Kitchen corners with a table and chairs: features and secrets of choice

Residents of the city who own one-, two- or even three-room apartments can rarely allocate a separate room for a dining room in it. Most often, family lunches or dinners are held in the kitchen, and sometimes you also have to receive guests there. To accommodate everyone with convenience, you need to think through the design of the room in advance and decide on the purchase of suitable furniture. It is easy to organize a fairly free and at the same time very cozy dining area with the help of a special kitchen corner.

The kitchen corner consists of three main elements that are connected by a common style and material, representing a single set of furniture.

The main difference between a corner and ordinary kitchen furniture is the presence of a sofa. It does not look like the usual version from the living room, as it is more compact and made of materials that have greater wear resistance.

The chairs are made of the same material as the sofa, have the same color and design. To save space, chairs with backs can be replaced with stools or even small poufs. They are easily pushed under the table or taken out to another room if they do not need to.

The last, but no less important element of the kitchen corner is the dining table. Most often it is made of the same material as the sofa frame, however, it can also act as a color or style accent. For small rooms it is best to purchase a folding model, which on ordinary days will not take up too much space, but during the arrival of the guests will be laid out.

Like any other furniture, the kitchen corner has its pros and cons. The first thing to talk about is the benefits.

• A large number of seats. Unlike ordinary chairs with a back and even stools, a larger number of people fit on a sofa, while such an interior item takes up less space.

• Comfort. Sitting on soft ottomans and sofas is much more convenient than on traditional chairs.

• Comfort. A well-made kitchen corner creates a warm family atmosphere in the kitchen. Behind him, households will often gather over a cup of tea and discuss the past day.

• Extra bed. Some models of such sofas have a folding mechanism that allows you to get an extra bed in the kitchen. Such a transformation of furniture will perfectly help out in the event of the arrival of relatives or an overnight stay of friends.

• Space for storage. Under the seat of the kitchen corner, additional places for storing large dishes, small household appliances or other things can easily be hidden.

• Zoning. A kitchen is that room in which not only food intake takes place, but also its direct preparation. With the help of such furniture it is easier to zone the room: to separate the place of eating from the stove, sink and refrigerator.

Despite the large number of advantages, there are several disadvantages that you should be aware of before purchasing.

• Inability to get out of the middle. In the midst of a family celebration, those guests who are fortunate enough to be in the very middle of the corner sofa will not be able to easily leave the table. You have to ask the neighbors to move in or even go out together, depending on the dimensions of the product.
• The difficulty of cleaning. Upholstered furniture made of solid wood or having a metal frame is itself quite heavy. And if it still has a storage system that is filled with things, then the kitchen sofa becomes even heavier, as a result of which it is very difficult to move it out of place alone. In addition, upholstered furniture absorbs odors and pollution, it is more difficult to clean than ordinary kitchen chairs and tables.
• Not suitable for narrow long rooms. Even in a small but square room, it will be easier to arrange a corner than in a large, but narrow and elongated room.

When choosing a model, special attention should be paid to both the furniture itself and some of the nuances of your own apartment. Before you go to the store, you need to find out and think through:

• kitchen area;
• Placement
• design features.

The larger the kitchen, the wider the range of suitable models of the kitchen corner. It is most rational to place such furniture against a wall opposite the cooking area, in niches or near a window.

Directly when buying, you need to pay attention to the following:

• product quality;
• functionality;
• type of upholstery.

Depending on the material of manufacture, kitchen corners can be divided into three main types.

These are sofas, chairs or pouffes without upholstery, which are more like benches. Most often they are made from natural wood: it can be beech, pine, oak. Often there are corners of MDF, particleboard and even plastic.

Such poufs and sofas are covered with fabric (back and seats), under which there is a soft foam or polyurethane foam filler. Upholstery can be made both from fabric and from genuine leather or leatherette. Of the fabrics, flock, jacquard, artificial suede and other synthetic and semi-synthetic dense species are often used. Leather upholstery looks very modern, however it is a rather expensive material that can be replaced with a less durable but more practical leatherette.

Such kitchen corners combine, for example, hard backs and soft seats or even individual small inserts. Similar models can have a metal frame and leather upholstery or be made of solid oak and covered with suede.

There are several styles of kitchen corners. The first of them - retro - can be safely called the most common. Such furniture can not be purchased, but made by yourself through the restoration of the old kitchen.

The most important thing in creating a country-style kitchen is natural materials. That is why the kitchen corner for her will be made of wood and upholstered with natural fabric. On sale and on order there are very beautiful models from an array of different types of wood, decorated with carving or burning.

The easiest way to purchase a kitchenette in a modern style. To do this, just open any furniture site or visit a store where a variety of all kinds of designs, shapes, sizes and combinations of materials is presented.

There are several specific schemes by which you can arrange a set of kitchen corner. The shape of the sofa, and sometimes the countertops, often depends on this.

A corner for a spacious kitchen, which allows you to equip a real mini-dining room for 6-8 people. To the free side of the table, you can substitute a couple of stools included in the kit or purchased separately, and the number of people will increase to 10.

The most popular form of corner for small apartments, as the corner placement significantly saves the necessary space.

A shape similar to the previous one, but without sharp corners. Such a semicircular sofa is best combined with a round or oval countertop.

A straight-shaped sofa along one of the walls, a table and a pair of chairs - this is what a straight-line kitchen corner looks like. The dimensions of such a kit directly depend on the size of the room.

In studio apartments, they often use the island layout of the kitchen corner. In this case, set two straight sofas and a table right in the middle of the room, separating the kitchen from the living room. Several chairs or poufs are substituted on the sides of the table, making the corner look like a traditional dining table. The higher the backs of such sofas, the clearer the eating area will be highlighted and vice versa.

In order for kitchen furniture to last for many years, it’s necessary not only to choose it correctly when buying, but also follow a few simple operating rules.

• Do not install a sofa with bright upholstery under direct sunlight. So the fabric will burn out faster.
• When cleaning, use only suitable cloths or skin cleaners and brushes. The tree should be polished and wiped with soft napkins. When buying a new cleaning composition, it is best to first check the effect on a small area that is not visible.
• The kitchen is a room with high humidity, and the upholstery of sofas and chairs does not like her.To balance the temperature and the amount of moisture in the air, you need to regularly ventilate the kitchen. Fresh air not only eliminates the heat, but also prevents unpleasant odors from absorbing into the fabric.
• Pet lovers should seriously approach the issue of choosing a kitchen corner. Animals are great lovers of sharpening sharp claws on soft upholstery, so preference should be given to hard options.

See the next video for an overview of the kitchen corner with a table and chairs.