Kitchen furniture is not only an absolutely necessary storage place, but also an essential design element. A correctly selected and arranged headset can make a room more spacious and taller, and, most importantly - more convenient and roomy. Cabinets to the ceiling - one of the best ideas for improving the kitchen.
Why do you need mezzanines?
Not every city dweller is familiar with mezzanines, but in those apartments where the ceiling height is very large, and the number of niches and corners allows you to experiment, such a useful device quickly appears: rather deep cabinets located under the ceiling itself.
A variety of things are stored here: seasonal, like skates or inflatable mattresses, rarely used - a steam generator, for example, as well as obsolete, but not discarded. In the kitchen and in the hallway, the mezzanine quite often replaces a pantry: pickles and preserves, as well as large-packaged products, are stored here.
As a rule, such a small cabinet is masked: the sashes are pasted over with wallpaper or panels, however in quite a few styles the mezzanine can act as a design detail and it is very interesting to take shape.
In the kitchen under the ceiling, this role is played by the upper cabinets. Of course, the upper compartments are filled with utensils and equipment, which are rarely used, but which nevertheless also need to be stored in appropriate conditions.
Disadvantages of Tall Cabinets
In practice, this solution in the kitchen has only one drawback: you cannot reach the upper shelves and drawers. Quite often, such headsets are equipped with a special ladder, which not every housewife can use.
If it is not difficult to climb the ladder, then there are so many advantages at the hanging cabinet to the ceiling that it is worth pointing out the reasons why you can not resort to this successful solution in the kitchen.
- Most often, communications become an obstacle: pipes and ventilation. Sometimes a problem can be solved by arranging a false ceiling.
- Another problem is in most cases an uneven ceiling surface, which makes it difficult to choose a kitchen set in height. Again, the problem is solved by arranging a suspended or suspended ceiling.
- The cost of such cabinets is certainly higher, and in many cases you have to make a kitchen to order.
Storage
With the height of the ceilings in the kitchen from 230 to 250 cm, 30-50 cm remain from the top of the wall cabinet to the ceiling surface. Quite a lot of housewives use the received open shelves to store rarely used things. Alas, such a solution cannot be called successful: firstly, a lot of dust and dirt accumulate on open shelves, and secondly, all objects that are on them are exposed to heating, cooling and steam action, just like furniture and decoration material .
A cabinet with a height of up to the ceiling eliminates these shortcomings: products, utensils, dishes are behind closed doors and are not “tested”. This, by the way, is an extra plus when storing pickles and jams.
On - a photo - hinged cases with lifting facades.
Such a cabinet can be opened in different ways:
- swing wings - the traditional habitual decision. With the relatively small size of the wall cabinets, using the sashes is easy and convenient. In addition, if necessary, the doors are equipped with hinges to increase the opening angle. This is true for corner kitchens,
- elevating facades - with a rather large size of the compartment and reluctance to accidentally collide the top with the sash open, you can install a lifting facade. When opening, the sash rises up - either in its entirety or in the folded state. They use special accessories for this: gas shock absorbers, elevator lifts, special mechanisms for opening folding doors and so on. The cost of the cabinet will be higher
- gears without handles - the facade of such a cabinet is perfectly flat, and any case opens with a touch of a hand. Both a mechanical opening method and an electric drive system are possible. The mechanism is realized both in swinging leaves and in lifting ones.
Installation of a kitchen set: nuances
How to hang such a cabinet? On the one hand, there is nothing complicated about this: the product is fixed on containers in the same way, and individual compartments are pulled together.
On the other hand, with an uneven surface of the ceiling or floor, this feature of the kitchen can become fatal. In the first case, between the cabinets and the ceiling surface there will remain gaps of different sizes. In the second case, hanging kitchen cabinets will be even more difficult, since the distance between the countertop and the bottom of the cabinet will be different.
When installing a tall cabinet like a column, uneven floors or ceilings will make installation impossible.
Cabinet filling
The depth of the wall cabinets, regardless of their location, is not more than 30 cm, since it becomes inconvenient to use it at a greater depth. This value does not allow the installation of drawers in the models. In a column cabinet, shelves can be combined with drawers, but the latter are always located at the tabletop level or 10 cm higher.
The filling of the wall cabinet is selected based on the purpose of each sector. It makes sense to install complex systems on the lower shelves.
- Shelves - a mandatory component of any headset. In a wall cabinet, they often become the only possible solution.
- Stand for dishes. This refers to a metal structure in which plates, cups and saucers are installed, which are in constant use. In the kitchen there is at least one such device.
- Containers for containers - The solution for a narrow retractable vertical shelf. The latter has for some time appeared in all modern headsets and is very convenient: when pulling out, all its contents are visible, but it is easy to remove the exact jar or bottle that is required. The shelf can be placed next to a conventional wall cabinet or between columns.
- Sash containers. Containers for small containers — pepper shakers, salt shakers, sachets with spices, and so on — can be installed on closed blind cabinet doors. Such trifles are always very necessary, but keeping them in order is difficult. The container allows you to conveniently place items and sort them. You can hang them on sashes made of wood, MDF, chipboard, as the structures have a minimum weight.
- Pull-out baskets are a corner kitchen accessory. Today, however, baskets are equipped with baskets and columns to the ceiling - up to 6 pcs. Of course, to get to the very top basket, you will have to stand on a stool or ladder, but its contents can be seen right away, and thanks to the position of the basket, any item is easy to get.
Kitchen Design
Making kitchen furniture is not a matter of paramount importance, but it deserves a second degree of significance. A beautiful headset is, first and foremost, ergonomic, since it is usability that is a priority here. It in most cases is aesthetically attractive.
Facades of wall cabinets are divided into 3 groups:
- deaf - The most characteristic of modern styles, where a smooth smooth or matte surface is the leading design element. The deaf include paneled sashes, with different configurations and even with carvings,
- glazed - and, more precisely, with inserts. Most often, glass is used - transparent, opaque, colored, with engraving, but other materials are also found - plexiglass, plastic. The glazed sash visually makes the facade lighter, as it opens the depth, but at the same time prevents the accumulation of dust and kitchen dirt during cooking,
- open - actually, shelves. Open cabinets give the impression of lightness, even airiness, but at the same time all utensils and household items are in sight and become a victim of dust. In addition, products must not be stored on open shelves.
In the kitchen under the ceiling, all three models are easily combined in order to create a set that is most suitable for their tasks.
Another feature is the proportions of the facade:
- vertical - columns and wall cabinets, elongated in height. The verticals visually raise the ceiling of even the lowest room. As a result, the contact of the furniture with the ceiling surface does not cause a feeling of heaviness and cumbersome, as many fear,
- horizontal - elongated in width. The horizontal in the interior visually expands the room. This technique is readily resorted to in corner kitchens.
Stylistic design
By combining the shape and proportions of the kitchen facades, you can visually change the proportions of the room, zoning and decorating it in any style.
- In classic styles, glazed facades or a combination of them are preferred. With a high ceiling height of more than 2.3 m, the upper compartment is still made deaf, and it really looks like a typical mezzanine. Even in the classical style it is recommended to decorate it with a cornice: it will hide the gap between the ceiling and the upper part of the furniture and allow you to install additional lighting, which is mandatory at high heights.
If a wooden set with carvings is made, then on the upper compartments the decorations should be minimal: caring for them is quite complicated. In any case, cabinets in the classical style, elongated vertically, but designed in certain proportions.
- In rustic styles - English, Provence - open shelves alternate with deaf or glazed compartments. Even shelves closed by curtains are possible. For the upper compartments of cabinets to the ceiling, this is the best solution, especially if the main part consists of open shelves. With ceilings up to 2.3 m high, completely glazed facades are very good: at the same time, the ceiling looks higher, even if it is low, and the headset itself seems light and elegant. The photograph presented illustrates this technique.
If blind facades are preferable, then it is worth glazing small compartments of the highest tier. This technique makes the monolithic wall of the cabinets easier.
- Modern styles suggest closed dull facades. In modern, techno and hi-tech, the color and texture of a smooth or smoothly curved surface is crucial, while the complex configuration of the sash itself is redundant. At the same time, the proportion of the sash is much more important.
A kitchen set in a modern style is a combination of verticals and horizontals, selected in order to change the proportions of the room.
With this approach, cabinets under the ceiling are the best option: in the absence of a gap between the ceiling surface and the furniture, the latter forms the wall of the room, and dividing lines and niches structure it.
Even with low ceilings, do not abandon the horizontals: the excess of verticals makes the room not high, but elongated upward, which is unaesthetic. It is quite possible to combine blind compartments with shelves, but in this case it is recommended to fix open shelves on the lower tier of the wall cabinet. This design is very good for a small kitchen. For the same reasons, deaf upper and glazed lower facades are combined.
A kitchen set for the ceiling is a very good solution for both small and spacious rooms. Tall cabinets visually raise the ceiling and make furniture lighter and sleeker. In addition, it is worth considering the storage space thus obtained.
1. Repairing a kitchen room is much more expensive than usual
If you want to make the kitchen to the ceiling, then an even ceiling is critical: the furniture comes so close to it that the slightest curvature will be noticeable.
Say that the stretch ceiling is not so expensive and worth it? But the kitchen will not be "up to the ceiling", you will have to leave a gap of 2-3 cm. Indeed, in a draft, the ceiling vibrations can reach 2 cm!
In my opinion, to the ceiling is when the gap between the kitchen cabinets and the ceiling is no more than 4-6 mm. And this is the ceiling of drywall or ordinary, perfectly aligned for painting. Direct-handed finishers who know how to bring surfaces “to zero” know their value and are much more expensive than the market average.
2. The cost of a kitchen set is higher
If you order a kitchen set from standard modules, its height is 2.3 - 2.4 meters (depending on individual conditions - the height of the apron, furniture legs and cabinets).
To bring cabinets to the ceiling, you need non-standard cabinets or additional upper cabinets, which significantly increases the cost of furniture.
And even such a solution as a plasterboard box instead of the top row of cabinets does not make the kitchen cheaper. But only more expensive.
3. Stupid storage places
What can be stored under the ceiling?
The most popular answer: something that is rarely used. For example?
✪ Rarely used utensils and equipment,
✪ Plastic Christmas tree and other holiday tinsel,
✪ Gifts that I’m sorry to throw away and don’t want to use,
✪ Seasonal things, such as skiing :).
That is, we program ourselves on. cluttering up your home, we plan to store what we will rarely use. And let’s admit to ourselves - we won’t use it at all.
Irina Zaitseva, interior designer:
- Optimal, in my opinion, cabinets up to the ceiling look in large open spaces. This is a very good solution for those who need a lot of space to store everything they need. Many will be pleased that the entire wall is closed - you do not have to think about its decor and color, but just select the general image of the kitchen in a single style and create it from modules.
Storage space
No wonder so many years have been popular so-called mezzanines, shelves arranged under the very ceiling. We always have something to send to the closet: ceremonial sets of dishes donated for the wedding, but never used, supplies of containers, tablecloths, jars and unnecessary household appliances. Yes, they will not be at hand, but the place will not be wasted. Think about how you will get things from the top shelf - in large kitchens sometimes even special stairs are provided for this.
Visual height increase
When the gaze has something to “catch” on the path from floor to ceiling, the walls seem higher. According to the same principle, we recommend hanging the cornices higher and using vertical lines in the wallpaper pattern. Tall cabinets create the effect of endlessly rising shelves. Choose light neutral colors and glossy surfaces so as not to make the interior too heavy.
Lightness in the interior
Yes, despite the fact that the total mass of cabinets is increasing, there are ways to turn it to your advantage. For example, arrange open shelves under the ceiling for exclusively decorative items - ceramics, flower arrangements. Another way invented by manufacturers of German cuisines. In the factory furniture line Leicht mounts for the cabinet are installed directly on the ceiling, and the modules "soar in the air" above the countertop or kitchen island. It is very impressive and functional at the same time, like many achievements of German design.
Inna Raskina, interior designer:
- Sometimes, thinking up a project, I, as responsible for its beautiful external and internal appearance, suffer from an internal struggle between two (at least) options for designing a kitchen.
So, when it comes to cabinets to the ceiling, the zealous hostess speaks in me, who has few storage places. And every centimeter of the kitchen must work, dust should not sit on the upper cabinets and open shelves, all unnecessary should be hidden from prying eyes. Moreover, the height of the ceilings and the kitchen area allows you to make the long-awaited wall cabinets to the ceiling, and you can even design the upper tier in the form of display cabinets for beauty and ease of construction.
Advantages and disadvantages
Cabinets to the ceiling look good in modern kitchens made in the modern or high-tech style. In an open space, such furniture looks very good. In addition, such cabinets save kitchen space very well and make even a small kitchenette more spacious.
Another advantage of such cabinets is that they completely hide the entire wall, so you can save money on wallpaper for the wall where the cabinets are located.The wall will be decorated with a monophonic row of closed cabinets that fit perfectly into your chosen interior.
Cabinets with high top shelves are far from an innovation. They were invented for a long time and they were especially popular in the Soviet Union. Then on the mezzanine all the unnecessary trash was taking shape - old dishes, disparate services, preservation, tablecloths and supplies. Thus, all this was hidden from prying eyes and did not clutter up the kitchen space.
Today, kitchen cabinets reaching the ceiling are also a great option for storing all the necessary things. A built-in wardrobe with shelves to the very top is very convenient and practical. Instead of putting everything simply on the cabinet, you conveniently hide the necessary things on the shelves and hide them from prying eyes outside the door.
Tall cabinets allow you to make the walls visually also higher. Such shelves create the effect of extended space. To do this, you should choose light furniture in neutral colors - beige, white or gray. The best option is a cabinet with a glossy surface that reflects light. Their only drawback is that such cabinets require regular care, because every fingerprint is visible on a bright glossy surface.
Unlike conventional cabinets, where dust collects upstairs, tall cabinets save time on cleaning. After all, rarely does anyone regularly wipe dust on tall cabinets.
The last argument in favor of tall cabinets reaching the ceiling - such furniture is now in trend. By installing a similar set, suitable in style to the design of your room, you will make your kitchen modern and functional.
Considering the pros and cons, it is impossible not to mention the shortcomings of such furniture. High shelves are usually very difficult to reach. Especially if the hostess is low. But there is a way out of this situation - you can buy special low ladders for the kitchen, which look attractive and allow you to get all the necessary things from the shelves as soon as possible.
Another minus is that an accidentally opened door can hit you in the back of the head or crown. This problem can be solved by installing modern sliding or rising doors.
Selection tips
It is worth choosing tall cabinets, focusing, first of all, on the style of the room. If it is made in the style of loft or modern, then you need to limit yourself to minimalist metal cabinets. Made in one color scheme, they will not violate the style of the room.
In the kitchen in the style of Provence or classic, exquisite tall cabinets made of natural wood or stylized under it will be appropriate. The color of such cabinets is selected according to the general color palette of the room.
Tall cabinets can be open, closed or combined. The best option is combined. Here the closed upper floors go well with the open shelves in the middle. This combination looks quite organic. At the same time, all unnecessary things are hidden behind the door, and on the open shelves there are decorative elements: beautiful dishes, candles, fresh flowers, etc.
Examples of placement in the kitchen
The design of modern kitchens allows you to experiment with the location of furniture. The traditional option, namely the location of lockers above the cooking zone, is far from the only and not even the most popular.
Of course, as before, cabinets are most often installed against the wall. But sometimes they can be in the middle of the room. This arrangement allows you to divide the kitchen space into two main areas - a place for cooking and eating. Due to the fact that the cabinets reach the very ceiling, an almost complete imitation of the wall is created.
Based on practical considerations, it is better to place cabinets away from the cooking zone. This is especially true for furniture made of natural wood or light cabinets. They get dirty the fastest. Therefore, in order not to spend a lot of time on cleaning, it is better to place them away from the workspace. So the furniture will look neat, and all the necessary things will always be at hand.
In addition to the options listed above, such cabinets may well be part of one kitchen unit. In this case, the cabinets are built-in and made in the same style with the rest of the furniture. So you don’t have to think about whether the new table fits the style of the cabinets - everything looks organic and appropriate anyway.
Tall kitchen cabinets have both advantages and disadvantages. Now that you have familiarized yourself with them, you can decide for yourself whether to install them in your kitchen, and if so, which ones to choose and where to place them.
Benefits of Tall Cabinets
When you are a prudent hostess / owner, then there is not enough storage space for you. In this case, ceiling furniture is an ideal solution where every corner is involved in work.
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If small non-functional cabinets collect dust and dirt on their surface, then in high cabinets these problems do not exist, and all the little things are inaccessible to prying eyes.
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The issue of free space deserves special attention. When using tall cabinets, it is not wasted, and even a small kitchen will seem larger and the ceilings higher. You can save on the decoration of the walls - the furniture will completely cover them.
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In the absence of a pantry, deep cabinets located under the ceiling - mezzanines, will help in storing preservation for the winter, seasonal items, and various household equipment.
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Tall cabinets are also convenient for built-in appliances, such as an oven or microwave oven, which significantly saves free space in an apartment or house.
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Varieties of facades
The design of kitchen furniture is a significant moment, because the mood: both working and relaxing, depends on the atmosphere prevailing in the room. By all rules, a designed headset is the unity of style and ergonomics.
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If the cabinets are equipped with hinged shutters, replacing the door hinges, which give a larger opening angle, will help improve their functionality - so you protect yourself from constantly opening the doors during cooking, protect against impact on the facade and get more free space. This option is convenient in corner kitchens.
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Recently, cabinets with lifting facades are becoming more and more popular - the sash, when opened, either rises completely upward or partially folds. Such a facade can be installed instead of swing wings if desired - this will be a wonderful solution, especially if there are large compartments. Although such a pleasure is more expensive, in operation they are most convenient.
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Determined with handles
Increasingly, high cabinets are installing models of facades without bulging handles, replacing them with more modern options.
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Facades can rightfully be considered the most convenient and safe solution. with hidden gears, allowing you to open any door with the touch of an elbow, hand, shoulder, etc. In the kitchen, this is especially true, for example, during cooking or cleaning, when hands are busy. Such mechanisms have several advantages:
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- silent opening
- lack of protruding handles and smooth closure with closers minimizes the risk of injuries,
- the kitchen becomes visually spacious and lighter.
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Perhaps you decide that furniture will quickly become dirty from constant touch? Perhaps, but no more than ordinary pens. With all this, it will be much easier to wash the facade, since now there are a lot of different detergents and cleaners that even with prolonged use do not spoil the furniture surface.
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If you are not ready to completely abandon the handles - use elements to match the furniture or made of similar material. Thus, they will merge with the surface, without spoiling the view and making the kitchen more perfect and modern.
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If you still want to feel at least some kind of handles, and the prospect of beating with different parts of the body does not appeal to them, use their kind of like - notches along the edges of the facades. They can be called handles, only protruding not outward, but inside the door. Such a solution will simultaneously allow not to abandon old habits, and will make the kitchen more attractive.
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How to make a choice
For wall cabinets, three types of facades are used:
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- deaf - Suitable for kitchens made in those styles where a smooth, even surface is the leading element. Such facades have no joints or gaps, are made of various types of wood (acacia, pine, oak, alder, oak, beech), particleboard, MDF (shrouded in plastic or PVC film, veneered with natural stone or painted),
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- glazed - they always look beneficial, give the interior elegance and sophistication, they can be combined with elements from other materials. Glass can be frosted or transparent, colored or engraved. The big advantage is practicality and ease of care.
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- open - the shelves themselves. It is easy to get the necessary item, however, it should be borne in mind that all kitchen utensils are in sight and covered with dust.
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Tall cabinets can be:
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- Open.
- Closed.
- Combined.
The combined option, unlike a completely closed or open one, allows you to simultaneously hide the little things of everyday life behind the doors, at the same time show your favorite things on open shelves or make frequently used objects easily accessible.
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What are the typical designs for a wall cabinet? These are shelves, stand for dishes, containers for containers and sashes, pull-out baskets. You yourself choose the filling for your cabinet, however, it is worth noting that it is impractical to install complex systems in wall cabinets, it is better to do this on the lower floors.
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If shelves are a must, then the stand for dishes is not in all cabinets. It can be ordered immediately with furniture, or you can, in principle, buy it later - there are a lot of different models that are right for you.
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Container for containers may be located between columns or near the cabinet. It is increasingly appearing in modern headsets, convenient and practical: pushing it out, you can easily get the necessary item, since the contents are completely visible.
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Casement Containers indispensable for the hostess and very convenient in terms of storing a variety of jars and sachets. Such devices are lightweight, allow you to keep in a complete sorting of spices, salt shakers and peppers.
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Drawer baskets relevant for both the corner kitchen and the cabinet cabinets. The catch remains that it is difficult to get the necessary thing from the upper basket, but again you can use the sliding stepladder and store rarely used things on the upper tier.
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By the way, today you will not surprise anyone with lockers near the wall. If space allows, you can experiment and set them, for example, in the center of the kitchen, thus dividing the room into a working and dining area.
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Such a solution will become stylish and modern, as well as give some advantage: furniture that is located away from the work area looks much cleaner and tidier, needs less cleaning, and, accordingly, its service life is increased.
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Installation of wall cabinets
There is nothing complicated in installing such cabinets; installation is carried out in a standard way:
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- we assemble the headset according to the manufacturer’s instructions,
- we drill holes in the wall, hammer dowels, we cut into them self-tapping screws,
- hinge the back wall of the cabinet box,
- we hang facades.
Cabinets can be hung not only on hinges. A more reliable option is installation on a metal bus, when the fasteners are attached to the box itself, and then cling to the wall with a fixed profile (see photo)
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If there are uneven walls, ceilings, or floors, installation difficulties are possible. First of all, these are the gaps that can form between the ceiling and the cabinet, so before installation, you need to carefully measure and think through everything to avoid annoying errors.
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By the way, in the case of an uneven ceiling, the desire to install tall cabinets can save the stretch canvas, which will hide all the flaws and even out the surface of the ceiling.
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Installation of the corner kitchen under the ceiling can be seen in the video:
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Ventilation
Often and very often it happens that when installing ventilation, builders make gross errors, which then negatively affect the health of the customer.
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How to do it is impossible, but in 90% do:
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The duct from the hood is connected to a round pipe and walled up in a channel leading to the ventilation shaft. And since the check valve is installed on the hood, there is no air exchange in principle when the hood is off. The channel is often used with a diameter of 100 mm, however, such a cross-sectional area simply does not allow the kitchen to be ventilated.
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Most apartments and private houses today are equipped with gas stoves, which during operation emit a large amount of carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide is difficult to detect - it has neither color nor odor. In this case, an open window is powerless - there is practically no convection of air with an inoperative hood. What to do in this case?
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First thing for ventilation it is necessary to increase the hole for the rectangular overlay. Two channels will be required: we connect a hood to one of them, the second will serve as ventilation when the hood is turned off.
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The air exchange in the kitchen must exceed 100 m 3 / h, therefore it is necessary to use a 12.5 cm air duct for drawing. Thus, the treated air will be removed up to 350 m 3 / h.
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You will immediately feel the result of proper ventilation:
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- feeling of comfort in the kitchen
- lack of stuffiness
- quieter working hood
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First of all, the kitchen should be safe, and only then - beautiful and functional. If in a room with standard cabinets a ventilation hole is accessible and located above them, then in the kitchen under the ceiling, the ventilation scheme should be considered in advance.
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How to hide pipes in the kitchen
Pipes, which are inevitably present in the kitchen, obviously do not decorate it: sewer, water, gas, heating pipelines are and will be - this is a necessity. However, to visually hide them or at least reduce their number, you can use the following methods.
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Water and sewer
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There is also a hidden method when pipes are laid in special channels (gates) in the walls. However, for this type of structures this is not the best option - they are more likely to leak, than others, and to eliminate them you will have to break the wall.
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If you really want to - use one-piece connections, this will reduce the risk of leakage. For sewer pipes, the strobes are needed wider and deeper.
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It is permissible to lay exclusively new pipes in the strobes. In structures made of plastic for hot water, compensators must be provided that are responsible for the thermal expansion of the pipes.
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Heating pipes
Most often they are laid in the floor with a hidden method. In the wooden floor - between the bars, in the concrete - between the screeds immediately before pouring.So that the heat does not dissipate on the concrete, the pipes are insulated with a heat insulator. Special overlays mask the place where the pipeline exits.
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Ventilation pipes
Only when planning a kitchen to the ceiling, the ventilation system must be considered first. Otherwise, problems may arise, for example, cabinets will be above the ventilation duct and simply close it.
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- The gap between the ceiling and the cabinets can be closed with a cornice, and there to hide the pipe from ventilation.
- Make cuts in the side walls of furniture cabinets and place the pipe inside.
- Along the location of the ventilation duct, install a box of drywall and hide the pipe inside it.
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If all of the above options are not suitable for you, and the variety of pipelines is annoying, you can resort to the method of painting, painting or decoupage.
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Design and decoration of the kitchen
If your kitchen is done Art Nouveau, then the cabinets to the ceiling fit perfectly into the interior. Using various combinations of kitchen facades, you can visually expand the kitchen, raise the ceiling or combine styles. In a small room it is better to use a headset with a glossy finish - so the furniture will be perceived more easily.
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In the kitchen in classic style cabinets stylized as wood with glass facades will look good. High ceilings often require additional lighting.
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As an option - make the upper compartments deaf, simulating mezzanines, close the cornice and install the backlight elements (LED strip, LED lamp). Thus, the room is zoned, and the light is not scattered to unnecessary space.
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Do not forget about color - if for a large kitchen you can afford to choose a dark set, then for a small room it is better to use soft light colors. This is important - the right choice of color directly affects the visual perception of the kitchen.
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English style cuisine or provence involves combined open shelves with glazed or blank compartments. If the upper part of the compartments consists of open shelves, you can stylize them with curtains - the best option for rustic interiors. With low ceilings, preference is given to entirely glazed facades or the upper part of the cabinets - this allows you to visually expand the room and raise the ceiling.
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Modern kitchens under the ceiling combine horizontally and vertically, aiming to change the proportions of the room. Even kitchens with a low ceiling deserve to have horizontal lines - an excess of verticals will narrow and stretch the room. In a small kitchen, open or glazed facades are best used on the lower floor of the wall cabinet, deaf on the upper.
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Tall cabinets in a small kitchen
High cabinets for a small kitchen are as relevant as possible - they allow you to increase space, visually raise the ceiling, while they have maximum capacity and functionality.
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In order for the cabinets not to seem heaped, it is necessary to correctly select the color palette.
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Use light colors, let them be unobtrusive. The glossy surface of the facades will reflect light, increasing the room - as an option, you can also install a glass apron.
And if the color of the furniture is matched to the walls, the set will literally hide behind a shade.
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Try to minimize the amount of varied decor, use additional illumination instead. Spotlights along the perimeter of the ceiling or LED strip focus on illuminated areas.
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The rising or sliding flaps in the headset and the absence of bulging handles will bring your kitchen to the ideal.
Kitchen in white
Want to transform your kitchen so that you don’t want to leave it? Use white color in the interior of the room - it remains a popular option for many years, although it is the most neutral and simple.
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This is especially true when using tall cabinets - white color allows you to expand the space, gives a feeling of lightness, gives inspiration and makes you dream.
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White kitchen can be decorated in several styles at once, for example, in classic and modern. Do not be afraid to experiment - add a touch of modernity to the classics, and the room will sparkle with new colors.
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Glossy surfaces, metal handles, glass details simply will not allow the kitchen to be monotonous and boring.
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When using tall cabinets, it is very convenient to have additional lighting, for example, Art Nouveau lamps. This option will not only be interesting and useful - it will help achieve a harmonious mixture of styles.
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5. High dependence on the professionalism of furniture makers.
Ceiling kitchen means very tall and heavy cupboards. And I want to be calm for my safety. So, the installation of the kitchen should be done by high-level professionals. Not every "hard worker" will be able to assess the condition of the walls, the reliability of the selected fixtures.
Say, is there a technologist for this? But this is if you order furniture at the factory. And if you turned to a small company or to a private trader? Are you sure of their competence?
