IN any apartment the most visited and cramped place is the kitchen. They prepare food there, consume it there, and often accept neighbors. In the kitchen, shopping bags are unloaded from the store, and long-term stocks of food are stored in the kitchen. A huge beautiful refrigerator is also registered here, sometimes - washing or Dishwasher and a bunch of all kinds of household appliances. And there is no need to talk about the dishes. There is always more of it than necessary, but there is always something missing. And the hostess has an eternal concern - how to solve the problem of free space in the kitchen. And kitchens are usually small.
Read in the article
- 1 Basic principles of freeing up space
- 2 Furniture design
- 3 Colors and light solutions
- 4 Unnecessary things
- 5 Conclusion
Basic principles of freeing up space
Before embarking on any serious action, you need to decide for yourself the main question - what space we are talking about: about the area on which people move, or about free / occupied space on tables, shelves and in closets. The solution methods will be different.
It is possible to free up the area for the movement of people by optimizing the number and placement of kitchen furniture. If we agree that the hostess first takes out the products from refrigerator, then puts them out for viewing, selects and cleans, then washes, puts them on a clean table again, cuts and sends it for heat treatment (fries and cooks), then the furniture for these operations should be in the same okay. The hostess's route will be economical, you won't have to twitch here and there. And there is no extra furniture. It is not always possible to arrange everything in one line. More practical is the "working triangle" principle. This means that the refrigerator washing and plate are located at the vertices of an imaginary triangle located in the kitchen space.
The dishes should also be placed according to the logic and frequency of use. What you need more often should be kept close at hand and in plain sight. And what is not needed at all should be thrown away.
Furniture design
The use of built-in technology helps to free up space. It is not necessary to put a bulky stove on four burners; often you can do with a two-burner built-in panel. BUT multicooker will replace many models of other kitchen appliances.
Don't be afraid to overload your kitchen walls. Here they can be hung with all kinds of shelves on which utensils of frequent use will be stored. The shelves should be shallow, at a reasonable height (for the height of the hostess). Doors do not need to be hung on them.
The use of furniture of the "transformer" type can significantly save space. The table top and seats only slide out when needed. There are many opportunities in the kitchen for technical ideas. Buying dishes in sets saves space: you can insert one dish into another, you get a stack that takes up only one place. Installation pans on the edge also saves space, but you need to provide this method with fasteners. Pull-out, roll-out, revolving drawers and shelves add convenience and space savings.
Not only transformers, but a folding table in a tiny kitchen will also free up space.
Folding tables and chairs tuck into a corner when not needed. And those that do not stack are collected in a compact pile.
The functions of the table are complemented by a wide window sill. But at the same time there is a danger of its cluttering up with forgotten things.
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Kitchen tables and chairs for a small kitchen: the main criteria for making the right choice, recommendations of designers, review of models, average prices, rules for combining furniture.
Colors and light solutions
Properly selected colors and patterns give a good effect. But this task is for a person with impeccable artistic taste. Color spectrum is chosen depending on the shape of the room, its size, the presence and location of the window. Sometimes a light scale gives the broadening effect, and sometimes a dark one. A mirror wall makes a good impression. The perception of size is influenced by the striped pattern. There are many other techniques as well.
Unnecessary things
There is a radical way to expand living space. But not everyone dares to use it. And the method is very effective. It consists in getting rid of unnecessary things. In any home there are many boxes, figurines, crockery, etc. that no one has used for years. Sometimes these are gifts from forgotten friends, sometimes souvenirs from travel trips, sometimes just random purchases. They take up shelf space, they get in the way dust off, they just don't need anyone. But they take up living space. They should be thrown in mercilessly.
And also visually reduce the space of the kitchen tablecloths, tulle curtains, chair covers. First of all, these are dust collectors. You also need to get rid of them.
There is such a technique. You need to keep an eye on something throughout the year. If during this time it has never been used, then it is time to get rid of it too.
Conclusion
There are many apartments in the country with small kitchen. And here the whole family spends a considerable part of the time. And a lot of different things are done in the kitchen. And it is always cramped in it. Therefore, it is necessary to use every opportunity to expand (at least visually) the size of this most important room for a family.
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