Tuesday, September 13, 2011

The ideal kitchen: fire, water, communications and food

Olga Chernykh Kitchen traditionally considered the center of the house, his heart. It is in the kitchen a homey atmosphere. In modern homes it is often not only performs the role of space for cooking, but the dining room, living room. Here we are going as a family, we conduct intimate conversations with friends. Ergonomics, functionality, comfort - you want to cuisine combines all these components. Furnished our kitchen, it's better to use water-resistant finishing materials - then it will be easier to carry out wet cleaning. After all the walls, floor and ceiling of the kitchen even if the hood ends up in the cooking process the fat and evaporation. For the walls is best to choose a combination of ceramic tile and washable wallpaper, or tile and paint, plaster or relief to which is added to crushed stone and other aggregates, creating a unique texture. Another option finishes that will withstand changes in temperature and humidity - and the wood-plastic panels. Requirements for flooring are the same: water resistance and ease of cleaning. Very practical as a floor covering in the kitchen to use again, ceramic tile, but at the same time to be comfortable feet, need to be concerned about the system of floor heating - electric or water. On the floor, you can also lay linoleum or laminate - they too good to wash, but they can easily burn cigarette butts, a drop of melted wax from a candle or scratch his heels. Such defects are difficult to fix, and coverage is likely to have to change (although there are also more durable types of linoleum and laminate floors - they are more expensive than usual, but for the kitchen - what you need). The ceiling is desirable to apply water-based paints. And even better - use suspended ceilings made of ultra vinyl: they can withstand more than 100 gallons of water per square meter - so that we can not be afraid of flooding from the neighbors. These ceilings do not burn out, do not crack, do not support combustion, does not form a condensate, and do not absorb odors. With regard to the situation kitchen furniture, there is need to focus on shape, size of room, location of doors and windows. Kitchen space can be divided into three zones: working, dining room and the passage area. In this regard, there are several basic types of kitchen layouts: the location of the working area "into one" or "in two lines, angles, and also so-called" island ". Plan "in line" is useful in homes where the kitchen serves both the role of the living and dining, as well as a studio apartment. With such a layout would be advisable to install a sliding or folding dining table, otherwise the zone of passage is small and uncomfortable. With limited space in the kitchen design is appropriate to use bright colors - they visually enhance the volume of the room. Composition "in two lines" fits standard elongated kitchen with window to the end of the house. At the same stove and sink are placed on one side, a refrigerator and cabinets - to another. The optimal distance between the opposing lines, experts say, must be not less than 1,5 m. In the corner lay furniture and appliances are placed along two adjacent walls, creating a convenient work triangle. And the wall is not busy work area, you can build a high rack-type bar with additional flip-dining surface. Type of planning an "island" is only suitable for large kitchens - from 16 sq.m. This layout is achieved through a combination of angular models with extra working surface in the middle of the room. This may be a stove, sink or counter for breakfast. If you is very important organic kitchen design, but you do not have clear and specific preferences as to how should be placed furniture and household appliances - Choose a recessed kitchen. One of the main advantages of built-in kitchen - no cracks and gaps between the elements of the headset, complete with a single bench. In addition, designed to fit inside cabinets built-in appliances are well ventilated, and her body is provided with excellent thermal insulation. However, the built-in appliances will be difficult to be moved to another place, or replace, besides, it costs several times more expensive stand alone. Therefore, if you have limited resources and want to experiment with design, better to stop on the option "solo" - when nearly every piece of furniture and appliances are sold separately. Thus, the furniture can be arranged based on the size of the kitchen and your design fantasies, but there are some universal laws of the location of kitchen equipment. Refrigerator, sink and stove should not coexist with each other and with the cutting table. Now in interior design is very popular method of Feng Shui. So, according to this ancient Chinese doctrine of harmonious organization of residential space, the kitchen should be avoided confrontation elements - fire and water. That is why the "water" refrigerator should not stand next to the "fire" stove, as well as the sink. We should also be said about the coverage: it is light that creates unique image space, making it comfortable, and also affects our mood and appetite. Better not to fill the kitchen common light source in the center and focus the ceiling lights on its main functional areas: the work surface, dining table or bar. Problem downlights perform well spotlights with halogen lamps: useful when they are embedded in the upper cornice mounted cabinets. An unusual addition to this may serve as interior lighting cabinet with translucent doors. Dining area is desirable to locate closer to natural light, that is, to the window, away from the sink and stove. Finishing materials, layout, furniture, appliances, lighting - all of these components, selected and matured in the same style, will create a unique image of your kitchen. Do not be afraid to experiment, let your kitchen is your attitude!

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