1. Do not install baffles (commonly known as skirting boards) in kitchen cabinet
The bottom of the kitchen cabinet is often overhead, supported by corner columns, about 100mm, to avoid the contact between the bottom plate of the cabinet and the ground to be damp, and some families tend not to pay attention to it when decorating, but these details are often particularly important. First, this height is difficult to clean, easy to accumulate dust, and it is not easy to take things after falling. Second, prevent small animals such as cockroaches from entering, and because there is no light, bacteria often breed. If you keep small animals at home, you must seal them up. Third, to prevent foot injury, people’s attention to the foot will decrease when operating on the table, which is easy to cause the foot to be empty or suddenly lift the foot to cause the instep injury.
2, the kitchen cabinet is not a small double basin
It is better to make a small double basin than a large single basin. When making the small double basin, it may be considered to wash the pot while washing the vegetables, so that the vegetable washing pool can be used more efficiently. During use, you will find that the small double basin cannot hold large pots and bowls, and when washing large pots, water is often splashed out, which wets and stains the kitchen floor.
3. No ground drainage
Anyone who does ground drainage knows that the drain pipe will take up a lot of space, resulting in wasted space in the kitchen cabinet under the sink, and you can’t hold too many things. If the wall drainage is done, the drainage pipe is pre-buried in the wall or cabinet, which is both beautiful and practical.
4. The range hood is not exposed, and the hanging cabinet is closed
Some households will expose the range hood when they are renovating. Generally, such a range hood has a layer of iron to surround the smoke pipe. I feel that I don’t need to make a hanging cabinet, and it can save some money for the hanging cabinet, or it is recommended by a home improvement company. Don’t believe it at times, it is easy to accumulate dust on the range hood, and it is difficult to clean it later. Because the general range hood is installed at about 1600mm, it is almost at the top of the head, so the position that the hand can reach may only be the length of the hand, which will leave a sanitary corner.
5. No external large household appliances
Electrical equipment must be considered before the kitchen cabinet design, such as ovens, microwave ovens, sterilization cupboards, dishwashers, and embedded designs should be made as much as possible. . The first is to save the facade space and place the home appliances in a reasonable position; the second is that the kitchen is easier to manage, and the order is clear; the third is the fixed position, with high safety.
6. Do not make kitchen countertops of uniform height
A very important point for kitchen cabinets is the height of the kitchen cabinets. Conventional kitchen cabinets on the market generally use a height of 850mm. This is according to statistics. There are many people with a height of about 160mm in Chinese girls. According to ergonomic principles, such a height The most comfortable position when operating in the kitchen, without overburdening the body due to high or low. Among them, when different functions are used, the comfort height is different. For example, the height of the induction cooker and the gas stove are different. The induction cooker is generally embedded in the kitchen cabinet and the countertop is flush, and the gas stove will be about 50~60mm above the countertop, and generally The cooker of the induction cooker is shorter than the cooker of the gas stove, so when customizing the kitchen cabinet, it is necessary to uniformly consider the operating height of different functions. Another consideration is that the height and habits of people who cook in different families are different. It is best to find a professional kitchen cabinet manufacturer to customize it and give you scientific advice.
7. Make as many baskets or drawers as possible in the kitchen cabinet and do a good job of dividing
The kitchen cabinet is made of pull baskets (drawers) and partitions, which can reduce the number of countertop racks and countertop racks in the later family because there is no place to place tableware or kitchen utensils such as seasonings or pots and pans. The picture below shows the situation of the kitchen counter in a family: seasonings, kitchen tools, tableware, household appliances, the kitchen counter is covered all over, and there is no place to put the dishes after cooking. When making a pull basket, the space utilization rate is low, it is not easy to store, and the space is messy.
8. Pre-filter
At present, the back-end drinking water purification devices are commonly used in households. At the same time, it is relatively easy to ignore the filtration treatment of tap water before entering the home, which is the pre-filter. The better real estate on the market will be equipped with this, and it is not expensive and practical. Or real estate marketing highlights. Why it is recommended to do a pre-filter, because it can effectively filter the sediment and large particles in the water. Although it does not reach the level of direct drinking, it can protect the downstream water equipment, inhibit scale and replace the pre-filter of the water purifier. preprocessor. The safety of drinking water is directly related to the health of the human body. Installing a pre-filter can protect the safety of water. For example, when washing fruits and vegetables, you do not need to use the water filtered by the clean kettle to wash it again. If the kitchen cabinet is reinstalled at home, conditions permitting, it is recommended to install a pre-filter.
9. Reserve hot and cold water points and sockets
Reserve hot and cold water points, do not do hot water in order to save a few meters of pipes. Especially in winter, everyone who cooks knows how piercing cold water is. Some families install small kitchen treasures later because they do not make hot water. Compared with water heaters, small kitchen treasures will consume more electricity, and the price is compared to that few meters. The tube may not be cheap, and the key is to occupy space. If there is no socket reserved under the kitchen cabinet, then the small kitchen treasure cannot be installed. Therefore, the sockets under the table must also be made, and it is recommended that there be no less than 2, so as to avoid the regret that you can’t install electrical appliances when you want to install them later. It is also necessary to reserve the socket position on the countertop, generally around 1200mm. These are convenient for the use of small household appliances such as kettles, rice cookers, and soymilk machines. Generally, the length of the power cords of small household appliances will not exceed 1m, a little or even shorter, so the height of the socket is It is not recommended to make it very high. The household appliances in the corresponding position should also be reserved in a reasonable position, and communicate with the kitchen cabinet manufacturer to reserve openings in advance.
10. Wall cabinet design pull-down rack or lift cabinet
The height of the hanging cabinet is often about 1550mm, and people can just open the cabinet. Therefore, the hanging cabinets are often placed with items that are not commonly used, or things that are taken less frequently. Sometimes they need to use a stool to get them. It is divided up and down, so the space utilization rate of the hanging cabinet is low. By pulling down the racks and lifting cabinets and other processing methods, when picking up the items, the items originally hidden in the hanging cabinet are pulled down to the level of the person’s line of sight. Easy to take, easy to store, and improve space utilization.
