The times when apartments were given away for free are irrevocably gone. And not so long ago, when the country began to recover after the war, in the era of large-panel housing construction, starting in 1955, they tried to provide housing, if not for everyone, then for many. Of course, these apartments, which are casually called “Khrushchev” by the common people, are far from perfect: they are too thin and uneven walls, low ceilings, inconvenient layout, sound and heat insulation not at the proper level. But they built quickly, and the Khrushchevs completed their task in full.
In just 9 years, a quarter of the country's population was provided with housing. And to this day, Khrushchev buildings make up a significant part of the housing stock. They give way to new houses only in the central districts of the capital and other large cities, while in the provinces Khrushchev buildings will remain for a long time. Their service life, previously 50 years, was revised and increased to 150 years, subject to major repairs. So, of course, there is a point in thinking through the design of the Khrushchev-era building and making major repairs to it.
Yes, in Soviet times they were happy with such apartments: even if it was housing with only 1 room, and it was small, but it was their own. Living space standards were calculated not for reasons of comfort, but taking into account only the necessary minimum for human physiology. Now, when the needs have changed, the owners of Khrushchev-era apartment buildings want to somehow transform their housing in order to achieve comfort and functionality.
There are actually quite a few design options for a Khrushchev-era apartment, especially if they involve redevelopment, for example, dividing one uncomfortable room into 2 rooms that perform different tasks, or expanding narrow and small rooms due to passage areas. Some options are more successful, some less so, but one thing is true for sure, even an apartment of such a small area with no high ceilings could become a modern home.
Perhaps, interesting design in Khrushchev can only be created if competent redevelopment. The apartments do not have a large area, but their significant drawback is that the rooms are often narrow, uncomfortable, with a walk-through area and non-functional corridors. This problem can only be eradicated by resorting to redevelopment.
Khrushchev buildings were built according to the designs of several standard series. They differ quite slightly from each other, but they have one thing in common - a small area:
When drawing up a redevelopment project, you will need to solve a number of problems. One of the problems will be related to the legalization of redevelopment, since not every design “flight of fancy” can be realized on legally. First you need to get permission for redevelopment.
The first difficulty may arise with the determination of load-bearing walls. Fortunately, in almost all Khrushchev-era apartment partitions, interior partitions do not perform a load-bearing function, but only divide the apartment space into rooms, so they can be easily demolished when making major repairs. However, there are exceptions; in panel Khrushchev buildings you can also find load-bearing walls inside the apartment. Just in case, we need to talk about how to determine the load-bearing wall in an apartment:
If the wall is still load-bearing, then the opening will need to be strengthened with metal or wooden supports. Redevelopment involving partial dismantling construction of a load-bearing wall can only be carried out with the permission of the housing inspectorate, strictly observing the approved project.
Even if load-bearing walls are not involved in the redevelopment, a number of other problems may arise. For example, if the redevelopment is associated with the expansion of the “wet zone”. According to the law, the bathroom and toilet can only be expanded by non-residential premises, i.e. hallway, kitchen or pantry. The only exception is for residents of the first floors, where these restrictions do not apply.
Khrushchev-era apartment buildings often have a small, ineffective corridor connecting the hallway and the kitchen, which would be convenient to expand the bathroom. Here it is in the diagram:
In fact, this is a corridor, but on the plans this area is designated as a residential zone, so you can either put up with this or act in two stages: first, separate this area with a partition and formalize the redevelopment of the living space into a corridor, then obtain permission for another redevelopment - expansion bathroom and fill out all the documents again according to all the rules. Those. You will first have to arrange a redevelopment of this type:
By the way, enlarging the bathroom due to the passage will require additional waterproofing.
If you plan to combine the kitchen and living room to create a spacious area living-dining room, then you may encounter another limitation: combining the living space with the kitchen if there is gas stove is not allowed. There are two options: change the stove to an electric one, or install a light movable partition (after the commission arrives, it can be dismantled).
It is worth thinking about solving a number of other issues, which are discussed below.
Insulation. Since the insulation in Khrushchev buildings is insufficient - it is hot in summer, cold in winter, the walls are corner apartments often freeze - the thermal insulation of the walls should be strengthened. Moreover, internal insulation in Khrushchev-era buildings is not applicable, since the implementation of this method leads to a shift in the dew point inside the walls. As a result, the walls begin to collapse, especially brick ones. Insulation is available by cladding the external walls with polystyrene slabs or by using sheathing and mineral wool on the first floors of the building.
Glazing replacement. Old wooden windows It is advisable to replace them with new plastic ones. Here you will have to face some difficulties. Firstly, some Khrushchev (panel) buildings do not have window sills, and secondly, the window opening is most likely to be uneven. If you contact an experienced company, there will be no problems with window installation, since they have accumulated experience in replacing windows in Khrushchev-era buildings. Some things to think about carefully:
Usually they try to make the window sill wider so that there is room for indoor plants. In Khrushchev-era buildings, where there were initially no window sills, this should be avoided. On the one hand, the support area for a wide window sill is insufficient, which means that the structure will be very unstable, on the other hand, a wide window sill will cause a disruption in heat transfer. By the way, the plaster slopes must be completely dismantled.
So, the main problems of redevelopment and repair in Khrushchev are identified. Now about specific redevelopment ideas.
One-room Khrushchev apartments
It would seem, what can you come up with, having as initial data a one-room Khrushchev house? It turns out that you can enlarge the bathroom and make a separate bedroom; at least, making the redevelopment more convenient is quite possible.
Typical layout studio apartment in Khrushchev it is a corridor leading to the kitchen and an “arch” to the living room. In some episodes, the “arch” was built up, and the passage to the room was located directly opposite the front door. Sometimes the project included a storage room. In corner apartments on long wall There was another window in the living room.
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This is a redevelopment option where the “arch” is built up and turns into an ordinary doorway; the functionality of the living room in this case increases, since, for example, a sofa can be placed along the wall that has increased in length. The door to the toilet has also been moved; due to the rounding of the space, the hallway becomes more spacious. Now you can comfortably sit here corner cupboard. The kitchen remains unchanged. |
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Here you can see that all interior partitions, including bathroom partitions, have been completely demolished. The space is being completely rebuilt. The bathroom is expanding due to the corridor, now there is enough space to install washing machine. The sink, by the way, is moved to the opposite wall, which will require a sewer line. The partition between the living room and the kitchen is dismantled, the wall between the bathroom and the kitchen is lengthened by building up the old doorway: a full-fledged kitchen unit can be placed. The disadvantage of the redevelopment is that the area of the hallway is reduced, but it is now convenient to place a wardrobe in the living room, especially since there is space for a hanger and a shelf for shoes in the hallway. |
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Another option for transforming space through a passage. In this case, the orientation of the bathroom changes - it increases slightly in area, but the main emphasis is on increasing the kitchen area. It is partially combined with the living room due to a wide opening in which sliding partitions can be installed. |
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Here, a lot of attention is paid to storage space, and there is also room for a double bed; it is in no way separated from the living room area, but is located in a cozy nook. The kitchen is combined with the living room, and there is a separate niche for the refrigerator. You can beat the kitchen, living and sleeping areas with the help of design. Pay attention to the bathroom. The entrance to it is transferred from the hallway to the passage, due to which the door is removed from narrow hallway. Replacing a bathtub with a shower cabin allows you to free up space and install a washing machine. |
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In this option, by moving the doorway into the kitchen, the bathroom, or rather the bathtub area, is expanded, part of the wall is beveled, resulting in a full-fledged doorway into the living room. The kitchen space is not significantly optimized. |
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Here the partition between the hallway and the living room has been demolished. There is a closet in this place. The partition between the living room and kitchen is partially missing. The bar counter serves as a space divider. By moving the dining area from the kitchen to the living room, the kitchen has become much more spacious. The kitchen set in this version is located in the letter “L” and occupies not only a long wall, but also a wall with a window. Perhaps we should note the lack of storage space and the small bathroom, which is not being rebuilt, but instead of a bathtub a shower and a washing machine are installed. |
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Even such a small apartment as a one-room Khrushchev can be converted into a two-room apartment if necessary. For example, in this plan you can see that a bed and a bedside table have been placed in the far corner of the living room. The bedroom area is separated by a partial partition to allow access to natural light, since the bedroom has no window. The kitchen and dining area are united by a single countertop. Zoning was carried out using flooring. There are storage spaces both in the hallway and in the living room. |
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In corner Khrushchev houses, where there are two windows in the room, there are more options for redevelopment; more precisely, from one room you can make two full-fledged bright rooms with natural light. This plan shows that the partition between the kitchen and living room has been demolished, but a new partition has been erected, which now divides the room into two parts. The result is an excellent apartment with separate rooms: a living-dining room and a bedroom. The redevelopment does not affect the bathroom area. |
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This redevelopment option is similar to the previous one, but the entrance to the bedroom is from the living room. But you can order it for the bedroom large wardrobe, which will solve the problem with storage space. |
Two-room Khrushchev apartments
The typical layout of a two-room Khrushchev apartment provides more design opportunities, especially if all the walls in the apartment are not load-bearing.
In a typical two-room Khrushchev house, you can significantly expand the bathroom due to the passage, and organize a spacious dining-living room. In addition, you can actually make a “three ruble” out of a two-room apartment. There are three common standard layouts of two-room apartments in Khrushchev-era apartment buildings, which are popularly given loving names: “book”, “tram”, “mini-improved”.
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The partition between the room and the living room is simply demolished. The space of the former passage is now divided between three rooms: hallway, bathroom and kitchen. There is a wardrobe in the hallway, a washing machine in the bathroom, and a niche for a refrigerator in the kitchen. The doorway to the storage room is closed. It turned into a dressing room with an entrance from the bedroom. The kitchen is combined with the living room. |
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Similar option. The difference is that in the hallway there is no niche for a closet, but in the living room, opposite the front door, there is a workplace. The entrance to the wardrobe is not from the bedroom, but from the living room, next to the workplace. |
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Here the redevelopment mainly affected the kitchen and living room. The wall between the living room and kitchen was removed and replaced by an island kitchen sink. The dining area is now in the living room: the dining table is adjacent to the sofa. Behind the sliding partition there is a double bed, which we managed to fit in thanks to the extension of the wall between the hallway and the living room. From the bedroom area you can enter a spacious dressing room hidden behind a sliding door. The bedroom became a nursery for two children. |
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The disadvantage of this redevelopment is immediately visible - it is too long and narrow a corridor, but, nevertheless, this option has a right to exist. After all, it allows you to make separate rooms, expand the bathroom through the corridor, and highlight a storage area. Both the bedroom and the living-dining room are separated by partial partitions, which serve as space zoning and highlight a relaxation area. |
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In this option, at the passage site there is a niche for a refrigerator or wardrobe. The partition between the kitchen and living room is only partially removed, only to make a new entrance. The living room turned out to be dark; light comes in only thanks to transparent inserts in the partitions. But the new bedroom turned out to be very bright and with a balcony. |
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This redevelopment option is also possible. Part of the pantry and bedroom become a common space with the living room, the partition between the living room and hallway is moved deeper into the room, and the kitchen partition is dismantled. It turns out a very spacious living-dining room, a small bedroom and a full-fledged dressing room. |
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The kitchen and living room are not combined here, as in most previous options, but the bathroom is also expanded due to the passage. A partition in the bedroom divides the room into two bedrooms - one with a window, the other without it. The wall is made in a zigzag shape to leave space in both rooms for deep built-in wardrobes. |
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This option is similar to the previous one. The bedroom here is also rebuilt in such a way that it becomes two separate rooms, but the bathroom is not rebuilt; in the passage there is now a dressing room and space for a built-in wardrobe in the hallway. The partition between the living room and the hallway is moved further - a comfortable workplace is organized. |
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An interesting option is diagonal redevelopment, as, for example, seen in this plan. Thanks to this approach, it was possible to fit a corner bath into the bathroom and combine a washbasin and washing machine under a common countertop. The kitchen is not expanding, but its design is changing significantly. First, the partition is demolished. The table is replaced by a bar counter. Secondly, the sink is moved to the side of the wall with the window. The partition between the bedroom and living room is moved to install built-in furniture. The highlight of the project is the dressing room, on the sides of which you can place corner cabinets. |
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There is also a diagonal hallway here. But the bedroom is significantly expanded at the expense of the living room. In fact, it turns out to be a three-room apartment, but the living room is small and separated from the kitchen by a low partition. |
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A similar project, but the hallway is a little larger. There is a niche for a closet. The bathroom has been enlarged. |
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Two-room Khrushchev house on two sides. The rooms here are adjacent. And the main task is to make them separate. The door to the bathroom is moved from the narrow hallway, and by reducing the area of the living room, it is possible to allocate space for a pantry or dressing room. The bedroom is divided by a through shelving, thanks to which the illumination is not significantly reduced, but the space is zoned into a bedroom and a living room. Instead of the former living room there is now a children's room. |
Three bedroom apartment
In a three-room Khrushchev house, the redevelopment tasks also come down to solving the problem of adjacent rooms and their small area.
The typical layout of a three-room apartment involves a small kitchen and a walk-through living room, from which there is an entrance to the bedroom, one bedroom is separate. This could be a book-type layout:
Or the “tram” layout:
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This plan shows that the entrance to the bathroom was moved and made at the junction of the walls, the partitions of the kitchen and hallway were dismantled. The pantry has been converted into a walk-in closet and has been slightly expanded to include a passage. |
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In this option, there is no partition between the living room and the living room. The bathroom is combined. The partition between the living room and kitchen is partially removed, but remains opposite the bathroom. The entrances to one of the bedrooms and the wardrobe are located in the form of a semicircle. |
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There is a large and comfortable dressing room, which is entered from the bedroom. In the living room there is a special round niche for the TV, which has become the central element. The living room also has a dining area. |
The hallway in Khrushchev has several disadvantages:
To avoid lack of space, the hallway can be expanded to include a bathroom or living room, at least to install a wardrobe. The fact is that even a narrow closet in such a hallway will be inappropriate, because often the situation is aggravated by the bathroom door opening into the hallway. If you do not plan to enlarge the room, then you will have to resort to various design tricks to prevent the hallway from feeling cluttered.
Design techniques that will make the interior as uncluttered as possible:
When designing a living room, you will have to face the same problems as in the hallway: low ceilings, little light. In addition, the living room is often a passageway, which is why a significant part of it cannot be fully used. Some problems can be solved with the help of redevelopment, as mentioned above; some can be solved by using competent design ideas.
Most likely, you will have to order furniture according to your sizes, since it will be difficult to choose something ready-made.
The best move would be to replace heavy curtains with light curtains that will allow maximum natural light into the room. In the evening there should be a good artificial lighting. These can be the same spotlights in combination with a glossy light stretch ceiling, a plasterboard ceiling with niches that are well lit around the perimeter, or a so-called floating ceiling, implemented using LED backlighting.
Of course, you can make a separate bedroom in a Khrushchev-era building, but if you don’t want to sacrifice free space for the sake of placing a double bed, which will be a “dead weight,” you can choose transformable furniture as a solution. Now on sale there is not only a bed that transforms into small sofa, you can purchase corner sofas in combination with living rooms, which will turn into full-fledged beds at night.
As for style, with a skillful approach, you can decorate the living room in almost any style direction, at least you can use individual style elements. Here, for example, are living rooms in shabby chic and high-tech styles:
Bedrooms in such layouts as “book” and “tram” are narrow and long. In terms of area, they seem to be not so small, but this does not add functionality to them. If redevelopment is not carried out in the bedroom, then you should strive to bring the shape of the bedroom closer to a square with the help of furniture. This is easy to do if the layout is “book”. You can make it spacious dressing room or spacious wardrobe. With the “tram” it is more difficult, but there is also a way out. As you can see above, with the help of redevelopment you can combine a living room and a bedroom in one room.
As for lighting, choice of furniture and colors, all the recommendations that were given for the living room and hallway apply to the bedroom. It is worth mentioning separately that in bedroom design it is better to avoid using cold, saturated shades in large quantities; however, bright contrasting shades in large quantities are also inappropriate here. The bedroom should be conducive to rest and peace. Use finishing materials and textiles in the bedroom mainly in light pastel shades, combining colors. You can even choose the main one White color, creating something in the Scandinavian style.
There are specially designed color schemes for interior design that can be successfully used when choosing the color of furniture, trim and accessories.
Do not use complex decorative elements with elaborate curved lines. If there is very little space, limit yourself to one bed. A mirror will be functional in the bedroom, especially if there is room for a small dressing table and a dressing room next to it. A chandelier is often hung in the bedroom. It’s better to give it up and limit yourself to spot lighting, but if you really want to, then choose flat models.
There is too little space in the kitchen in the Khrushchev-era apartment, it’s literally impossible to turn around. You either need to do a redevelopment or try to transform the space so that it becomes functional and comfortable.
The main move is custom-made furniture. A minor point, but two or three centimeters here and there sometimes decide the “outcome of the battle.” Having carefully thought through the placement of the kitchen unit, or rather all the sections, drawers and household appliances, you can literally implement a European-quality renovation in a Khrushchev-era kitchen. good service Built-in appliances will serve: microwave, oven, hob, dishwasher, which can be small. Even refrigerators can now be purchased built under the countertop: it seemed like a cabinet; but no, if you open it, it’s a refrigerator.
It has now become fashionable to move the kitchen sink to the window, so you can place a tall refrigerator in the corner. You'll have to tinker with the sewer system, but it's a worthwhile solution.
You don’t have to move the sink if you don’t see the need for it, but simply use the window sill as a countertop. Some people connect the work area and the bar counter with a single tabletop, which makes the interior more seamless.
As for textiles, choose short, light curtains for the kitchen, or better yet, horizontal blinds located directly on the shutters plastic windows- very comfortably.
The sewer and gas pipes in the kitchens are not very conveniently located in the Khrushchev-era apartments. Gas pipes can be moved if desired by contacting the appropriate authorities. Or you can disguise them with furniture or a plastic box, or assemble a box from plasterboard.
We hope that our advice will help you independently develop the redevelopment and design of your beloved and dear Khrushchev. And finally, we suggest you look at a selection of photographs of the design of Khrushchev buildings.
The term “Khrushchevka” evokes among compatriots an analogy with a tiny space where entire families have to huddle. In principle, the image is correct, but such a home has a lot of advantages. As a rule, these apartments are very warm! They do not require a large amount of furniture, because there simply won’t be room for it. And finally, a miniature apartment can easily be made cozy. Modern interior design of Khrushchev. 35 photos of design ideas.
The weakest side of Khrushchev houses is their kitchens. Tiny kitchenettes, in which there is nowhere to turn around, are annoying due to the lack of extensive, or at least normal, footage. Therefore, many who want to add convenience and beauty to their life are thinking: how to transform kitchen area, expand it, make the interior design of the Khrushchev building practical.
The most popular solution is to demolish the wall and install a bar counter, which will symbolically, but very nicely, separate the living room and the kitchen. This partition will not only be the heart of the party, but also serve as a dining table. Interior design of Khrushchev photo: 
Often, almost all kitchen surfaces are used for storage. Warehouse for pots, mugs and other things. So all those pots and pans are cluttering up valuable space. Therefore, it is better to keep large cutlery in separate large drawers, which can be built-in or wall-mounted. Interior design of an apartment in Khrushchev, sometimes cabinets for such purposes are installed directly under the ceiling, which may not be very convenient for a slender housewife, but it frees up the rest of the space from the dominance of old utensils. 
Small kitchen – “small” furniture. Small but functional. Owners do not always need a huge cooking surface. It is only needed during cooking, and the rest of the time you want to move around unhindered. A sliding table will fit perfectly here, which easily turns from a “stand” for coffee in the early morning into a large field of action while cooking. Seats, or stools, should also be small in size. Photo of the interior design of an apartment in Khrushchev: 
Let's get back to demolishing the wall. By removing the obstacle, you can get up to two extra meters, which in the case of Khrushchev’s room will be worth its weight in gold! This method will give a practical expansion of space. However, not everyone is ready to take drastic measures. There is another option - decorative visualization. Here you will need an experienced designer who will work out absolutely the full potential of the space and make the interior design of the Khrushchev house to suit your preferences. 
It is very important that every locker, every mezzanine and kitchen table, were multifunctional. Built-in dishwasher, trash bin hidden under the sink, adjacent to household chemicals hanging on a steel crossbar. The dining table can also appear directly from the set. And folding chairs will fit in one of the closets, leaving room for a miniature but practical “corner”. Interior design ideas for Khrushchev - don’t forget about the space above the hood; it can also be used as a drawer, say, for glasses or other ceremonial tableware. 
Today, thanks to the extensive school of interior design for an apartment in Khrushchev, you can get answers to all your questions. For example, what to do when the owner of the apartment is not suitable for the option of either demolishing the wall or carefully working out the elements of practicality, which requires a lot of effort and time? kitchen decor? The answer is simple; an emphasis on window hole. After all, when the sun's rays penetrate into the apartment, looking into beautiful window with solid glass, even the smallest room becomes a little more spacious. Interior design of Khrushchev photo: 
The magic is in the details. About small-sized kitchen furniture(sofas, etc.) a lot is known. They save a lot of space. For a kitchen in Khrushchev, it is better to make custom-made furniture, thus there is a greater chance of achieving the desired result. As for electrical equipment, it is better for it to be built-in, especially when it comes to kitchens with a rectangular orientation. This will undoubtedly increase the comfort of the room. 
Everyone knows what he's capable of light color. In the case of the kitchen, these can be “delicious” shades:
Selecting a similar color scheme will expand the kitchen, adding air and a feeling of spaciousness. Well, curtains... in the war for squares, transparent materials are suitable, or you can do without them at all. The ideal in this matter would be to install part of the curtain ensemble - a lambrequin, with elegant tails hanging at a height of one and a half meters. Photo of the interior design of an apartment in Khrushchev: 
Lighting fixtures are one of the most important inhabitants of the kitchen. The emitted light should definitely be bright, but soft and warm. The “cold” glow can put pressure on the eyes. The most inventive ones use halogen lamps instead of a classic kitchen lamp in the middle of the ceiling, or cast a glow of light around the perimeter of the floor plinth. 
Just like in a saloon... Devoting my soul to creating a Western atmosphere, hunting for the picture to be completed. What completes any original painting? Finishing touch. So in the design of premises, the final touch is the door. Some instead regular door, they attach shutter gates, a la Clint Eastwood, which serve more as a decorative element than a practical one. You can not excite the blood with thematic directions and get by with a modest arch without a door, or install a sliding “screen”. As you can see, there are a lot of style solutions, Khrushchev interior design ideas. 
We get rid of the excess, reluctantly. To gain space from a small kitchen, it is advisable to get rid of the oven and use only hob. However, among the abundance of various gadgets, it is possible to achieve the same result from the hob of the stove as from oven. Moreover, today on the household appliances market you can buy an inexpensive oven similar in size to a microwave. Interior design of Khrushchev photo: 
As an option, a horizontally oriented refrigerator is suitable for a small kitchen. It is located under the working surface of the headset. A small refrigerator or bar can be used in the “summer cabinet”, which is located under the window of every Khrushchev kitchen. Don't forget about the windowsill. Since everything here corresponds to practicality, it is better to remove useless decorations from the window, and by expanding the tray and attaching a sliding tabletop, you can create an additional work area or a place for a meal. 
Interior design ideas for Khrushchev - the generally accepted size of a “kitchen from N. Khrushchev” is 5.5 meters. There's not much to see... at first glance. But if there is a caring owner, then he will stand on ceremony with the given. It is possible to achieve the effect of a spacious room. This is done through the above solutions and suggestions, the rest is a matter of imagination! Photo of the interior design of an apartment in Khrushchev:
When purchasing an apartment in a new building, you have a lot of possibilities for modern decor.
If you have to share limited resources with your family square meters apartments-Khrushchev, you will have to try to make your home interiors stylish, modern and cozy.
But this is also possible if you know what principles designers are guided by. Therefore, let's look at photos of the interiors of Khrushchev-era apartments in a modern style, and also learn more about several trends that are relevant today.
Interiors of Khrushchev-era apartments in a modern style, photo
Each Khrushchev apartment has common features related to the lack of free space. Often here you can find narrow rooms with walls that are small in height. It’s difficult to talk about a comfortable feeling in such conditions: you will have to fit all the necessary furniture into a cramped space - and also think about how you will move around the room.
That is why, before starting work, you should evaluate the possibilities of using the space, think about the intended purpose of the room and plan which furniture is absolutely necessary for you, and which parts can be discarded.
Interior of Khrushchev building in modern style, photo There are several approaches to correct the lack of cramped space.
Here are the main ones:
Important! The perception of free space is also affected by the clutter of the room. Therefore, keep your house clean and put all things in their place.
These methods are suitable for any Khrushchev apartment. You can use several expert tips to maximize your space.
Pay attention to the harmony of the design. All elements of the room’s equipment should have the same style.
Some ideas for current design The living room in a two-room Khrushchev house can be seen in the video below:
In order not to regret the consequences of your choice, familiarize yourself with the mistakes that are often made in the modern design of Khrushchev buildings. First, coordinate any global changes with competent specialists. Only they will tell you how best to place a new wall and where to make a niche to free up space.
Also make sure that when internal changes are made in the rooms, the ventilation system does not change.
Attention! If you're renovating your kitchen, be sure to follow fire safety guidelines. Make sure that electrical appliances, geysers and other equipment are functioning correctly.
Modern kitchen in Khrushchev, photo If you completely change the concept of apartment layout, pay attention to the location of the bathroom. It should remain in its place, especially if there are neighbors below you.
The next error is related to merging rooms. Immediately think about the consequences if you connect, for example, a kitchen and a living room. Because all the steam will spread throughout the room, greasy spots they will soon begin to appear in the neighboring area, and something will have to be done about the smells.
The only way out in this case is high-quality equipment and materials that are resistant to external influences.
Well, of course, there is no need to make mistakes related to the choice of style direction. We recommend that you familiarize yourself with fashion trends to know how to make a Khrushchev apartment modern.
Most often, the interiors of Khrushchev apartments in a modern style are decorated according to minimalist features. This style differs from others in that it contains only the most necessary details. It is not characterized by oversized furniture, massive decorative elements and materials that mask centimeters on surfaces.
Such rooms look strict and laconic, and neutral colors play an important role in creating this effect.
With all this, any room in a minimalist style should remain comfortable. Therefore, you can highlight individual zones, emphasizing their differences with harmoniously selected colors or pieces of furniture that will act as a divider.
As for the shades, they can be both light and dark: often they are white, beige, brown and gray shades, but for accents you can use black, blue and other rich inserts.
Minimalist finishing is made from plain, most often glossy materials. For ceiling surfaces, you can choose paint, tension materials or panels, for walls - plaster or wallpaper with a neutral design. The use of embossed materials and coatings with bright patterns is not allowed.
The floor, depending on the type of room, can be decorated with parquet, self-leveling materials, carpet, linoleum or tiles. You can match them to the same color as the walls or make them darker for practicality.
Furniture elements have the form of strict geometry. Even upholstered furniture is as simple as possible and devoid of decorative details. Cabinets, tables and other pieces of furniture can be made of glossy materials. Leather is most suitable for upholstered furniture.
Advice: In minimalism, minor contrasts are allowed. For example, you can choose a bright sofa for a monochromatic room.
It is better to disguise the lamps in the ceiling. You should not choose oversized models. fashion trend lighting for minimalist interiors is neon lighting and built-in spot models.
As decoration, you can use a couple of paintings, vases of laconic shapes, a soft rug, tailored curtains and other details that will not contradict the laconicism of the style and the simplicity of its color scheme.
The main colors of Japanese style are black, white and red. They are combined with each other to convey the traditional flavor of this country.
You can also use natural accents in your decor: brown, orange, blue and even green.
Modern bathroom design in Khrushchev, photo Walls in Japanese style decorated using matte finishes. This can be wallpaper based on rice, veneer, or cork, as well as decorative panels. You can select similar materials for the ceiling to “extend” the surface upward. Stretch ceilings are also appropriate.
Attention! Japan is characterized by the creation of multi-level ceiling structures. But in small Khrushchev-era buildings it is better to abandon this idea.
For the floor, it is better to choose soft matte coverings characteristic of the style - tatami. They can be combined in different directions, creating geometric patterns on the surface.
If you are not ready for such transformations, stop at carpet, self-leveling flooring, linoleum or tiles. Particularly popular are materials that imitate natural surfaces.
It is advisable to choose furniture among wooden models. It is very important that it remains functional, but is compact and “stretches” to the surface of the walls or floor. This way you can free up more space.
Some furniture elements, according to Japanese traditions, can be placed in the center of the room. For example, a bed or a tea table. By the way, using this technique you can zone the space, but take into account the specifics of your room in order to rationally use the space.
Japanese style lighting should be soft. Choose lamps from strict geometric models or opt for recessed options.
Additionally, decorate the interior with textile items (pillows, rugs, bedspreads, curtains), themed paintings and vases, as well as boxes for storing small items.
The next trend that is gaining popularity is constructivism. It is also characterized by brevity and rationality. At the same time, you don’t have to divide the space into separate zones and think about how to combine shades so as not to visually reduce the area of the room.
The color scheme of the design direction may include several monochrome shades. You can choose a cold palette, for example, combinations of blue, gray and white. To make the room softer, you can additionally use beige color or wood shade.
Advice: in such interiors smooth transitions to warm color scheme. Therefore, you can choose suitable accents that will give the interior comfort.
Materials used in decoration should be close to natural themes. This can be wood, stone, fabric finishing, as well as various variations of environmentally friendly coatings.
It is preferable to paint the walls, since other materials for these surfaces have a more expressive texture.
For the floor, you can choose self-leveling materials or linoleum with a single-color design.
Ceilings can be suspended, suspended or painted.
Furnishing rooms in the constructivist style is distinguished by clarity and simplicity of form. Additional decorative details in the form of carvings or moldings are not used.
Decorative elements like pillows should be simple and inexpressive, so choose options of one, preferably neutral, color. Textiles used for upholstered furniture should have a rough texture.
Lighting should be soft and cozy. The most successful option is spot lighting around the perimeter of the room, as well as a larger lighting element in the center.
You can add coziness to such a room with the help of mirrors, rugs, porcelain vases, paintings and panels, strict translucent curtains or blinds.
We invite you to find out new modern options for successful planning and harmonious design for a comfortable life.
You can see photos with design options for a one-room apartment with a niche in the article.
Features of the interior design and layout of a one-room studio apartment are described in the article at:
We invite you to familiarize yourself with the main features of several more design trends that will emphasize the modernity of the rooms in the Khrushchev-era building. If you value tradition, you can choose the classics. She looks quite strict and aristocratic.
You can emphasize the theme of the design using specific prints on wallpaper or fabrics, paintings in large frames, or finishing with moldings. But please note that there should not be too many expressive details, otherwise you will not be able to feel free in a small room.
Pay special attention to the high-tech direction. A functional, simple and stylish interior of this type will attract attention with new technology, exquisite combinations of materials (most often chromed steel and glass) and strict, cool shades.
Loft style is often chosen for living rooms. It is characterized by modern features, conciseness and rigor, bordering on street design traditions. So finishing in the form of brick or stone, as well as bright accents in some areas of the room, would be appropriate.
When decorating the interiors of Khrushchev buildings, you can choose ethnic design, creating an emphasis on the culture of a particular people. Some directions of this type will be more pronounced and bright, others – restrained and cold. Popular among the latter Scandinavian style, created using natural materials and a light palette.
As you can see, despite the limited square meters, you still have a significant choice in style directions suitable for Khrushchev.
The main thing is to focus on your own feelings of comfort, and then any of the modern styles will emphasize the advantages of your home.
We invite you to evaluate new options for redevelopment and design of a 2-room Khrushchev house, presented in the video below:
When people, when choosing a new home for their family, hear the word “Khrushchev”, they immediately brush it off as something that has long been unsuitable for living. However, the brainchild of the famous Khrushchev is not going anywhere and continues to accept new residents who know which way is best to approach the areas provided to them, so that their small apartment becomes quite cozy, as well as ultra-modern and comfortable.
To do this, you don’t need capital investments at all, you just need to use a little imagination and take an extraordinary look at things. So, how can you turn an apartment with small narrow rooms and a small kitchen into a place where you want to spend time with your family and friends? In particular, in this article we will talk about how to decorate a Khrushchev living room.
Khrushchevkas are rather cramped apartments with small rooms and a bathroom in which even two people can’t pass each other. The easiest way to solve this problem is to remove the walls. Of course, not all, but only those that will help make the space of your home wider and more comfortable. An apartment with a living room-studio is a modern protest against established housing planning rules.
A fairly common solution is the partial or complete destruction of the wall between the kitchen and living room. By combining these two rooms you will simultaneously enlarge the kitchen and expand the space of the room. To separate functional areas, you can slightly raise the floor in the kitchen or use different materials for finishing.
Often walls are replaced with transparent or translucent materials. Thus, the visual division of space is very obvious, and the rooms seem larger and brighter.
In one-room Khrushchev houses, where the living room is almost the entire apartment, quite a lot of problems arise with arranging a place for each family member. A full-fledged bedroom is what is really missing in a small Khrushchev, especially when the family has children who also need their own corner. Modern design gurus have been able to find a lot of answers to this question.
By combining the spaces of the kitchen, corridor and living room, we get enough large room, in which we can select the zones we need. The bedroom area for adults or for a child can be separated using a sliding system, thick curtains or a falling wall.
Advice: An original solution will organize the bedroom literally “above” the living room.
Of course, we are only talking about a bed that can be placed on a hill, under which you can place, for example, a work area with a computer or a children's play corner.
Loft-style apartments are very popular now. In this case, absolutely all interior partitions are removed, opening up the entire space at once. Agree, having visited such housing, no one will remember that it was just a Khrushchev building. Large windows will help make your loft even brighter. You can also expand the windows if desired, but you need to be extremely careful with this and consult with specialists about working with load-bearing walls.
After the room has already been planned, it is time to choose the finish. The success of the entire project depends on it. Every detail is important here: colors, materials for direct repairs and artistic decoration.
Materials for finishing the floor in the design of a modern living room should also be modern. Old wooden floors should be removed. Having waterproofed and leveled the floor, you can begin choosing the covering material. It would be more practical and cheaper to lay linoleum, but it is worth remembering that it is short-lived. Laminate or parquet will last you much longer if you do not neglect the rules of caring for it.
For ultra-modern apartments, whose owners want to stand out from the gray mass, self-leveling floors are suitable. This coating does not require special care, is not afraid of moisture and visually expands the space of the room even more. In addition, the choice of color and design of this floor today is so wide that everyone can find a suitable solution. For example, you can choose a floor with any 3D pattern, which will help highlight the design style of the room and your individuality.
Advice: If the room is very small, then it is more rational to use a self-leveling floor in light shades, then the light will be reflected from it, and your room will seem even larger.
Everyone knows that Khrushchev’s “machine-built” apartments do not differ in ceiling height, which is why you feel like you’re in a box. If you have begun to expand the space, then you should not ignore the theme of the ceiling by whitewashing it the old fashioned way with lime. With the help of proper ceiling finishing, you can also separate functional areas in a studio apartment.
Not too much good decision will be used plasterboard covering, as this will make your ceiling even lower, and the living room itself may turn into a box. However, if you organize the lighting correctly and choose the right pattern for the structure, then perhaps you will be able to play on this.
The best option for an apartment with not very high ceilings would be PVC film. In this case, it is better to choose a glossy finish, as it will visually add space, even if you take into account that the structure for it is also mounted below the ceiling level. By arranging separate lighting for different functional areas, you will divide the space equally.
An important nuance - designs suspended ceilings today they are also quite varied - from single-color canvases to entire paintings. The latter option is more suitable for spacious living rooms, but for Khrushchev it is worth choosing a plain film or coating with a geometric pattern or an abstract pattern with smooth lines.
A win-win solution will always be bright hues. They make the space more transparent and wider. It is not at all necessary to paint the walls white, although in some styles this is exactly what color scheme will be the main one.
Of course, the color scheme depends entirely on the chosen interior design style. However general rule is the use of warm pastel shades of light colors. Peach and beige, light blue and light green, soft yellow, pale pink look great in the living room.
When you choose fairly light colors as the main colors of the living room, be sure to play with them with bright splashes on small but most noticeable areas of the wall. These could be elements of bright painting on one of the walls, for example, above a sofa or TV, or simply finishing opposite walls with contrasting shades.
Important! There is no need to saturate the room with bright and rich colors, because they visually make the room more closed and languid.
The task of renovating a Khrushchev living room is absolutely the opposite - to fill the room with light and air, making the lines not clear and bright, but translucent and streamlined. The exception is loft apartments, where the style involves the use of natural shades of wood and metal in combination with the same materials.
There should be exactly as much furniture in your living room as you consider necessary to put in to feel good at home. You will definitely need a sofa, a place to store something, a table. It would seem quite a bit. However, small living rooms in Khrushchev-era buildings are sometimes not able to accommodate even this modest set. So what can you do without a sofa or table? Not at all, you just have to choose the “right” furniture.
In modern designs (with the exception of classic interiors), it should be as functional as possible. This means that you need to use every millimeter to your advantage. Transformable furniture copes with this task today.
Thus, a comfortable sofa for guests can easily be transformed into big bed. You can also use a more daring solution - a closet that transforms into a comfortable sleeping place. During the day, it can serve as a place for you to store any things, and in the evening, one of the panels will be lowered, turning into a bed. This way you won’t sacrifice your comfort due to a small area.
In general, any cabinet and segmented furniture is an excellent solution for a Khrushchev living room. It usually involves dividing it into separate segments that can be placed however you want. On such furniture you can find a place for both a TV and a speaker system, and arrange a place to store any other things.
For a Khrushchev-era room, it is better not to buy massive furniture structures of classical design. They will clutter up the space, taking up usable area. It is better to use furniture with strict, clear lines. Models also suitable original design, extraordinary shapes. Translucent furniture or furniture that has transparent elements looks great in the living room. We are talking primarily about the table, chairs and necessary shelves.
Advice: Another great solution for a small living room is mirror surfaces. Mirrors on cabinets and walls make the space appear more voluminous. In addition, they reflect light, so there is even more light in the living room.
Pledge successful design- Right organized lighting. This is especially important for the living room, especially the Khrushchev one, with its low ceilings and small dimensions. Absolutely all design decisions will be useless if there is not enough light in the room or it is not organized correctly.
Here are a few rules for lighting a living room in a Khrushchev building:
The color of the light in the room also matters. Yellow will depress, but transparent white light, on the contrary, will help create an atmosphere of spaciousness.
A successful design of any room is impossible without small details that will fill the room with comfort and life. The living room serves as a place where friends and relatives gather, and in the evenings the whole family has the opportunity to spend time together. That is why the room should be filled with details that would not only emphasize the overall style of the room, but also speak about the characters and interests of the people who live in it. The only caveat is that the details should not clutter up the space.
It would be nice to have in the living room a few photos of the most best moments of your life. They can be placed in bright frames on the shelves or make a small panel out of them on the wall. There are many ways to use photos in living room designs, such as:
In a small living room it is better not to overuse large indoor plants. However, if this is necessary, then it is better to give preference to small trees that can be placed on the floor or small flowering flowerpots scattered around the perimeter of the room.
In small living rooms you cannot use massive objects, however, the objects should be bright and stylish. There shouldn’t be too many of them either - think and decide what exactly you would like to show your guests so that they can get to know you better.
Textiles create a feeling in every home home comfort. The use of textile elements in the design of a modern small living room should be subject to the standards of the style that you have chosen for your apartment.
A lot of textiles are used in country style design. This rustic style involves the use of natural materials and, of course, a lot of fabric with floral or geometric prints. Light curtains and drapes made from natural fabrics, handmade embroidered tablecloths, homespun rugs - all this is appropriate in a country living room. Pastel shades will give a warm, calm comfort to your room.
In more strict styles - modern, high-tech, the presence of fabric elements should be reduced to a minimum. It is worth abandoning tablecloths and massive curtains, giving preference to light tulle or curtains made of multi-colored glass. If the room has not one large window, but several small ones, then you can use Roman blinds. This will allow more light to penetrate into the room.
Advice: In loft-style apartments, it is better to abandon textile curtains altogether, using thick roller blinds at night.
The design of a small Khrushchev living room requires compliance with certain rules. By following our little tips, you can create a cozy and spacious, and most importantly, modern room. You just have to discard stereotypes and keep up with the times!
Once upon a time, “Khrushchev apartments” were the salvation of millions of people who received separate living space instead of crumbling wooden barracks. Today these small apartments, where it is difficult for a person taller than 170 cm to turn around, are increasingly becoming the home of a newly created family, a senior student or a young professional. And then the main question arises: how to think through the design of a Khrushchev building? How to draw up a project, choose finishing and decorative materials to properly use the available small square meters and get a space in which it will be comfortable to live?
Khrushchev can be easily identified by its characteristic features:
These “achievements” of Soviet house-building differ in the materials of the main structures: brick and block. Brick-built options have slightly large area rooms, acceptable ceiling heights, are better suited for normal life. But designing an interior, designing a Khrushchev building of any size, adapting it to the needs of all inhabitants, is difficult, exciting process, where every centimeter of space should be taken into account so that it works to its advantage. The more difficult the task assigned to the designer, the more interesting it is to solve it, coming up with design and decorative moves to make small room ergonomic, voluminous, optimally suitable for a specific person.
How to use design to improve every room in a Khrushchev building? Let's go through all the premises of the “Khrushchev heritage” and decide on the starting point, decide where to start developing the design of Khrushchev: definitions modern style, taste preferences, financial calculations or redevelopment.
Even with minimal redevelopment, it is necessary to draw up measured plans for each room, indicating the location of water pipes, gas pipes, batteries, sockets, and terminals for lamps. The next step is to develop a sketch or an exact project, and then obtain permission from the appropriate authority.
Decorating techniques that solve the problem of limited space:
The problem of the oppressive small space of the hallway manifests itself in full measure right from the threshold. It is physically impossible to move the walls apart. But it’s worth using design tricks that will make the corridor more pleasant, convenient, and comfortable:
The last version of the doors is applicable when using different styles; it goes well with plaster, wallpaper, and treated concrete. Today, a non-trivial solution to the problem of quickly moving into new apartment is the refusal to carefully finish wall surfaces: concrete walls are covered suitable paint or a protective transparent composition, revealing its texture.
The fewer doors that open into the hallway, the more convenient it is. It is better to abandon some of them, leaving the opening open.
In the process of designing a Khrushchev house, consisting of two full rooms, Special attention should be given to the bedroom, because it is the only non-passage room, a closed space where you can be alone with yourself. To make it more convenient, you will have to deal with minimal but necessary redevelopment: separating the dressing room from the total area and moving the doorway.
A bedroom in a Khrushchev building is a room only 2.8-2.9 meters wide. In the case when opposite from the window end wall It was decided to occupy the dressing room (an oversized storage compartment where even an ironing board and a vacuum cleaner can easily be hidden), then the only option for the location of the bed, with an approach from both sides, remains the adjoining of the headboard to the longitudinal wall opposite the door. Having drawn all the dimensions on the plan, “moving” the drawn furniture, you will understand exactly where the door to this private room should be.
It is not recommended to place a TV in the bedroom. Loud sounds and flashing frames excite the human nervous system, disrupt psychophysiological balance, which leads to insomnia and lack of night rest. Better create it in a recreation area calm atmosphere, and move the television panel to the living room.
In a one-room corner Khrushchev house, where there are two window openings, the redevelopment can be more serious. If technical standards allow, try to separate part of the room with a window with a light partition, install a door, creating a small bedroom, and demolish the wall between the kitchen and the room, combining the space and getting an almost square kitchen-living room with a small niche for cooking.
In an ordinary Khrushchev kitchen, 2 people can hardly fit. Therefore, if you decide to combine it with the living room, then equip the wall perpendicular to the window with the necessary appliances built into the kitchen unit, and move the large dining table, where the whole family can comfortably sit, into the adjoining room, giving it additional function dining room The lower row of kitchen modules can be continued along the wall opposite kitchen window, choosing a smaller size range. By cutting a triangular sink into the corner, you will get an enlarged L-shaped work area. The top row of cabinets above it can be successfully replaced by narrow open shelves. It is easy to screw holders with hooks onto them from below, which will accommodate the entire collection of tea cups, a collection of spatulas, whisks, scissors, and vegetable peelers.
Make the most of vertical surfaces to unload kitchen countertop. Magnetic strips for knives instead of a table box, holders for spice jars, paper towel holders, baskets with cutlery and detergents– a huge number of objects can be removed from the horizontal surface, preparing a place for culinary creativity.
Do not decorate the kitchen window opening with curtains.
Roller blinds or various blinds are much more practical and convenient for cleaning. They do not block the opening and do not interfere with the penetration of light. Gluing mirror strips cut exactly to the width of the slope to the slopes will help to “open” the Khrushchev-era windows even more towards the sun. This technique allows you to visually expand the window opening, making it “invisible” thanks to the reflection effect. This design trick will visually slightly increase the area of a small kitchen.
