What does a kitchen set consist of?

You have long dreamed of becoming a full-fledged homeowner. And now the coveted apartment has been purchased, things have been packed, renovations have been done, all that remains is to add furniture to the interior. And if you can live without a double bed or a living room at first, then you definitely can’t do without a kitchen.

If you invite a professional designer to design this part of the apartment, he will tell you what you will need, or ask the right questions - what cabinets are needed, how many doors or shelves, in which direction should they open? Or maybe you’ve already thought through everything and made a list of what you need, chosen the materials and the manufacturer from whom you will order the furniture. Even in this case, it will be useful to know certain nuances.

IMPORTANT! It is worth paying attention to the assembly format. When working with cabinet furniture, to simplify the process, home assembly is often used - when serial cabinet furniture is assembled in parts (separately - sidewalls, separately - facades, etc.), and the final assembly is carried out by craftsmen directly at the installation site. More expensive premium wooden Italian and German furniture is assembled at a manufacturing factory and imported to Russia in ready-made blocks. The advantages of the first are low cost and complete impracticality: despite the apparent constructibility, it is impossible to re-disassemble and reassemble such a puzzle from cheap chipboard.The second method is more cumbersome, but such a kitchen can be moved, and the cabinet elements are resistant to moisture and thermal effects.

Kitchen sets are divided into 2 main types - island and modular. If the island ones - standing in the middle of the room - represent a single structure, then the size of the second ones can be adjusted by selecting individual modules - ready-made design units from the catalog, the number of which the user can select at his own discretion.

Kitchen details

What is included in the kitchen set? Its main parts are:

• The “top” line is wall-mounted cabinets, which consist of cabinets and fronts.
• The base, or “bottom” line, is furniture for installing appliances, storing and preparing food.

Minimum standard

The simplest requirements for the completeness of a kitchen set are the presence and balance of elements of the top and bottom lines. The number of hanging cabinets and the materials from which they will be made depend on the load, the number of storage units, and operating conditions. For example, for a built-in drying dish, you need a cabinet, the body of which will be made not of simple laminated chipboard, as is usually done, but of MDF - the latter type of board will not delaminate under the influence of moisture. The facade is a structurally more complex part, and there are much more variations in its design. Cheaper ones are made from boards - chipboard, MDF, veneer, and those that are more expensive are made from furniture board, metal or glass.The appearance is also of a certain importance - stacked, paneled and curved facades are more expensive to produce, and therefore their cost is much higher.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION! Structurally, the top line is lighter. In such cabinets you can store light dishes, bulk products and groceries. If there is a need to visually expand the space and not burden a room with a low, massive ceiling with a heavy top line, it is advisable to choose cabinets with glass fronts, or replace the closed line with open shelves.

The bottom line often contains most of the built-in appliances - hobs, dishwashers or sinks, refrigerators and ovens. The lower modular cabinets and countertops are also located here. The work surface is one of the main accents of the headset, what catches your eye first. It must be conveniently designed - located at the desired height and sufficiently stable. The material is of great importance - the most common postforming and laminated chipboard cannot compete with stone or natural wood in terms of wear resistance, although the latter, without a doubt, are more expensive materials.

What else can be optional

If desired, you can complement the kitchen set with tall cabinets-columns for storage. If the kitchen does not completely occupy the wall space allotted to it, open corners can be covered with ends - circular or radial shelves of open or closed type. This is a decision from the field of aesthetics, as well as in order to protect household members from collisions with sharp corners. For convenient storage of kitchen items, cabinets can be equipped with drawers, baskets and cargo.This point needs to be thought through when ordering the headset, and not at the assembly stage, since inside the cabinets there may not be time to provide the appropriate holes and the fittings necessary for fastening.

Smooth and silent opening of drawers and doors is ensured by high-quality fittings - closers, balancers, transformation systems. As a rule, products from leading Italian and German brands can last for many years, ensuring absolute ergonomics and reliability of using the headset. When ordering a kitchen and components - frame materials, facades, countertops, and fittings - you can choose yourself.

What does the filling of the headset depend on?

The basic rule for creating your own kitchen set is the balance of its main parts, convenience and functionality. Factors that may affect kitchen stocking:

• Dimensions of the room in which it is located;
• the nature of the communications supply and the ability to freely change it;
• the conditions under which certain elements of the kitchen set will be used;
• owner's budget;
• selected materials and their design features;
• built-in appliances that will fill the kitchen;
• functional.