Modern kitchen-living room with a bar: 65 photos and ideas

Modern housing, as a rule, has a free layout. To preserve the feeling of spaciousness and "airiness", many people prefer not to divide the apartment into small rooms, but to equip studios - open living spaces, delimited into functional zones only visually. A combined kitchen-living room with a bar counter is one of the most convenient options for arranging such a space.

As a rule, the place where food is prepared is located next to the living room, which also serves as a dining room. Near does not mean together, for greater comfort they need to be delimited. This can be done in several ways:

• With the help of finishing materials. For example, wallpaper in the kitchen is one color, in the living room it is different.
• Using multilevel floors or ceilings.
• Divide the interior with furniture.

Designers try to use a combination of all three methods to achieve optimal results. If the first two methods can be applied only at the moment when the kitchen-living room is being renovated and finished, then the third is also available after renovation. Furniture that can be used to separate the functional areas of the kitchen and living room:

• cabinets,
• sofas,
• racks,
• bar counters.

In the photo, the separation of the functional areas of the kitchen and living room is made using a bar counter and flooring. Project from LabLabLab: “Interior design in the style of a loft apartment of 57 sq. m. "

Of all the above options, the separation of the kitchen and living room with a bar counter deserves the most attention, since it solves several problems at once. In small-sized housing, we visually separate the recreation and reception area from the food preparation area, equip a convenient dining area and, at the same time, obtain additional space for storing household utensils at the base of the bar counter.

Advice: If the wall between the kitchen and the living room cannot be completely removed (load-bearing elements pass through it), it is enough to remove part of the wall and equip an arch in which to place the bar counter. This will expand the space of the kitchen-living room and add air and light to the room.

The bar counter in the interior of the kitchen-living room of a spacious apartment can become the center of attraction - a place where it is pleasant to sit with a cup of coffee, arrange a real bar for a party or friendly meetings.

Materials for the manufacture of bar counters between the kitchen and living room

A variety of materials can be used for the manufacture of bar counters.

• Table top. Typically, countertops are made from the same materials as the work surface. It is, as a rule, chipboard, artificial or natural stone, less often - wood. In the event that the rack carries not only a functional, but also a decorative load, its tabletop can be made of natural wood, its cuts, marble, or tiled, covered with special glass.

• Base. The base of the bar counter can serve as bars made of metal, as well as various designs and even pieces of furniture, for example, floor cabinets of kitchen sets or shelves for storing books, bottles, souvenirs. The design of a kitchen-living room with a bar counter looks especially interesting if the countertop rests on a part of the wall made of old brick, cleaned of plaster and covered with a protective compound. If the walls are made of a different material, then part of the wall can be faced with decorative bricks or tiles. You can also arrange small niches in the wall to accommodate decor items.

In the photo there is a bar counter with a countertop resting on a brick base. Project: “Swedish interior of an apartment of 42 sq. m. "

Kitchen-living room design with a bar

When developing the design of a studio space, apartments, as a rule, start from its functionality. Combining the kitchen and living room in one volume has many advantages, but it also has its negative sides.

Among the obvious advantages are the following:

• Expansion of living space;
• Increasing the space of the kitchen, its illumination and air volume in it;
• Facilitation of serving and serving dishes at feasts in the living room, as well as in those cases when the dining area is combined with the living area;
• A person engaged in cooking can be in the same space with the rest of the family, thanks to which he does not feel isolated;
• The combined space can accommodate a significantly larger number of guests;

Minuses:

• The smells of cooking food will get into the living room;
• The living area will get more dirty.

Partially, these disadvantages can be leveled by installing a powerful hood above the hob, but they cannot be completely eliminated, and this must be borne in mind.

In the photo there is a bar counter with a built-in oven and a stove with a hood. Design by Elena Fateeva: “Loft apartment interior 40 sq. m. "

Methods for delimiting functional areas in the kitchen-living room using a bar counter

Choosing a way to delimit the functional areas in the kitchen-living room, it is worth choosing those that will not only provide an attractive appearance, but will also be most comfortable.

The bar counter between the kitchen and the living room is just such a method, which gives a lot of advantages over purely visual options, such as the use of different finishing materials or multi-level ceilings. This piece of furniture can fulfill a variety of roles, while fitting into almost any interior style.

Consider some options for using this furniture element in the design of a kitchen-living room with a bar counter:

• Breakfast table. Even in the smallest area, a bar counter in the form of a table resting on one leg will not only visually separate one part of the apartment from another, but will also serve as a place for a meal that does not require additional space.

The photo shows a compact bar counter on a metal support. Design by Julia Sheveleva: "Interior of a 2-room apartment in beige tones"

• Kitchen set. The bar counter can be an extension of the kitchen set, thereby increasing the area of ​​the working area for the hostess, or serving as a base for the hob or other kitchen equipment.

In the photo there is a bar counter with a built-in hob. Project from LugerinArchitects: "Design of a small three-room apartment"

• False wall. From the side of the living room, the counter can look like part of a wall, while being an extension of the kitchen storage system from the side of the kitchen.

• Storage system. At the base of the bar, you can store supplies, appliances, glasses for drinks and even books.

In the photo there is a bar counter with a built-in storage system. Project from Maria Dadiani: «Art Deco in the interior of a one-room apartment of 29 sq. m.»

• Decorative element. There are also very exotic design options for the bar counter, for example, an aquarium can be built into its base if another place in the apartment cannot be allocated.

It is convenient to divide the kitchen and living room with a bar counter both when you have a large living space at your disposal, and when there are not so many square meters. For the design of small rooms, a small tabletop fixed on a tube base is more suitable. It takes up little space and does not visually clutter up the room, especially if the tabletop is made of glass.

Photos of combined kitchen-living rooms with a bar counter

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Kitchen-living room interior with a bar counter in the project«Design of a two-room apartment 43 sq. m. with controlled lighting».

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The interior of the combined kitchen-living room with a bar counter with an original mirrored design.

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Bar counter in the interior of the kitchen-living room in white and red tones. Project:"Minimalistic interior design in red and white."

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Kitchen-living room design with a bar counter in white and purple tones.

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Design of a modern kitchen-living room with a bar for three persons.

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The interior of the combined kitchen-living room with a bar counter in the project2-room apartment in a Stalin-era building.

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Bar counter with brick trim between the kitchen and the living room.