Firewood is sometimes called "Latvian gold". The rise in prices for electricity and gas makes us think about other sources of fuel, and firewood is not the worst option. In the village furnaces and fireplaces are deservedly popular, but citizens who want to switch to wood heating have to adapt to the possibilities of their homes.
"It's difficult to talk about the trend, of course, but recently it's noticeable that many people put up a stove at home, by the way, the air in the house where there is a stove is much better," says Arnolds Strazdins, co-owner of Krāšņuguns . According to him, in the country house you can build anything you like, so the choice of heating system is more.
But what to do to those who live in a block of flats? There are no problems with the old houses in which the chimneys are preserved. If the apartment once had a stove, it can be restored, and this will be the best solution. "No other air system will be able to heat the room as well." If the house has central heating, but wants to somehow "help" it, you can put a cassette furnace - something like a fireplace stove, which gives the heat quite quickly - what you need in the spring and autumn, when the central heating is not working yet, "Strazdyńs noted.
The biggest problem is to build a stove or fireplace in a modern apartment building without chimneys. "The only possibility to do something is on the top floor of the building, and we need to get permission for this, but this is quite realistic." We put the fireplace even in the 12th floor. "On the penultimate floor, if we manage to come to an agreement with a neighbor from above, The residents of the lower floors do not shine anything, except perhaps you can try to put a gas fireplace, "Strazdyńsh said.
Sometimes it is said that it is possible to lead a chimney through the wall, but the stove maker claims that this will not help to get rid of the smoke: "Wood-burning stoves can not blow smoke out the window or through a wall." At one time, Canada was transporting stoves on granules - but Latvian pellets for heating in such stoves are not suitable: they have more bark, and they give more soot.It can be heated with German granules, they do not give soot, but this immediately makes the expensive. "there is no special choice of heating - the only possibility, this is the post it is something electrical. "
However, in extreme situations people sometimes act very creatively. For example, in the case of "collective freezing" tenants of apartment buildings shared the same strength with wood heating: "Interesting solutions were seen in the so-called collective farm houses in the village." When the collective-farm boiler houses were disconnected, everything was suddenly left without heating, and then one could see the most different innovations: for example, someone put one pot on the whole house, or through the whole house they pulled a chimney, to which all the residents were connected, everyone was looking for their solution. In the village people are closer to each other, there are such collective decisions ripple easier. "
It is very important to think through design in the living room to create a multi-functionality and coziness in it. Due to the fact that the living room is a multi-functional room, there are a lot of different interior items in it and not only.
Design of a living room in an apartment
In each house, the living room carries a lot of unusual things and objects. After all, everyone has different tastes and requirements for the design of the living room. It is very important to create not just a living room for rest, but also a unique design of the living room so that the guests are also pleased to be in it.
Here, most often place the items we need in everyday life, as well as expensive and favorite items that can be praised before friends and acquaintances. Therefore, the living room in many houses turns not into a recreation area, but into a cluttered warehouse. To avoid this, you must adhere to some advice on the placement of various items. Especially this applies to small apartments, and generally apartments in general.
One of the important factors of the right interior is the placement of various objects.
In today's world, no family can do without a TV or a home theater. The best place for this piece of furniture is the center of the room. And opposite are different sofas and ottomans.
Design of a living room in an apartment 22 photos
More and more often we began to see fireplaces not only in films on TV, but also in modern living rooms. In the modern world, it is not difficult to perfectly fit a fireplace in almost any style of the interior.
Fireplace in the living room design 25 photos
In addition, it has long been possible to use non-wood fireplaces, and electric, which are very easy to consume and are safe.
And such a part in the design of the living room will give a special cosiness and a warm home atmosphere. Also aquariums in the living room of the apartments are really very popular. They occupy a little space, but attract the attention of others and help to relax in the evening. You can also decorate the room with decorative objects and hang pictures suitable for the overall design.
One of the most comfortable apartments in the arrangement of rooms is the Khrushchev.
And not so difficult, as it seems at first glance to make the living room very stylish and multifunctional.
Everyone knows perfectly well that there is not enough room in the Khrushchev, but it's not a problem if you follow certain rules for the proper design of the living room.
For the beginning it is necessary to visually increase the space or widen the visual boundaries. You can do this by combining the kitchen with the living room or cut out the three-dimensional arches in the doorways. But if such options are not possible for some reason, you can apply the simplest and most common method - it's a light color scheme of the living room.
In the apartments were built in the Soviet era, standard apartments and rooms in them. The most common area of living rooms in such houses is from 8 to 15 square meters. Create a unique design, come up with the idea of an interior in a small room is difficult, but in the modern world it is very realistic to do. Most often, this living room is used not for its intended purpose, but for the reception of guests and rest.
Living room design in Khrushchevka 10 photos
Happy living room, bedroom at night
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Because of the small living rooms, it is necessary to combine it as a bedroom. Sofas and armchairs should be folded. Of the interior items should be placed only the most necessary without overloading the room. The color scale should be chosen in light colors to visually increase the space. Specialists recommend using such styles as minimalism and ethno. Namely, in the case of minimalism, it is less cluttered and more space. Ethno style in the modern world is one of the most popular. Its only drawback is high cost.
Interior of the living room in a private house.
Most often, a square living room is found in private houses and new buildings. This room is the most convenient and multifunctional, in contrast to a rectangular example and from it you can make a beautiful one.
Interior of the living room in a private house 6 photos
After all, in a rectangular living room is very difficult to arrange large furniture, even if placed at the edges of the room, it will still reduce, so, a narrow area.
In a large square room it will be very good to arrange everything in the middle, which can not be done in a rectangular one. In small rooms, you must use a minimum of furniture and avoid large closets and shelves. Very bright will look light wallpaper and dark interior items.
In the modern design of 2015, a lot of new modern styles have appeared. This year, everyone cares about functionality. It is very important to place everything correctly. But the color scheme has not changed at all. In 2015, the style of the living room is dominated by the 1960s and budget lines.
Design of the living room 2015, 4 photos
Just like before, modern and youth styles prevail. Many prefer such styles as: art deco, vintage, style loft in the interior. For example, the art-deco style is most often found in private homes. It is very fashionable to use open racks and fireplaces, which gives space and coziness in the living room.
Ideas for living room design combined with kitchen
One of the most popular styles in recent times is the living room-kitchen. The combination came to us from America and settled in our houses and apartments. It is very convenient when you receive guests. You can cook without interrupting the conversation, eating and relaxing in the hall at the same time. And that the smell of food is not absorbed in the soft furniture of the living room, you just need to install a fan.
Living room design ideas in Provence style 6 photos
After all, this style is designed for small rooms. The color scheme in the living room should be muted, and instead of wallpaper, a light paint on the walls. Ideally there will be furniture painted in beige and light colors. A small table in the middle is surrounded by soft armchairs and a sofa. And on the sofas do not forget about the large number of colorful pads.
Advice from the editor:
When you choose the style of a living room in a house or apartment, it is worth listening to yourself and your tastes. Only then, the place of rest and communication will bring joy for many years.
Residents of a rented room or own three-room apartment - in short, any standard housing - face the same problems. The Village turns to experts to find out how to solve these problems. This time we figured out how realistic it would be to bring an ordinary apartment to a magazine picture and make a fireplace in it, if it was not originally planned there.
Fireplaces are almost in all small apartments in Europe, they are also in the country houses, but in typical Moscow housing is completely absent. It is understandable: the usual Khrushchev and even the Stalines were designed during the blessed times, when central heating was already actively exploited. We interviewed experts, and they explained whether it was worth playing with housing services for their design rules.
Dmitry Kolokolov
chief architect of Bosco Di Ciliegi
If you want a fireplace, it's better to immediately buy flat
with chimney or under construction, where you can make a chimney in the project. Otherwise, it will be very difficult to agree on this. Housing services almost never give permission for the construction of a fireplace in a typical apartment.
My friend last year wanted to make a fireplace in the apartment on the top floor, and he was denied. Here in St. Petersburg with this much easier, there in many homes there are unused chimneys or the ability to make a new one. In Moscow, of course, you can also get permission for a fireplace, if this is your dream. But it will be very expensive and unlikely to be, so to speak, completely legitimate.
The fireplace in the apartment has many nuances. First, it must be ideally designed: in addition to proper traction, the fireplace must heat the room. Secondly, he must have thought out thermal insulation. From the fireplace, the wall on which it is heated is heated, then the wall cools down, then again heats up and so on. Accordingly, the material constantly narrows and expands, which leads to gradual destruction.
You can take a closer look to other fireplaces, which are now on the market a lot: electric, gas, fireplaces on jelly-like fuel, which does not smoke, and the flame is no different from wood. But if in a good way, I believe that either the fireplace should be real, or better abandon this idea.
Cyril the Governors
architect, co-founder of Megabudka bureau
The hardest thing is to make a real wood-burning fireplace, and the easiest way is to put a TV with a picture of fire. Let's say that in a youthful interior filled with an atmosphere of unusual things, in a pseudo-portal of a fireplace, a TV with a picture of fire can look fun.
But still my advice is better avoid all artificial: A false fireplace is an enemy of common sense. If there is no way to install a real one, but really want to, turn your interior over your head and find that corner, that plane where you could build a flame. The most optimal compromise between natural fire and the number of worries is an alcohol fireplace. But do not forget that the interior should look like that: this fireplace looks like technologically and minimally and will not fit everywhere. Arrange this place: the flame of an alcohol fireplace can be covered with stones, an avalanche rock, ceramic balls, bricks, wall blocks, or nothing to enclose at all, but still make a story. It will entail a slight change in the arrangement of furniture. Quite possibly, you subordinate your idea to the whole interior. But keep yourself in the framework of aesthetics. And yes - candles in psevodokamines - this is very, very bad.
Who has ever been in a village or has a log cabin outside the city, he knows what it's like: get together after a hard day together at the hearth and listen to the chopping logs in the firebox. But the rest comes to an end, it is time to return to the city, and how you want to take away a piece of warmth and coziness in the apartment. And if you do not get a Russian stove there, then the fireplace will be just right. For private houses, this is not a problem, and for apartments, especially with a small living space, as in the Khrushchevs, this is not an easy task. But do not be in a hurry to despair, we order an electric fireplace or we reserve ideas and make a decorative fireplace.
From simple to complex
The decision to install an electric fireplace has many advantages.
- Simulation of fire and burning of firewood;
- Room heating;
- Aesthetics in the interior of the room.
A significant disadvantage may be the complexity of installation, as well as the money spent to purchase such luxury. Owners of houses such as Khrushchev, do not rush to buy. For the equipment of a 2-room apartment, you first need to think about the size and location of the fireplace. In most cases, the installation is made during the repair of the apartment, so as to lay cables without any extra costs and harmoniously insert the fireplace into the interior. But if the specific changes are not included in your plans, we solve the problem in your own way.
The most successful for a fireplace and a comfortable place for you is the corner of the room. With this arrangement, the cable can be imperceptibly sealed by making gypsum walls. This design of the home will brighten up the atmosphere and bring the atmosphere of family comfort into the room.
We are not looking for easy ways
The purchase of an electric fireplace is not a difficult task. But not everyone can afford such electrical appliances, but he may not fit into the style of the room. However, this is not an excuse to abandon the plan. We are adjusted to creative activity and we make a decorative fireplace with our own hands. The idea to make a reality can be taken in the photo. We are waiting for inspiration to come, and get down to business.
The main idea
The first thing to think about is the texture and color of your design. Styles can be very different, from Greek ornaments to log or brick decorations. The color should fit and match with the interior in the room or harmoniously complement it. It is impossible to allow the fireplace to stand out against the background of the usual and inconspicuous situation. Everything should look like a single whole and be interconnected with any elements or shades, so you need to choose something that is suitable for your situation.
For a classical style, a fireplace made of plaster in combination with an ornament or stucco molding is suitable. Possessing majesty and nobility, this interior incorporates light colors, allowing to visually increase the area of the living room. Making a fireplace in one design with the furnishings, you can not paint the gypsum and leave it white. If you want to make it more contrast and focus on it, some elements can be darkened or add a hue that matches the color scheme.
As an example, an interior in the style of vintage. For 2-room apartment Khrushchev this design is the most suitable. The living room will become a place where you can relax, relax and remember the wonderful moments from the past. The feeling of antiquity will complement the fireplace with cut branches or patterns, island corners and pastel shades. Decorate the space of several decorative candles. The design and furnishings can be very different, so the main choice will have to be made by yourself.
Let's start realization
The material can be different, at your discretion. Practical and convenient to use will be gypsum. The availability of the necessary tools will not be superfluous. To create a decorative fireplace, you will need:
- metal base;
- self-tapping screws;
- dowel-nails;
- facing materials.
First, we make the necessary calculations and construct a framework. If you decide to put a fireplace in the corner, then first collect it and then attach it to the wall. We cut the metal profile, create the base, fix it with screws. We fasten metal parts one after another and mold the fireplace with the desired shape. The next stage will be the cutting of plasterboard. We verify the calculations and evenly divide the sheet into the necessary layers. We screw on each side 25 mm screws. And the frame is finished.
Then everything depends on your design and imagination. You can glue with tiles, paint, place an ornament or stucco. The main thing is that the result should please you, and you could gather behind your hearth all together. Even the absence of a real flame or its imitation will not do worse than what is done with our own hands with care and warmth to the "family nest".