The kitchen is the soul of a Russian home.But its planning often turns into a number of problems. How to find a balance between beauty and comfort? A few simple rules will help you, which you will read in our article A good kitchen will not get lost even in a house with a luxurious dining room. This is where the paths of all family members converge: while preparing breakfast, at dinner with children or gatherings with friends. And the requirements for it are appropriate - everyone wants to see their kitchen stylish enough to show off to guests, but also quite convenient for everyday work. It is possible to create the space of your dreams. You just need to remember the basic rules for organizing a kitchen and common design mistakes.
Smart planning
The main idea of a modern kitchen is ergonomics.Therefore, you should start not with choosing cabinets and tiles, but with determining the purpose of the room. Start from your lifestyle, culinary preferences, and the habits of family members. Without this, no matter how beautiful your kitchen becomes after renovation, it will not be comfortable. A bachelor's stove with two burners will not be enough for a mother of three children with a husband who is a fan of Georgian cuisine. And a lonely workaholic is unlikely to need a two-door refrigerator.
"Golden Triangle"
The formula for the ideal ratio of basic kitchen ingredientsdevices were discovered in Germany back in the 1920s by measuring the distance a woman travels while preparing one dish. It turned out that we spend 60 percent of our time at the sink. Then there’s the stove and the refrigerator. Ideally, there should be at least 3–4 meters between the vertices of this triangle, and the total area of the main activity should not exceed 7 meters. Too close, and you’ll be bumping into corners. Too far, and you’ll have to run across the room to the refrigerator for every little thing.
Practicality is more important than showiness
A rich selection of kitchen cabinets is a real treata disaster for a passionate nature. Don't let expressiveness dominate functionality. Critically evaluate future furniture before buying. Pay attention to the working height, the convenience of placing the main devices, ease of access and the area of useful space. Classic mistakes are a refrigerator whose door rests against the windowsill, or a microwave built into a cabinet under the ceiling.
How to create order
In any kitchen there is always an abundance of accessories andutensils that create clutter. Think of enough space for them. Don't forget about rails, corner cabinets, containers and mini-rods that allow you to effectively use every centimeter. Open shelves are perfect for decorative items, porcelain plates or a collection of bottles.
The "Island" of Stumbling Block
A trendy 'kitchen island' could be the perfect solutiona solution to the problem of missing work space, or perhaps an "obstacle course" in the main work area. The general rule is: if after installing the island you cannot walk around it on three sides without hitting it, it is better to abandon it.
Let there be light!
When it comes to the kitchen, overhead lightingnot enough. At least two areas should be well lit: the dining table and the work surface. Where we constantly deal with sharp and breakable objects, small grains and high temperatures, the light should fall from the front or, at the very least, from the side. This is a question not only of convenience, but also of safety. Do not neglect either the lighting of the upper cabinets or the pendant lights.
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