Kitchen – the strategic point of the house connected with power supply of family and not only. Usually evening sit-round gathering, friendly tea drinking exactly here are arranged and important family issues are resolved. Therefore the design solution of registration of space of kitchen has to be most weighed and thought over and to consider both the esthetic, and practical moments.
Three whales of the design solution of registration of kitchen
Issue of planning which will provide functionality of space – probably, the most important. It is necessary to fill ergonomically the area that to the hostess it was most comfortable to be engaged in cooking and to set the table, and to members of household to eat (if the certain dining room is not provided). All space of kitchen has to be used with the maximum opportunities, and each subject is easily available. Designers have developed, relying on long practice, several options of planning which suits practically any kitchen, with functional and convenient location of strategic working triangle - sinks, plate and the fridge. The working triangle is surely complemented with work area. The main thing in planning of triangle – the convenience including minimum of movements at the maximum efficiency and safety. Preparing should not be on part of kitchen through passage all the time, otherwise there will be danger of collision.
The second important point - the choice of the style direction. The kitchen in style hi-tech will strongly differ from kitchen in classic style or "country". Here the main thing are personal preferences, compliance to the general registration of the apartment and the size of the areas. For example, to create kitchen in strict accordance with certain style direction on the area of 6 sq.m (standard kitchen of "five-storey apartment blocks" and "brezhnevka") – task not easy and even, perhaps, senseless. Here first of all it is necessary to resolve ergonomics issues at the expense of the planning of space and use of multipurpose furniture which is thought over to the last trifle which will not be able to belong to any specific style, but will look it modern.
The German designers have developed many options of very compact and multipurpose complete kitchens in the last decade. Such is kitchen from Christina Laasa and Norman Ebeltom where on 1 sq.m the dining table, the microwave oven, the fridge, the furnace, the place for storage of kitchen utensils were located. And today there is a lot of similar examples. Color registration, the choice of the general color – the third important point at registration of design of kitchen. In many respects it will depend on that style direction on which you stop. It is not simple to provide kitchen of ranch style in lilac tones as well as style hi-tech in natural, natural shades. Besides the choice of color is very important as psychological factor for design of kitchen. If in the bedroom or the living room bright color gamma it is bad to affect the person, creating unnecessary excitation, then in kitchen it, on the contrary, will stimulate appetite and to promote good digestion. And one more important point of design of kitchen – technical aspect. It is desirable to pressurize all joints of walls and floor qualitatively that in case of accident and leak water has not filled in neighbors from below.
Design of kitchen in various styles
The kitchen in classic style will satisfy the hostess adhering to traditional views. Elegance, simplicity and elegance of forms, traditional character, symmetry in parts. It is good if in kitchen there are some architectural elements, such as colons, pilasters, drawings at furniture facades. Furniture should be chosen from natural solid wood of pastel tones or, on the contrary, dark color of stained oak or mahogany. Not to spoil overall picture of classical situation, household appliances, such as washing and dish washer, it is worth masking, building in sliding niches of furniture.
Domination of white color is welcomed. It makes impression of scope, ease and aristocraticness and even luxury. Especially if white color is combined with gilding.
Style hi-tech – reflection of the most advanced technologies. Most of all it is suitable for the active people who are not afraid of the experiments loving non-standard approach to life and not persons interested to spend much time behind cleaning. Smooth surfaces from plastic, simple geometry, streamlining of forms, minimum of parts and maximum of functionality. All this is executed in pure color – red, white, lilac, black. It is also the main lines of style. Here the stretch ceiling and LED illumination will be very appropriate color (for example, black).
Styles hi-tech and minimalism perfectly will be suitable for kitchen with small metric area.
The modernist style in design of kitchen is expressed by very reserved relation to textiles (without flower ornament) and to various accessories. The main object is the complete kitchen where there are several flowers of contrast shades at once. Besides, the form of furniture can have the unusual convex or curved facades, some deformation and curvatures reminding waves. But all this without excesses and pretentiousness – smooth surfaces and the minimum decor. All other parts (kitchen apron, floor, textiles and accessories) have to be the quietest and almost imperceptible. One more interesting style which has become popular a few years ago – Scandinavian. This direction in the market strongly is promoted today by the IKEA company. Minimalism, practicality, functionality, environmental friendliness, abundance of light and white color, the simple, but not deprived of grace, colored furniture – here the main lines of the Scandinavian style. Kitchens in Provence style and the close directions to it (rural, country) distinguish pastel tone, print textiles with flower ornament, carved graceful, white or light shades furniture, abundance of decor and natural materials accessories – tree, ceramics, porcelain, copper. Ceramic tile or wood deck on floor, the windows with big windowsills framed with curtains with ruches. Lovely, a little fondly, gracefully and romantically – here the main lines of Provence style in interior of kitchen.