How to choose a kitchen set (60 photos) correctly, choosing and assembling furniture with your own hands: instructions, photo and video tutorials, price

Probably everyone will agree that the kitchen is the most versatile and frequently used room in the house. Therefore, the purchase of a headset, which is the main component of this room, must be approached thoroughly. Think well, discuss with the whole family and count. In this article we will try to answer as clearly as possible the question of how to choose the right kitchen set.

Laconic "classic"

Measurement of the kitchen space

We make all the necessary measurements

To correctly select a set of furniture, you need to know the exact dimensions of your kitchen. Therefore, do not be lazy and explore every corner of it with a tape measure.

You will have to measure everything with your own hands:

• The length of the walls;
• Distance between walls;
• Ceiling height;
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• Distance from floor to window sill;
• Dimensions of door and window openings;
• Dimensions of protruding kitchen elements (e.g. pipes, heating systems, switches and sockets).

It is good if you put all these parameters on paper, having drawn up a detailed plan of your kitchen.

Find out also what furniture is suitable for the kitchen in Khrushchev.

Choosing a layout

Before you finally decide which kitchen set to choose, sit down with the whole family and discuss the following questions:

1. Do you need a lot of kitchen furniture;
2. How it will be located - along one or two walls, with the letter "P" or an angle;
3. What household appliances need to be built into the headset (stove, washing machine, refrigerator, sink, and so on);
4. How much are you willing to spend on the purchase of a kitchen set?

Note! Almost all kitchen sets are designed according to the modular principle. This means that you can easily make up any composition from parts, while rationally using every corner, ledge or niche in the kitchen. One more tip! In the kitchen, it is recommended to follow a triangular pattern: refrigerator-sink-stove, with work surfaces between them. This option is considered the most convenient in practical and aesthetic terms.

Kitchen triangle

We draw up a project

To do this, you need a piece of paper in a cage. Draw your kitchen on it to scale, indicate all the measurements made, the location of the sockets, switches, and try to at least roughly arrange the furniture, stove, sink, and so on. In the event that your kitchen does not differ in chic dimensions, it is necessary, if possible, to use all its corners. Do not forget to also leave enough free space for walkways, cabinet doors and household appliances.

Read also a practical guide on the optimal arrangement of furniture in the kitchen.

We decide on the size, manufacturer, style and color scheme

Choosing a kitchen unit is a tricky business. We have to solve many issues, among which four main ones can be distinguished: bulky or compact, domestic or imported, classic or modern, dark or light? Let's break them down in order.

Kitchen set size

First, you need to find the optimal height of the working surface. It should be convenient for the hostess, since it is she who uses it more often than other family members. Fortunately, the All-Russian Furniture Design and Technology Institute took care of this nuance, and introduced the standard height of kitchen work surfaces - 85 centimeters. This figure was chosen taking into account the average height of a modern person, so it is suitable for most European women. Moreover, this height corresponds to the dimensions of a typical household appliance. But it is important to note that there is another allowable height - this is 90 centimeters.

As for the generally accepted sizes of wall cabinets, they can be as follows: height - 36, 72 or 92 centimeters, depth - 30 centimeters. Regardless of what size you choose the headset, when installing it, it is important to observe the distance between upper and lower cabinets: minimum - 50 cm, optimal - 90 cm (so you definitely won't get bumps on your forehead).

Note! According to some experts, it is a big mistake to choose a kitchen set in which all work surfaces (stove, sink, food cutting area) are at the same height. The multi-level height of the table top greatly facilitates the cooking process, since you can change the position of the back (in this case, the load is distributed evenly throughout the body). But the price of custom-made furniture is quite high.

Multilevel work surfaces

Domestic or imported

• Kitchens from Russian manufacturers. These models are cheaper than imported ones, but every year the difference in cost is getting smaller. Of course, it is impossible to find a very cheap and at the same time high-quality headset today. Amounts from 50 to 100 and even 150 thousand rubles no longer seem prohibitive.

The quality of even average-priced domestic headsets is, in principle, up to the mark. But one should not be surprised, because most of the furniture is produced either on imported equipment, or the parts themselves are purchased in Europe.

Domestic compact headset located along one wall

Another important nuance: Russian furniture is also suitable for small kitchens. In the assortment of many factories there are modules of small sizes, which allows you to make a compact set of any layout (angular, linear, U-shaped), which will perfectly fit into a small kitchen footage.

• Imported kitchen sets very popular (especially made in Italy), but only a few can afford such a luxury. The price of a set of furniture can be 500 thousand rubles, and a whole million - there is no limit here. And there is no need to talk about the author's models of leading brands. Imported kitchens are usually created with spacious rooms in mind. In a small kitchen, the elegance of such a headset will simply be lost.

Luxurious Italian designer kitchen

Of course, there are also relatively inexpensive foreign headsets from less well-known factories. But to be sure that they are really high quality, you need to be able to understand the intricacies of furniture production.

Classic or modern - headset design

How to choose a kitchen that suits all family members? For example, the wife and children like the "classic" with all its abundance of curls and gilding, and the husband - solid "modern" or "high-tech" without frills. In this case, you will have to look for a middle ground: purchase a strict headset in a modern style, but with a small painting on the facades. Or make a choice in favor of the classics, but without decorations, as in the photo below.

In fact, classic and modern kitchen sets are almost the same (we are talking about economy class and mid-range kitchens). The only difference is the ability to choose facades and fittings: ornate gilded handles and carved doors are signs "Classics", handles of laconic design and smooth doors without decorations - signs of "modern", "minimalism" and "Hi-tech". And the frames of kitchen modules and countertops themselves can be the same, regardless of style.

Modern kitchen

Simplified but still classic

No less cute classic version

When it comes to custom-made premium kitchens, the features of a particular style or direction will certainly stand out in them. And if you look at the two premium headsets, you won't find the exact same parts. However, there is one "but" here - in order to purchase luxurious furniture, you need to have a fairly large kitchen space. But in a room with a small footage, delights look too clumsy.

The choice of a suitable color scheme for a kitchen set, in principle, is not limited by anything. Here I would like to note only one simple rule: for small kitchens it is better to select light furniture, and in spacious ones, furniture of dark or saturated colors will look harmonious.

Kitchen from German manufacturers

Purchase

Before making the final decision in favor of one or another kitchen set, go through several outlets to compare the quality and price of a similar range. Friendly sales assistants will certainly help you and provide you with all the information you need about a particular model.

Also, you will probably be offered not only the cabinets and shelves themselves, but also a convenient "filling" for them. For example, carousel baskets, pull-out sections, and so on. Think carefully if you need any of this, and try not to add too much, as the cost of your headset will increase significantly.

Finally

So we have sorted out the main points that must be considered when choosing furniture for the kitchen. We hope our instruction article has become useful to you. And if you still have questions on this topic, then we suggest watching a video, which describes in detail and even shows how to choose the right kitchen set.

Read also tips for choosing built-in kitchen furniture.

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