A great counterattack on the defective old house of 100㎡, each space has hidden functions

The space is messy and old, and the lighting is poor

This 100㎡ defective house type

Is there any hope?

The house is a 1998 old second-hand house in Pudong, Shanghai. The designer worked with the owner and spent 30 working days on the design., plus 7 months of construction, finally achieved a modern counterattack!

House Information

House type: three bedrooms

Area: 100㎡

Coordinates: Shanghai Pudong New Area

Decoration cost: 65W

House plan

# House type diagnosis

1. The living room faces west and the space is dark;

2. Enter the home at the three-way intersection;

3. The kitchen space utilization rate is low;

4 .The functional area is missing, there is no study room or office area;

5. The bathroom has insufficient lighting, is dark and damp.

# House plan after renovation

1. Adjust the layout of the kitchen and set up double door openings to maximize westward light into the living room and kitchen;

2. Change the bathroom circulation line to the inside of the space to release the independent entrance buffer area;

3. Move the dining room to the side of the living room to form an office, dining, and multi-functional family core area. The original dining room is converted into a study and guest bedroom.

4. Connect the bathroom dry area without light to the axis of the kitchen lighting window to borrow light.

After a series of house type changes,

The comfort of use has been greatly improved!

Let’s take a look…

01 / Foyer

Build a new wall to create a 1.5㎡ practical entrance area

# Comparison of the front and rear planes of the foyer and entrance

The original entrance hall has too many moving lines, and there are three \”walkways\” at the entrance. Dust from household shoes and water stains from bathrooms are cross-contaminated in this area.

After the renovation, a new entrance wall was built to fill the door opening of the bathroom and original kitchen space on the right side. It is only used as a \”buffer\” for entering the house, and the functions are no longer complicated.

In the 1.5㎡ entrance area, white shoe cabinets and animal print wallpaper lay the foundation for a modern space. If the area is not large, the back of the security door is also a good place to develop wrought iron doors. You can use magnetic iron hooks, which will not damage the door panels and are very convenient.

The floor material is switched to define the separation between the entrance and the living room and dining room. At the same time, the white walls and facade decorative lines continue from the entrance in a low-key manner, making the originally well-lit living room become refined and translucent.

02 / Living Room

Choose flexible furnitureSingle product Give families more possibilities

In the living room, choose a more flexible item that can be easily adjusted at will. The highly saturated orange sofa is an interesting color contrast with the retro blue.

Scattered small items are stored in small trays, and regular flower arrangements can easily change the mood of the home.

Little Kate’s sherpa single chair also appropriately participates in the “living room exchange meeting”, small and compact.

Ligne Roset\’s TOGO sofa, in addition to being the protagonist in creating a living room style, is relatively low and compact in shape. It also controls the sense of comfort in the living room in a space with a low floor height.

03 / Restaurant

The core area of ​​​​the home is the restaurant It’s also a live broadcast room

In addition to being used as a restaurant on a daily basis, this is also the \”core area\” where you can stay at home for a long time. This area has also become the live broadcast room of the hostess, Xiaohongshu\’s beauty blogger \”Auntie Wang\”, And a multi-functional place for little Kate and her parents to read together.

In the live broadcast, there is a blue tablecloth, a woven table runner, a bouquet of flowers from the morning market, placemats and plates,Aromatherapy, candlesticks, and a weekend party theme scene is presented in front of you!

Switch to daily life in a second. A good meal is not only a treat for yourself, but also the best place to communicate with your family in a fast-paced life. RareCatch and fearSee the happy scene of father and daughter eating together.

There are also surprises in the dining room for storage. The set of wall cabinets next to the dining table includes sideboards, bookcases, routing network item storage cabinets, and miscellaneous cabinets.

·From the designer: Instead of choosing a few small and sporadic storage furniture, it is better to adopt the efficient integrated wall cabinet model as much as possible, especially for apartments with small space.

04 / Kitchen

Use the area to add double door openings to expand the space and increase lighting

The 7-square-meter kitchen can be regarded as a functional area that turns decay into magic. The area is not large. By borrowing the study area and adding double door openings, it has become a kitchen, water bar, and housekeeping sundry area. A new space where you can move around more freely

Since the living room faces west, the overall lighting of the space is very average, so a door hole was cut out in the partition wall of the living room and reinforced to allow precious light to penetrate the living room and kitchen area, extending the bright time of the home. !

The door opening on this side of the circular circulation line not only makes it more convenient to transfer dishes from the kitchen to the dining room; behind the cabinet console, there is also a suitable space to customize a floor-to-ceiling wooden cabinet. Not only the refrigerator can be stored in it , there is also a movable water bar with a drawer-type drinking fountain, which is very convenient for daily use.

The cabinet on the right side of the refrigerator is painted with blackboard paint. It gives Kate a place to scribble and write when her parents are cooking, so that it is convenient to take care of the children. The blackboard is close to the water source, so it is very convenient to wipe and maintain hygiene.

05 / Study

Hidden design makes the space more spacious Multipotent

Taking into account the characteristics of Bao\’s father\’s work in a foreign company, he often gets up at 6 o\’clock in the morning for meetings, and occasionally has relatives coming to stay for a while, so he reserved this small study room.

Due to the frequency of use and space requirements, the width of the study was reduced and more area was lent to the kitchen for daily use.

For furniture, choose an L-shaped cabinet connected to the workbench. Maximizing the space for activities. There is a flip-up bed hidden in the cabinet, which saves space and is especially suitable for temporary living.

06 / Children\’s Room

Clever design and use of color Give children room to grow

The children\’s room wants to create a princess and dreamy world of pink and white, so a large area of ​​the wall is painted with pink, but the color saturation is low and will not be too childlike. It will still be suitable for little Kate when she grows up. .

The bed is a Danish brand treehouse bed. The space under the bed can be moved. Now that Kate is young, the bed is relatively low. When she grows up, she can raise it and add a ladder to climb up. Free up the space below for flexible use.

The other side is a semi-open wardrobe and piano. The open part under the wardrobe is used to store various books for easy access.

The balcony is a secret space for girls. It has a super bold design and a set of cabinets for storing clothes are customized along the window. The wardrobe has no door and uses white gauze curtains for blocking, which is more soft and romantic. Temperament, very suitable for little girls. When there is no room for clothes in the future, other items can be stored and will not be left unused.

07 / Master Bedroom

Classic items create a personalized retro style

The bedside background wall is covered with an entire animal wallpaper, which feels a bit like Noah\’s Ark. The color also matches the retro feel of the whole house. In the evening, when Aunt Wang and little Kate were watching the children\’s version of National Geographic together, if they encountered any animals, they would look for them on the wallpaper, which is very suitable for parents and children.

Bedside table: &Tradition

The lamps and bedside tables on both sides are of different styles. They were chosen according to the personal needs of Aunt Wang and her husband. They are in line with everyone’s personality and usage habits and will not deviate from the design sense of the space.

Table lamp: &Tradition
Round mirror: seletti

The round cosmetic mirror design paired with the lemon yellow retro table lamp becomes a dazzling and personalized corner.

The cabinets displaying commonly used cosmetics and perfumes are installed with Changhong glass, giving it a hazy aesthetic.

08 / Balcony

A thoughtful place that combines storage and appearance

The balcony is designed as a leisure area, and U-shaped booths are customized around the bay window to supplement storage, mainly storing the hostess\’s cosmetics and the male host\’s photographic equipment .

During the day, the sunlight passes through the blinds, and the mottled tree shadows are mixed with the straight lines, which is rich and romantic. At night, turn on the sconce on the wall, and the warm yellow light shines on the warm chandelier wall It\’s warm and exquisite. Most of Aunt Wang\’s videos were shot here.

Place a soft cushion on top of the card base. I usually drink tea and type here, and when I get tired, I look at the scenery outside. I can also sit here with little Kate and read a book, which is warm and relaxing.

09 / Bathroom

Smartly change the entrance to dark Wei also has light

The adjusted bathroom entrance is on the axis of the kitchen, and the bathroom dry area without lighting now has natural light.

The bathroom cabinets are the same color as the kitchen cabinets, very retro green with gold, and the color scheme echoes the kitchen.

If there is enough space, the laundry and dryer can be placed here without occupying the space of the master bedroom balcony. The soft shower curtain partition is economical and very suitable for the actual needs of Kate\’s parents to help their children take a bath.

The small details of storage in the bathroom are also very exquisite.

Epilogue

Through the joint efforts of the owner and the designer, this 100-square-meter defective apartment has been given a new look, which not only meets the living needs of the owner and his family, but also reflects the exclusive personality of the home in terms of design and details.

Planning ：Vina

Picture provided by: Benmo Design