All family members spend a lot of time in the kitchen. Cooking, daily breakfasts, lunches and dinners, tea gatherings, conversations with close friends and neighbors take place here. It is important to choose comfortable, beautiful, practical furniture that will last for many years. There are no trifles in this matter, you need to think about the elements of the headset, color, materials, decor.
Rules for choosing kitchen furniture
It is difficult to give general recommendations applicable to all families. The type of headset depends not only on the area, but also on the scenarios for using the room. Before going to a furniture salon or a furniture manufacturing company, consider the following nuances:
- If the owners prefer to have sandwiches for breakfast, have lunch at work, or order pizza delivery for dinner, a minimum set of furniture and household appliances is enough to prepare simple meals. If the hostess loves to cook, it is important to think over the filling of the furniture set so that it can accommodate sets of dishes, appliances, products.
- If a family spends a lot of time in the kitchen at joint dinners, receives guests here, you need to create a comfortable and spacious dining area, it is advisable to separate it from the work area. Zoning is carried out using the bar, the difference in decoration.
- When choosing the color of furniture, you need to take into account the color scheme of the surrounding objects – walls, tiles, flooring, ceilings, textiles. The specific choice depends on the preferences of family members. It is important to remember that light shades visually expand the space. A dark kitchen set will make a small room cramped and gloomy. The combination of contrasting bright colors is appropriate in spacious rooms.
- The choice of style should be based on your own taste and layout features. When making furniture to order, designers will offer options for kitchen sets designed in a classic style, modern, country, high-tech, minimalism, loft, etc.
- The type of kitchen set largely depends on the area. For a small room, a linear or corner kitchen is preferable. In a spacious kitchen, furniture can be installed with the letter “P”, organize an island.
An important advantage of custom-made furniture is the ability to compactly arrange household appliances, rationally use free space, think over the internal filling of cabinets and bedside tables that fully satisfies the wishes of the owners.
Material
Sufficiently strict requirements are imposed on the material for kitchen furniture, it is affected by high temperature, changing humidity, and mechanical shocks. For the manufacture of cases and facades, they usually use:
- Chipboard is a budget option that has a number of disadvantages. For the manufacture of chipboard, harmful substances that pollute the air are used, especially when the temperature rises. Moisture resistance is low, the plates weakly hold fasteners and fittings. For a kitchen set, plates with the designation “B” in the marking are preferable, indicating increased moisture resistance. Plate E1 is characterized by a minimum concentration of formaldehyde.
- Facing with a special film increases strength, durability, resistance to temperature and moisture. Chipboard imitates the texture of valuable rocks.
- Solid wood is a natural, safe material that can withstand severe mechanical stress. Subject to the rules of operation and care, wooden furniture will last for several decades without losing strength, reliability, and appearance. Natural wood is a unique material; it is impossible to make two absolutely identical pieces of furniture. They will differ in shade, pattern, texture. Since humidity and temperature change in the kitchen, you need to regularly treat the surface with protective compounds – varnish, wax, oil, paint.
