In most modern apartments, the kitchen has a small area, and this complicates the task of planning and placing kitchen furniture. To remedy this situation, you can use a number of interesting design ideas using corner kitchen modules.
Outdoor kitchen cabinets are usually used for storing pots, pans, household appliances. In order for any (even the most remote) place to be easily accessible, you can use the shelf-carousel system, which with the help of a rotating mechanism will make access to everything convenient and functional. This is an ideal solution that will free the hostess from the need to squat or bend down to get objects that are in the depths.
The choice
For the convenient location of dishes, household appliances and other necessary items, it is very important to think about how to use existing furniture as efficiently as possible. If you have a small kitchen, it is advisable to use corner cabinets with drawers. This design solution allows you to save the available space and intelligently dispose of each square meter. The main secret of order in the kitchen is a reasonable selection of cabinets and their rational filling.
To facilitate the cooking process, you should use several useful recommendations that will help fill any cabinet properly.
The most necessary things in the kitchen should be within direct reach of the place where the hostess is most often located - this is the triangle "stove, sink, refrigerator."
They are located so that they can be reached without straining. Usually shelves in wall cabinets and floor modules are used for this purpose.
The lower drawers in the cabinets should be roomy in volume and fully extendable for good lighting and the search for objects there. There is a large selection of devices and devices that will help to use the space of the kitchen set to the maximum benefit: various pull-out and hinged baskets, pencil cases, small bottles, shelves of the carousel type.
For the upper corner cabinet, filling in the form of shelves is suitable, which should not be too deep to facilitate the path to the right things.
Also in these modules you can use a reliable corner shelf-carousel, which is able to withstand a weight of from 7 to 15 kg. Doors should be equipped with reliable lifting mechanisms, clamps and closers.
The specifics of kitchen mechanisms
Today, there is a huge selection of furniture accessories on sale, which allows you to choose convenient and practical mechanisms for drawers in the kitchen. Thanks to the advent of modern retractable systems, access to the most secluded corners is not difficult. Especially helps in this special device - a carousel, which happens with a rotating (spinning) or sliding mechanism. When choosing them, you should pay close attention to the thickness of the metal, the quality of the product and manufacturer.
The duration of operation of these devices depends on this.
Modern retractable mechanisms are divided into two types: ball and roller. In order to make the right choice, you need to study the pros and cons of these systems.
Advantages of the roller system:
- high degree of reliability;
- affordable price.
Disadvantages:
- noise of rollers;
- incomplete extension of drawers (approximately 30%).
For long-term operation of roller guides, the load on the boxes should not be more than 25 kg.
The next type of kitchen mechanisms for pulling out drawers is ball guides. This is currently the most effective and frequently used type of furniture hardware.
Pros:
- drawers are pulled out of the cabinet by 100%, providing full access to objects located there;
- adjustment is made in two directions;
- low noise and smooth ride;
- long term of operation;
- ability to withstand heavy loads (up to 45 kg).
Minus - high price, which is about 4 times higher than the cost of roller systems.
Both systems are used in kitchen sets, but in terms of price-quality ratio, the choice of a ball mechanism is more justified.
Rotating mechanisms for the kitchen (carousel) is another type of storage system in corner cabinets.
Such designs are most often made of stainless metal, much less often - of durable plastic. They are mounted in cabinets or attached from the inside to the facades.
There are two types of carousel: stationary and retractable.
Fixed consists of a vertical axis on which shelves are mounted, some of them can rotate around the axis for better access to objects. The optimum diameter is 550 mm.
On a retractable carousel, all the shelves are mounted independently from each other on special brackets. When opening the door, this system can rotate around its axis, as well as move out of the cabinet.
An overview of the kitchen carousel on the axis, see below.
