TV, computer, music center - it is impossible to imagine a modern house without these useful devices. But what if this technique does not fit into the interior?
TV
This wonderful item has long become a kind of center of our home life, around which both family and guests gather. Therefore, it is important that it blends in harmoniously with the surroundings.
Best of all, a TV (as well as a home theater) blends in with the hi-tech interior. They are just made for each other.
But in a living room in a strict classical style, it is better to mask the miracle of technology. A popular and effective way is to place a flat-screen TV in a beautiful wooden frame. You will get a revived picture - a dream of past centuries and the reality of the 21st century. By the way, the frame can be not only wooden, but also steel, made of plastic, from “hard” leather or hand-painted - to your taste. Nearby you can hang real paintings in similar frames.
The era of flat-screen TVs allows you to mount a blue screen anywhere, even on the ceiling. You can place it between shelves with books. You can make a special niche for the TV in one of the walls. Niches can be of different depths and shapes, can be closed with blinds or decorative fabric. Racks with stops in the floor and ceiling look very modern.The supporting rod disguises the wires, and the horizontal fixtures for the equipment turn in any direction. By the way, with the help of such a screen the room is conveniently divided into functional zones. To fit a modern TV or movie theater into an ethnic or country style, you can allocate a place for it inside the rack: most of the time its wings remain closed, and open only to watch your favorite shows. If the rack is open, decorate it with vases, books, figurines.
Music Center
You can hide the system of the music center in a beautiful rack. The main thing is access to management. But you can’t hide the speakers anywhere, the sound will suffer, so try to find models that delicately fit into the interior. By the way, wireless speakers have already been invented, the main advantage of which is the design. The columns look like soft felt panels of different colors - for every taste.
Kitchen appliances
In order not to bump into the sharp corners of the dishwasher and not put a microwave on the table, do not give up the built-in appliances in the kitchen. Then all the overall mechanical and electronic assistants will take their rightful places, and all sorts of blenders, coffee makers and meat grinders will be placed in kitchen drawers and cabinets. You can hang a special shelf, closed blinds, where all this "trifle" will be placed.
The drawers of fashionable chest of drawers fit much more products than on the shelves of a conventional unit. In addition to the usual compartments, it is also equipped with a box for wine or cheese.
However, household appliances do not have to be hidden.Many of today's models may well decorate the kitchen. For example, high-tech furniture. And if chrome and steel shine are not encouraging, give preference to a technique with an original decor. This is now especially fashionable: a color refrigerator, a painted washing machine, a cheerful hood or a microwave will bring a light note to the interior. As additional decorative elements, you can use vinyl sticker pictures. It can be flowers, landscapes. There is another option: hand-painted kitchen appliances. This service is offered by some design bureaus, art workshops. They will paint refrigerators with oil or acrylic paints. But this is a laborious and expensive process.
Washing machine
If there is not enough space for a washing machine in the kitchen and bathroom, there is an original, but time-consuming option - bring it to the hallway and hide it in the closet. (In this case, the pipes will have to be laid in the floor.) If this option does not fit, pay attention to small cars hiding under the sink or even wall mounted ones - the latest technical novelty.
A computer
With the advent of lightweight laptops with a variety of design, problems with fitting a computer into the surrounding interior have become much less relevant. However, classic computers with wires still have many supporters. Put the entire computer economy in a secretary or in the same rack with doors that will hide the equipment when it is not needed. Another option is to close the entire computer zone. For example, place it in a corner or a niche and enclose it with sliding doors.A simpler option is to close the "office" with a curtain or a beautiful screen. A big plus of this "enclosure": you not only hide the place of work, but you yourself are hiding from others, you can work without being distracted.
Large computers and laptops are best placed near windows where there is more light and fresh air. This is useful for both technology and owners. The lamps of friendly design and cozy, comfortable furniture will help to combine the work area with the recreation area.
The article was published on the materials of the magazine "Good advice" 9/2013
Text: Olga Kononova. Photo: burdastyle.ru
Material prepared by Julia Dekanova
