Kitchens in the ship house

“Ship” - this is an unusual name that the people received in their apartment buildings of the 600th series, built in the Brezhnev era. The abundance of windows from the outside really gave the buildings some resemblance to an ocean liner, however, indoors were not so spacious and comfortable. Nevertheless, the variety of technologies and stylistic solutions make it possible to turn even the smallest kitchens on such a ship into a convenient and functional space.

When planning repairs in the kitchen in a ship I have to face a number of problems.

• Small dimensions - the kitchen in this house does not exceed 6 square meters. m, and only rare lucky ones can boast of a 9-meter space.
• The gas pipeline runs almost in the center of the wall, which significantly worsens the overall appearance of the room and reduces the number of options for a suitable layout of furniture.
• There are almost no slopes in the window opening, the window sill is very narrow and small.
• The partition between the kitchen and the bathroom is very flimsy, so hanging massive structures on it is quite dangerous.
• Water pipes are literally walled into the walls, a mixer is directly embedded in them.
• The ventilation system is thought out very poorly.

If you became the owner of just such a room, you will have to carry out serious work to remake it - otherwise, to achieve at least some functional and convenient space will not work.

The very first thing that you can recommend to the owners of the apartment in the ship is try to expand useful space in any way. To do this, you can disassemble the wall between the kitchen and the living room and equip the studio in the combined room. However, the jumper between these rooms is often a carrier - in this case, the redevelopment option is completely excluded.

If specifications allow, as an alternative to demolition of the wall partial dismantling may be considered. In this case, a wide arch is formed between the kitchen and the room, and the existing doorway is sheathed with drywall - you can equip a niche for it in the refrigerator, and if you hang a few more shelves from above, this solution will be ideal for small rooms.

To do this, you will have to move the partition - but in this case also you can not do without the help of professionals. Keep in mind that any redevelopment requires mandatory approval at higher authorities. Any initiative can lead to a dangerous situation for you and your neighbors.

Once you have decided on the size and shape of your kitchen, you can proceed to furnish the room.

Obviously, many items in such a kitchen will not fit, so it is better to reduce their total number, but at the same time increase functionality. So, designers recommend the following.

• Replace furniture with swinging facades with sliding and withdrawable systems, as well as drawers.
• Make the most of the opportunity for built-in furniture.
• In the kitchen, select a section for the column cabinet, where you can ergonomically place a microwave, multicooker, oven and other voluminous equipment.

There are not many options for a convenient arrangement of furniture. If you have a small family, and a small set of kitchen cabinets and narrow cabinets is quite enough for you, they can be arranged in one row.

A U-shaped layout is allowed, but only if the kitchen is completely given over to the working area and the dining room is moved to other rooms of the apartment, for example, to the living room.

The golden rule of design - if the room is sorely lacking space, you need to make every effort to visually expand the space. Usually, several interesting ideas are used for this.

• It is desirable to finish the walls of the kitchen in light shades - white or nude.
• It is desirable that the color of the furniture set completely merges with the shade of the walls.
• It is better to give preference to glossy and mirror surfaces - these can be facades and ceilings. The placement of mirrors has a good visual effect (they can be used to decorate an apron and decorate walls).
• The kitchen should be brightly lit, while it is desirable to arrange the highlighting of each functional area - both working and dining. Use spotlights and LED strips, as well as wall sconces.
• When choosing decorative elements, minimize small details.

Moreover, the list is quite extensive, so every homeowner can find a project for everyone.

• Scandinavian - it is characterized by white walls and the same white ceilings, bleached wood furniture and floor contrasting colors in warm colors. Thus, the kitchen on the ship becomes brighter and more spacious and as if filled with air.It is advisable to supplement the design concept with several bright decorative hand-made elements - this will enliven the interior and make the atmosphere cozy and truly family-friendly.

• High tech - This style is distinguished by an abundance of glass and chrome elements that look pretty impressive in small kitchens. If we add multifunctional household appliances and the laconic geometry of furniture facades to this tandem, we can safely call this style ideal for the closest rooms. By the way, hi-tech allows the use of open engineering communications with which kitchens on ships sin - this will be another argument in favor of this stylistic solution in the interior.

• Minimalism - in this case, you will need furniture of a strict straight form with smooth facades and a minimum of decorative elements, preferably without handles. When decorating the rooms in the minimalist style, the main decoration of the kitchen will be not stylish accessories, but competently selected color combinations - experiment with contrasts and contrasts of shades, and you will probably be able to achieve amazing harmony in your small kitchen.

What is a house-ship, see below.