How to choose a floor-standing, free-standing kitchen cabinet?

Any housewife wants to buy comfortable and roomy furniture in the kitchen. The choice of a floor-standing, freestanding cupboard for dishes and small items may be due to its functionality. Sometimes you do not even need additional cabinets and hanging shelves.

When choosing a floor-standing, freestanding kitchen cabinet, the consumer must take into account its physical parameters: depth, width, height and length of the product. Many people prefer to combine individual cabinets into a single complex. There are different types of modules for combining outdoor products.

• Linear classic option involves the arrangement of cabinets with drawers and shelves along the wall in a row.
• For placing kitchen furniture in the form of G two walls are required. In the corner there is usually a washbasin cabinet. For maximum use of the corner cabinet, retractable, withdrawable and rotating storage systems are often used. A modern corner floor cabinet is often provided with radial doors.
• Typical products in the form of P consist of conventional and corner modules. Such furniture is suitable for spacious rooms.

The standard height of each individual floor cabinet is 80 cm. To order can be made above or below the accepted standard. If the legs are not covered with a panel, it is recommended to leave at least 10 cm gaps for the convenience of cleaning under furniture.

Depending on the specific model, the width of the product can vary from 35 to 75 cm. Narrow furniture is designed to store small items. The depth of the product depends on the width of the countertop. It is able to reach 60-70 cm, and custom-designed - 100-120 cm.

Before purchasing a separate cabinet, buyers should familiarize themselves with the types of products, the advantages and disadvantages of various designs and shapes.

The cabinet with drawers is recognized as the most convenient to use. Such furniture looks great in the kitchen. The product takes up little space, has great functionality, therefore it is recommended for small rooms. Corner models help save extra space. Main advantages of drawers:

• most models include countertops;
• boxes of different sizes are designed to store pots, pans, mugs, plates, cutlery;
• there are products with a dryer for cups and saucers, with special boxes for products: cereals, pasta, tea, coffee, spices, cans.

Designs with open shelves fit perfectly into the design of any kitchen. Large sections include storing pots, pans, household appliances, and other large kitchen items. Small shelves are designed for cutlery, knives for opening cans, a press for garlic and other small things.

Open cabinets have clear advantages:

• stylish models give the kitchen a modern look and successfully complement the existing interior;
• large internal space makes it possible to place a huge amount of kitchen utensils;
• there is a large selection of products in a wide variety of shapes for sale: trapezoidal, corner, radius lockers;
• worktop models provide a convenient worktop for cooking.

There are combined models. Part of the shelves is open, the other is covered with doors. Along with the shelves there are drawers. When buying such a cabinet, you should consider the interior of the kitchen. Combined products have the following advantages:

• the furniture is functional: a large number of kitchen utensils are placed;
• the countertop provided in most models is used as a desktop;
• beautiful jars and objects can be placed on open shelves, the rest of the utensils can be hidden from prying eyes behind closed doors.

For small kitchens are provided special cabinets for washing. They do not have a back wall. A small floor cabinet is a frame with shelves. Engineering communications are hidden inside the cabinet: a corrugation connected to a sewer from a sink siphon, filters for cleaning from pollution. Dishes that are rarely used are usually placed on shelves. A bin is placed in the cabinet. The furniture is closed by doors, which provides a decent view of the room. Corner floor cabinet fits perfectly into a small room.

To give the kitchen extra space, it is customary to use extendable tables. The table built into the floor cabinet is put forward before the meal and retracted after eating. Often placed in the floor furniture household appliances: washing machine, stove, oven, microwave, refrigerator. At the same time, the overall design of the kitchen is not violated. A holistic picture of the interior is created. For built-in appliances it is especially convenient to use tall kitchen cabinets.

When choosing any model, it is recommended to pay attention to the material from which the furniture is made. Typically, a kitchen cabinet is made of strong and durable chipboard (particle board), and occasionally plywood is used. The materials are easy to clean. Doors can be made of MDF, light metal or glass.

It is best to purchase MDF products. This material protects the cabinet from high humidity and sudden temperature spikes. Most often, MDF is used in combination with glass and metal elements.

The color of the product is chosen according to the taste of consumers. It should be in harmony with the kitchen interior. The dark tone of the floor furniture matches perfectly with the bright and light shades of the wall cabinets. The right choice of the color spectrum saturates the air and light with color, gives a feeling of freedom, space.

A light cabinet creates the appearance of additional space. In this way, You can visually enlarge the room. Dark color can visually reduce the kitchen. In cabinets with glass doors, it is advised to use a backlight, which gives the design a special originality and provides a dark kitchen with additional lighting.

Cabinets with built-in fluorescent lamps and LED strips are in trend. They provide an opportunity to save electricity and provide the kitchen with additional comfort, giving it coziness.

About the assembly of the floor kitchen cabinet, see the next video.