifunctional and roomy.

Throw away old junk, sell bulky cabinets and sofas, and turn your attention to furniture in the minimalist style. Its laconic features are just right for a Khrushchev-era apartment, even after updating the layout.

You can also apply a number of special design techniques:

• An assistant in creating a spacious apartment will be the use of plasterboard structures, decorative niches, racks and shelves.
• Doorways in the form of arches visually increase the space.
• Doors that slide apart will significantly save usable space in walkways and small rooms.
• Proper use of mirrors will help to visually enlarge rooms.
• You can also gain in size by refusing to use heavy dark curtains.

Color scheme and decor

The correct use of color and pattern when creating room decor will help compensate for the shortcomings of the “Khrushchev” and achieve the desired comfort. Whatever style you choose: classic, modern, Provence, country or some other, Don’t forget about the rules for using a particular color scheme when creating an interior:

• Using light colors on the walls will help make the room appear larger, as will a small pattern on the wallpaper.
• A correctly selected print will make it possible to make it higher than the wall - in Khrushchev-era buildings this is a big problem. If in a four-story brick building you can still see ceilings that “do not overhang,” then in five-story panel buildings this is already very bad.

To compensate for the lack of height, choose wallpaper with a vertical pattern. It is better to make the ceiling itself white. In some cases, it is permissible to use suspended ceilings.

• When remodeling an apartment, you should pay attention to modern materials used to make transparent doors, partitions, and furniture. These kinds of elements look light and do not clutter up the space.
• It is better to decorate the floors in light colors so that they match the overall color scheme.

Basic Rules

The area of ​​the "Khrushchev" building, as a rule, does not cause optimism. The apartment measures 41 sq. m or even 45 sq. m is not so easy to turn into comfortable housing. People often find it not enough to get rid of walk-through rooms. The corner apartment option also has its drawbacks. Many people find the arrangement of windows in a large room of such a panel “kopeck piece” inconvenient.

But in order to carry out redevelopment and turn an ordinary “Khrushchev” into truly comfortable housing, realizing your best ideas, desire and wild imagination are not enough. It is necessary to clearly understand that an apartment in any house is part of a huge structure, the integrity of which depends on the safety of the load-bearing elements in each of the “cells”. So an uncontrolled redevelopment of living space can become a threat not only to those who directly live there, but also to all neighbors.

By law, any change in the configuration of walls and partitions will be considered a redevelopment. Load-bearing walls in this sense have a special status. Their integrity can be encroached upon only with special permission.

But even if, from the point of view of possible violation of load-bearing structures, everything is innocent, one way or another, an appropriate project is needed, which will require approval from certain authorities.

It's better to make it clear in advance what types of work can be done in a particular case and what cannot be done, since they will not receive approval:

• You should not expect to expand the kitchen or bathroom at the expense of the living space. At the very least, if the partition between the kitchen and the room is removed, it is prohibited to install plumbing fixtures or a cooking stove in the living area.
• It will be possible to obtain permission to use part of the corridor for a bathroom, but not the living space, and even then, when agreeing on such a scheme, disputes may arise with competent specialists.
• When remodeling, the ventilation system must not be affected.
• You cannot block access to the gas stove or rearrange it yourself, without the approval of the relevant service.
• Radiators cannot be installed on the balcony.
• Interfloor ceilings cannot be dismantled.

During redevelopment it is allowed:

• Connect the toilet and bathroom spaces.
• Combine a room with a kitchen, provided that the apartment has an electric stove.
• Create additional openings for doors.
• Divide one room into two.
• Combine two living rooms into one room.

How to legitimize?

Even knowing the need to follow all these rules, and not intending to deviate too much from them, many people still prefer to engage in redevelopment without the prior approval of specialists. At the same time, sometimes even an experienced builder cannot distinguish by eye a load-bearing wall from one that is not one.

Therefore, it is still better not to take risks and turn to experts who can truly assess the situation with knowledge and propose the most rational plan of action.

Redevelopment issues must be worked out by a licensed architect. He will tell you which apartment redevelopment option will be optimal in a particular case, and will also offer solutions that will make the housing meet the tastes and needs of its inhabitants.

Redevelopment must be approved by the technical inventory bureau. Coordination of other services may be required. To make such a large-scale renovation at your own peril and risk, turning, for example, a “Khrushchev two-room apartment” with an area of ​​43 square meters into a three-room apartment or a “tram” apartment into an apartment with separate rooms, and even just getting rid of the room partition, means it is impossible to sell, donate or exchange This is housing in the future. Based on these considerations, formalities should not be neglected.

Beautiful examples in the interior

Today, there are a huge number of examples of updating the Khrushchev space, which can also be seen on the Internet. It is possible to draw ideas from a variety of ready-made design solutions that will help you redesign, decorate and furnish a specific apartment.

• So, instead of a blank wall between the rooms, a decorative structure is installed, resembling a window frame in its appearance, which also serves as a shelf for vases. This move allows you to separate the bedroom area from the living room. Next to the bed there is a door leading to a storage room or wardrobe. This way the space remains functional. Its openness allows you to maintain a feeling of spaciousness.

• You can make a two-room Khrushchev apartment spacious by installing a functional plasterboard shelving unit between the rooms. Due to the fact that this spatial solution does not include solid partitions, there are no clear boundaries between the rooms, which allows you to perceive all areas of the apartment as a single whole. The rooms are decorated in white. This makes the apartment spacious and airy. Bright color accents add dynamism to the interior.

• The boundary between the living room and bedroom can be defined using a glass partition with a door. The use of black framing in the design makes this solution interesting, filling the space with coziness. It was as if another large floor-to-ceiling window had appeared in the apartment. To prevent the bedroom from being always visible, there are curtains on the partition.
• A translucent sliding partition also allows you to separate one room from another. If necessary, it can be closed, and when open, it does not interfere with the perception of both rooms as a single large room and makes it possible not to feel cramped. This is also facilitated by the simple design of the ceiling and furniture without excessive pomp and volume details.

• You can decorate a Khrushchev-era living room in muted colors, creating a feeling of intimacy and peace. All unnecessary partitions have been removed from the apartment. The space is also expanded through the use of a mirrored ceiling.
• An unusual design in a Khrushchev building can be created by using round doorways. Partitions allow you to intelligently distribute the square footage for each functional area.

• Beige and green colors fill the apartment with calmness and comfort. The use of glass furniture and chandeliers does not burden the space, allowing you to maintain the spaciousness and lightness of the atmosphere.
• Allocating a special space for the bed reduces the bedroom area to a minimum. Thus, it is possible to free up the largest part of the apartment for other functions, and the owners are left with a small cozy corner, hidden from prying eyes, allowing them to retreat into their own special intimate world.

To learn how to remodel a 2-room Khrushchev house, see the following video.

The problem of limited space in Khrushchev buildings is quite understandable. The houses were built at a time when the population of cities was rapidly increasing, but how to organize the life of a modern person who lives in an apartment with a small area and an inconvenient layout? An independent redevelopment of a 2-room Khrushchev apartment will help solve the problem. Photos, features, advantages and disadvantages of which are further described in the material.

The features of the layout of a not very comfortable two-room apartment in Khrushchev are quite noticeable, and examples of them are collected in a small selection of photos. Often these are negative aspects such as discomfort from the inconvenient arrangement of rooms, limited space due to the small area of ​​the rooms. That is why the owners of such apartments seek to carry out redevelopment by hiring a hired team of builders. To save money, you can do the repairs yourself.

Repairing a Khrushchev building with redevelopment has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantages of this solution are the following:

• the rooms become more spacious and comfortable, and their interior becomes more residential;
• Many walls in such houses are not load-bearing, so with some diligence you can dismantle them quite quickly. Load-bearing walls are not used, and the new design will please you to the fullest;
• the new layout opens up unlimited possibilities for apartment owners. The design of the premises can be different, which allows you to show your imagination, create a unique surface finish, thereby decorating the interior.

The redevelopment process has the following disadvantages:

• the complexity of repairs and design, because it involves the dismantling and erection of walls and partitions in the apartment;
• takes up the space of one of the adjacent rooms due to separation;
• requires additional investment in wall dismantling and room design. However, when doing the work with your own hands, the significance of this drawback can be somewhat downplayed;
• longer repairs, increased contamination with construction waste and dust after work.

Coordination of work

Ideas for various types of redevelopment, their designs are truly unique. But when carrying out work, problems often arise: how to coordinate repairs with the relevant city authorities? It is necessary to ensure that the repair plan does not relate to refurbishment. This concept provides for the installation, replacement, transfer of utilities, sanitary and electrical units, and so on. All these changes must be made to the registration certificate of the residential apartment. If such events are not planned, there will be no need to legalize the redevelopment. If the repair work includes such operations, they will need to be agreed upon and included in the registration certificate.

It will not be possible to order or produce the necessary papers quickly; the whole process can take up to 8 months. This time can be reduced by contacting the housing authority directly. But cooperation with a real estate or construction company will cost certain amounts of money.

It is important to remember that not all types of redevelopment require approval. Among those changes that do not require approval:

• erection or removal from lightweight material, such as plasterboard;
• moving interior partitions;
• decorating a balcony or loggia with plastic panels.

But there are a number of processes that cannot be carried out without approval. Such work includes:

• expansion of the apartment area due to a flight of stairs;
• removal of supporting structures and relocation of utilities;
• combining several rooms into one.

Redevelopment options

Apartments in five-story buildings, called Khrushchev-era buildings, have negative features, so many people want to consider options for remodeling them with their own hands. To choose one of them, you need to thoroughly understand which redevelopment of the Khrushchev building is most relevant in this case, which projects and ideas are the most successful and do not involve load-bearing walls.

Whatever type of redevelopment is planned, the apartment must have three functional zones:

• kitchen;
• for relax;
• bedroom

Separation of adjacent rooms

As practice shows, adjacent rooms in such houses cause a lot of inconvenience for the people living here. But there is a way out of this situation. You can divide two rooms, slightly reducing the usable area in one of them. The following options are possible.

Combining the living room with the kitchen

A hall in a Khrushchev-era building is most often connected to a kitchen, the meager square meters of which do not allow one to fit into such a space all the relevant equipment, furniture, and so on. By removing part of the interior wall, more space appears in the apartment. And with proper zoning of the resulting space and the use of methods to visually expand the space, you can create a truly functional, comfortable and attractive interior. Take ideas from experienced decorators.

Repair has the following advantages:

• Combining the living room with the kitchen allows you to allocate a separate area for cooking, dining and relaxation, unencumbered by unnecessary walls. The described zones can be demarcated by finishing the walls, floors and ceilings, by constructing movable shelves, as well as by using light thread curtains, and so on;
• This technique allows you to give the apartment maximum functionality;
• Aesthetically, the combination of the living room and kitchen looks very original. Today this design is very fashionable.

Such a space in a Khrushchev-era building looks original, where the living room and kitchen areas are separated by a bar counter. Such an interior is both functional and interesting to look at, as evidenced by the photo below.

If a balcony is adjacent to the kitchen, its space can be used to increase the kitchen area. The partition between the balcony is removed, the kitchen is expanded, and a dining area is placed on additional useful meters of space, as in the photo below. Only in this case it will be necessary to carry out work on insulating the balcony so that in the winter season it will be comfortable to be in the kitchen, and there will be no inconvenience due to the low air temperature.

Combining a bathroom with a toilet

Everyone decides for himself which redevelopment of a two-room Khrushchev house will be most comfortable and cozy for him, but it is also better to listen to the opinion of experts. The bathroom space can also be increased by connecting it to the toilet, as in the photo below. It is convenient, practical, and also looks very original.

Thanks to this design step, you can save several square meters of space where a washing machine or laundry basket will fit. At the same time, load-bearing walls will be preserved, and this is such an advantage of the redevelopment, the importance of which is difficult to overestimate for the owners of an uncomfortable apartment in the Khrushchev-era building.

However, you should not think that such ideas allow you to place a huge bathtub in the bathroom in Khrushchev. It is better to replace the bath with a shower stall, then the space will be functional and attractive at the same time. In addition, such a solution also has other disadvantages. Like any redevelopment of a residential premises, the combination of two rooms entails higher material costs for repairs and redevelopment.

Space zoning

What else will help save space in a Khrushchev-era apartment building and make it more comfortable? Ideas from experienced designers, successful design. After remodeling and moving the wall, you can apply design methods to create a functional interior in such living spaces. One of the ways to achieve comfort is the correct zoning of space using furniture, decoration, and decor.

First of all, you need to carefully select furniture for the Khrushchev house that would fit into the overall design. It is better to prefer built-in models of cabinets, wardrobes, sofa beds. Such items are at the same time highly functional, do not take up much space, are attractive in their aesthetics and decorate the interior.

Rules that must not be broken

When thinking about remodeling an apartment, it is important to remember that there are certain rules that should not be violated:

• the bathroom and toilet are expanded only due to the storage room or corridor, but not due to the kitchen or living space;
• load-bearing walls must not be touched; the only thing that is permissible is the installation of a doorway in such walls;
• you cannot move the kitchen into the bath, toilet or living room;
• when combining a room with a gasified kitchen, at least a light partition or other type of division of the two-room space should be provided.

Two-room offers will always be in demand, since one owner and a small family can comfortably live in a relatively inexpensive apartment. It is better to order a design project for a two-room apartment from a specialist. But, having familiarized yourself with successful examples, you can try to realize your dream of ideal housing on your own, although everyone has their own idea. Practice shows that at the intersection of several other people's ideas, an exclusive is born, especially if you take the advice of famous designers.

One owner and a small family can live comfortably in a relatively inexpensive apartment

Two-room apartments are in great demand on the market

It is better to order the design of such an apartment from a specialist

When thinking about choosing the interior design of a two-room apartment, it is important to consider all the pros and cons of a small living space. You can’t really go wild here; you have to combine the functionality of different rooms in each room.

On the other hand, compact housing means lower repair and heating costs. Based on these savings, you can afford to purchase more expensive finishing materials and custom-made built-in furniture. This will optimize every centimeter of usable space.

When remodeling and reorganizing the space, the design project of a two-room apartment must indicate all the fundamental functional areas (with options):

When creating a design, you should take into account all the disadvantages of a small area

Compact housing – lower repair and heating costs

The zoning of the main rooms and the purchase of furniture should be justified by those who must live in a two-room apartment in the coming years. If this is the home of a married couple, a new addition is possible; adult children may soon get married or go away to study.

The living room must have a soft sofa

Furniture should be multifunctional

Corner sofa is perfect for a small living room

Lifestyle, hobbies, creative inclinations or technical interests should be reflected in the project when planning what the design of a two-room apartment will be.

1. The arrangement of a child's bedroom depends on his age and interests.
2. If the second room is a matrimonial bedroom, it is important to decide how to organize the reception area.
3. In the apartment of a lonely fashionista there should be space for a small dressing room.
4. If a single apartment owner leads a healthy lifestyle, it is important to allocate space for exercise equipment and sports equipment.

Redevelopment and reorganization of a 2-room apartment

Morally outdated Soviet-era apartments do not meet modern requirements, although they are still in demand on the secondary real estate market.

Radical redevelopment is an attempt to adjust the distribution of available living space. To demolish a wall in an apartment building, permission from the city authorities is required, and this is granted in rare cases. This is an expensive and unsafe method (part of the entrance may collapse), but this method is used to correct the shortcomings in order to implement a new design for a two-room apartment.

Round walls will look very beautiful

Partial dismantling of one of the walls of adjacent rooms in order to unite them is an affordable option when dismantling the wall is not recommended. It is best to cut out an arch in a panel block with a grinder. You cannot destroy load-bearing walls, but you can partially dismantle the secondary wall, but strengthen the ceiling in this place with metal reinforcement or imitation columns.

For the sake of comfort you have to do:

• dismantling secondary walls and piers;
• redevelopment of the entire apartment or individual rooms;
• add square meters of insulated loggia or balcony;
• reorganize the usable area through zoning and built-in furniture.

Demolition of walls is not possible if it is a dilapidated building, there are cracks and other signs of subsidence. In this case, the repair is reduced to masking the defects; it is better to replace the redevelopment with effective zoning and thoughtful reorganization of the rooms.

For the sake of comfort, you have to remodel the entire apartment

Sometimes it is better not to carry out redevelopment, it is enough to make cosmetic repairs

Rooms can be combined into one

Combining adjacent rooms with an area of ​​an insulated balcony or loggia is done to expand small rooms. The configuration of the hallway or corridor is often changed. These square spaces are used to create a dining area and a resting place among exotic indoor plants, as in the photo.

The most common type of redevelopment is the demolition of the partition between the living room and kitchen. At the same time, it is not advisable to move the gas stove, sewer and sink to another wall. But effective exhaust hood and conditional delineation between the food block and the dining area in the adjacent living room are required.

If the living room is large enough, you can put a dining table

Combining adjacent rooms with an area of ​​an insulated balcony or loggia is done to expand small rooms

Features of apartments of different types of layout

The transformation of housing and the modern design of a two-room apartment can be varied - partial modernization or complete redevelopment. When making minor repairs, you cannot leave worn-out communications in their original form, which will make themselves felt over time. Dismantling a landline telephone, hidden wiring (cable TV, Internet) and pipelines, equipping with “smart” systems - all this will add comfort with the same room configuration.

1. Two-room apartment from Khrushchev times. These projects are considered the most inconvenient, where the architects stinted the most on the area of ​​the bathroom, hallway and kitchen. Some options have a pantry, but most often they are replaced by mezzanines of narrow corridors. Redevelopment is the most problematic.
2. Stalinka - the most spacious proposals of the old building, which are easiest to adapt to the modern interior design of a two-room apartment. A large living room with two windows can be divided into 2 bedrooms, and in the wide corridor there is space for a linear dressing room. There are no load-bearing walls inside the apartment, and high ceilings provide more options for choosing a style.
3. Brezhnevka is something between Stalin and Khrushchev. A more convenient option for living with a larger kitchen area. Most of the walls are load-bearing, so it is difficult to make a good redevelopment. You can reorganize the bathroom and take a few meters from the corridor for adjacent rooms and auxiliary rooms.
4. Apartments of the P-44 and P-44T series are easier to adapt to the modern design of a two-room apartment of 44 sq.m. They were built with high quality, so leveling surfaces and eliminating defects is not required. Usually they only combine a balcony or reorganize the bathrooms and you can “cut” a little from the corridors. Zoning is possible using low podiums with bottom lighting, as well as multi-level and suspended ceilings.
5. New buildings with a new layout are offered in quite successful options, but it all depends on the preferences of the owners, who often want to change the interior of a small two-room apartment. Transformations of the two-room apartment mainly concern functional zoning, since each option takes into account the composition of the family and the lifestyle of each of them.

New buildings with a new layout are offered in quite successful options

There are a lot of offers on the market, don’t buy what you don’t like

The living room can be combined with the kitchen using a small partition

The offers on the real estate market are so diverse that there is no point in purchasing something that you are not satisfied with in many respects.

The design of a small 2-room apartment involves choosing the type of rooms:

• a living room combined with a bedroom, the most popular option if there are more than 2 people in the family, when the smaller room is given to the child;
• a living room and a study in one room are preferred by those who work from home, inviting visitors;
• a living room in its purest form - for single people who can be content with a full bedroom;
• living-dining room with a dismantled kitchen partition, a popular option for those who often receive guests;
• the living room-cinema does not require complex reorganization; this is a popular design for a small 2-room apartment for sports fans, football fans or fans of television series, where the basis is a large plasma screen and multi-seat upholstered furniture;
• a living room with a dressing room behind sliding doors of a built-in wardrobe is convenient for families, where mainly women live in a small apartment.

The living room-cinema does not require complex reorganization

living-dining room with a dismantled kitchen partition, a popular option for those who often receive guests

Choice of style

“Undefined” style, Soviet-era retro or complete eclecticism are not in fashion today. Design projects for apartments with a two-room layout, where the style is quite recognizable, look much more interesting.

Nowadays there are a lot of visualization programs

When choosing an interior design, it is important to consider comfort

Apartment design in a modern style

When choosing a particular cultural tradition reflected in the interior, it is important to consider how comfortable all family members will feel in such an environment. Today there are special interior design visualization programs with which you can simulate any idea. Most popular styles:

• minimalism (classical and modern, Japanese and Scandinavian);
• country (Provencal style, chalet, ranch, Russian tower, Ukrainian hut);
• ethnic styles (African, Oriental, Indian, Moroccan);
• retro (vintage, grunge; shabby chic);
• classic and historical styles;
• fusion;
• urbanism (loft, hi-tech, techno, futurism);

It’s very good when the room is filled with natural light

It is not difficult to create the desired apartment design; it can be ordered from specialists

The service for visualizing a design project for any two-room apartment is offered not only by an expensive design studio, but also by private specialists who have mastered the programs at an amateur level. But you can do without them by looking at the illustrations in the photo gallery to understand what you like best.

Video: Review of the interior design of a two-room apartment

50 photos of interior design ideas for a two-room apartment:

Two-room apartments in panel houses do not have an ideal layout. Changing it is difficult, but possible. "RBC-Real Estate" presents two projects for the transformation of a two-room apartment in a standard building of the P-44T series

Photo: Depositphotos/korionov

Houses of the P-44T series are widely distributed in Moscow and the Moscow region. They are built according to quite modern standards, so the external walls are three-layer concrete-insulation-concrete panels 30 cm thick. The outside is lined with decorative bricks. The internal load-bearing walls are made of reinforced concrete with a thickness of 14 and 18 cm. The average height of the room is 2.64 m. The area of ​​a two-room apartment in such a house is 55 sq. m. m.

Moscow began to actively build up houses of the P-44T series since 1997 (Photo: Yana Koroleva / Lori Photobank)

Initial layout of a two-room apartment

First option
Project author Elena Lazutina, design studio 8floor

The new layout differs little from the original. The designer suggests combining the toilet and bathroom, rearranging the plumbing fixtures and moving the doorway leading to the central room closer to one of the walls. The living room acquired a functional partition with shelving and was slightly enlarged by adding and insulating the balcony. Now there is a workplace there. Another undeniable advantage of the new project is a large number of spacious closets, thoughtfully located in the hallway, bedroom and living room.

Living room

The elongated shape of the living room is corrected by a through partition, through which light penetrates into the walk-through dressing room with a large wardrobe. The square shape of the openings in it is repeated in the design of the lamps and glossy panels of another shelving unit. The decoration is dominated by gray and pistachio colors. To balance their dark tone, it is suggested to choose a light laminate for the floor.

Kitchen

The central place in the kitchen is occupied by a round table with stools. Their shape somewhat softens the angular configuration of the bay window and a large sofa that can accommodate several people. The color scheme is quite bold and contrasting. Dark wall decoration is not very typical for domestic kitchens, but it adds a touch of expensiveness to the interior.

Bathroom

All communications and the toilet cistern were hidden behind false walls. The only question arises with the box on the right, which is a niche for the refrigerator on the kitchen side. According to existing legislation, it is almost impossible to coordinate such an exchange of territories between the kitchen and bathroom. Although technically it is not at all difficult to waterproof and build partitions.

Bedroom

In the bedroom, for greater decorative effect, it is proposed to build a shallow niche for the bed with lighting. To the left and right of it there will be cabinets. The upper shelves are solid, and the lower four rows of shelves are for active use.

Second option
Author of the project Natalya Mishina, "Studio 108"

In houses of the P-44T series, most of the walls are load-bearing. Despite this, the designer suggests making openings in them. The procedure for approving such changes is complex, but possible if all the necessary documentation for strengthening openings with metal structures is developed and the work itself is carried out according to the regulations. It is also likely that permission for redevelopment will be refused in apartments on the lower floors, where the main walls bear the maximum load, or due to changes made by neighbors. In addition, here the kitchen unit ends up in the toilet area.

In any case, it is worth considering, since the project provides for the allocation of one more room and the transformation of a two-room apartment into a three-room apartment. The list of alterations includes: consolidation of the bathroom and its expansion due to the corridor area; construction of two openings in load-bearing walls; installation of an auxiliary room on the territory of the living room, which is a bedroom without windows; installation of a radius partition in place of a non-load-bearing internal wall.

Living room

The living room was at the crossroads of all roads. There are three doors leading into it, and to get from the nursery to the bathroom, you will inevitably have to cross the common room. Perhaps that is why the designer chose radius shapes for walls, furniture and structures. Fewer corners - fewer obstacles. In the niches behind the sofa there are places for storing pillows and bed linen. A cylindrical shelving unit in the center of the room shields the living room from view from the hallway and carries a home theater system.

Children's