The location of the furniture in the kitchen

Repair in the kitchen often causes a lot of trouble, especially when it comes to buying a new headset. Convenience and safety of work, rest, food in a given room directly depends on the correct placement of furniture in the kitchen. The harmonious design of the interior of Feng Shui will avoid injuries, other health problems.

The main features, the rules of the location of furniture and accessories

Before you start the layout, you need to draw at least a rough plan, specify significant dimensions. There are rules for placing kitchen items - observing them, the room is equipped with the most convenient, beautiful:

  • The working area is equipped with a table, the approximate height of which is 80-95 cm. The exact parameters are chosen for the height of a particular person. Here cooking spends most of the time;
  • The eating place also has a table, the height of which is usually placed on the same level with the working table top. Less often it is made lower - 70-80 cm;
  • the sink is made as deep as possible to fit a lot of dishes, equipped with a long mixer. In modern kitchens, two-bowl designs are very popular;
  • stove with oven is located at least 55-65 cm from the balcony, windows, doors.

It is not advisable to place an element in the corner - it is forbidden to put it close to the wall, and to wash off fat from the tabletop, other contamination is much easier than with new wallpaper;

  • the hood is suspended 65-70 cm from the surface of the plate. If the height of people living in an apartment is more than 175 cm, then the product is mounted 10-15 cm higher. The higher the hood is fixed, the larger the room (studio, kitchen-living room), the more powerful it should be;
  • the refrigerator is placed in the corner, but so that the door opens to the nearest wall. In some models, the opening direction is easy to change;
  • The dishwasher is placed near the sink and outlet, so as to carry out as little communications as possible. The same applies to the washing machine;
  • placement options depend on the design performance of the room - some interior styles require compliance with the maximum possible symmetry.

Kitchen zoning

Zoning is not just a certain way of arranging objects. In order to always have an order in the kitchen, you should properly allocate space for cooking, eating, storing dishes and equipment. If desired, every niche, protrusion, element that cannot be transferred is used for this. The spacious room is divided into zones using separate light sources, ceiling height drops, low podiums, arches, columns, close spaces are zoned by color, a small bar, photo wall murals, and other decorative elements.

Work zone

Food is cooked in this area, so it should be located directly next to the place where foodstuffs and dishes are stored. Here it is important to observe the rule of the "working triangle", having significant elements, that is, a refrigerator, a sink and a stove not in one line, but at a certain angle.
In the working space do not place excess decoration, furniture, such as chairs. The minimum width of the aisles near the work area is at least one meter if there are up to three people living in the apartment and the kitchen is not passable; from 120 to 170 cm - when the way to the balcony, to another room, and four or more people living through the kitchen.

A hood is placed above the stove - the more spacious the room is, the more powerful it is chosen.

Dining or dining area

The eating place is located at the maximum distance from the cooking zone - in the opposite corner, a bay window, separated with furniture, etc. When the table is positioned so that people often walk past it, including another room, it is better to refuse sharp protruding corners of the table top, especially if there are visually impaired people in the apartment, small children. The space for free movement here is at least 70-90 cm.

In a cramped room, the dining room sometimes adjoins directly to the cooking zone, located on the other side of the worktop, or behind the bar counter, which is a continuation of the desktop. In order to maximally isolate the dining area in a wider space, it is “lifted” with the help of a podium, which is also a place for storing individual items. Place meals on the extended window sill - also not uncommon.

The size of the table depends on how many people will be feeding at the same time - one is 0.6-0.7 m wide, about 0.45 m deep. The standard height of the structure is 0.72 m, the allowable is 0.7-0 , 77 m. When there is a catastrophic lack of space, the table is made foldable, foldable, retractable, and convertible, while the compact stand-alone stand is supplied with wheels. Chairs should fit the table not only in height but also in design. The width of such a seat is about 0.5 m, depth - 0.4 m, the maximum dimensions of the chair, equipped with armrests - 0.75 m.

Above the dining table it is not advisable to hang bulk shelves with sharp corners - they often cause various injuries.

Triangle rule

"Work triangle" includes a sink, a stove with an oven, a refrigerator. The layout of these items is triangular, the recommended distance between them is 120-170 cm. With such an arrangement, a person engaged in cooking will not lose much time moving around the kitchen - first he will get food from the refrigerator, then he will have to wash them in the sink, then slice and put on the stove.

The sink is mounted no more than two meters from the riser - otherwise there will be problems with the discharge of waste water. In the immediate vicinity put a washing machine and dishwasher, the latter is usually located on the right side (if the one who will cook in the kitchen is left-handed, then the left-sided arrangement is permissible).

The stove is placed near the gas pipeline, in a private house - 50 or more cm from the gas cylinder, a few meters from the boiler, when using household gas. To arrange the hood, there should be a duct next to it. The approximate distance from the plate to the sink is 50-170 cm, the best is 95 cm. The cutting surface is usually entered here. On the other side of the plate, in order to comply with the safety regulations, they also leave at least 40 cm. The distance from the plate to the window is from 50 cm. It is extremely inconvenient to place it in the corner. The geyser is standardly placed on the wall - it is hidden behind the fronts of the lockers, transferred to a convenient place or left unchanged.

The refrigerator is placed near the sink, but at a distance of at least a meter from the stove. In cramped kitchens, the object is generally placed in another room, which violates the “work triangle”, but frees up some space for free movement.

The refrigerator and stove must not be installed against the wall from the back wall. It is advisable to leave at least five cm for free air circulation.

Typical options for the location of furniture

You can place the furniture in different ways - it depends on the area of ​​the room, the size of the headset and the dining table, the presence of a recreation area. How can I arrange the items in the kitchen:

  • in one or two lines;
  • L-shaped;
  • P-shaped;
  • G-shaped;
  • with the island;
  • with the peninsula.

Sometimes, in order to expand the space, conveniently place all the items, remove, transfer doors, change the direction of their opening, replace with sliding doors, etc.

In one line

Linear layout is suitable for excessively cramped premises "Khrushchev", as this is the most compact option. There are no protruding corners, complex shapes, because this option is considered the cheapest in performance. Arrangement in one line is best suited for small studios, spaces combined with the living room, hallway, narrow rooms with a width of less than 2-2.5 m. There is only one minus - to comply with the rule of the "working triangle" does not work, because this kitchenette only those who are few, rarely do cooking.

All furniture is placed along a short or long wall, blocking it completely, it is desirable to build a sink between the refrigerator and stove.

In two lines

With a two-row arrangement along one wall, a headset is placed, next to the other - another part of the headset, as well as a dining table with chairs. Here it is easy to observe the "working triangle", using two opposite walls. The option is best suited for an elongated shape of kitchens, the width of which is at least 2.4 m, walk-through rooms, rooms without a dining area. To a lesser extent, this arrangement is suitable for spacious square rooms, but in the center here you will be able to put a dining table.

The disadvantages of parallel planning are low security if the room is passable and the distance between the two sides of the headset is less than 150 cm. Such a room will seem too tight, but if the width of the aisle is more than two meters, cooking will bring some inconvenience. It is advisable to plan the placement so that there is a refrigerator on one side and a stove and a sink on the other.

L-shaped

With this arrangement, involve two adjacent walls. The variant is the most popular, it is performed in several ways: a part of the headset is located along the window, and the working tabletop is combined with the window sill or any other wall is involved. The main advantage of the layout is the maximum use of the angle in which the sink is placed, a spacious corner locker equipped with a roll-out storage system. In terms of creating such a model, the headset is a bit more difficult, since it is also necessary to properly plan the external corners - usually at least one of them is made bevelled so as not to clutter the entrance to the kitchen.

The layout is best suited for square rooms of medium size - 9-13 square meters. The dining area here is located diagonally from the headset.

U-shaped space

U-shaped version is created in small kitchens, if the dining area is located in another room. The capacity of the space here is maximum, since two corners are involved, and everything that is needed for cooking is directly at hand. The set itself will be quite expensive, cumbersome - the place for eating here will turn out to be placed only in the center, but the kitchen area must be at least 15-17 meters. Planning is ideal for families, where a lot and often cook.

Passage space U-shaped arrangement to issue will not work. In small rooms have to use the window sill. The ideal width of the aisles here is 110-180 cm, if they are larger or smaller, the space will become uncomfortable.

If the U-shaped kitchen device seems excessively heavy, one or two sides are made without top cabinets.

G-shaped

Such a layout is usually drawn up by the bar - the placement option will be intermediate, between the U-shaped and the room with the peninsula. Properly divide the space, as much as possible observing the "working triangle", the easiest here. The headset of this configuration can be placed only in a spacious, including a combined room, and make the order. The protrusion itself is often rounded, it is recommended to use it as a place of eating.

Peninsula

The kitchen with the peninsula is convenient, it is easy to fit even in a relatively small area, since one of the ends of the island adjoins the wall, and is not “free-floating”. This is the best solution for medium-sized kitchens located in studios, kitchens, hallways, kitchens, living rooms, kitchens, dining rooms. The peninsula is often equipped with a bar counter on one side, or this part is a complete dining table. You should not save on the width of the aisles here - safety must always be taken care of.

Isle

The island location of the headset creates an unusual, comfortable layout, here it is easy to select the working, dining, living area. Planning with even a very small island is suitable only for spacious or combined premises of at least 17-19 square meters. meters

The island has a working space with an integrated hob, oven, sink, dining area, storage systems. Instead of a table, an island bar is sometimes placed here. It is important to keep the width of the aisles at least 100-120 cm.

It is more convenient to build a plate into the island than a sink. It is desirable that both elements are located opposite each other.

Features of lighting, kitchen lighting

There are several mandatory sources of light, at least one for each logical zone of the room. In modern kitchens, in addition to the central ceiling chandelier, it is necessary to place several local ones. The working area is illuminated as brightly as possible with the help of spotlights, spotlights, lamps on a special rail, which can be easily moved to almost any place. Often, light sources are mounted on the bottom of hanging cabinets. It is advisable to make the workplace lighting lamps with cold natural light flux, which does not distort the color of the prepared dishes.

The dining area is illuminated with lamps that give warm light. When island placement of the table, they are hung from the ceiling, if the place is adjacent to the wall, it is permissible to use sconces, lamps on clothespins. It is recommended to equip any ceiling lamps with a mechanism that allows adjusting their brightness, height of location above the table top. Here light ceiling beams look original, and floor lamps are suitable only for very spacious rooms.
Decorative lights in the form of LED strip "starts" by:

  • the perimeter of the kitchen apron;
  • top and bottom of the headset;
  • skirting the free wall;
  • ceiling rail;
  • the edges of the hood above the stove.

Local illumination with diodes is often made inside glazed cabinets, and in the extensive corner sections hidden behind the deaf façades, a small light bulb that lights up in response to the door opening allows you to quickly find the necessary items.

Unusual ideas for kitchens of different configurations

The premises of various forms are made out very differently. If it is completely incomprehensible how to fit everything in the room, separate objects or individually draw on the walls and floor with chalk, observing the existing dimensions, taking into account the length and height of the furniture. Use the standard or more original, but difficult in terms of performance layout, decide the owners of the room, based on its size, the planned financial costs.

Small kitchen

A cramped kitchenette should try to expand visually with all available methods: paint the cabinet fronts with bright gloss, highlight every corner of the room, hang several mirrors, place as few objects as possible. The furniture here is also placed small-sized - a narrow refrigerator, a compact washing machine, a dishwasher, a cooktop with just two hot plates.

To fit all kitchen utensils, dishes, textiles, part of the cabinets are made high, reaching the ceiling. If there was no place for the refrigerator, it is put in the corridor, in the hallway, on the warmed balcony or loggia. The dining room is also transferred to another room or placed behind a folding bar counter, at the extended window sill.

Big kitchen

The spacious kitchen is considered to have an area of ​​more than 14-18 square meters. It is easy to fit not only a cooking place, but also a spacious dining area, a resting place, etc. In such a room, you can not save on furniture dimensions - put a large round table with four or six chairs, a sofa bed, which if necessary will become a place to sleep one or two guests. To top it off - the bar, which does not become the main eating place, but will be used only for friendly get-togethers, cocktail parties.

Square kitchen

A room having the shape of a regular square or close to that is the easiest to arrange. Suitable layout - L-shaped, G-shaped, U-shaped, less commonly used linear and two-row. Island options here also look good, and maintaining symmetry, if required by the conceived interior style, will not be difficult.

Rectangular or elongated kitchen

For a long narrow kitchen, various methods of correcting its uncomfortable shape are used. The most convenient version of the arrangement - linear or double row. U-shaped, island options can not be placed here - for them there is simply not enough space. To make the room visually close to the square, a huge mirror is placed on the larger side, a smaller one is decorated with a podium with a three-dimensional sofa, which has sections for storage in the back and armrests.

The rooms of elongated shape are sometimes rounded, L-shaped - this applies to kitchens with niches, fully attached balconies. Experts recommend fencing off a smaller part with a sliding partition, a folding screen, a bar counter, equipping one of the functional areas there.

Kitchen with a bay window

The bay window is an architectural ledge with several large windows. Расставлять здесь кухонную технику не слишком удобно, так как придется "тянуть" газопровод, электропроводку, трубы для подачи воды и др. Когда решено организовать в эркере место отдыха, туда ставят диван полукруглой формы и низенький журнальный столик. Для обустройства столовой зоны расширяют подоконник, превращая его в подобие барной стойки, сидя за которой можно любоваться прекрасными видами из окошек.If the area of ​​the room allows, a mini-greenhouse is made in the bay window, which heals the atmosphere in the house, decorates the room.

To symbolically separate the bay area, make a wide arch, put a folding screen, assemble glass doors, hang a curtain, roller blinds. The space is also highlighted with a different color, a small podium, and individual sources of lighting.

Kitchen-living room

The kitchen, combined with the living room, usually goes very spacious. The project is usually made with the help of online programs, it is also desirable to make a drawing - headsets for non-standard rooms are most often made to order. The most important thing is to withstand all the available space, to select furniture in a single style - then it will look as harmonious as possible. And the selection of different areas in color is acceptable: smaller ones are made in lighter colors.

Zoning here is made clear, with the help of a rack, a large bar counter with “deaf” facades, a podium, an arch or a purely symbolic one — another floor covering, bright photo wallpapers, etc. An interesting object that delimits the kitchen and living room is the fireplace, which is made real or fake .

Feng Shui and kitchen layout

When making the kitchen space, many are guided by the principles of Feng Shui. It is believed that in a room designed in this way, the streams of circulating energy "chi" are properly distributed, which has a positive effect on family relationships and the well-being of everyone living in an apartment.

Esoteric think that:

  • the kitchen should not be visible from the opening of the front door, since all the welfare of the family goes there. If, however, it is impossible to move it, a garland of bells, light paper or straw designs are hung in front of the entrance;
  • the multiple shiny facades of the lockers, the same kitchen apron have a bad influence on the person who cooks food, since they reflect on him all the energy that falls on them;
  • in the presence of mirrors, it is not desirable that they could be seen from the window;
  • any differences in floor heights, ceilings lead to the curvature of energy flows, which makes them negative;
  • it is undesirable to cook, eat, standing or sitting back to the exit of the room. If it fails otherwise, then keep the door to the kitchen closed;
  • heavy dark top, in combination with a white bottom is unacceptable - the interior looks unstable, dangerous;
  • mirror ceiling floor, wall tile crushes the image - "breaks" life;
  • acid and aggressive colors, the abundance of sharp corners leads to conflicts in the family, quarrels;
  • the stove, the fireplace is not placed by the window, as wealth also flies out with heat through the window;
  • cooking is best done on the fire, and not in the microwave, which emits radiation. The excessive abundance of household appliances "steals" energy from households;
  • clutter with furniture, an abundance of garbage unnecessary interferes with the proper circulation of "qi", which leads to diseases;
  • in order to achieve harmony, everything must be in order, sharpened, dishes washed, rubbish taken out, chairs pushed under the table.

According to Feng Shui, it is believed that the presence of four elements is necessary in a kitchen room: fire, metal, water, wood. The latter is not always available, but its presence is necessary - a palm tree in a tub will fit either a miniature bonsai tree, a picture of nature in the picture, or a plastic figurine. Dummies of fruit also fit.

Conclusion

The harmonious appearance, convenience of using the room depends on the choice of a suitable arrangement of furniture in the kitchen space. Competently arrange the room can be personally, by looking at a suitable option on the Internet, a glossy design magazine or by contacting a specialist. The easiest way is to draw a suitable layout with the help of special design programs offered online on the websites of relevant subjects.

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