Modern furniture manufacturers take into account the parametric characteristics of a person in accordance with many years of research on the work of housewives with various types of furniture to determine the most convenient height of the working surfaces of tables, cabinets, chests of drawers, etc. Furniture production specialists recommend that owners of houses and apartments, when arranging a kitchen, and designers, when developing kitchen interior designs, divide them into certain zones or corners, and all zones are quite important for the housewife. Zones are determined for the food storage area, taking into account the refrigerator, dishes, kitchen utensils and numerous appliances and, if possible, also for storing table linen.
The second important area is the main work area associated with cutting food, cooking and cooking. An equally important area is the area with a built-in sink or dishwasher for washing and drying dishes. If the area of a modern kitchen allows, which in modern apartments is much more spacious, then a eating area or dining area is provided. In each zone, depending on its functional purpose, certain furniture is installed. For example, in the storage area, the most appropriate would be kitchen cabinets, cabinets with display cases, sideboards, a kitchen cabinet-table (or kitchen work table), a buffet, and a variety of open and closed shelves.
In the food cutting and cooking area, a working kitchen table, wall cabinets and built-in hobs and ovens or gas or electric stoves are required. The main element in the area for washing and drying dishes is either a sink built into the cabinet or a dishwasher, and in the dining area the main item will naturally be a table with seating furniture – stools, chairs or corner kitchen semi-soft sofas, which have recently become popular among the population. Kitchen furniture is manufactured either as complete sets or sets, and also, taking into account the variety of kitchens in size and configuration, as individual items, but in such a way that buyers can equip their kitchens themselves with furniture of the same design and color scheme.
