Renovating an apartment in a new building with the right approach is not difficult, since it is like a blank landscape sheet. But what to do with apartments in old buildings, for example, of the Khrushchev type? But apartments on the secondary market are still for a long time will remain popular. To create beautiful interior 2 room apartment, in which it will be pleasant and comfortable to live, you need to use some tricks, especially if the living space is located in an old house.
It’s worth noting right away that two-room apartments in modern new buildings rarely need redevelopment: they have a fairly spacious kitchen and rooms, separate bathrooms and a loggia or balcony, the functionality of which can also be used. However, if you have a sufficient budget for repairs, it is still worth analyzing the condition of the apartment and either deciding to redevelop it or making repairs within the existing walls. After all, renovations are not done for a couple of years and you will have to live in such an interior for a long time.
Disadvantages of apartments in old buildings
Two-room apartments in old buildings have an area of no more than 50 meters and are basically “passed on by inheritance.” And a young family often has no idea what to do with such meters in order to arrange their life. If we talk about saving money, then budget renovation A 2-room apartment can consist only of cosmetics - re-painting the wallpaper, painting the walls, installing new taps and lamps. But major repairs will cost much more, but if the family intends to invest finances, time, and nerves in this apartment, then many of the works can be done independently, rather than hiring a construction team.
However, do not underestimate the potential of the same Stalinist building - any apartment has its own nuances, and the advice of designers will help you create even in small rooms ergonomic space.
Even in a small room you can create a fashionable interior What are the disadvantages of an apartment in an old building:
- Low ceilings - this is the fault of Khrushchev and Brezhnev buildings, but among Stalin buildings there are examples with ceilings up to 4 meters.
- Narrow corridors. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to expand a given room (load-bearing walls, for example), so you have to work hard to accommodate the required set of furniture.
- Cramped toilets and bathrooms. Of course, one solution suggests itself - to combine two cramped rooms, but this is not always good option, especially if there are more than two people in the family.
- Small kitchens. Any apartment needs a place for preparing and eating food, and kitchens in Khrushchev-type apartments simply bring tears to the eyes of our housewives. And considering that redevelopment is not always possible, you have to resort to some tricks to make it pleasant to be in the kitchen.
- Great wear and tear on walls and communications. Quite often on the secondary housing market you can find apartments with cracks on the walls. Due to building shrinkage, wear and tear of floors and poor sound insulation, renovations in old apartments often cost more than the living space itself.
Features of the layout in old houses
Depending on the year the house was built, the apartments in it have their own characteristics. Many people call them that: “Stalin”, “Khrushchev”, “Brezhnev”. Each of these types has its own disadvantages and advantages over others.
Khrushchev buildings
They were built en masse between 1950 and 1960. They are considered the most “flawed” among their brothers. Low ceilings, small and walk-through rooms, a cramped kitchen and combined bathrooms are a distinctive feature of Khrushchev. Plus, carriers interior walls limit the possibility of redevelopment and relocation of openings.
Most often to create cozy interior A 2-room apartment of the Khrushchev type combines a kitchen with a corridor or one of the rooms, leaving the bathroom and bedroom separate. But this is possible for a family of two without children. Otherwise, the child will need his own separate room.
Brezhnevka
Similar houses were built from mid-1960s to early 1980s years and the apartments in them were definitely more spacious than Khrushchev-era buildings. Separate bathroom, one large room (more often acting as a hall), kitchens up to 8 meters - you can already work with such an apartment. Basically, even without significant changes You can arrange a comfortable stay in them. The only thing that owners of such apartments encounter when renovating are crooked walls and old communications.
But the disadvantage of redevelopment is the presence load-bearing walls or ventilation shafts that cannot be moved.
Stalinka
Built in 1930-1940. Of all three types of apartments in old houses, it is Stalin buildings that are valued higher, since they have high ceilings and do not have internal load-bearing walls. Thanks to the designer’s competent approach and an individual planning solution, you can “fashion” something worthwhile out of such an apartment. However, renovating a 2-room Stalinist apartment will cost much more, because the communications in such buildings are quite worn out, as are the walls themselves.
Most often, the decision is made to make a studio apartment, combining the kitchen with a hall or corridor. Leaving 2 separate rooms for bedrooms, the rest of the space can be designed as “open space”.
High ceilings in Stalin buildings allow you to create a so-called “attic”, placing either a sleeping area or a working area on it.
A transom above the door in a room with high ceilings will also visually increase the height
Apartments with improved layout
Although they have little in common with modern new buildings, similar apartments in brick or panel houses have a more impressive area of rooms and kitchens, a spacious hallway and a separate bathroom. The disadvantage may be the difficulty of moving walls if the house is built of cement blocks. Such apartments have a loggia or balcony (or both). The houses have an elevator and a garbage chute.
The functionality of a loggia or balcony can also be used 
Redevelopment
To start selecting suitable renovation options for a 2-room apartment and decide on redevelopment old apartment, you must carefully study all technical data:
- which walls are load-bearing and which can be demolished or moved;
- which side the windows face, the size of the windows and even the view from them;
- the age of the building and, accordingly, all communications;
- where important engineering communications are located;
- does the ceiling height allow for a “second floor”;
- Is it worth combining a bathroom and a bathroom;
- where the necessary wires go and whether it is worth additionally equipping sockets and wiring for lighting.
First of all, you need to choose the style of the room, and then draw up a design project for the redevelopment of the Khrushchev building. It is also important at the initial stage to think about where to place sockets and switches to make electrical wiring.
It is important to immediately understand where each zone will be located, which means data on family composition is needed:
- number of people at the moment;
- the age of each of them;
- gender and age of children;
- planning to expand your family in the future.
Only a designer or architect familiar with such apartments can advise on how to remodel an old Stalin or Khrushchev building. As we have already said, each type of apartment in old houses is different from each other. But general tips we can still give.
Combining rooms
Quite often during repairs two-room apartment the owners decide to combine two small rooms, which allows them to visually expand the boundaries and expand the space without creating a feeling of enclosure. However, it is worth remembering that when combining two rooms for different purposes, you need to clearly zone the room.
Perfect solution- place the bed under the podium 
Illuminating the ceiling will visually raise it
A fairly common solution, since kitchens in old houses are quite cramped. Dividing one room into a kitchen and living area allows you to expand the workspace for cooking without interfering with each other. One cooks, the second eats, the third relaxes on the sofa. A perfectly suitable space for a family of three who can spend more time together.
This option is acceptable for a family of two, for example, a young married couple who likes to throw parties and invite guests. In order to somehow increase the area of the living room (hall), they combine it with the bedroom. But at the same time, you need to clearly understand that clear zoning should be used for the sleeping area, since it is better to hide the place to relax from prying eyes.
Living room-office
This solution is suitable for a family where one or more members work from home. Setting up a workspace in the living room is not difficult. Again, the main thing is to zone it correctly. For example, for this you can use a multi-level floor - place a workplace on a podium, in which you can arrange additional storage spaces. You can separate the work desk from the seating area with a shelving unit or screen.
Combining a bathroom
Of course, separate bathroom - The best decision, albeit small, but a separate toilet. Place a compact sink in it - and modern solution ready! Few people understand this, especially those owners who started renovations for the first time. But it also happens that you can’t do without combining a bathroom, for example, if both the bathroom and the toilet are very cramped, and one or all of the residents have impressive dimensions. And a place for washing machine in such a room can be distinguished.
Only a competent approach to design can change a small apartment, giving it airiness and lightness. You can create an ergonomic and functional space only if you know the action plan in advance. The first thing designers advise you to do is to draw up a design project. Remodeling or decorating an apartment without significant changes is not important. The main thing is to decide where what furniture will be located, what space needs to be allocated and choose a style.
To visually expand small rooms and save space in old apartments, you can use the following methods:
- Bright hues. White and its shades really expand the space.
- Furniture transformer. Choose models that can perform two or three functions at once. For example, a coffee table, which, if necessary, turns into dinner table. Or a bed moving out from under the podium.
- With high ceilings, use the entire height of the room - arrange a loft bed or workspace at the top.
- Mirrors and glossy surfaces reflecting light will add depth and volume to the room.
- Backlighting will make objects appear lighter, as if floating in the air.
However, it is still better to see examples of renovation of a 2-room apartment once than to read a hundred times. Therefore, we selected photos of the interior of rooms furnished in old houses. Enjoy watching!
Children's
In the real estate market, the demand for small apartments remains stable at high level due to the ideal ratio of living space and price. A small square footage does not prevent you from creating a beautiful and comfortable design for a two-room apartment, as well as implementing all the necessary areas: a living room, a children’s room, a separate sleeping place, etc. When developing the interior design of a two-room apartment, you need to take into account the number of people living, as well as the presence of a child. These are fundamental factors when planning and decorating a home. Our article contains inspiring photos and current ideas on the design of 2-room apartments in Khrushchev and panel houses.
Design of a two-room Khrushchev apartment: comfort and practicality
Two-room apartments in houses built by Khrushchev are not large in size. They have an area of 30-46 square meters, small rooms and low ceilings. However, this space can also be made modern and comfortable. The main idea when designing a new design for a two-room Khrushchev apartment is to eliminate the design flaws. A big advantage in redeveloping a Khrushchev building can be brick walls, which can be easily dismantled. But concrete partitions can also be partially or completely eliminated, for example, to combine a hall with a balcony, a toilet with a bathroom, or a kitchen with a living room.
Popular ideas for remodeling a 2-room Khrushchev apartment:
- Studio apartment
Transforming an apartment with a standard layout into a modern studio apartment will allow you to free up a lot of space. And to divide the overall interior into functional zones, use decorative partitions (for example, shelving and curtains), pieces of furniture (bar counter or back of a sofa), various floor coverings and so on.
- Combined kitchen-dining-living room
Another design option for a two-room Khrushchev apartment is to demolish the partition between the kitchen and the adjacent room. This approach to design allows you to solve the problem of a small kitchen area, and also expands the space of the living area.
If necessary, the second room can also be redesigned into two separate areas (bedroom and children's room, for example).
Modern design of a panel two-room apartment
During Soviet times, a large number of standard models were built on the territory of our country. panel houses of different floors. Developing and implementing the design of a panel two-room apartment is a difficult, but doable task. The peculiarity of panel buildings is that the entire structure consists of identical panels, which was very convenient in construction. However, this also contains disadvantages such as the inconvenient layout of the rooms, the narrowness of the corridor and the fact that almost all the walls are load-bearing. Taking this into account, the interior design of a two-room apartment should be carried out. Photos of the following apartments in panel house show what its design and redevelopment could be.
Design of a two-room apartment: choosing an interior style
The design style of a small apartment should take into account the taste preferences of the owners, but be based on functionality and simplicity. Today, the following 5 styles are the most popular among interior designers of 2-room apartments:
1. Minimalism
To create an impeccable space, a strict “minimalism” style is used. It is based on the use of only necessary pieces of furniture, which, if possible, perform several functions at once (read our article about Transformable furniture). The interior is decorated in calm and elegant colors with minimum quantity decorative elements, patterns and other complex finishes.
2. Interior of a two-room apartment in loft style
The loft style combines rough industrial elements (brick walls, beams, metal pipes) and bold bohemian decor. The identification of functional areas is carried out using different pieces of furniture and contrasting finishing materials. The highlight of this style is the emphasis on antiquity, made using vintage and retro items.
3. High-tech design of a 2-room apartment
How to design a two-room apartment (22 photos in different styles) updated: May 15, 2017 by: Andrey Zinchenko
Two-room apartments have a lot of space for free design. Today, two-room apartments are in greatest demand among potential buyers. This is due to the ideal ratio of price to living space. Modern developers offer from 40-65 m2, and in some new buildings the total area of such a home can reach up to 85 m2. The design of a two-room apartment of this size is quite enough to create ideal living conditions. The main thing is that the territory meets the aesthetic requirements of the residents, is comfortable, has maximum functionality, and creates coziness and comfort.
Design project
The modern design of a two-room apartment allows you to realize any idea and allows you to create all the fundamental zones. The development of any project begins by clarifying the main questions: for whom the living space will be equipped, how many people will live. Do not forget about the most important things - the age of the residents, age, interests, hobbies. Two-room apartments are popular with married couples, couples with children or one child. It is not uncommon for such apartments to be inhabited by bachelors who love free space. Based on the answers to the questions, one can imagine the future appearance of the monastery, its functional zoning in the redevelopment. For a family with one child, one part accordingly becomes the children's area, the other will combine the parents' bedroom with the guest room at the same time. Such a bedroom will no longer have a full-fledged bed, but there are many other interesting options. Alternatively you can use round bed, or transformer.
The arrangement of children's space depends on the age and number of children. If the owners have a couple of small children, it will not be a problem to create a separate territory for each. It may be a room divided in half, or it may just be a visual division. The situation looks simpler when the child is alone. The decisive facts are the child’s age, preferences, and hobbies. If one person lives in the house, it would be reasonable to divide it into two parts - an entrance hall and a bedroom.
The most popular is the combination of the food area with the hallway. This means that you will need to connect the kitchen together with the living room, touching the corridors with the hallway. But there is one “but”. According to current regulations, a living room with a gasified kitchen cannot be combined unless at least a minimal partition is installed between them. Designers will help with this question. Even if the customer is against such a partition, there are plenty of options to beat it differently.
Today's real estate market is full of diversity. Unfortunately, not all buildings are created equal. Nowadays, Khrushchev, Brezhnev, Stalin, houses of the p 44 and p44t series and new buildings are actively sold. The choice is simply huge. Each option has pros and cons. Now we will look at them all.
Khrushchevka
Khrushchevka - very cramped, uncomfortable apartments containing cramped rooms with low ceilings, small hallways and a minimal bathroom. And no matter how inconvenient they may be, there is still one plus in such apartments. Often, the walls separating the bathroom from the toilet are not load-bearing and consist of brick, which greatly simplifies everything when dismantling them. In such small apartments as Khrushchev-era buildings, for obvious “zoning” you can use glass partitions. They visually divide the area, but the room does not seem smaller.
Usually, when creating the interior design of two-room apartments, the two most popular redesign options are considered: Destruction of the wall that separates the living space and the kitchen area. The result is that we get plenty of free space, where there is room for a food consumption area, in other words, a dining room. In fact, there are only two rooms - a bedroom and a common room, which combines a kitchen, hallway, dining room, and living room. Of course, this choice is very good, except for one thing - when guests come to the owners, there will be no place to accommodate them, and this creates a little inconvenience.
Dismantling everyone interior partitions and getting a studio apartment. In such cases, it is possible to achieve full zoning as much as possible by highlighting each of the different territories with screens or decorative partitions. There is not a single wall in the studio apartment, with the exception of the main boundary walls of the apartment. You can also use various racks for zoning. Such layouts are suitable for bachelors or married couples without children.
But when there is still not enough living space, you can add a couple of m2 additional area if you change the design of the corridor a little. Interesting solution There will be an addition of space by adding a loggia to the studio or room. Often redevelopment affects the bathroom. Visual increase area can be achieved by destroying the dividing wall between the bathroom and toilet.
Brezhnevka
Apartments of this period are more practical. The kitchen area ranges from 7 to 8 m2. The ceilings are a little longer than usual. But in such houses, unfortunately, the likelihood of redesign is completely minimal, since most of the walls are load-bearing. The only place where you can change something is the corridor, bathroom and balcony. If there is a bulky corridor, you can create a dressing room by allocating it as an area, or as a separate room. The size of the kitchen can also be slightly changed due to its smooth transition into the corridor.
To ensure that the combined bathroom contains not only functionality, but also aesthetics, it is recommended to separate the bath and toilet using lighting. Lamps and light bulbs can be placed above the place where the bath itself is located.
Stalinka
Stalin buildings have always been considered prestigious housing. Such apartments were built in the forties and fifties; at that time they were the embodiment of the dream of quality housing. It is worth mentioning that Stalinka coins are still in great demand today. They are original in that they have high ceilings, spacious and large rooms, and most cases have interesting room layouts. A distinctive advantage of Stalin buildings is that they have virtually no load-bearing walls within the apartments, and this in turn gives the chance to plan an ideal, truly functional space. The total area, even in two-room apartments, is quite extensive. In a Stalin building, it is possible to remodel two rooms into a full-fledged three-room abode. You can tear down all the walls and create a studio apartment with plenty of open space. Designers prefer to combine the kitchen with the corridor. As a result, they get a large area for kitchen space and recreation.
In Stalin buildings it is possible to create housing with elements of the second floor. This could be an additional floor-bed in your bedroom, or a two-story playhouse for a child in the nursery.
Apartments p 44 and p44t
Often interior walls and the floors are quite modern and consistent in quality, they will require a minimum of work to level. The negative point is that they do not have much potential for redesign. In such apartments you can only connect a bathroom and combine a balcony with one of the rooms. Sometimes it is possible to connect the kitchen and rooms, but this is extremely rare, and often the wall between the living room and the kitchen is unbearable. High ceilings make it possible to design using “stretch ceilings”, or the construction of complex ceilings. To enlarge the bedroom, you can combine it with a balcony, resulting in a spacious bedroom.
The construction of new renovations is initially planned on old, Soviet buildings. Repair must include updating engineering systems. This applies to electrical wiring, which absolutely does not meet current requirements; it is already completely worn out. All wires and cables will need to be replaced. Let’s not forget that in the distant past, people used technology less and, accordingly, there were few sockets in apartments. This is worth thinking about when arranging your home. the main task— make as many rosettes as possible and think about how to decorate them.
New buildings
In new houses everything is much simpler than in all previous options. Now each complex has its own, original layout; even in one complex there can be many different design options. There are practically no design problems in this case. Since there is a chance to initially find the ideal layout that the future owner will strive for. But it’s even easier in home news - to initially take a “kopeck piece” in the form of a studio, then plan it as soon as your heart desires.
Living space in new buildings is noted for its uniqueness, functionality and spaciousness. Often these apartments have floor-to-ceiling windows to create a panoramic view.
How to create the most functional zoning?
Dividing space into territories is a simple way to distinguish between different needs of life, while combining them in one style. High-quality zoning of the interior design of a two-room apartment allows you to create all the amenities for living. By creating such “islands” for various functional purposes, they make it possible to place different territories nearby on the same area. Often designers in their design projects for a 2-room apartment (combined into a studio) place a guest room, dining room and kitchen area in one area. The most successful zoning is considered to be the connection of the kitchen with the recreation room. Often, on the border of these two areas there may be a dining room in the form of a table with chairs or a bar. Just like the adjacent semi-zone between the kitchen and the recreation area, you can place part of the free room as an office.
Modern living room in a 2-room apartment in a panel house Such a modification as zoning a living room - a bedroom is available in the case when the second room is allocated for planning a nursery. Reach good result Modular furniture will help, where the bed can be transformed into a sofa or wardrobe. There is another option to also separate the recreation area and the conventional bedroom with a decorative partition, creating the illusion of a separate room. An office area can be created with decorative partitions in the corners.
Not quite a bedroom-office good example planning. But if this key moment, then you can select a zone for an office. It will be convenient if you install a transforming bed so that it can be folded into a closet.
A living room wardrobe is a great design option. Wardrobes can be made open, closed, or combined. The wardrobe area can be equipped with a partition, a closet, or any other modular structure.
What to consider when choosing a style?
The days of apartments with the same design are already behind us. Previously, every apartment had to have a sideboard, a set of fittings, consisting of a sofa and armchairs. If in those days the home did not have such design elements, consider it a waste of time to equip the living space. Now we have already moved away from the famous Soviet designs by one maneuver. Now each of us can stand out in designer interiors. First of all, the space should be as functional, comfortable, and practical as possible. The main thing to consider is that you are not creating just a model for a magazine or website, but a full-fledged living space. If you approach the design of a two-room apartment wisely and put in a lot of effort, you will be able to create a functional abode, with minimal costs area. First of all, preference should be given to the tastes of the owners.
The decisive question is whether the entire apartment will be decorated in the same theme, or whether each room will be assigned to different directions. Most, of course, manage to combine the incongruous, and then pass it off as some kind of specific style, so we recommend that you familiarize yourself with some interior styles. It is recommended to combine more similar styles with each other. And if we talk about the general direction, then this implies a single, general idea. These could be underscores dark shades one bright one, for example. One direction will help create comfortable housing, unite all zones with smoother transitions, so that they will not be noticeable at all.
For two-room apartments with a separate room, one decoration style is suitable. Often in two-room apartments the living room is connected to the kitchen. Relevant decoration in modern directions interior, giving preference to functionality, emphasizing the untouched space. If the main area is designed in modern directions, then when decorating the bedroom, preference is given to comfort, focusing on a homely and soft decorating style. Also, different planning directions can be used when the second room is given over to the nursery layout.
But the decisive factor in the choice will be the possibility of remodeling the design of a 2-room apartment. You will have to carefully think through each accessory in order to maintain the Empire style in a typical Khrushchev-era apartment, so that the apartment does not look cluttered with a large number of decorative elements.
Scandinavian style
Scandinavian style is characterized by conciseness and simplicity. This lightweight, flexible style suits absolutely any home, whether a private house or a miniature apartment. Here, all the interior elements do not just stand there; each of them represents some kind of function. There are no meaningless things in such houses. This style is liked by many, as with its help you can achieve comfort and make your home more convenient. The direction is characterized by a large amount of free space and light. Often it turns out well to beat the interior of a two-room apartment with a shared living room and kitchen.
In the Scandinavian style, pastel, soft, warm tones are preferred. Their weightlessness can be diluted with bright accessories of various decorative elements. It is worth paying special attention to the color of the walls - it can be classic plain white, or any other pastel tone. Accessories of fittings of various natural shades - decorative elements made of wood, natural stone. All these elements go well with artificially aged metal. Scandinavian style is characterized by the presence of a large amount of bright textiles with an abundance of carpets. Also find out Scandinavian style Skins, blankets, and various soft accessories will help, making the apartment more comfortable, lighter, and warmer. Style contains a lot light shades.
High tech
High-tech it is A New Look to rapidly developing new technologies. Its main characteristics are horizontal and vertical clear lines, predominant airiness, maximum functionality, and a large number of iron elements. Here you will not see a single carpet - everything is done simply and concisely. Often, walls are built with a single-color color; plain, glossy wallpaper can also be used. Floors often have a glossy, granite or self-leveling appearance. If you really need carpeting, choose carpets with minimal pile. The color range includes solid shades - black, white, gray. Very often, designers use a lot of metal accessories, diluting them with bright additions to decorative elements. From bright colors, green, indigo, orange, scarlet are popular. Whatever color you choose, it will highlight the contrast of the entire interior.
In the high-tech direction, preference is given to geometric images in almost all interior elements. Most often, the material of choice is metal. The base of the table can be made of metal, while the flat surface itself is made of glass. The interior includes many rectangles and regular circles. If we talk about lighting, high tech loves hanging light bulbs. Built-in lamps will look harmonious with hanging light bulbs. High tech is quite strict, it prefers a lot of cold white light.
They use fairly restrained decorative elements. Accessories should be kept to a minimum. High tech loves a lot of pictures on the walls, preferably black and white. Attention is also paid to technology, there should be a lot of it - large plasma, desktop computer, acoustic system can become accentuating elements in such an apartment.
Living rooms look strict and laconic, but clear rooms, on the contrary, are not suitable for high-tech style. Teenagers and bachelors will prefer a room in such colors.
Provence
Exquisite Provence is suitable for decorating small rooms. This is such a gentle, warm style. His main preferred colors are fairly saturated, but not bright colors. Provence is characterized by milky shades - white, olive, green, lavender, ocher, beige, milky, sea wave. Designers often use light decorative elements. To paint the walls, use plain, often blue paint. Very rare in this style paper wallpaper with floral prints.
With the help of interesting furniture finishes, you can achieve harmony between the rustic spirit of Provence and the bustle of the city. The furniture is specially artificially aged, but at the same time has an amazing appearance. The main thing is that it looks as if this lamp is already 200 years old, and it is still at the peak of popularity, and even shines! Any cracks, scorches and other signs of wear are welcome here! But new furniture is one thing, but if an apartment with Provence style has antiques, that’s a completely different matter! This accessory will become the highlight of your home. The floor is most often covered ceramic tiles. Curtains must be light and plain. The ceiling in such an apartment should be white, without various designs and suspended ceilings. To make your home more stylish, use various country style accessories.
Provence loves a lot of cute accessories. Paintings with simple subjects within frames are welcome here. pastel color, various figurines, angels, fresh flowers and vegetation. Gapchinska's paintings with angels are ideal. Vases with artificial wildflowers and baskets with fruits and vegetables are also very suitable for the interior. Since Provence is country style, here a lot of attention is paid to simplicity. Excellent element The decor would be a checkered tablecloth in the kitchen, or a blanket with floral embroidery on the sofa.
Minimalism
Minimalism is a simple, elegant, functional and uncluttered style. This means a complete abandonment of decor. Discreet furniture, introduces contrast, thereby enlivening the interior. Here rationality dominates over beauty. The interior includes a lot geometric shapes, loves monotony. The most important thing in all the accessories in such an apartment is that each of them must have a clear functionality, otherwise such an accessory is not needed.
Color palette minimalism consists of clear shades - white, black, red or gray. In most cases White color is used as a background, and all other colors create contrast and complement the main color with soy richness. Walls are often covered with liquid wallpaper. The ceilings are smooth and monochromatic. Such ceilings may hide lighting elements. Minimalism loves boards and a lot of wood. In this case, the floor is covered with parquet or cork, and a plain, fine-pile carpet is laid over it. It is best to decorate a bathroom in a minimalist style. Since unnecessary elements in such a zone are, in principle, not needed.
The interior should have a lot of correct furniture geometric shapes. An abundance of glass and metal is welcome - large glass table tops, metal shelving and legs in fittings are an excellent sign of minimalism. This style is preferred simple forms and light silhouettes. Furniture made from natural materials such as cotton and linen is mainly welcome. If the apartment has various shelves and racks, you need to achieve the effect of dissolving these accessories. They should be an integral part of the walls themselves.
The details themselves in such an interior create liveliness. You can also play with the dilution of such an interior with exotic objects, especially if they are made of wood. Bright furniture in a white room will look stylish. Or vice versa - a dark sofa in milky walls.
Art Deco
Exquisite style that knows how to correctly combine modern life With classic style. Art Deco differs from all styles in that it is completely open to any kind of experimentation. Bright colors such as purple, crimson, indigo, emerald, and sapphire are often used here. Also sometimes metallic, gold, black or Blue colour. In a style such as Art Deco, the main element in the design should be a “bright spot”, this could be a wall or a large hardware accessory.
The Art Deco style favors a large amount of furniture. Various original unique statues and interior items are welcome. Such an interior should have a lot of porcelain, mirrors and wood. In general, ethnic accessories will decorate such an apartment well. Any products brought from various countries, will complement your interior with their exoticism. In the Art Deco style, paintings occupy a special place. Any images are welcome. There can often be more than one painting hanging on one wall, and besides, they can be completely different.
English style
England is associated with elegance, sophistication, aristocracy and restraint. Such style will suit connoisseurs of a more relaxed way of life. In the Middle Ages, an ordinary citizen of any of the cities of Foggy Albion lived in apartments that were approximately equal to ours today one-room apartments. Therefore, such a style, calm and peaceful, could and now may very well be the design of your apartment to perfectly combine with the noise of a modern metropolis.
Home distinctive feature English style is the fireplace. A bookcase will add elegance, and wooden furniture. Color palette of delicate tones - white, olive, gray colors. Style loves monotony in everything. The presence of various candlesticks will add zest to the interior.
Each of these styles has its own mandatory decorative elements. When choosing a style for your apartment, you don’t have to stick to any one direction. It should be remembered, first of all, that apartments are not created for photographs in magazines, but for everyday life. The main thing is that the design of a two-room apartment brings not only aesthetic, but also functional pleasure to its residents.
Thoughtful interior of a 2-room apartment of 45 sq. m. in a modern style led to the creation of beautiful and comfortable housing. The minimalist direction of decoration made it possible to get rid of unnecessary pieces of furniture, accessories, abundance finishing elements and get fairly spacious premises.
Living room
Delicate cream, almost white walls visually expand the space, making the interior of a 2-room apartment of 45 sq. m. m. light and spectacular. This is also facilitated by a suspended ceiling with rows of built-in lights and hidden LED lighting running along the wall. Thin LED wall sconces are invisible, although they provide good area lighting.
Modern interior of an apartment 45 sq. m. Photo
The absence of a large number of finishing elements, the simplicity of design is compensated by the high quality of the work performed and the value of the natural materials used. A practical coffee table made of two transformable parts and the living room floor emphasize the value of natural raw materials, made of expensive high-grade polished wood in a natural color.
Light beige curtains without excessive drapery, sofa upholstery in the same colors, fluffy white carpet are designed not to clutter up the room, making it light and spacious.
Interior of a living room in a 2-room apartment. Photo
Spacious furniture in the form of floor and wall cabinets of a simple rectangular shape without finishing details, painted in the color of the walls, blends in with them and does not draw attention to itself.
Cabinet
The narrow rectangular office has an irregular layout, but due to professional design, a modern two-room apartment of 45 sq. m. m. received a comfortable room containing everything necessary for a full life and work:
- desk;
- sofa;
- high-quality general and local lighting;
- built-in double-door wardrobe;
- spacious side table with open shelves.
Elements used in decorating the room popular style loft:
- shades of concrete in the upholstery of the sofa, the colors of the carpet;
- wooden floors and furniture parts;
- lamps with simple industrial-shaped lampshades.
Photo of an office in a 2-room apartment
Bathroom
The bathroom is tiny, however, it fits all the necessary plumbing items: washbasin, bathtub, table, toilet. Spacious cabinets on the wall have mirror surfaces, so their presence is practically not felt.
photo of a bathroom in an apartment of 45 sq. m.
Straight lines of objects square shape, the walls, decorated with marble, continue the design of the apartment of 45 sq. m. m. with separate rooms in a minimalist style with loft elements.
Kitchen
A black and white kitchen is neat and practical. Built-in corner furniture with a white countertop and a dark natural facade covering the entire wall allows you to store many items of dishes, appliances, and utensils, out of sight.
The simple chair is complemented by a soft cover, which, despite its apparent rigidity, creates comfortable conditions for use.
The black and white lampshade and dark Roman curtains in the kitchen correspond to the chosen finishing style in which the interior of the 2-room apartment of 45 sq. m. m.
Thanks to the skillful selection of color combinations and the shape of the furniture, a small uncomfortable apartment turned into modern premises with comfortable conditions, fashionable design.
Typically, renovation of any 2-room apartment is done with the aim of modifying the design, eliminating construction and technical problems in the apartment, layout or ideas for modernizing the premises. Ideas for a stylish, thoughtful renovation of a two-room apartment suggest the following work options - major, cosmetic or European-quality renovation:
Major renovation
A complete overhaul affects not only construction and finishing work in the apartment, but also technical equipment interior, new buildings or redevelopment options. Ideas for complete renovation of a two-room apartment are carried out in accordance with the developed plan. Anyone who lives in a small space in a 2-room apartment can confirm that an incorrectly chosen design idea can easily spoil the impression and cause constant irritation.
Stylish, interesting design is built around the ideas and needs of the customer and does not contain anything superfluous. On our website you will find videos that will give you repair ideas.
Thanks to the renovation idea, the maximally open space of the kitchen turns into the social center of the apartment, where there is a place for cooking and socializing. Sofa and standard kitchen furniture create separate islands in the interior that mix the impression of the living space of the apartment with the kitchen. A 2-room apartment should become modern, comfortable and functional.
Repair options suggest making some parts of the walls from exposed concrete - this is a modern urban style detail. Designer renovation offers gray tones in combination with white walls and furniture to visually expand the space of the apartment, and the room looks brighter. The space is organized in accordance with the ideas of minimalism - this can be done through light shades or an abundance of natural light.
In the hallway, according to the renovation design idea, it is worth installing functional closed cabinets with integrated mirrors for a continuity effect general design apartments. An interesting contrast in a designer renovation is achieved mainly through the combination of white or black colors in the interior.
Such details provide depth and individuality to the interior. Ergonomics of minimalist design for a renovated 2-room apartment in the bedroom and living room, integrated equipment in the interior and furniture create options for the necessary comfort and consumer amenities at a reasonable price.
Properly selected equipment and the white color of the interior transform the most small bathroom. The balcony is a kind of continuation of the living area of the apartment, where options for using it as a place to relax appear in the spotlight. The idea of artificial lighting plays an important role in the apartment. The lamps used make the ceiling higher, ensuring quality and efficiency of lighting. The beautiful oak tones of the floor go well with the main theme of the interior.
An example of this overhaul turns an ordinary apartment into a stylish living space with maximum amenities. Repair technology can be found in training videos.
Redecorating
Simple redecorating lies in variations of the design ordered in a 2-room apartment. If the client orders only cosmetic repairs, the project idea is developed by the company's designer. A professional will easily solve the problems of imperfect interior and configuration of an apartment with S = 60 sq.m. and room configuration. If the apartment has a small area of 52 sq.m. or 50 sq.m. and high ceilings, the main idea of the renovation is to use a transverse stripe on a light background in the interior decoration - it’s cute and cozy!
Terracotta tiles are being laid in the corridor floor tiles, similar to caramel. Wallpaper made of multi-colored bright stripes brings life to the simple interior design of a city apartment. Exquisite oak parquet floors cover the rest of the apartment. The cheerful decoration of the apartment makes the room bright and harmonious.
But in the living room, snow-white walls and contrasting black furniture smoothly transform into the idea of minimalism. Fashionable french style looks great on small kitchen. Interiors in modern or classic ideas, high-tech or constructivist options, designed by a specialist for a specific room or new building, and professional cosmetic renovations transform the space and make it comfortable for relaxation and active life.
European-quality renovation
European-quality renovation of a 2-room apartment is carried out using innovative building materials and technologies, and the design project helps to increase the consumer potential of the interior of an apartment with a Khrushchev-era layout or a newly purchased new building. Repair technology can be learned using training videos.
Tensioners and dropped ceilings can be installed in an apartment in a matter of hours. These works are pretty clean. Designer renovation recommends using plasterboard cladding for wall decoration, decorative panels. Textured and self-leveling mixtures are also widely used.
Fiberglass wallpaper has good reviews, which level any surface and create a good insulating layer in an apartment of 52 sq.m. or 50 sq.m. Wallpaper for painting in the interior has long been known for its long service life and affordable price. All finishing options are painted with modern paints that are easy to clean.
In a European-quality renovation, a design project often suggests replacing doors with plasterboard arches, so that the area of the apartment is opened up as much as possible by removing interior partitions. In bathrooms, in addition to tiles, they often use glass panels. Built-in equipment and furniture, hidden energy-saving lighting are also attributes of the design of a 2-room apartment. The floor is often made of tiles or laminate.
Residential apartment interior in style modern loft according to design projects, decorated with works of art to present your perfect image life. A renovation idea for creating urban style interiors on a small area of 52 sq.m. or 50 sq.m. There is a desire to reflect the essence of city life and present modern small conveniences and luxuries, to combine the ideas and aesthetics of different cultures and the achievements of science.
Interesting renovation with a "Khrushchev" layout.
The best options for renovating a 2-room apartment: photo
Here you can see some of the most best options to renovate your apartment. Thanks to the photos posted, you can choose for yourself suitable option, or take note of one of the implemented ideas on ready-made projects.
Required tools and materials
Independent repair operations in a 2-room apartment, in addition to traditional spatulas and paint rollers, they will require a lot of special equipment and materials.
For repairs you will definitely need a powerful drill and hammer drill, special mixtures for leveling surfaces, adhesive bases for tiles, primers, putties, liquids to prevent mold formation, fillers and foams, screwdrivers, saws, various options decorative materials for interior and paints, pigments, glue and many other products with at a high price from a wide range of building materials. Moreover, preferably, one brand, in order to carry out ideas and any technological processes efficiently, especially in a new building or “Khrushchev”.
We draw up a repair plan
There is a logical order in which to be produced renovation work or design project. Preparing a plan based on the customer’s renovation idea, developing a design and drawing up a project and work schedule helps determine the price of the renovation and the purchase of building materials for a 2-room apartment in the required quantities.
Therefore, contacting a professional construction and renovation company significantly reduces repair costs and provides the expected design option for the layout of a “Khrushchev” building with an area of 52 sq.m. or 50 sq.m. And high quality finishing of a two-room apartment.
Project for Khrushchev
The first stage of any repair is to correctly assess the idea of the upcoming work and determine suitable design two-room apartment and approximate price. An on-site specialist determines the scope of repairs, necessary work, takes measurements, coordinates the necessary transformations, determines prices for the renovation of a two-room apartment in order to fulfill the wishes of customers.
Completed project for a stylish renovation of a two-room apartment of 60 sq.m.
When major expected repairs are carried out on 2-room apartments or on a newly purchased “new building”, the identification of upcoming work is carried out taking into account:
- invasions,
- settling or swelling,
- humidity problems,
- moving or replacing water pipes,
- electrical lines,
- glazing,
- carpentry installations,
- ventilation,
- sound insulation,
- heating systems,
- replacing floors in an apartment,
- reconstruction of partitions in Khrushchev buildings,
- other work that returns the premises to normal operational qualities, then finishing work is planned.
We must remember that renovations of a 2-room apartment in a purchased “new building,” an outdated “Khrushchev” apartment, or an apartment purchased on the secondary market are also considered major renovations.
The next stage is the development technological processes, calculation of materials and repair prices. A design project and a computer layout of the apartment are created after construction work. Repair documents are agreed upon with the customer.
After this, the company’s employees begin work. Colorful examples of completed renovations of a new two-room apartment or an outdated Khrushchev apartment are varied and can transform the strangest or most neglected room.
Renovation options for a 2-room apartment - studio 60 sq.m.
Renovation of a two-room apartment S 50 sq.m.
Renovation of a two-room apartment in an open-plan new building.
Renovation of a two-room apartment S 52 sq.m.
Renovation of a two-room apartment S 60 sq.m.
Renovation options for a 2-room apartment S 60 sq.m.
If you do what you have planned yourself, you can take it as a basis finished projects design of a new two-room apartment or “Khrushchev”, which does not require redevelopment of the space or making additions.
Designer unique renovation of a 2-room apartment S 60 sq.m.
Two-room apartment in a newly acquired building
Stage 1 - dismantling work
First, you need to prepare the premises of a two-room apartment for renovation, clean the walls of wallpaper, damaged plaster, and remove whitewash from surfaces. After these steps, you can determine places where partitions are damaged or cracks in the apartment that require sealing after treatment with a bonding primer. If the renovation project plans to replace the worn-out floor covering in a given apartment, it is necessary to remove the old one.
Preparing a room of 60 sq.m. for repair
Stage 2 - laying wiring and pipes into the wall
After preparing, cleaning and stabilizing the structure of a two-room apartment, in the Khrushchev building it is necessary to check the electrical wiring, move or reinstall sockets, switches and seal ducts.
The next step is to work with water connections in the apartment, replacement or repair of pipes, meters, sewer drains. After this, in the premises of a two-room apartment with high humidity antifungal treatment is necessary. It is better to update the ventilation system also at the stage of dirty work.
Examples of electrical installation work.
Stage 3 - installation of plumbing, doors and double-glazed windows
Then the windows and doors in the apartment are replaced. During installation interior doors installed in the apartment only new frame without platbands and door leaf. It is not recommended to remove protective films until the repair is completed.
If the carpentry is not replaced during renovation in an ordinary Khrushchev or other two-room apartment, it is necessary to remove decorative treatment, clean and level the surfaces for the decorative layer. At the same time, it is recommended to lay tiles in the bathroom and kitchen, followed by installation of plumbing equipment throughout the apartment.
Examples of space saving due to equipment.
Stage 4 - priming the walls
After repairing defects in a two-room apartment, the walls are primed for further application of plaster. The means used for repairs are selected depending on the material of the partitions and mixtures that will be used to plaster the walls of the apartment.
Examples of repairs - primer.
Stage 5 - leveling the floor in the apartment
Complete repairs of complex floor and ceiling surfaces are labor-intensive work that must be completed before final plastering of the apartment walls. Before laying the flooring in a two-room apartment, the surface must be leveled and thoroughly dried - screed is made for all types of coverings, except for plank floors.
If used for the ceiling in an apartment traditional options repair - painting or whitewashing, after washing and priming, it is leveled, then applied finishing layer primer and paint. Suspended and suspended ceilings are installed upon completion finishing works during the renovation of a two-room apartment.
Examples of repairs - leveling
Stage 6 - DIY wall decoration
When preparatory stage finished, you can start decorating the two-room apartment. According to the basic idea of repair, the walls are treated with decorative artistic plaster, sheathed with decorative panels, painted or wallpapered. Each of these design options has its own technology and price.
Examples of wall decoration.
Stage 7 - flooring
Different floor coverings change the design and renovation options. The boards in the apartment are laid on joists. To lay laminate or sectional parquet during the renovation of a two-room apartment, it is recommended to use a compensating layer of cork or artificial substitutes. Linoleum in the apartment is laid directly on the screed. The tiles are laid using special mixtures.
Examples of repairs are laying linoleum.
Stage 8 – ceiling
Stretch and suspended ceilings in an apartment solve the problems of large surface differences and annual painting - this is an aesthetic and hassle-free renovation option. But ceiling repairs on our own It's better not to do it.
It is better to order any fantasies, renovation ideas and interior solutions from design professionals, especially if hidden lighting of the apartment is planned. In any case, an artificial ceiling when renovating a two-room apartment or a new building is much cheaper in price than professional screeding and constant maintenance.
Examples of work on installing a tension shelf.
The final stage of repair
When decorating, laying floors, and installing ceilings in a two-room apartment are completed, there are many small but painstaking works. It is necessary to install platbands on the doors in the apartment and hang door leaves, secure the baseboards.
At this stage of renovation of a two-room apartment, lamps, sockets, switches are installed, and built-in electrical equipment is connected. Filmed protective films, paint residues and stains are eliminated. To completely clean the premises of the apartment, wet cleaning is carried out. Lastly, blinds or curtains are hung, furniture and carpets are placed.
Useful solutions and examples of improvements during the renovation of a two-room apartment are included in the renovation project:
- split level apartment,
- well-designed window openings,
- design with maximum area opening windows,
- multi-level design of a two-room apartment that uses convective ventilation,
- open plan design.
How much does it cost to renovate a two-room apartment?
The estimated cost of standard renovations of two-room apartments is indicated in rubles per square meter. The approximate price depends on the location and city, the condition before renovation of a 2-room apartment S 60 sq.m., the design and complexity of the project, the materials used. How much money do you need to renovate a two-room apartment? The approximate amount will be calculated by a calculator, but only a specialist can give an accurate estimate based on the repair project. Price options for repairs can be found in each city.
- Without a schedule, the entire process of renovating a 2-room apartment or new building can become chaotic and bring disruption to technology, which means quality will suffer.
- An electrician and a plumber are doing their part of the job. Replacing professional specialists with amateurs is dangerous.
- It is necessary to purchase materials for an apartment that do not conflict and bring the desired effect on the advice of specialists. Most The best way– this is the purchase of those building materials that are recommended by the design and project for a two-room apartment.
- Thoughtful redevelopment design professional repair A 2-room apartment must be agreed upon with experts and permission obtained, since in old houses or high-rise buildings such actions cause collapses and serious violations of sound insulation, heat exchange, and ventilation.
- Any special equipment in an apartment or new building, especially gas equipment, must be installed and connected by employees of the relevant services or licensed specialists.
- Independent renovation of a 2-room apartment without special training and with a violation of technology will cause irreparable harm. In a two-room apartment in a new building, this is especially important, since possible shrinkage must be taken into account.
