Kitchens are exactly those rooms in which all the inhabitants of the house most often gather. They take food in them, meet guests in the kitchens. But, of course, the main purpose of kitchens is cooking. A comfortable kitchen does not mean that it is only beautiful, with stylish furniture and a lot of kitchen equipment. Comfort for the hostess in the kitchen is created by competent zoning, dividing it into certain places that have different convenient functional purposes.
The main rules of convenient planning
Planning a kitchen is not as easy as it seems. There are many different factors to consider here. Among the main ones: the size of the room, location in the apartment, the geometry of the kitchen, the location of communications, the number of people living and some others.By and large, all these arguments are taken into account even before the purchase of furniture is made, at the stage of drawing up a design project for the kitchen. There are certain rules that determine the correct and functional kitchen space.
triangle rule
The vertices of a certain triangle created in the kitchen are the stove, refrigerator and sink. These are places that are most often used in cooking and they should be arranged so that the hostess spends a minimum of time and effort to use them.
The length of the side of this hypothetical triangle should not exceed two meters.
- Washing. The first step is to determine the place for washing, since hot and cold water is suitable for it. This is the area of maximum activity in the kitchen. From it, as from the starting point, the calculation and planning of places for furniture and appliances begins.
- The stove is placed so that there is some space to the right and left of it, at least 40 cm in size. It is not recommended to put the stove next to the window and the sink, just as you can’t put it in a corner. It should be at least half a meter from the balcony doors. Above the stove, as a rule, kitchen hoods are installed, which must be above it at a height of at least 60 cm.
- The refrigerator should be placed so that its door, when opened, does not interfere with movement around the room. As a rule, it is placed in one corner of the working triangle. Important: we must remember that the refrigerator should not be placed in close proximity to central heating radiators. This can lead to its increased work and rapid failure.
All other items are placed in the kitchen in the next turn, after determining the place for the working triangle. Large items of furniture should not be placed in the work area. In this case, it will decrease significantly. Cabinets in the kitchen should have a sufficient number of drawers that will store all kitchen utensils and, in particular, items that are rarely used.
These drawers should be close to the floor, but not too low. The height of these boxes should be such that you do not have to bend down to put something in or take something out of there.
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