Recommendations for kitchen design
Some practical tips:
- When placing a sofa, you need to take into account the overall layout and geometry of the space so that the product does not interfere with free movement around the room.
- In a small kitchen in an apartment, to save space, it is better not to use too bulky structures, for example, a compact kitchen corner, folding or folding models will be an excellent solution.
- For an elongated and long kitchen, it is advisable to place a set, refrigerator and other household appliances along one wall, and a small sofa with a table along a parallel one.
- In a more spacious room, it is better to place this upholstered furniture perpendicularly or by the window to provide high-quality natural light for a good rest.
- A large square room can be decorated with a corner model that occupies two walls at once.
Options for kitchen sofas
Basic types of sofa models.
Straight
Depending on their dimensions, these designs can fit comfortably in a small kitchen or become the central element in a spacious kitchen-living room, acting as a space divider.
Corner
Will fit perfectly into a room of any size and layout. Such corner structures can be equipped with a built-in bed or storage sections. They are often installed near a window, which allows for more free movement in the space.
The photo shows a corner sofa design in the kitchen interior.
Folding
The multifunctional folding model is especially popular, since when folded it takes up very little space, and when unfolded, it can become a full-fledged place to relax.
Transformer sofa with a sleeping place
A comfortable and mobile transforming sofa, if necessary, easily transforms into a comfortable sleeping place.
With storage drawers
This design is very practical, compact and beautiful. Built-in drawers are perfect for storing cookbooks, dishes, textiles and other things.
Armchair-sofa
With the help of such a model, you can design both a small and a spacious kitchen space. Due to its thoughtfulness and functionality, this product can be transformed into a single bed and can also easily be converted into a compact armchair.
Sofa-bench
Can be straight or angular. The frame of the sofa-bench is most often made in the same color and style as the kitchen set and is mainly a wooden base decorated with soft cushions for sitting.
The photo shows a kitchen interior in the Provence style with a wooden sofa-bench in white.
Windowsill sofa
A sofa built into a windowsill, depending on the size of the window opening, can be quite roomy and comfortable. Similar designs are also made by hand, by increasing the width of the windowsill and decorating it with a mattress.
Ottoman
Instead of a regular back, it has a headboard and sometimes armrests. The ottoman allows you to save as much usable space as possible, creating a rather effective and interesting atmosphere.
Sofa
It has a minimalist and modest design, due to which it always looks very compact and cozy in the interior, being an excellent corner for relaxation.
Transformation mechanisms
Each transformation system has its own design features.
In order to unfold this two-seater product, you should first pull the seat forward and then lower the backrest onto the vacant space.
This mechanism slides forward like an accordion and transforms into a fairly wide place to relax.
It unfolds very easily, for this you just lift the seat and then after a click, lower it back together with the back.
It has an additional roll-out segment, which is pulled out by a special strap, from under the base of the long part of the structure.
Can be folded out into a sitting, semi-reclining or fully reclining position.
What upholstery material is better to choose?
Upholstery material options:
- Leather. Genuine leather is particularly durable, long-lasting, has an impressive appearance, pleasant tactile sensations, but is quite expensive. No less beautiful, but more economical leatherette and eco-leather, in terms of quality and appearance, are in no way inferior to the original material.
- Fabric. For upholstery, mixed fabrics are often chosen, for example, from polyester and cotton or upholstery made of durable, damage-resistant and moisture-resistant flock. Also, depending on the style of the kitchen, materials such as matting, velor, velvet fabric and others are used in the design.
The photo shows a compact sofa with raspberry-colored fabric upholstery in the kitchen interior.
When using fabric upholstery, it is necessary to have an efficient hood in the room, which will help to air out odors that can be absorbed into the upholstery.
The photo shows the interior of a spacious kitchen with a sofa upholstered in fabric with a geometric print.
Shapes and sizes of sofas
There are many different sizes and shapes, for example, semicircular, rounded, U-shaped, narrow or small, representing a mini-sofa.
The semicircular or radius model is most often used to furnish large rooms, in which this piece of furniture can be placed in a particularly interesting way and thus bring a certain zest to the interior. In case of lack of free space, narrow products or mini-sofas will be an excellent option, despite their compactness, allowing to achieve the necessary comfort and coziness.
Ideas for decorating sofas in the interior
Original design ideas.
A kitchen with two sofas
Two parallel sofa structures opposite each other will form an ideal and symmetrical interior composition in a small room. Sofas placed perpendicularly at a right angle will emphasize and dilute even the most strict design.
Examples for a kitchen with an island
A kitchen with an island in the middle, equipped on the back side, with the help of a kitchen corner, is a very practical solution that allows you to competently organize and place a dining area for the whole family. In addition, such built-in sofa models can sometimes be equipped with drawers.
Photo in the kitchen-living room
In the interior of the kitchen-living room, this upholstered furniture, both in combination with a bar counter and without it, is an excellent option for dividing and zoning the space into functional areas. If there is enough space, sofa models are complemented with armchairs, a pouf or a coffee table.
The photo shows a kitchen combined with a living room with a zoning element in the form of a brown sofa.
For a combined kitchen with a balcony
Corner or straight sofas placed near the window would be appropriate here. Also, when equipping the balcony area itself, a sofa bench is often used, completely repeating the perimeter of the loggia and not taking up much space.
Kitchen with a bay window
To decorate a bay window, semicircular, rectangular and non-standard models or structures in the form of a wooden base are used. with soft seats and cushions that fully emphasize the geometry of the bay window and fill the free space.
The photo shows a kitchen interior with a light-colored sofa located in a bay window.
Kitchen sofa design
An unusual sofa made of pallets is considered an interesting design solution, which is comfortable, original and can be easily made by hand, or wicker structures made of vines or rattan, which are very light, compact and mobile.
Models with a forged metal base and products on carved or chromed legs look very impressive, filling the space with glare. They also highlight benches without armrests, the absence of which is compensated by graceful backrests or upholstered furniture with quilted upholstery made of leather or velvet. Traditional wooden benches, which can have an aged appearance, look no less original.
The photo shows a corner sofa-bench made of wood in the kitchen interior.
Examples of sofas of different colors
The color scheme for the sofa primarily depends on the overall interior design and taste preferences. They choose products in bright orange shades, red, turquoise, purple, green, yellow, pink or blue, lilac, brown, black, black and white, gray, white or other light colors.
The photo shows a modern kitchen, decorated with a small orange sofa.
A black sofa will be a stylish decoration for any modern kitchen or dining room interior and will create an interesting contrast with light wall decoration or, conversely, with bright accents in the room. Large and bulky designs look perfect in dark tones or with a combination of calm and bright shades.
A rather creative solution is to choose sofas with geometric, striped prints or models made in brighter colors, for example, orange, red, green or yellow; such products look especially advantageous in a room with light decoration.
The photo shows a compact yellow sofa in the kitchen interior in the loft style.
Photos of kitchen interiors in different styles
Taking into account all the patterns of style, such as loft, country, Provence, minimalism, hi-tech, classic, Scandinavian or modern design, it turns out to turn the sofa into a noticeable and thoughtful part of the entire interior.
Classic
This style prefers couches or models that have more pompous shapes, decor in the form of carriage couplers, carved, forged elements and expensive fabric or leather upholstery. The main thing in a kitchen in a classic style is to adhere to a strict interior composition when placing this piece of furniture.
Loft
In the loft style, to maintain an authentic atmosphere, choose designs with upholstery made of genuine, artificial leather or fabric in subdued shades or truly antique items with small traces of time, giving the product a special depth.
The photo shows the interior of a kitchen in loft style with a straight sofa upholstered in genuine leather.
Provence
Models for French design can be made in lilac, soft pink, powder, peach or white tones, decorated with floral prints or complemented with soft pillows.
Country
For country, slightly rough models of simple form, distinguished by natural upholstery in natural colors, are most appropriate.
Minimalism
Minimalist design is characterized by modular rectangular sofas in monochrome colors, which further saturate the atmosphere with spaciousness, lightness and harmony.
Scandinavian
In this direction, products in colder shades with natural fabric or leather upholstery dominate. Such models have a very natural and lightweight appearance and are distinguished by real comfort.
