After seeing this couple’s retirement home , it’s another day I want to retire early!
What is your impression of the aesthetics of the elderly? It seems that they all like flowers, richness, gorgeous and complex decoration, paying attention to appearance but caring about functionality. The couple who own the house in this issue seem to be different from the old people in the impression. Their aesthetics are closer to that of young people, and they like simple and practical decoration.
The couple had just retired. The first thing they did after retirement was to buy a retirement home and hired a professional designer to make the house look like their ideal. While young people are still anxious about life, this retired couple has leisurely started the second half of their lives, which is very enviable!
▲Real photos of decoration
//House type analysis//
①The whole house area is about 74㎡, three-bedroom unit.
②The house is located on a low floor with poor lighting and ventilation.
③ There is a serious waste of space in the indoor corridor area, and the three bedrooms are all very small.
▲House floor plan
//Design Highlights//
①The balcony is connected to the living room, and the kitchen is designed as a semi-open style to enhance the sense of transparency.
② The bedroom next to the living room is planned as a tatami room, which has the functions of a guest room and storage.
③ Keep one master bedroom and transform the bedroom next to the kitchen into a dressing room.
④ Use the TV background wall in the living room to customize the L-shaped storage cabinet, which is simple and elegant.
▲Decoration plan
The decoration style of the whole house is minimalist, with white, wood and light gray as the keynote, and a design without main lights, presenting a simple and comfortable home atmosphere.
has a rich planning of storage space, all of which adopt customized designs, making full use of the vertical space to perfectly "hide" all the sundries.
▲ Actual pictures of decoration
Restaurant
The first area after entering is the restaurant, which is a transitional space. In order not to affect the overall sense of space, the designer planned the restaurant to be close to the kitchen and customized the solid wood dining table .
The current location of the dining table also takes up part of the corridor space, making reasonable use of the originally useless space. The height of the
desktop is shorter than that of an ordinary table. When paired with origami dining chairs and wooden pile benches , the dining atmosphere is relaxed and warm. The
dining table also adopts a retractable design, and can reach a length of 3 meters when unfolded, easily meeting the needs of family dinners.
▲Real photos of the restaurant
The renovated dining room has also become the center of the entire home. In addition to the daily dining function, it also takes into account multiple functions such as a study room, an island, a food preparation area, and a tea room, which greatly enhances the interaction between family members.
Directly opposite the dining table is a display cabinet, which is integrated with the TV cabinet in the living room. The couple's collection is placed on it, which is very commemorative and has become a beautiful scenery in the home.
▲Real photo of the restaurant
After the dining table was moved to the kitchen area, a lot of space was freed up in the original restaurant. The designer planned sky-high storage cabinets, arranged long benches, and built-in refrigerator design.
One side of the wall is decorated with a hollow clock, which can not only tell the time, but also play a role in decorating the indoor space.
downlights, spotlights and light strips light up the dining space and create a warm and romantic atmosphere.
▲Real photos of the restaurant
Kitchen
The kitchen has a semi-open layout. The designer removed the non-load-bearing walls on both sides of the kitchen and replaced it with a wooden sliding door and an glass sliding door , which not only ensures transparency, but also prevents oil smoke from drifting into the guest restaurant.
The track of the sliding door is a hanging track design, which must be reserved in advance when making a suspended ceiling. This not only saves the ground track and ensures the aesthetics, but also provides convenience for the house owner to clean the floor daily.
▲Real photo of the kitchen
The main color of the kitchen is white, and the walls are covered with gray ceramic tiles, which makes the visual sense simple and refreshing.
large double-sink sink, one for washing vegetables and one for washing dishes. Classified cleaning is convenient and hygienic.
In terms of lighting layout, the homeowner did not choose ordinary flat panel lights , but installed a lot of downlights on the kitchen ceiling, and the lighting brightness will be higher.
▲Real photo of the kitchen
Living room
The area of the living room is not large. In order to enhance the sense of space, the designer did the following:
- ① Remove the sliding door between the living room and the balcony to expand the use area of the living room.
- ② Try to place small-sized furniture in the living room to free up more space for activities.
- ③ Don’t make a background wall in the living room, use simple design to enhance the sense of space.
▲Real photos of the living room
The design of the TV cabinet in the living room is very unique!
The white TV cabinet is suspended, and the handle-less cabinet door is simple and refreshing, and the effect is very attractive. Below the
TV cabinet, a custom-made gray platform extends to the balcony and tatami room on both sides, connecting the scattered spaces and improving the interactivity between rooms.
▲ Actual picture of the living room
There is a clever design inside the platform. floor-pull projection screen is installed, which is also very convenient to store.
Compared with ceiling curtains, it is less difficult to use and easier to repair if something goes wrong.
▲ Actual photo of the living room
Tatami room
The second bedroom next to the living room was transformed into a tatami room. The room has integrated tatami mats. The four cabinets at the entrance can be used as bookcases, and hidden light strips are also installed inside.
This room is usually open, which can achieve better lighting and air convection; if the children come to stay at home, the tatami room can also be used as a guest room.
▲Real photo of the tatami room
Master bedroom
The master bedroom is the largest bedroom in the house. It is located at the innermost side of the house, with good lighting and a quieter environment.
Even in the bedroom, the designer still planned abundant storage space. The cabinet extends from the bedside to the right side of the bed. The L-shaped storage cabinet greatly improves the storage capacity of the bedroom.
The large suspended cabinet eliminates the heaviness of the cabinet itself and adds a light effect.
After the bay window was smashed, the designer transformed it into a bay window cabinet. On the basis of leisure, it further increased the storage capacity.
▲Real photos of the master bedroom
[Summary of this issue]
After reading this issue, do you also have a new view on the aesthetics of the elderly? The home of this retired couple is not only simple and elegant, but also well done in functional planning and storage design, which is worth learning from! If you also like the content of this issue, please like and collect it!
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