Newer houses often have an exposed kitchen. This choice, in some cases, is not convenient: the architect suggests how to separate the kitchen from the living room.
Having a kitchen-living room is a very common custom. However, It may happen that with the passage of time and with the expansion of the family, one changes his mind about the initial choice and the need to divide the two environments is felt. If you do not want to intervene in masonry or plasterboard works, there are various solutions that allow you to solve the problem.
To divide a single room, in which both the kitchen and the living room are located, it is possible to use some strategies that do not include masonry work. We have collected some possible solutions recommended by experienced architects who have found simple ways to transform the kitchen-living room into two rooms.
Open kitchen: this is how to divide a room without raising the walls
Open spaces are becoming more and more popular. In most cases, these are unique environments that welcome the entrance of the house, the living room and the kitchen. There are many reasons behind choosing an open space. In some cases it is a matter of style or taste, in others instead These are needs linked to a little abundant area.
However, it may be the case that over time the environments need to be defined differently and therefore want to separate the kitchen from the living room. Fortunately, to put this possibility into practice it is not necessary to call a mason, but just have a little imagination and use some suggestions.
To divide the kitchen from the living room. it is possible to use a full-height cabinet to replace the wall. In that case, you can decide to leave an opening or insert a sliding panel to definitively isolate the two environments. Alternatively, if the available space does not allow the insertion of a piece of furniture, it is possible to opt for a sliding divider which can be closed or opened as needed.
These two solutions tend to arreduce the brightness of the environment that can be preserved with a glass, which divides but does not obscure. A similar effect can also be achieved with Step bookstore that divides the two rooms without partition.
In this case, the purpose of the element is to delimit the spaces without clearly dividing them and without subtracting light, as occurs with a wall or a closed piece of furniture. Finally, for a less marked division it is possible use the kitchen island, attached to the side. The same effect can also be obtained with a suspended top, with fires.
