How to plan a kitchen set

A kitchen in Russia is not just an auxiliary room equipped with household appliances, not just a power zone. This is the hearth in a house where comfort and comfort reign, a place of communication that disposes to frankness.

A neat and compact headset includes everything you need, it does not attract unnecessary attention and, at the same time, it looks very decent.

On the need for planning drawing

With the device networks of plumbing, sewage, heating, electricity, installation of sockets for kitchen units do not need to hurry. To determine their location should be based on the installation drawing, which will accurately indicate the connection points of the equipment.

When choosing a kitchen set, you should be guided by the shape of the kitchen itself, the number of dishes and the number of family members.

Without such a project, it is impossible to properly place even the sockets, which provide with electric power many devices from the refrigerator to the tabletop lighting.

Designers advise to move away from the old bulky kitchen sets and give preference to shelves and shelves at least using them at the top, hanging on the walls.

Most of them are connected permanently, some are located in groups, some are below the table top, some are hidden behind the cabinets. Accurate binding is needed for the location of the gas pipe, television cable, Internet.

The bottom can also be filled with convenient storage cabinets.

Special attention is required: dishwashers and washing machines, kitchen sinks, which are connected to the water supply, sewage system, electricity under the working surface.

Kitchen sets can be somewhat airy.

In the kitchen often appears new equipment, for which it is necessary to foresee additional opportunities.

Upper cabinets can be presented in the form of small square or rectangular cabinets, hung in a checkerboard pattern.

Measurements and plan of the kitchen area

For the implementation of the project of installing a kitchen set, a sub-base is being prepared - a dimensional drawing of the room. It should contain:

• floor plan with an indication of the dimensions of the perimeter, the binding of window and door openings with open doors, pipes and heating devices, if they are already installed (hidden communications are indicated when they are mounted);
• wall plans with drawing heights and widths, various openings, heating systems (laid communications with accurate reference to the wall outlets, electrical boxes, air vents, gas inlet (if available) are applied.

Lower cabinets can also be facilitated by dividing across the usual standard cabinet with doors. In the free zone, you can arrange the furniture or put kitchen appliances.

On this basis, the installation project is carried out taking into account the rule of the golden triangle (stove-sink-fridge), which allows you to properly place appliances, create convenience in work, it is advisable to use the space.

Thus, you can visually expand the space of the kitchen.

Minimal movements between the main kitchen objects are achieved if the sink is located in the center of the work area, the stove or the fridge is at the sides at arm's length. Given the size of the room, they can form a triangle or line up. Placing between them cabinets, countertops which are working surfaces, you can get a comfortable kitchen.

To expand the space of an already small kitchen, you can simply use the bright facades in the manufacture of kitchen units.

Determine the height of the tabletop

Countertop - the main part of the kitchen set, it is cutting food, cooking. 50 years ago, a standard kitchen worktop height of 85 cm was recommended, calculated on a woman of average height 163-170 cm.

White facades and dark table tops in a classic style - it is fashionable and attractive.

The growth of modern women has increased, the latest studies of physiology and ergonomics have shown that a comfortable height of the tabletop and optimal placement of the modules can reduce the burden on the person by 30%. Being engaged in the same work at different positions, you can use half as many muscles.

No kitchen set is installed with the usual "apron" - the panel between the upper and lower cabinets.

With a high working surface, the number of loaded muscles remains unchanged, but efforts increase - fatigue quickly sets in.

Today, these plates are made from a variety of materials - plastic, MDF, photo printing under glass and others.

The optimum height of the countertop in the kitchen:

• for a person up to 150 cm tall is 75-80 cm;
• 160-180 correspond to 85-90;
• at 180-200 comfortable height of 1 m.

Photo printing under glass is a modern “panel” containing a bright image.

Through the Internet you can find many recommendations for the height of one or another part of the headset. A reliable way to decide - go to the furniture salon, present the kitchen work on several sets of furniture and understand what is most convenient.

As a rule, such things require impressive financial costs.

Multi-Level Worktop - Step to Health

It’s hard to give up stereotypes right away - they got used to standard kitchen countertops of a single level. The atypical (non-standard) version of the kitchen set, where the processes are performed on tables of different heights, is gaining more and more popularity.

If you have painting skills, make such an "apron" yourself.

Changing the height of the desktops is aimed at reducing the distribution of effort on the spine during preparation. Such furniture is difficult to find - it is made to order. It is original, comfortable, well complements the interior.

Of course, today you can buy or order a kitchen set with built-in lighting in the form of lamps, which are mounted on top cabinets.

Worktops for washing and cutting can be set higher than the recommended level by 5 cm. Then the work will require less effort - when washing dishes, cutting food, you can not tilt your head. The raised tabletop allows you to lean on it with your elbows, thereby unloading the spine.

For modern people, kitchen sets must bear not only the functional load, but also deliver aesthetic pleasure from cooking on them.

The main work surface - for such serious work as cutting meat, vegetables, preparing dough, at which considerable physical effort occurs, is set 5 cm below the standard size. At the same level, the hob is installed - the hostess should have the opportunity, without bending, to look into the pots.

And in what situation this process will take place, it affects not only our mood, but also the quality of the prepared food.

Requirements of different heights should be customized for a person - the most frequent user of kitchen equipment.These countertops have an important plus - if the family members have different height, comfort is provided to everyone who wants to cook.

Headset Parameters

There is no uniform standard size kitchen, but there are standard apartments - "Khrushchev", "Stalin", "Brezhnevka". Their dimensions force furniture manufacturers to resort to certain patterns.

Sold headsets are usually made to the size of such a "typical" housing, but an increasing part of kitchen furniture today is made for a specific space, individual requirements.

The headset is conventionally divided into upper and lower cabinets - modules that have uniform dimensions. This is convenient for manufacturers when setting up process lines. Built-in appliances that fill the lower sections also have typical sizes. From here - the depth of the cabinets is 57 cm along the side surface, the door height is 72 cm, the width of the table top is 60-65 cm (with a margin for the heating pipes).

Its main task is to be as comfortable as possible for the hostess during cooking.

Under the same 72 cm doors of the top row of cabinets are carried out. The total height of kitchen furniture is made up of these sizes, taking into account the distance from the floor (10-15 cm), the thickness of the working surface (4-5 cm), height to the upper sections above it.

Based on the examples, you can roughly estimate which option you like.

The typical width of cabinets with one leaf is 30-50 cm, with two 60-100. The height of the module from floor to table top is 75-100 cm.

Properly selected kitchen set is not only the color range that corresponds to the room and the taste of the owner, but also its form, the most suitable for kitchen planning.

The main thing is to keep harmony, cabinets are obliged to complement, and not to suppress each other. The upper sections of the kit should be less overall compared to those located below, with a depth of no more than 30 cm. This allows you to more conveniently use the table top, avoiding hitting your head while cooking.

And what model, kitchen set will be the most practical for you.

The height of the kitchen set should be such that the hostess can reach without shelves. The distance between the lower and upper sections is selected for the growth of the hostess, set, as a rule, about 60 cm. A significant part of a set of furniture is drawers that are practical, have several departments, they are planned, taking into account the height from floor to table top. It is desirable that the level of the lower modules is regulated by the legs.

Before we decide on the filling of headsets, consider some of the features of the material from which they are made.

Finally

A set of kitchen furniture should be the pride of the hostess, and the kitchen should be the center of attraction for the whole family. Convenience, layout, lighting - everything should deliver a good mood.

The best option in all respects - natural stone for countertops.

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