How to make a kitchen in the hallway and hallway?

Can I transfer?

Despite the occurrence of some difficulties and minor drawbacks, it is possible to ergonomically combine two dissimilar zones and simulate a comfortable and aesthetic layout.

In the case of a gasified kitchen, it will be quite difficult to combine it with a corridor. Considering all safety requirements, the room with gas appliances must be insulated with dense partitions or a door.

Also, open arches and doorways are not allowed. Redevelopment with complete or partial destruction of the wall can be approved only if there will be no gasified or living space on the ground floor under the combined kitchen. On the upper floor, there should not be a bathroom or a toilet above the combined kitchen and corridor space.

Due to the lack of a window, the corridor should be equipped with glass doors or transparent partitions through which daylight will penetrate.

In the photo, the design of the kitchen combined with the corridor, made in light colors.

Pros and cons of transfer

Advantages and disadvantages of combining.

How to reconcile?

Moving the kitchen to the corridor in a single room is not only about rearranging furniture items. For such a redevelopment, an appropriate permit is required in order to relocate the gas pipeline, water supply, sewerage and ventilation.

Changing the location of communications requires coordination with the competent organization. Taking into account the legislative norms, you should contact an architectural company and prepare a technical project. After receiving special documents with all drawings, sketches, measurements, initial data on the house and the BTI plan, the project is presented to the housing inspection.

In the photo there is a narrow corridor combined with a straight kitchen.

Layout options

The equipment of the kitchen area in the corridor is popular, both in small-sized and modern new buildings, private houses or summer cottages. Thanks to this unusual solution, it turns out to increase the free area and provide a comfortable stay.

There is a linear layout option. In this case, it is required to maintain an equal distance between the areas where the stove, sink and refrigerator are located.The passage between the kitchen unit and the wall must be at least 120 centimeters.

In the photo there is a two-row layout of the walk-through kitchen connected to the corridor.

To move the kitchen to the corridor, you should organize the space very compactly. To do this, choose an L-shaped layout, which may include a bar counter.

The two-row layout solution allows you to place more household appliances in the room and create a spacious working area.

Arrangement of a walk-through kitchen

Options for arranging a kitchen with a hallway.

Location of kitchen furniture, appliances and plumbing

A long corridor involves the placement of kitchen furniture, plumbing and other equipment on one side. Here you can also install a small dining table or a transformer model, which will unfold only during meals, and when folded will not take up much space and will not interfere with movement in the room.

In the kitchen-hallway, which has a non-standard shape, they prefer to place furniture items with closed facades. Thanks to the inner filling, hidden by sliding or swing doors, it will be possible to protect the dishes from dirt and achieve a practical design.

The photo shows an example of the arrangement of a spacious kitchen that turns into a corridor.

The optimal solution is a straight or corner set. These models contribute to the organization of a convenient working triangle with a sink, stove and refrigerator.

In the corridor, you can make a kitchenette equipped with swing doors. In this design, it looks like an ordinary wardrobe.

The niche kitchen is distinguished by excellent functional characteristics. It provides a convenient place for cooking and saves usable space in the corridor.

Correct lighting organization

Above the working surface, it is necessary to equip a backlight and install several sockets nearby for the use of single lamps and other lamps. With a sufficient amount of lighting with the ability to adjust, the kitchen in the hallway will take on a comfortable and cozy look.

The corridor is mainly equipped with pendants or spotlights, the cooking area is decorated with wall sconces, and an elegant chandelier is placed in the dining segment.

The photo shows the interior of a corridor with a kitchen in a niche equipped with spotlights.

The kitchen in the hallway should have uniform lighting to expand the space. In a narrow room, you should not install one central chandelier, as it will visually reduce the room. It is better to arrange the ceiling around the perimeter with the help of spotlights or hang several sconces on the walls.

In the photo there are ceiling spots in the design of a narrow corridor with a kitchen.

Hood and other communications

A decisive factor when redeveloping a kitchen in the hallway is the need to conduct water to the sink or dishwasher, as well as the installation of sewer outlets for domestic wastewater.

Installation work with water supply pipes is practically not difficult. Communications are laid under the ceiling and floor covering or pipes are laid in special recesses in the wall plane.

This kitchen area requires the installation of a hood, which will rid the room of odors during cooking. The correct location of the exhaust duct connected to the ventilation duct will help prevent smoke and excessive humidity in the room.

Kitchen design ideas

For zoning a room, you can apply different finishes. The entrance hall can be decorated with materials in muted colors, and the kitchen space in a brighter and lighter palette. Thus, the room will visually look much more spacious. It is appropriate to lay out the floor surface in the kitchen with tiles, and in the corridor - with laminate.

A multi-level stretch or suspended ceiling with a built-in lighting system will help to visually delimit the space.

If there is a dining area, it can be highlighted in a different color.Bright accents are distracting and are great for zoning even the smallest room.

It is appropriate to decorate a spacious kitchen-hallway with the help of original textiles, paintings, panels, open shelves with accessories and small kitchen utensils, as well as to choose decorations that will correspond to a certain style solution.

However, you should not overload the environment with a large number of dissimilar surfaces, colorful prints and more. It is better if the colors of the interior of the kitchen and the corridor are made in two or three neutral shades.

In the photo there is a wooden partition in the interior of the kitchen and corridor, made in the loft style.

The kitchen area, located close to the entrance, carries a certain urban atmosphere that influences the selection of furniture and finishing materials. For example, facing in the form of brickwork or fashionable concrete in combination with warm natural wood and ceramics will ideally fit into such an interior. The brutal cladding, complemented by industrial-style lamps and photographs of landscapes of megacities, will create a unique atmosphere in the room.

In the photo, the design of the kitchen and corridor with visual zoning using color.

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Lack of free space pushes for the creation of a global redevelopment in an apartment or house. Moving the kitchen to the corridor expands the spatial boundaries, allows you to create a multifunctional design and significantly improves living conditions.