ORGANIZATION OF SPACE ON SMALL KITCHEN

Make a small kitchen visually more spacious, organize it in such a way that everything necessary found its place, was at hand - the task is not easy, given the functional load of this room

How to rationally and comfortably equip the kitchen area of ​​about 7-10 m², making the cooking process enjoyable and easy? First of all, you need to have a clear idea of ​​what you can not do without in the kitchen, based on the family, lifestyle, traditions, budget and, most importantly, the specifics of the space in which you have to enter furniture, appliances and utensils.

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Council number 1. START FROM THE MAIN

Key elements, without which no kitchen can do - a hob with oven, a sink and a refrigerator. First of all, you should plan the place for the cutting of products - the working surface, which is more convenient to place between the stove and the sink, laying for it in the design project at least 60, see. Storage areas in almost any compact kitchen will be occupied by both tiers: the lower and the upper. A significant load will have to be placed on the cabinets of the upper tier, as in the lower tier you are most likely to take places under the oven, dishwasher, and in the closet under the sink there is a garbage receptacle and a shelf for household chemicals. Particular attention should be paid to the dining area. Do not treat its arrangement according to the residual principle - the place of food intake should be as convenient as possible. Especially if you do not have a dining room, and in the living room table is covered only on holidays and solemn events.

Council number 2. PLANNING SOLUTIONS

For small and narrow kitchens, the linear composition is most likely suitable. In this case, all furniture modules together with the hob (and the oven under it) and the sink will line up along one wall.

But the refrigerator with a lack of space for a full working surface will have to be taken to the opposite side. In the case where the length of the wall is about 3 m, you can build along it all the cabinets and all the equipment, including the refrigerator. For compact kitchens, the most relevant is the L-shaped layout, which more closely matches the rule of the working triangle (the sink, stove and refrigerator must form the vertices of an equilateral triangle). Such a composition makes it possible to obtain a comfortable working surface and leaves space for arranging the dining area.

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Reference by topic: Showcase for a small kitchen with your own hands

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Council number 3. WE SETTLEMENT TECHNOPARK

In conditions of limited space, maneuverable built-in equipment. In recent years, increasingly popular and narrow ovens with a width of only 45 cm, which are functional and technical characteristics often not inferior to full-size models. In the segment of dependent panels, you can also select a device with a width of 45. See Manufacturers have come up with a combined oven with a microwave function, as well as a microwave with convection and grill modes - this again saves space for one more furniture element. Multivarkers can replace several household appliances.

The refrigerator is advised to choose a high, but narrow - it will take up less space and harmoniously fit into the furniture line. In a small kitchen, you can do with a retractable, built-in recirculation hood (with carbon filters). As for small household appliances, in addition to appliances, you can buy a multifunctional kitchen processor that can replace a number of useful appliances.

Council number 4. "SMART" SOLUTIONS FOR UPPER CABINETS

The standard height of the upper cabinets (70-72 cm) is often not enough to accommodate everything needed on the shelves. The best option for a small kitchen with a low ceiling - hanging closets to the ceiling. Usually their height is 90-95 cm. And instead of swinging doors, use upward-facing facades. Another alternative to the swing doors is the furniture blinds. They help out and in the event that the kitchen has ledges, grooves, pipes, radiators and other obstacles that prevent the opening of swing doors.

TAKE NOTE

When the area of ​​the room is small, open shelves will help visually increase its space. But this solution is relevant for users who have very few utensils in the kitchen, as well as for those who rarely or little prepare. Hard cooks in a small kitchen are better to choose roomy closed shelves. Open shelves and objects on them are quickly covered with grease and dust. And another nuance: open shelves should not be placed above the hob. It is better to place them above the work surface. And do not make all the shelves open - one open element is enough.

Council number 5. NOMINAL ELEMENTS

Retractable shelves and baskets in the form of bottles with a width of 15-25 cm - a reasonable solution for narrow niches that remain when trying to fit a kit of kitchen modules of standard size into a small kitchen with a typical layout. Ideal choice for a compact corner composition - a shelf-carousel, "magic corners", a system of shelves "locomotive". Their task is to facilitate access to utensils and utensils, which will be stored in the depth of the corner module.

In a small kitchen it is more reasonable to go for the limitation of the number of cupboards for storing utensils and utensils, to choose a multifunctional, compact technique, to combine several devices in one universal, but not to sacrifice the comfort of the place for eating

Tricks of the Trade

When ordering a kitchen, pay attention to the height of the sides and the back wall of the box. The higher they are, the more items in the box fit. Expand the useful space can be and through the rational organization of those areas that are usually not involved - for example, at the base of the module. In the basement boxes are stored rarely used objects such as napkins, tablecloths, etc., and in some even bulky items. The special lifting mechanism of the cap on 15 mm will ensure smooth sliding.

Council number 6. BOXES INSTEAD OF TWO

One of the requirements of modern kitchens is full or partial refusal of swing doors in the lower tier. In a small kitchen, floor cabinets with swinging doors are inconvenient doubly. If you do not want to kneel each time to reach something in the depth of the cabinet, order kitchen modules with fully extendable drawers. They allow you to optimally use the useful space, make the content visible and accessible. However, even behind the swinging doors can hide not static shelves, but retractable metal baskets.

Council number 7. FACADES FOR SMALL KITCHEN

Of practicality, the most relevant are the facades, wrapped in plastic and PVC film. They are resistant to water, steam, temperature changes, which for a small kitchen is the number one requirement. This is especially true for plastic sheets. To maintain the purity of plastic facades is easy, you only need to use tools that do not contain chlorine and abrasive particles. Transparent glass doors are not the best choice for a small kitchen. Few people want to keep the contents of the lockers all the time in sight. The only exception is if you have an ideal order on shelves, and all supplies are laid out on beautiful jars, containers. And yet it is better to prefer frosted translucent glass. With it, your little kitchen will look easier and more airy, and the contents of the lockers will not attract attention.

Council number 8. SEPARATORS AND ORGANIZERS

Another requirement aimed at increasing the level of internal organization is the availability of well-planned places for convenient placement of products, cutlery, accessories, utensils, utensils, provisions, etc. "Smart" internal filling of the module in the form of transformable dividers, compartments for cans and containers will help to arrange everything and put it in its place, save time and effort.

Council number 9. EXPANSION OF THE TERRITORY OF THE WORKING ZONE

When we are engaged in preparing food, in the field of our activity often there is a considerable amount of small objects that should not clutter the working surface. Order and convenience can be achieved by using the territory above the working surface between the upper and lower tiers. The most common and affordable option is the railing system - a metal pipe that is attached to the wall and used as a support for various functional weights.

Council number 10. "SMART" CABINET UNDER WASH

To create a useful space where it, it would seem, can not be, for example, under the sink, it is already advisable at the design stage of the kitchen to provide a "filling" for this cabinet. And 60-centimeter cabinet can be equipped with the help of compact systems functionally. The basic kit includes a trash can, as well as appliances that allow you to store it in convenient access, but not in sight detergents, small accessories for cleaning. The systems differ in the manner of attachment: to the door, to the bottom of the housing, to the side walls and to the bottom of the drawer.

OPINION OF THE SPECIALIST

It is in a small kitchen that the furniture, made to order, best shows itself with the maximum consideration of the features of space. In the lower bases it is possible to replace the hinged facades, for the opening of which a certain place is required, sliding. Or remove them in the cabinet, giving direct access to the items in them. It is very convenient during cooking: do not constantly open and close the drawers or doors.

The shelves can also be made retractable or used in their place netting baskets - everything will always be at hand. The top cabinets in small kitchens are better for making under the ceiling, so there will be more storage space. And for comfortable opening of doors use electric drive - the switch can be fixed on the lower bases or even the countertop. When ordering a kitchen set in a small kitchen, do not stint on modern facades with lifting mechanisms. Folding, folding and lifting doors smoothly open-close and easily lock in the open position when you need it.

NATALIA MALANINA

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See also: Combination of the loggia and kitchen: decoration of the redevelopment

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Council number 11. LOCATION OF DINING ROOM

Experts calculated: an adult to feel at the table is relatively comfortable, should have its own zone width of at least 70 cm. Optimal dimensions of the dining table are designed for the average growth of modern man.

Table height 75 cm, length 120 cm, and a width of at least 75-80 cm allows an average family of four people to feel more comfortable during a meal. The diameter of the steep table should be approximately 90 cm. The figures given indicate a minimum, and not a maximum of comfort.

If, for example, the kitchen composition is angular, then the table should be in the opposite corner from the working triangle. In the case of a linear layout, often a free opposite wall or one corner is left where the dining group will be located. If for the kitchen a usual moving table is chosen, it can easily be pushed into a corner if necessary, put it to a window or a wall. For a small kitchen, a dining table with small folding or sliding "wings" is suitable.

Such a table can be placed near the window. A prefix table fixed on one or two legs is good for its compact dimensions (60 x 60,70 x 70, 80 x 80 cm). The table can become a continuation of the window sill. The folding models have become widespread in small rooms. A common phenomenon for small kitchens in Soviet-built houses is cozy and roomy corner sofas with a table.

PLEASE NOTE

When installing the refrigerator, it matters which way opens its door. It is better if to the nearest wall, while it is important that it can be opened at least by 90 °, it will extract and download any product. Modern models of refrigerators allow you to change the opening side of the door.

In a small kitchen is preferable to a rectangular table, it is rectangular, and not square, since it will seat more people than a square in the same space.

OPINION OF THE SPECIALIST

In a small apartment functionally organize the kitchen space is much more difficult than in a country house or kitchen-studio. The tight rooms with high ceilings in the old housing stock create a sense of well, so with this planning, designers offer the optimal solution - the principle of vertical multi-tier furniture arrangement.

How to implement it?

Firstly, in the lower tier we place only the most necessary elements (sink, stove, refrigerator, table for utensils), and move the main storage areas to the upper tier, actively using the mezzanine.

And in order not to overload the premises with furniture, the uppermost level should preferably be decorated with glass doors. Better - with frosted translucent glass and even backlight. Then the ceiling will seem higher, and the kitchen front is lighter. To get to the mezzanine, any hostess will be able to use a special stool with steps or a mobile staircase.

Secondly, the necessary working space for cooking can be obtained by combining the main table top with the window sill area.

In this case, we advise you to purchase a tabletop made of stone, which will provide a single seamless space, unpretentious in care.

And of course, we must not forget about the lowest level - the socle space. So, for example, under the oven we organize an additional storage area - at the top of the box we add lids and baking molds, and in the bottom - frying pans and low pans.

MARIA SERGEYEVA, LEADING SPECIALIST OF DESIGN STUDIO OF "KITCHENNY YARD" COMPANY

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