6 solutions for designing a kitchen semi-open to the living room

In recent years, semi-open kitchens to the living and dining room have become a trendy layout resource, but there are still those who prefer to keep the kitchen in a separate space, although partially integrated into the living room.

If you are renovating the space and want to design a semi-openkitchen to the living room, without losing some privacy in both environments, we recommend that you take notes of our solutions, which will help you achieve it.

Advantages and disadvantages of kitchens open to the living room

Independent kitchens, as well as those integrated into the living and dining room, have their advantages and disadvantages.

Knowing them will be of great help to choose the type of distribution that suits you best, or even decide on an intermediate option, such as a semi-open kitchen to the living room.

Advantages

• Among the most relevant advantages is that kitchens open to the living room are a great option in small-sized homes, such as apartments or studios, since by leaving the open space of the living room, dining room and kitchen, we gain in visual amplitude of space.
• From a decorative point of view , they are the most current and trendy alternative, in addition to allowing sunlight to flow naturally to every corner, as they do not encounter large obstacles such as walls.
• For us, one of the great advantages of kitchens open to the living room is that they facilitate communication between the different members of the family, since the person who is working in the kitchen can easily interact with those who are in the living room, both in everyday life and in celebrations or meetings with family and friends.

Inconveniences

• One of the main disadvantages of kitchens open to the living room is that, if you have not installed a good extractor hood, fumes and odors can be unpleasant and spread to the rest of the space. To avoid this, all you have to do is choose a good extraction system and that’s it!
• To have this type of distribution it is essential that you always manage to maintain order and cleanliness in the kitchen, if you do not want that from the sofa of your house you contemplate an unpleasant spectacle that contaminates the visual comfort of the different integrated environments.
• Noise is also one of the most prominent drawbacks, especially in some appliances, such as dishwashers and washing machines. So opt for installing appliances that are as quiet as possible so that you can enjoy an evening at the movies without being disturbed by the noise of spinning.

If you think that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, but you don’t want to give up all the good things that small kitchens have to offer, then you’ve come to the right place. small open kitchens open, you can always design a semi-open kitchen to the living room, an intermediate distribution solution.

How to design a kitchen semi-open to the living room

There are many ways to divide the space without having to be separated by a door and a wall, and from Paratureforma we want to give you some ideas.

Glass walls

Replacing the wall or partition that separates the kitchen from the living and dining room with a floor-to-ceiling glass wall is a great option to prevent noise from disturbing one side or the other of the space, without losing the cross-lighting that is generated between the two environments.

You can opt for a fixed glass wall or a transparent wall with a glass door that allows direct access to the kitchen from the living room area.

You can also design an intermediate glazed solution using a dividing wall in which the lower part is made of plasterboard and the upper part is made of glass, as a window.

Sliding doors

Sliding doors have become a great resource for designing a kitchen that is semi-open to the living room.

Thanks to its installation you will be able to make the kitchen independent when you need it, closing the doors, or integrating it to the living and dining room, leaving them open.

There is an infinite number of sliding doors: totally opaque, glazed with panes, glass, which can be installed in exposed guide systems, the most economical option, or recessed to the wall, those that remain hidden inside the partition, which are more expensive, but offer a spectacular, clean and uncluttered result. To install them you will need a casement and a thicker partition wall and you must take into account that you will not be able to hang furniture or plan installations on the walls that coincide with the doors.

Folding panels

The sheets of the folding panels fold back on themselves as you close them and can be of very different dimensions, from narrower sheets to large pieces.

You will find them in glass, although if you prefer the blades to be large, we recommend that you choose wooden ones, as it is more difficult for you to articulate them safely and efficiently if they are made of glass.

A bar as a dividing element

It can be a free-standing bar or one that is integrated into a kitchen island or peninsula.

In this case it is more of a subtle visual separation and not so much structural, so the result is very similar to the kitchens completely open to the living room.

If you have enough space, choose the option of the kitchen island with office bar, since you will have a functional and decorative element in equal parts. You can use the island only as a work surface and office area or integrate the cooking area or the water area.

Dividing shelves

Another ideal solution to create a semi-open kitchen to the living room to which you want to add a touch of privacy and separation between the two spaces. You can choose between different options of separating furniture such as shelves open on both sides, cabinets, or kitchen furniture.

Hidden kitchens

This type of kitchen design is invisible, but is fully equipped and thought out in detail so that you can enjoy the maximum functionality of its features.

You can hide a kitchen in a cabinet of larger or smaller dimensions, from independent mobile modules, through a structure of tilting doors, or even hide the kitchen countertop with a lid that either goes up and down, or can be moved laterally to cover the stove, the water area, or both, as needed. With this solution, when the lid is lowered, it will seem that the kitchen does not exist and that the space is perfectly smooth.

Paratureforma tips for designing a semi-open kitchen to the living room

• Open arched openings have become an alternative to partially separate the semi-open kitchen from the living room, thus creating a certain transition between the two connected rooms.
• Delimit the rooms with different floors. Choose different flooring to differentiate the kitchen area from the living room and dining room. In the living room, for example, you can install awood laminate and in the kitchen a porcelain or a hydraulic floor recovered or newly manufactured. The result will be surprising!
• Wooden slatted panels are also a good resource to create a semi-open kitchen to the living room. You can place them from floor to ceiling or on top of the kitchen modules. In this way you will partially separate both spaces without losing the communication capacity that is generated in an environment of these characteristics.

The semi-open kitchens to the living room have the advantages of the independent and fully integrated kitchens, trying to minimize the disadvantages of the open environments, but maintaining their virtues.

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