The kitchen is one of the most favorite places in the house where they prepare food, arrange friendly conversations and gatherings. There is nothing better than relaxing with a cup of coffee or tea with friends and family.
Before you go to buy furniture for the kitchen, it is worth listening to the advice of experts, measure, draw a plan.
It is preferable to choose the body of the kitchen from a particle board for furniture, better laminated, it is more heat-resistant and moisture-proof. Laminated surfaces are easier to clean with household chemicals.
The ends of the body parts must be treated with special edging material. Usually it is produced on the basis of PVC, which gives the furniture an aesthetic and attractive appearance, and extends the service life.
Which material to choose
For the production of kitchen furniture using more than 40 species of wood. For kitchens, like sofasApply a solid wood and multiplex. Multiplex furniture is cheaper than solid wood, but is more durable and less exposed to water.
The most popular materials for the manufacture of kitchens are MDF and particleboard. Particleboard products are the cheapest, so when buying, ask the seller for a quality certificate or hygiene certificate that indicates the amount of emission of harmful substances, for example, formaldehydes.
Furniture made of MDF (medium density fiberboard) is more durable and environmentally friendly. Furniture based on MDF does not swell, tolerates high temperature extremes and kitchen steam, does not warp and has high strength. MDF is flexible in production and can be easily molded, giving a diverse form.
The facade of furniture (drawers, doors, shelves) is often made of chipboard with a special coating, for example, a laminate. I cover the edges in 2 ways: postforming and softforming. Postforming - the finishing material goes to the main plane at the ends. This coating is better and more expensive, without seams, which differs from softforming.
In the manufacture of kitchen furniture there is metal (aluminum) coated with a special composition that increases wear resistance. High-strength glass is used on the doors of cabinets and shelves.
Choose a kitchen by color and style correctly
Classic
Does not get old and will never go out of style. Wood furniture, beautiful, carved, massive sizes. Wooden furniture is expensive, but if the house has high ceilings and windows - perfect. To match such an interior of dazzling whiteness, a ceiling with stucco molding, wallpaper classic version - vertical stripes with gilding, piping or patterns.
Modern
Appeared in Germany in the 20th century. The main feature is convenience. Domestic manufacturers have created a fairly rich selection of such kitchens using MDF and particleboard. In such a kitchen everything is thought out to the smallest detail, there is nothing superfluous, there is a built-in home appliances. There is no piling up. The Art Nouveau kitchen looks modern, without pretentiousness.
Kitchen Interior Design Video
Country
Also called rural style, very romantic. Choose natural materials. The country style is characterized by wicker furniture, on the walls bunches of onions or garlic, flowers in clay pots. They try to hide household appliances, with the exception of trifles, for example, toasters and dummies. Masters sometimes decorate them with brass. Country combines simplicity and functionality.
High tech
Opposite country.If a warm, natural material is used in the country style, then high-tech is displayed in the form of glass and metal. The facades are often painted, chrome is present in the decoration, the built-in appliances are the most modern. Style involves beauty, spaciousness, comfort and minimalism.
Color matching
Choose a kitchen style - half the battle. A huge role in design is played by color. In order to determine the color, you need to know some values.
- Blue - pacification and a feeling of freshness.
- Green - harmony and calm.
- Yellow and orange - comfort and mood improvement.
- Blue - suppresses appetite.
- Red - causes aggression and irritation.
It is fashionable to combine colors to create coziness and mood. If the kitchen is small, select light furniture to visually enlarge the room. You can experiment with the color of furniture, with curtainswallpaper.
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Selection of accessories
Creating your own kitchen is a fascinating and time-consuming process. Facades - a form, and the contents - indicates the meaning and purpose.
The device boxes. Boxes for sale: with a double bottom, rubber mats, with all kinds of dividers and delimiters.
An interesting device is the unfastened loop-clips. They are easily removable and rotate 180 degrees. An interesting mechanism, called the “move argument”, is supplied with sliding elements. It is found in German manufacturers. The remaining 2-3 centimeters of the path, box or door, overcome themselves, then close tightly. The most practical boxes that can withstand loads up to 80 kg and fully extendable.
Choose a countertop
The choice of countertops is huge, manufacturers take into account the taste and content of customers' wallets. For example, tempered glass worktops are expensive, and laminated MDF boards are much cheaper. Someone likes natural stone - marble or granite, someone prefers ceramic dust pressed with a rubber mass.
They also make tabletops from corian, a special material. Acrylic resin and mineral fillers are taken as a basis. It turns out an artificial stone, with high strength and durability.
Kitchen layout
Convenience and comfort of the kitchen depends on the layout. The corner kitchen is considered the most popular, it is compact and fits well into a small room. Corner cabinets are so spacious that they create the impression of bottomlessness.
The next most popular kitchen in one line. It is used in narrow rooms or where they plan to make a large and spacious dining area.
Fashion trends of recent years - island or peninsular cuisines. These options are suitable for large rooms.
The ideal kitchen is comfortable and bright, where it is so harmonious that you do not feel constrained and uncomfortable. Huge shelves or beams hang over your head while cooking. It should take into account the location of outlets, ventilation ducts, convenient water supply.
If you take into account the style of your own life and the preferences of family members, a unique world will be obtained from the kitchen room, where there is warmth and comfort.
