How to: Layout of a narrow kitchen

How on eight square meters to place a full kitchen and dining area to make it look beautiful? This task is solved daily by thousands of residents of standard apartment buildings. We share the ideas of planning small, small kitchens that fit everything you need.

What is the complexity

The minimum area of the kitchen, allowed by the standard for one-bedroom apartments - 5 sq.m. In larger apartments, the kitchen should be no less than 8 sq.m.

Is not eight meters high for a full kitchen with a dining table? In principle, no, if it is a room of the right form: a rectangle that gravitates to a square. And if we are talking about a narrow room, where eight meters are stretched Pullman's car? And the placement of furniture is tied not only to the communications and the ventilation riser but also dictated by the position of the window, the balcony door and the entrance to the kitchen.

Nuances of redevelopment

Area. Quite a lot of houses are rented out in the so-called free planning when the position of the walls is only indicated by the developer on the plan and there is a great temptation not to put any partitions during the repair. Unfortunately, any changes you still need to agree (otherwise it is considered an illegal re-planning). If during the redevelopment the kitchen still comes out narrow, do not leave less than 7 sq.m on it - otherwise, it just will not fit everything you need.

The height of the room. An important nuance is the rise of the floor, for example, if you plan on laying communications and lowering the overall level. It turns out that this figure is normalized: the net height from floor to ceiling should be at least 2.5 meters.

Restrictions. You can not expand the kitchen at the expense of a bathroom and living rooms - only corridors and storerooms. In addition to the position of the kitchen, it is important to organize mandatory ventilation (especially if you moved the kitchen). Otherwise, along with the smells come to mold and fungus, do not be surprised.

Dimensions. If not optimal, then reasonable and sufficient dimensions for the kitchen are shown in the diagram. In the narrow kitchen, the most important thing is to take care of the width of the passage.between kitchen furniture and table 1,0-1,2 m;the minimum permissible size of the passage is 70 cm.

Between any kitchen equipment and cooker should be a buffer zone of not less than 30 cm, or better - 60 cm. When there is not even a small working surface next to the stove, it is very inconvenient to cook: there is nowhere to put the board for cutting or to put a serving dish.

If you are planning a dishwasher, make sure that there is enough room in the next cupboard to drain water, drain and install the outlet (it can not be installed behind the dishwasher). When installing the dishwasher in a corner, it is advisable not to make an abutment to the wall. Be sure to plan the insert (as shown in the photo), make sure that the dishwasher door opens completely, does not touch the corner.

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