Since the times of Peter the Great, the definition of Küche has been included in a number of Russian words that denoted a hut "cooking room" in a wealthy household in Tsarist Rus'. The utility room began to be divided into functional zones for storing kitchen utensils and places for cooking. If earlier they used primus stoves and Russian stoves, then in our time the equipment and set of household utensils for cooking food consists of a large list.
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Modern kitchen
For any housewife, the kitchen is an object of pride and comfort in the house. After all, a woman spends most of her free time in the kitchen. Cooking breakfasts, lunches, dinners and gathering the whole family for a cup of evening tea takes place in this common space.
The common room should be a comfortable and functional space. The correct layout and sizes of individual elements placed in this area are responsible for coziness.
Sometimes the standard sizes of the kitchen set do not correspond to the area of the kitchen room. In this case, they tend to custom order a modern design of the furniture set and the arrangement of the entire kitchen.
Long-term experience has shown that the main aspect of kitchen space ergonomics is the “working triangle” rule and its observance. In modern homes, the size of kitchen spaces starts from 6 sq. m. and more, and the height of ceilings reaches 3.5 meters. This means that the dimensions of the furniture set must correspond to the exact dimensions of the interior space for cooking in your house or apartment.
Acceptable placement of the work triangle
The overall standards of the selected tables, cabinets and work equipment affect all work processes during food preparation.
The useful functionality of the work triangle (sink, refrigerator, stove) consists of free access to these items and the safety of their use. Accordingly, everything should be "at hand" during work.
First, we select the optimal size of furniture and equipment for the kitchen area. Then we draw up a clear plan for the placement of the furniture set, taking into account the size of the cupboards for dishes and the modular assembly of the set.
If you are interested in a modular set of cabinets for household utensils, then this is the best option for cabinet furniture in a house or communal apartment, it is suitable for many owners of their own homes.
Mood and color
Modern furniture easily fits into the interior of any room. Standard sizes of kitchen furniture allow you to install sets of generally accepted sizes from 1.8 to 2.6 meters. These assemblies contain all the functions of significant components in a common kitchen in an apartment or cottage.
The chosen color of the facades and table surfaces corresponds to the color palette of the interior. Table textiles and its color scheme emphasize the state of mind of the residents.
The selected standard size of the kitchen furniture set will easily fit into the area of the room space. The combination, contrast of the color of the cabinets and surfaces in accordance with the color scheme of the interior of the house, apartment will create a complete picture of the chosen style when decorating the house. The addition will be the diode backlighting of the modules of the cabinets and shelves of the set.
All sizes of the furniture set must correspond to the average height of the kitchen owner and residents of the apartment, house. This is the main indicator of the successful use of the kitchen set in the room.
Acceptable dimensions of cabinets and surfaces
Everything should work to preserve the strength of the person who spends more time cooking. The overall dimensions of the kitchen furniture should correspond to the height and size of the consumer. Movements around the kitchen should be free, without tension and unnecessary steps.
For average height, the height of the countertop surface should reach 85 centimeters. The individual abilities of the "owner" of the kitchen space are taken into account:
- manner of movement in the room,
- cooking habits,
- method of turning equipment on/off.
These "little things" affect the sizes of the upper and lower tiers of the furniture set. The modern design and sizes of the selected furniture according to the average standards of modules are suitable for many homeowners and owners of summer cottages.
The permissible dimensional values of cabinet sets are selected according to the total area of the house/apartment. But the standards for installing stationary equipment, namely the stove, remain: 15-20 centimeters from the window and wall, up to 50 cm from the freezer.
The kitchen should have a hood to filter the air in the room. The dimensions of the cleaning equipment should match the hob surface. Considering the standard sizes of the kitchen units, the cleaning device (hood) has a width of up to 60 centimeters.
Small kitchens (Khrushchev-era buildings, small-family apartments) are equipped with narrow stoves and compact hoods are installed in them, but the depth of these devices depends on the height of the ceilings.
The overall dimensions of the movable modules must fit into the size of the kitchen area. The correspondence of the height of the work surface and additional tables and cabinets will affect the productivity of work in a public, individual kitchen.
When placing cabinet furniture and standard equipment, you should pay attention to every detail.
To create a favorable working atmosphere, you should contact professionals, because violations in the placement and arrangement of kitchen furniture and stationary equipment may be subject to administrative control and fines for violating tolerances when equipping a kitchen room.
