The common home kitchen cabinet type has a font cabinet: all electrical appliances and cabinets are placed along a wall, and the work is carried out in a straight line. This compact and effective narrow kitchen design is suitable for small and medium-sized families or houses where only one person works in the kitchen at the same time. If you use this design in a large kitchen, the distance between different functions may be too large. You can consider using it Double-row wall cabinets or add wall cabinets to maximize the use of wall space.
Don’t look at the L-shaped cabinet, it’s just an extra corner. Using the twist on the cabinet, it can add a lot of fun to the kitchen’s life and realize many new functions. It is a practical kitchen design and the most common home kitchen cabinet design. Ideal for space. In this way, divide the working area between two connected walls to obtain an ideal working triangle, such as stoves, sinks, disinfection cabinets and refrigerators. There is a work surface between each workstation to prevent splashing. And the items are too crowded.
U-shaped cabinets are the most popular in foreign countries. Generally, the kitchen area is required to be larger. U-shaped cabinets are also the most practical in use. U-shaped cabinets are convenient to access every item and can maximize the use of space for cooking and storage. Two people can work easily in the kitchen at the same time, but the U-shaped kitchen is only suitable for kitchens with a large space, avoiding the cross-setting of operating surfaces, so that two people can work comfortably at the same time without colliding. There must be a distance of at least 120cm between two rows of opposed cabinets to ensure sufficient space.
Island-shaped cabinets, cabinet islands refer to separate island-shaped cabinets with cabinets underneath that are independent of the cabinets. The cabinet islands are only suitable for open kitchens, and their biggest role in modern decoration is to serve as a home kitchen cabinet. Separation from other spaces. Island-shaped cabinets have more work surfaces and storage space, which is convenient for multiple people to work in the kitchen at the same time. If necessary, you can also install a sink or oven/stove on the kitchen island. Before making a decision, check whether the cabinet island is possible Connect the pipes, circuits and ventilation pipes of the range hood, and ensure that there is a work surface between the stove and the sink.
Two-shaped cabinets, also known as corridor-style kitchens, are two rows of working and storage areas along two opposite walls. If preparing food is the focus of the kitchen work, then this design is a big advantage. The corridor-style kitchen does not need to be large. If you have a door or window at the end of the kitchen, you should pay attention to it when designing that a distance of at least 120cm must be maintained between two rows of opposed cabinets to ensure that there is enough space to open the cabinet doors. For narrow spaces, you can choose a cabinet with a depth of 60cm on one side and a cabinet with a depth of 35cm on the other.
Popular elements of home kitchen cabinet: calm tones, strong sense of wood, integration
From the perspective of cabinet colors, the calm and atmospheric black gray and dark coffee will become the popular colors of cabinets this year and next. At the same time, monochromatic high-gloss materials, such as white, red, olive green, and vanilla, will continue to be popular. In a monochrome background, cabinets with partial wood grain embellishment or natural wood grain will be popular, and the wood grain color will return. The classic-style cabinets are mostly made of solid wood, and the frame and door panels are hand-carved, coupled with hand-painted and polished, reflecting the ancient style. Modern-style cabinets are also keeping up with this trend, and wood-like cabinets will appear in large numbers, visually creating a sense of wood warmth.
In addition, the concept of “integrated kitchen” will be further developed, and the cabinets will inevitably develop in the direction of equipment and integration. Many companies are developing or have produced integrated kitchen equipment, such as kitchen sink and sink integrated equipment; range hood, stove, and disinfection cabinet (oven) integrated equipment.
Cabinet purchase skills:
Take a look at the edge banding of the board. The sealing edges of high-quality cabinets are delicate, smooth, and feel good, the sealing lines are straight and smooth, and the joints are fine. Professional factories use straight edge banding machines to complete the steps of banding, breaking, trimming, chamfering, polishing, etc., to ensure the most accurate size, while small workshops use brushes to apply glue, manually press and paste the edges, and use wallpaper The edge is trimmed with a knife and polished with a manual polishing machine. Due to uneven pressure, many places are not firm, and harmful substances such as formaldehyde will volatilize into the air.
Second, look at punching. Panel furniture is assembled by three-in-one connectors, and the coordination and accuracy of the holes will affect the structural firmness of the cabinet.
Third, look at the cutting board. Cutting board is the first process of cabinet production. Large-scale professional enterprises use electronic cutting saws to input the processing dimensions through the computer, and the computer controls the dimensional accuracy of the material selection, and it can process several boards at a time. The performance of the equipment is stable. The board size accuracy is very high, and the tolerance unit is in microns.
Four look at the door. The door panel is the face of the cabinet, which is as important as the human face. Due to improper processing of the base material and surface technology, the door panel is easily deformed by moisture. The dimensional accuracy of the board is very high, and the tolerance unit is in microns.
Look at the assembly effect of the entire cabinet. Any dimensional error in the production process will be manifested in the door panel. If the door panel is not assembled well, the door seam will be uneven and the gap will be uneven, which may be large or small.
Six look at the sliding rail of the drawer. Although it is a small detail, it is an important part that affects the quality of the cabinet. Due to the hole position and size error, there is an error in the installation size of the slide rail, which causes the drawer to be unsmoothly pulled or the left and right sides are loose. Also, pay attention to whether the drawer gap is even.
