A tiny kitchen is a problem for everyone small apartment. I don’t even want to think about design: what kind of style is there if there’s nowhere to fit grandma’s closet and grandpa’s table? The best place is to go to an antique store. This is where you should start: get rid of the excess.

Functionality comes first, or how to actually enlarge the kitchen

U kitchen area aggressive specificity. High temperatures, fat, soot, moisture. It is necessary to select a finish that is resistant to harmful factors, not too easily soiled and easy to wash/wash off. Under no circumstances should there be materials containing toxic components: food is prepared in the kitchen.

How to visually enlarge the kitchen

The two main factors that “eat up” space visually are dark or too bright colors and clutter. Let's see what color combinations are applicable in the kitchen interior.

Light pastel colors tend to visually enlarge the room. If the windows face north, warm shades are recommended: sand, beige, cream. In a sunny kitchen, you can opt for cool colors: blue, turquoise. They are associated with the sea and will create a feeling of coolness in the summer heat. To bright interior did not look monotonously boring, add bright or dark details.

More light. Many spotlights- it’s both beautiful and convenient for the hostess. Can be used LED backlight. Choose polished furniture - the kitchen will “expand” due to reflections and reflections.

If there is no door between the kitchen and living room, it makes sense to decorate the walls the same way: the same paint, wallpaper, panels.

Any textiles (curtains, tablecloth, upholstery) are light. Pastel colors, dim patterns. It is not advisable to use a catchy design or pattern. Excessive decor overloads the space. You shouldn't use a printed pattern - it looks heavy. Better texture.

You should not use more than two colors in the decoration of a room: the diversity will get on your nerves. Instead of contrasting colors, you can use relief patterns of the primary color.

The same wishes for furniture: light. As an option - transparent. Glass shelves, cabinets, table, chairs.

Hang a mirror on the wall or make mirrored doors near the shelves. Place glass on the table according to the shape of the table top. Not very bulky crystal chandelier will also contribute to the visual expansion of the space.

It is not recommended to replace large pieces of furniture with a large number of small ones. The kitchen will look cluttered. It is advisable to use furniture that is elongated in height: this way you can “raise” the ceiling.

If you plan to hang a panel, painting, photo on the wall, it is better to do it lower or higher than usual. And not in the center, but to the side. Placing two images on top of each other will make the wall appear taller.

Accessories: two or three statement pieces that will liven up the room. No more needed.

It is not recommended to place overgrown indoor plants or lush bouquets of flowers.

It is better to make the floors the same throughout the entire apartment. Usage different coatings zones the space, and this must be avoided. When laying tiles or laminate, a diagonal pattern is recommended; this is also a way to visually expand the area.

It is recommended to hang the cornice above the window or use it on the ceiling: this will make the room visually higher.

If the apartment is small and the ceilings are high, it makes sense to lower them to achieve harmony. Can be installed suspended ceiling, multi-level. The upper level is with photo printing (for example, an image of a blue sky with clouds).

What if the kitchen is also a dining room? Decorate the kitchen and dining areas in the same style, but with some differences. This will eliminate the need to install extra partitions.

Choosing a style for a small kitchen

The most stylish - white. You can use not snow-white, but with shades: light cream, ivory, milky. A few contrasting elements will give the interior originality and sophistication.

Ceramic and ceramic tiles. She doesn’t need to lay out all the walls, this is a kitchen, not a swimming pool. But repeating the pattern two or three times in several elements (apron, tabletop, window sill, window slopes) will look stylish. You should not use panels with complex detailed patterns. It is better to choose light floral or abstract patterns, stylized images.

Most styles can be applied painlessly in a small kitchen:

What styles are undesirable in a small space?

• Baroque. Pompous aristocratic design from the 17th and 18th centuries. Gilding, columns, heavy massive furniture, a lot of expensive textiles. The kitchen turns into a museum reserve.
• Victorian. It is also royal, named after Queen Victoria. Eclecticism, luxury, excess of decor. Congestion.
• Gothic. Gloomy red and black colors will turn a tiny room into a crypt, cellar or torture chamber. The Gothic effect will be achieved, but will you, your family and guests be able to live comfortably in such a kitchen?

But what if the rest of the interior of the apartment or house is decorated in one of these styles? You can’t make all the rooms in one style, and the kitchen in another.

One of the options for solving this problem has already been proposed above: redevelopment, combining the kitchen with the living room. The room will become spacious, and a slight contrast in the design of two different zones will not seem out of place.

What design techniques can be used without deviating from stylistic unity without redevelopment?

For Gothic

• Stained glass on cabinet doors and sliding partitions;
• Carved and forged elements in the decoration of furniture and accessories;
• Crystal: chandelier, vases, glasses.

For Victorian

• Do not use drawers, there were practically no drawers in that era. Opening doors only;
• Period materials: marble countertops, glass cabinets;
• Lighting: It is not advisable to abandon the chandelier. Install sconces instead of spotlights;
• Flooring: It may seem strange, but linoleum appeared right then. You won't go out of style if you lay it down. In addition, it is cheap, practical, and the floor is easy to clean.

For Baroque

• Stucco molding. It should not be used in large quantities, but you can use, for example, white polyurethane foam skirting boards for the ceiling;
• Gilded ornaments for facades;
• Twisted handles;
• Patina: gold, silver;
• Marble, quartz, glass;
• Stretch ceiling with photo printing in the form of a fresco.

The Baroque style is focused primarily on light colors. Using color in design ivory or coffee with milk, you will not escape the chosen era.

Any kitchen, even the smallest one, can be comfortable, functional and stylish at the same time. For this you will need:

• Willingness to part with old things and habits;
• Preference for multifunctional equipment;
• Predominance light colors, shiny and glass surfaces;
• Maximum lighting;
• Stylistic flair or consultation with a professional designer;
• A flight of fancy and a desire to start a new life.

Unfortunately, you will also need money. In one quantity or another. Without them, alas, there is nowhere.

See photo selection of kitchen interior design of 6 sq.m.

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Kitchen – special place for every housewife. It can inspire culinary masterpieces, gather a family or a noisy group for a delicious dinner, or become a secluded place where it is so pleasant to relax in silence with a cup of aromatic tea or coffee. This is why so much effort and money is spent on home improvement. And if you dream of a comfortable and truly convenient kitchen - practical ideas, photos successful interiors and original design solutions to help you!

Many of us furnish the kitchen according to the principle of “free space”, placing cabinets and cabinets beautifully, compactly, but sometimes completely non-functional. As a result, the room turns into a gym, where you will have to put in a decent amount of mileage to cook food. Therefore, we propose to consider the basic rules of ergonomics, which will help resolve the issue of how to make the kitchen comfortable without unnecessary physical exertion.

Tabletop with adjustable height for comfortable use various processes

A kitchen where the hostess has everything at hand

First of all, let's take care of the correct arrangement of furniture. To do this, you need to calculate what algorithm of actions we usually follow during cooking. After such a listing, it becomes intuitively clear in what order the furniture should be arranged with household appliances to make the cooking process as fast and comfortable as possible.

1. We select necessary products– storage cabinet and refrigerator.
2. We carry out preliminary preparation (wash, clean, cut, three) - the work surface next to the sink, under them there is a compartment for the trash can. It is necessary to place cabinets or cabinets with dishes, cutlery and various auxiliary devices within walking distance. For knives, you can designate a place with magnetic tape on the wall directly above the cutting surface.
3. We process (cook, fry, steam, stew) - the magnificent trinity of the hood, stove and oven is usually placed under each other, a pyramid. But if the size of the kitchen allows, you can allocate a separate place for the oven in the middle line - this makes it much more convenient to load/remove dishes and monitor the process of their preparation. Of course, such castling is only possible for autonomous electric ovens.

1. We set the table for the meal - although it is convenient to place the table in the middle of the room (and up to work surface close, and it’s more comfortable to sit), not every kitchen has so much free space. Therefore, most often the dining area is compactly located in the corner.

Built-in oven in a modern kitchen

An example of an ergonomically equipped kitchen

We have considered the bare minimum of furniture, which forms the basis comfortable kitchen. And you can add bedside tables, cabinets, pencil cases and other furnishings at your discretion, as long as there is enough space. But if you prefer to create culinary masterpieces in a spacious room, then laconic minimalism will become ideal solution to create a modern and functional interior.

Refusal upper cabinets greatly enlarges the room

Advice! When planning the location kitchen furniture Take note of the idea of ​​the “work triangle.” The three main zones - stove, sink and refrigerator - should be located so that the lines drawn between them form a triangle shape. If the distance between the sides of the “corners” varies from 1.2 to 2.7 m, the housewife will have everything she needs for basic cooking processes within walking distance.

Options for placing main kitchen areas

Secrets of ergonomic storage of dishes, food and appliances

In order not to rush around the kitchen looking for the right device and not to clutter the room with numerous cabinets/shelves, you should think in advance about the functional “stuffing” of the furniture. Therefore, today many people prefer to make custom-made functional kitchen cabinets with already ready-made solutions For compact placement dishes and built-in appliances.

Functional cabinet for storing food, spices and kitchen small items

Advice! Many systems can be built into standard cabinets/bedside tables if you buy special fasteners included in the kit. Therefore, even if you are in no hurry to replace your usual furniture with new ones, consider our selection interesting solutions, perhaps among them you will find an idea for modernizing an already finished kitchen or... be inspired for a new renovation.

Modern kitchen with thoughtful ergonomics

Drawer Modifications

Long known kitchen appliance For convenient storage of small utensils there are regular drawers. But modern technologies do not stand still, so today these pieces of furniture can hardly be called simple - they are distinguished by reliable retractable mechanisms that easily hold a massive shelf and all its contents in the open position.

In addition, manufacturers continue to delight connoisseurs of beauty and comfort with new original forms, reliable imitations of various materials, ergonomic space dividers and, of course, stylish design.

Drawers are simply indispensable in a modern kitchen.

The following storage systems are most convenient:

• Spacious drawer with stand-delimiters. This is a clamp for garbage containers, a sectional tray for various bulk products, and a holder for auxiliary equipment - skimmers, ladles, whisks, spatulas and several dozen more useful devices. Different fronts, sizes and systems for fastening objects allow you to integrate such drawers into almost any kitchen or combine unique modules at your discretion. The only thing that remains the same is the reliable design of the side guides, which allows you to pull out the drawer almost all the way and securely fix it in the open position. Ideas functional use retractable systems:

Pull-out compartment for waste containers

Separate compartment for large plates and trays

You can install dividers in the drawer yourself

• Double compartment for cutlery and other kitchen utensils. Thanks to the presence of dividers, as well as an additional drawer that rolls out above the main one, a small cabinet can accommodate many small accessories. There is a place for each group of devices; there is no need to sort through all the contents to find what you need. A top part can be used to store various small things: can openers, spices, culinary brushes, etc. Examples of using double drawers:

• Dish compartment. Deep and wide, equipped with vertical rack dividers, it makes storing plates, bowls, pots and pans more organized and safe. It is much more convenient to store dishes with dividers:

• Baskets and nets. Spacious and narrow, flat and deep - they can be used to compactly accommodate everything that can be useful in a comfortable kitchen: from vegetables, fruits and various groceries to dishes, household chemicals and textiles. Types of retractable baskets and nets for objects of various formats:

• Corner systems. They perfectly fill a space that seems unclaimed and inconvenient, in which it is difficult to fit a standard cabinet or drawer. They have an intricate yet functional design. Options for arranging corner zones:

Retractable systems and structures

In addition to ordinary bedside tables with drawers, although modified, there are other categories of modern retractable systems. They can be selected for literally any kitchen, regardless of size and configuration. This is where it turns out to be both convenient and practical!

1. Cargo is a vertical cabinet in which façade panel Shelves, baskets or hanging nets are attached from the inside. This system extends out of the headset to its full depth, thanks to which there is two-way access to all things stored in it.

Standard cargo dimensions: width - 15-90 cm, height - from 16 cm to the ceiling, depth - about 50 cm (but customer wishes are also taken into account). Such cabinets can be built into any space unoccupied by furniture, so they become an ideal solution when, when designing a kitchen module, the width of standard cabinets is not enough to occupy the entire wall space. Cargo systems are convenient and functional:

1. Corner cabinets with a pull-out system of shelves or baskets. For such furniture, manufacturers offer two options for mechanisms. The first is a carousel type, when the grids are attached to a common axis; when the door is open, they can be almost completely pulled out. And more technologically advanced - locomotive. In this case, the baskets are also fixed to each other (by a trailer), so as soon as you open the bedside table, the first section of shelves slides out and pulls the rest along with it. Types of retractable “carousels”:

1. Kitchen columns are multifunctional storage systems that are successfully hidden behind the doors of tall cabinets. Moreover, the designs can be very different:

• just leave completely (according to the cargo principle);
• turn around 90 degrees after exiting, making access to items stored in the nets more convenient;
• form a complex system with rotating frames and shelves;
• unfold like a fan, occupying the entire open opening.

Kitchen columns are modern modifications of well-known pencil cases:

Increases the number of things stored in a columnar closet and additional containers on the doors. With such a wide range various mechanisms The question of how to make the kitchen comfortable can be solved easily and simply.

1. Drop-down shelves - the mechanism of such devices can be either completely manual or auto-mechanical. Now you don't have to jump up or use a chair to get something from the top shelf of the wall cabinet. You can simply pull the shelf down or press a button/switch and it will come down to you. Mobile shelf systems:

Hanging wall fixtures

If you are used to keeping the most necessary utensils at hand, or there is simply not enough space in the cabinets for various spoons and ladles - wall fixtures will help solve this problem too.

Varieties:

• Rails - a hollow pipe of any cross-section and length is mounted on the wall, side or front of cabinets, and various kitchen small items are hung on it. The system can be complemented by ordinary S-shaped hooks, mini shelves (grids, baskets), rings or holders for spices and paper towels, stands and other useful devices for cups, saucepans, ladles, skimmers, potholders, ladles, scissors and others kitchen utensils. Railings can be matched to any interior:

• Magnetic holder For metal objects- also installed on the wall or facades near the work area. It is most often used as a stand for knives and scissors, although you can also hang spice jars or bottles, as long as the stoppers are made of metal.

• Perforated screen for a kitchen apron or linings on furniture doors - they are conveniently attached to the holes on the panel various types holders, the result is not only a functional design, but also an unusual interior decoration.

Important! Do not forget that a large amount of small decor should be used with caution, otherwise the room may take on an untidy, sloppy appearance. Therefore at all open systems storage must be perfect order and cleanliness.

Original modules for little-used spaces

Many designs (corner drawers, carousels, retractable cargo) can be built even into places that are inconvenient for placing conventional kitchen cabinets and cabinets. In an ergonomic kitchen, you can find use even for space that remains unused after installing plumbing or standard furniture.

1. Washing area. Due to the convex bottom of the sink and pipes, the cabinet under the sink often only has space for a trash can or infrequently used dishes. And this is where they come to the rescue creative ideas and modern technologies: U-shaped drawers, retractable stands for household chemicals and waste containers, small folding shelves for various convenient things allow you to more rationally manage your free space.

1. Retractable elements. Such solutions will be appreciated by the owners of small kitchens, where they really have to fight for every centimeter of free space. Original and functional designs can not only decorate the interior, but also replace massive pieces of furniture that do not always have a place in a small room.

Cutting board with waste disposal hole

Snack table with soft seats

Area reserved for pets

1. Rotary structures. It could be a carousel with hangers for cups, glasses, or a tripod with multi-level shelves - the main thing is that such devices allow you to arrange things compactly and maintain the interior style.

Open “carousels” for the bar counter

Mobile shelves on a vertical holder

Zoned lighting for a comfortable kitchen

It's hard to imagine modern comfortable kitchens without multi-level lighting - unlike other rooms in the house, one central chandelier cannot be used here. Most cooking or cleaning processes require good luminous flux, which we get thanks to properly positioned lighting fixtures in each functional area. And don’t forget about creativity - after all, lighting can be not only practical, but also decorative elements, giving the kitchen coziness and comfort.

Important! When planning multi-level lighting, take care to connect each zone separately - otherwise a kitchen shining with all the lamps will be reflected in a hefty electricity bill. In addition, the switch for each line should be located in the area that the device illuminates (with the exception of the central lighting) - this is both practical and convenient.

5 places in the kitchen where you can’t do without additional light:

1. Overhead lighting - the traditional chandelier located in the center of the room has been replaced by more convenient and ergonomic spotlights that can be placed around the entire perimeter of the kitchen and even on furniture.

Spotlights are indispensable in a modern kitchen

1. Dining area - above the table you can find a place for original hanging appliances or a wall sconce with warm, dim light. They will create a special atmosphere for romantic dinner or intimate gatherings with friends. A false window or glass panel with backlight.

Spot lighting in the work area and pendant lights above the table

Registration dining area false window

1. Working surface - many modern sets already provide the possibility of installing halogen or fluorescent lamps, which do an excellent job of illuminating the countertop and sink. When there are no holes, you can cut them out at the bottom of the cabinets by hand, install flat fluorescent lights or attach an LED strip. If you plan to install a glass screen on the kitchen apron, you can simultaneously install lighting with several operating modes.

Built-in work area lighting

LED strip as a backlight

Glass apron - beautiful and practical

1. Stove - most often above hob a hood is placed in which a lighting lamp is already built-in. But you can highlight the cooking processes using a wall-mounted device (preferably with heat-resistant glass) or directional spotlights.

Convenient when several spotlights are installed in the hood

1. Bar counter or kitchen “island” - many modern kitchens are equipped with remote areas for cooking or eating. If they are not located directly under the main chandelier, it would be nice to consider an additional lighting system. And since such “islands” are always in the center of attention, it is worth choosing bright and original devices - let them become the highlight of the entire interior!

Volumetric lamps on invisible pendants immediately attract attention

Kitchen island with sink and pendant lamps

You can make light bulbs from dishes with your own hands

Note! In a kitchen with open shelving and cabinets, you can use mobile lamps on clothespins, directing a beam of light to the right place.

Today, arrange a comfortable and functional kitchen quite simply, thanks to a variety of ready-made ergonomic solutions from furniture and accessory manufacturers. But if you are not sure that you can cope with the design yourself, it is better to entrust the design of the room to professionals who will select ideal option for a cozy and comfortable interior.

The kitchen is one of the small but frequently used rooms in the apartment (if we talk about standard Khrushchev apartments). Many housewives wonder how to properly organize her interior so that everything is at hand, nothing gets in the way and visually looks decent. There are several cunning tricks, and also convenient devices, which will make life much easier and make spending time in the kitchen enjoyable!

U-shaped layout

Making the most of space is the main rule when decorating a small kitchen. The most effective in a small room will be a U-shaped layout, when all the necessary zones occupy three walls. One contains a sink, another contains a stove, and the third serves as a work surface. In such a room everything is at hand!

To avoid the feeling of cramping, use glossy surfaces. It could be metal table top, glass kitchen apron or lacquered cabinet doors. They will increase the light falling from the window and additional sources lighting. This will make the room seem visually larger than it actually is.

Hidden backlight

The secret trick to transform your kitchen in the evening. Hidden backlight usually hidden under hanging cabinets. It creates a feeling of weightlessness and lightness in the interior. It makes the kitchen look very modern, sometimes even cosmic. And the backlight also has a practical function - you will be much more comfortable working in the kitchen with it than without it (this will definitely reduce the number of cuts on your fingers!).

Lots and lots of artificial light

There is never too much light in a small room, and it doesn’t matter whether it is artificial or natural. And in small kitchens Often the window is either tiny or completely absent, so make sure that the interior is as bright as possible. Use point light sources, complement hanging cabinets with lighting, and mark areas that are important to you with stylish lamps. You will immediately notice how the room will transform and become more comfortable.

Good old roof rails

Perhaps millions of housewives around the world are grateful to the inventor of roof rails. This storage system is so versatile that it fits into any interior style, any layout and area of ​​the room. And how much can be placed on just one roof rail! What can I say if there are several of them. If you install it at the sink, then all the necessary items for cleaning the room will be quietly placed here.
Place the railing near the stove and all your ladles, whisks and spatulas will always be in front of your nose. Choose the configuration of the accessory depending on your desires and the tasks it must perform.

Practical use of empty space

As strange as it may sound, even in small rooms there is space that is not used in any way, but it could bring a lot of use, for example, corners. Here you can place open shelves, put a compact dining table or install a corner kitchen cabinet.

Storage systems in kitchen cabinet doors

When jars of spices do not have a specific place, it takes a lot of time to find them. To keep them in order, organize several stylish systems storage directly in the kitchen cabinet doors. All the necessary details for this can be found in any furniture store and they are inexpensive.

Miniature shelves

Open shelves in the kitchen are good, but not everyone can accommodate them. Large and full-fledged, yes, but miniature ones would be appropriate in a tiny kitchen. They can be placed by a window, by a hood, in a corner, or even by a hanging cabinet on the side. They are great for storing spices, cups and other small items that are most often needed.

Compact table

A small area is not an obstacle to placing a compact dining table. You can get by without it in the kitchen, but how convenient it is when you have somewhere to sit and calmly drink tea or eat a plate of borscht. Choose compact folding models or folding options.

When cooking or cleaning in the kitchen, we often wonder: could things be easier for us? What needs to be done for this? We know that a kitchen can not only look great, but also be intuitive to use; It should be easy to cook and easy to clean. Of course, the easiest way to solve the problem is with a new, smart kitchen, but even small changes can be a big improvement. What can be done?

1. How to make your kitchen cozy and beautiful: a good kitchen apron

Painted, brick and panel kitchen backsplashes look very nice, but when it comes to cleaning, the problems begin. In environments where elevated temperatures, splashes of grease, sauces and water are common conditions, you will need a kitchen apron that is truly durable. Ceramic tiles, tempered glass or a stainless steel panel will do an excellent job.

2. The garbage problem

A large and smelly trash can in the middle of the kitchen is not the most pleasant sight, is it? Unfortunately, kitchens often forget to provide enough space for a large trash can, which you will need if you cook a lot. The most convenient location trash cans still leave space under the sink. You can hang the bucket on the door with inside to ensure easy access. Bucket in drawer- also very functional solution, especially if you collect garbage separately. A garbage disposal in the sink is often underestimated, but in vain: with its help you can get rid of all organic matter and, therefore, unpleasant odors.

3. Functionality comes first

The temptation to make a kitchen exactly like the one in your favorite picture from the Internet is very great. But are you sure that this design will be comfortable for you and will adapt well to the shape and size of your kitchen? Is this kitchen even suitable for cooking? Elements such as natural marble countertops, soapstone sinks, wooden floors and the lack of upper cabinets may seem elegant, but they make cleaning the kitchen much more difficult. For example, marble is easily scratched, it is difficult to remove stains, and you cannot place hot dishes on it - such is the price of luxury. It's best to find a happy medium between something that looks great and something that will function perfectly.

4. Embrace the gray

Black countertops may look great, but anyone who has ever driven a black car on winter streets knows that it's not the most best idea. Any imperfection - dirt, dried drops of water or a scratch - will be visible on the black surface. The problem is that white is also not an option, since it is very difficult to keep it perfectly clean. When it comes to countertops, take a closer look at gray options, preferably matte or with a stone pattern.

5. Practical cleaning

Choose your sink wisely. First of all, pay attention to the properties of the material: "". Some sinks may crack from boiling water, others are easily scratched, but you can always choose optimal solution. The number of bowls is also important: if there are two, you can accumulate dirty dishes in one bowl and wash food in the other, but if this means sacrificing the size of each, it will make washing the dishes more difficult. Depth - one important parameters: A deep sink is easy to hide dirty dishes, but washing them can give you a back ache.

6. Pull-out shelves are your friends

Drawers instead of ordinary lower cabinets are a real revolution in the approach to storage and cooking: you can get to any thing you suddenly need in one movement, without squatting and without first pulling out everything that lies in your way. At the same time, you don’t have to change the furniture: you can hang fittings for pull-out baskets or shelves in your old cabinet.

7. Good speakers

An unexpected item for the kitchen, in your opinion? But it turns out that many people can’t cook without music at all, so if you’re not among them yet, we recommend giving it a try. Perhaps it’s the kitchen that’s good speaker system you will need more than in any other room in the apartment.

8. Seats for spectators

If your kitchen is located at some distance from the dining room, then provide seats for those who want to keep you company while cooking. If you have a bar counter or kitchen island, choose comfortable chairs of the correct height (yes, they are different for the counter and for the island) or place small armchair(and ideally a table for one for quick breakfast) for your interlocutor or for a pleasant wait for water to boil, for example.

In order to rationally use every centimeter of kitchen space, you should take the issue of planning the furniture and arrangement of household appliances very seriously.

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1. “Customize” the size of the lockers

To suit your height and kitchen. Most manufacturers of modern kitchens offer furniture standard sizes: the depth of the lower sections is twice as large as the upper ones: 560 and 315 mm plus the thickness of the facade; a typical tabletop has a depth of 600 mm. However, if necessary (for example, to step back from the wall and “go around” the pipes), the depth of the tabletop can be increased to 630-650 mm. Table top by custom size You can order at least 1200 mm deep.

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Twincorners (pull-out baskets) and carousel-type rotating devices installed in the lower corner sections of the kitchen allow access to kitchen utensils stored in the farthest corner.

4. Open the door... with your foot or forehead

Push-up system. The push-to-open system allows you to open cabinet doors with one click. It can be electric (expensive option) or mechanical (affordable, but when closing you will need to overcome the spring force). Now a heavy cauldron or large saucepan can be easily placed on the shelf. In addition, you get handleless headsets that are fashionable in design.

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Design as the engine of progress: in modern fashionable sets, doors are opened not by a handle, but thanks to the push-to-open system - “press to open”.

5. Make the closing soft

Using a damper. Modern kitchens equipped with a device to slow down the movement of a drawer or door in the last millimeters - everything closes smoothly and silently without additional control. In addition, furniture with a damper will last longer. There are two damping systems: an optional damper, which is installed additionally, and hinges with integrated damping (the softening system is located inside the hinge). Both designs can be installed on already used kitchen units: in the first case, you need to purchase a damper, in the second, replace the existing hinges with new ones.

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Many manufacturers equip their cabinet drawers with a smooth and silent closing system. This damping extends the life of the furniture.

6. Install the equipment optimally

• Place of the hob. At least 10 cm from the adjacent cabinet, and at least 5 cm to back wall and the edges of the tabletop.
• The hood is above it. For optimal operation of the hood, its width should be no less than the width of the slab, but the depth is not important. But minimum distance from its bottom plane to the stove - at least 65 cm for electric burners and 75 cm for gas burners. Pay special attention to the performance of the hood: it must correspond to the volume of the room.
• Dishwasher + sink. They must be located side by side in a line, otherwise it will be inconvenient to load the dishes. In exceptional cases, the dishwasher is installed at an angle to the sink. The dishwasher should be no more than 5 m away from the sink. The water supply hoses may be longer, but the pump inside the dishwasher is unlikely to withstand operation at a greater distance from the water supply.

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Kitchen sink must keep the dishwasher “on a short leash”, not letting go more than 5 m away from you - the maximum distance from the water supply for efficient work pump inside the dishwasher.