How to divide the kitchen from the living room

Do you believe that the open kitchen is ideal for your apartment, but fear the spread of smells? Do you love the Parisian houses functional and yet so comfortable? You want your kitchen is a bright despite the excessive distance from the windows? The glass wall is probably the solution you are looking for. Here's a roundup of ideas for you to find one that suits you.

The entrance doors. To catch a glimpse of what happens inside your kitchen the first opportunity is to leverage the access walls. Depending on personal taste and space available you can choose to create sliding doors, perhaps with the rail in sight, as in this photo.

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Or you might prefer rolling doors, as in this other image, where the geometry camouflages the paneling of the lower part of the door, the more prone to breaking down. In both cases, a frame was used designed with care to make sure and stable glasses and make disappear the gears necessary for the opening and closing.

2. Open vs closed. If you want to make a kitchenette in your room, but you do not like the idea that when you cook the smell spreading throughout the house, look at this picture. The glass still keeps the kitchen in connection with the rest of the stay, making it permeable to the eye, yet cleanly separating the two functions.

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The same can be done to give birth to a dim input, as in this image. The white frame and the wood used for the kitchen furniture give the place a more classic character than the previous one, much more professional and a bit 'colder. If you prefer not to have metal frames you can choose to create a single window. Then verify the feasibility with the glazier, especially in relation to the size of the slab and to its interlocking system in the masonry. Also make sure that the glass is toughened or shatterproof, to avoid hurting in case of breakage.

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Also interesting is this solution that solves the transition to the sleeping area without burdening the environment with a completely closed wall. I find it fun and functional chance to play with the opening of a part of the frame: allows you to chat with guests and at the same time move the food while cooking. Peter Tow

3. A window. It is said that a glass can be provided only because of a functional need, the eye wants its part! So why not create a fixed glass to allow passage of the eye on what is happening in the kitchen? Alternatively you could think of a real window, as in this picture, can be opened and if necessary transformed into a shelf for breakfast or snacks.

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4. An entire wall. Many people wish to realize an entire wall made of glass, while having a lot of space, to have a wider perception of the living area. In this case, being not possible to achieve with a single plate, it must be working on the design of the frame to be obtained. It should also be carefully evaluated the system of opening for the passage, which is the greater instability element, in addition to impact. In the case of sliding doors, the easiest solution is to make them disappear inside the cartongess. O them to slide over one another, leaving the final fixed part and protected by a boiseriebassa, which does not block the gaze, but avoids him go.

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This solution is very ingenious: the doors when not in use disappear inside a large wardrobe, custom designed. The effect is to open doors of a unique environment very spacious; to the feeling closed doors is, however, of a complete space, with an opaque glass wall, the stability of which is assured by a fixed counter.

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5. A booth. Not that everyone enjoys the idea of keeping the environment in view of preparation, especially in very small apartments or lofts. In this case you can use the glass wall as an element of division, suitably fastened to the floor and ceiling. As in this picture, where the opaque glass acts as a windshield without doors.

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Or you can realize a small greenhouse, which is well filled and cured allows you to hide what happens in the kitchen. Remember in this case to provide a dedicated lighting system to your plants and the opening parts to take care of it.