Sofa in the interior of the kitchen

The kitchen space can be called the most demanding in terms of selection of finishing materials, furniture and decor. A special microclimate and a larger list of the functionality of this room leaves its mark on the choice of any element of the interior. It is also obvious that no matter how large the shapes and stylistic accessories are, the owners will make every effort to create a truly practical, convenient and comfortable room. One of the options for increasing the comfort level of the kitchen space is to install a sofa. For example, 100 photos from a modern selection of design projects for kitchen facilities, we would like to figure out which sofa is best to buy, which design and method of execution to give preference to.

If in the 50-80s of the last century, our compatriots rarely wondered about installing a sofa in the kitchen, it was simply not possible to squeeze this piece of furniture into small-sized "Khrushchevs" and brezhnevka, "today the situation with square meters of dwellings has improved significantly. In standard apartments, you can arrange a redevelopment, to the delight of the owners, not all walls are load-bearing, and connecting the kitchen with one of the rooms, which will become the living room, is a reality of today. We don’t even have to talk about the dwellings of the new, improved layout - the area of ​​the kitchen makes it difficult to equip it with comfort, but actually combine the functionality with the living room or bedroom (in the case of arranging a sleeping place on the sofa).

So, the benefits that the owners of an apartment or private house get from installing a sofa in the kitchen:

• the level of comfort of the kitchen as a whole increases;
• if the sofa is part of a dining group, then meals are much more enjoyable;
• compact sofas and kitchen corners, as a rule, are equipped with storage systems under soft seats;
• a folding sofa can become an additional (and in some cases a permanent) place to sleep;
• from the kitchen you can make a living room if you hang on the wall opposite the sofa a TV or monitor. In a one-room apartment with a large kitchen, this way you can solve the problem of allocating an entire room under the bedroom.

But, like any design decision, installing a sofa in the kitchen space has negative consequences:

• in a small room, even a compact sofa model can create a heap of furniture, not fitting in not so much in size as in the ideology of the interior;
• special conditions for the functioning of the kitchen space dictate a strict selection of all materials for the execution of furniture in this room - high humidity and constant temperature changes;
• Upholstery of upholstered furniture is capable of absorbing odors, moisture and the smallest droplets of fat that can be in the air of a kitchen like no other material, so installing a powerful (and therefore expensive) hood will become an indispensable item in the program for arranging a practical and durable kitchen environment.

The assortment of modern furniture stores is staggering. Options for shapes, sizes, colors and textures can not be counted. Without a specific list of criteria for a sofa model, choosing the right option will not be easy. So, the following characteristics will influence the choice of a sofa for a kitchen room:

• the size of the kitchen itself and the area reserved for the installation of the sofa;
• layout of the room (sofa modification can be linear, angular, radial);
• the style of execution of the kitchen interior will have a direct impact on the choice of design for the execution of the sofa;
• the color palette of the room and your desire to highlight the sofa against the general background, make it an accent or harmoniously fit into the existing picture.

Even in apartments of improved and new layout, the kitchen is rarely represented in an area of ​​more than 10-12 square meters. Under such conditions, it is not easy to find a place to install a massive sofa. The best option for upholstered furniture for the kitchen - compact models of sofas, kitchen corners, made to a given size, trestle bed, ottomans and canapes. But if the kitchen is planned to be used as an additional place for sleeping, then you will have to sacrifice useful space for an overall sofa with a folding mechanism.

It is difficult to overestimate the popularity of corner modification sofas. Models of this form are actively used to equip living rooms, but corner sofas can often be found in spacious kitchen rooms. The great popularity of this type of model is easily explained by its excellent capacity - you can create the maximum possible number of seats on the minimum number of square meters. In addition, most corner sofas can be laid out in a berth and have spacious storage systems in their bowels. Given the versatility of corner models, you can sacrifice the free space of the kitchen for the installation of this roomy piece of furniture.

The so-called kitchen corner is one of the options for creating seats with soft upholstery as part of the kitchen. In part, many of these models can be called sofas, with their own characteristics, of course. Most often, a kitchen corner is created according to individual sizes in order to optimally use the available square meters to create a comfortable dining area. Another advantage of such models is the presence of storage systems under the soft seats. In principle, there are not many places for storage, and even more so in the kitchen.

The installation of a semicircular sofa can only be imagined in a spacious kitchen room. Of course, the model looks original, luxurious and at the same time incredibly harmoniously combined with a round or oval dining table, but requires a lot of free space.

The choice of upholstery color for the sofa, located in the kitchen space, depends on the overall color palette of the room and your desire to highlight this element of the interior or fit harmoniously into the created image. There are many neutral options for the color scheme of the sofa, which could organically fit into any design of the kitchen space. These include white tone, various shades of gray and beige.

Creating a color accent using the sofa upholstery is a simple design technique, which is often used not only by specialists. A neutral shade of wall decoration and the execution of kitchen facades (which make up most of the decor of the entire room) is enough so that not even the brightest shade of the sofa upholstery becomes a key element of the interior.

Using fabric for upholstery of a kitchen sofa with a pattern is not an easy task for those who are not yet confident in their design abilities. Therefore, experts recommend using monophonic color solutions. But if you certainly wanted to use printed fabric in the upholstery of upholstered furniture, then the best option would be to make this color scheme the only one in the kitchen. Let the rest of the textiles be plain - a tablecloth on the dining table, curtains or curtains.

If we talk about the choice of fabric for creating the upholstery of the sofa, which will be in the kitchen, then it is necessary to take into account all the features of the microclimate of this difficult, multifunctional room. Constant temperature changes, relatively high humidity, and most importantly - the possible settling of particles of hot fat on all surfaces of the kitchen.For textiles, these factors have a double threat - not only pollution, but also impregnation with the smells of cooking. Therefore, whatever the choice of upholstery for the sofa, it is important to provide the kitchen space with a modern range hood, the power of which will correspond to the parameters of the room.

When choosing fabric for the upholstery of a kitchen sofa, you can go by exclusion, removing from the list all fabrics (mainly of natural origin) that are very difficult to tolerate cleaning after contamination with various food products:

• cotton;
• linen;
• mixed fabrics, the composition of which is dominated by wool or silk thread;
• the flock can be cleaned, but after each such reconstruction it will lose its presentation and, as a result, the upholstery will last no more than 1.5-2 years (especially in apartments and houses with small children).

The best option for upholstery in terms of ease of care is natural or artificial leather. It is not affected by moisture and temperature extremes; dirt is easily removed with a damp sponge. Of course, natural material will cost a lot, artificial analogues can perfectly simulate a natural pattern, but at the same time they are much cheaper. But leather upholstery has its drawbacks - in the winter on such a couch it is cool, and in the summer it is hot. Therefore, before buying a sofa for the kitchen, it is important to prioritize correctly

So, you have decided on the design of the sofa for the kitchen: you have chosen the appropriate size and shape of the product, the color and texture of the upholstery. At this stage, you have probably already resolved the question of exactly where you can install the sofa in the kitchen. Obviously, this choice will depend not only on the size, shape and layout of the kitchen, but also the location of window and doorways, the location of the furniture and the presence or absence of a dining area.

Of course, the most popular way to install a sofa in the kitchen space is to use this interior item as part of the dining area. The comfort level at the dining table rises significantly. On a soft sofa, family dinners become more pleasant and leisurely gatherings with friends take place in a warmer and more welcoming atmosphere. But it is important to consider that such a composition of the dining group is not suitable for people who are constantly “dieting” - sitting on a comfortable and soft sofa, a person risks eating more than he would like.

The second option for installing a sofa in the kitchen is separately from the dining group, by the wall. The sofa is used exclusively as a resting place (it can also be used to equip the sebaceous zone) and is installed near the wall in order to occupy as little free space of the kitchen as possible.

An equally popular option for installing a sofa outside the dining segment is by the wall with a window or windows. Given the height of the back of the sofa, it is advisable to install it against a wall with a window, so it will learn to use the difficult area to good use and for a model with a folding mechanism, there will be enough space to turn the seating area into an overnight zone.

In a spacious kitchen, especially when it comes to combined rooms, in which the kitchen area is adjacent to the living room, the sofa can also be used as a zoning element, placing this piece of furniture in the center of the room. Often this arrangement coincides with the installation of the kitchen island, and the back of the sofa is combined with the facade of this isolated module.

Examples of installing a sofa in kitchens of various shapes and sizes: