How to hide the refrigerator

In the apartments of the new layout the kitchens have a sufficient area, which can not be said about the houses of the old building. In such houses, the size of the kitchen is not enough to accommodate all the items of household appliances necessary to ensure a full-fledged life. After all, the average area in the kitchens "Khrushchev" is from 4 to 6.5 meters, which, you will agree, is very small. In such situations, the question arises as to how to correctly place the objects of interior and household appliances, so that it does not take up much free space and at the same time bring the maximum benefit to the owners of the house.

If the area of ​​the kitchen is enough, then it is absolutely not difficult to arrange it, because it is possible to arrange all important kitchenobjects and add to the ensemble interesting zest, such as a mini bar, a cabinet for cooking books, etc.

But if space is not enough? In this case, you should prioritize and leave in the kitchen only what really should always be "at hand."To the essentials is the refrigerator, without which the safety of the products is not possible. Therefore, the key is the question of how to hide the refrigerator in the kitchen or outside. About this and talk in this article.

Ideas for small kitchens

Consider how it is possible to hide the refrigerator in the kitchen correctly, if the dimensions of the room are extremely small.

Initially, we are right to choose a refrigerator, because it does not have to be a standard size 60 * 60 * 180.You can buy a smaller model and thus reduce the useful area that it will occupy.

Next, you should think about how you can ergonomically place the interior items over the fridge. So, there are three ways:

1. You can buy an integrated model of the refrigerator, which is much smaller in size than the standard one. Thus, a place for storage of essentials can be organized directly from the top of the cabinet, in which the equipment will be located. We will have a shelf of impressive dimensions - 40 centimeters high and 60 deep.
2. Sometimes it is worth buying a low refrigerator, for example, with a height of 140-150 centimeters. These models are quite roomy. Moreover, it is possible to erect a cabinet with a height of 80 centimeters on top of such a refrigerator, divided into two spacious compartments. The variant with a small refrigerator is very suitable for families with 2-3 people.
3. Next, think about whether you need a freezer in the refrigerator, or you can just buy a model with a compartment for quick freezing. This technique is very compact and capacious at the same time. In this case, all the free space above or near the refrigerator can be equipped with kitchen furniture.

You can correctly hide the fridge and freezer under the kitchen countertop. In this case it is necessary to purchase built-in models of equipment - separately refrigerator, separately freezer. This way of installing the technology will make it look very neat and completely invisible.

It is also worthwhile to approach the layout of the premises reasonably, if it is at the repair stage. Perhaps, it is necessary to organize a variant of the premises - "studio", where the kitchen and the living room are a single whole. In such a room, you can use competently all useful areas of the area.

If the dimensions of the room are non-standard and there are some niches or protrusions in the walls, they can be completely equipped for the areas to accommodate the refrigerator. Having placed the interior objects in niches, you can successfully hide them from prying eyes and thereby free the useful space of the room.

How to store the refrigerator in the cabinet

Refrigerator is an indispensable technique in the kitchen. Without it, simply not to do in modern life, but this technique, often takes a fairly large area of ​​the kitchen or simply does not fit its overall design. In this case, you can build a refrigerator in the cabinet. Then in the kitchen will remain this irreplaceable object, and nothing will spoil the overall design. How to build a technique in the closet?

1. First you need to know the dimensions of the refrigerator. If you do not know, then you need to take a tape measure and measure it. Record the results of the measurement on paper.
2. After that it is necessary to find where the radiator is located. Depending on the model and year of manufacture, it can be located either from below or from the rear of the refrigerator. In older models, the radiator is usually located at the rear.
3. Dimensions of the radiator should be added to the dimensions of the refrigerator. In addition, you need to add a few more centimeters for the free movement of vibrating parts of equipment.
4. When you know the dimensions, you need to sketch a cabinet layout that will be used for the refrigerator. In this case, you must specify the parameters of all panels. It is important to take into account in the layout on each side of the cabinet wall gaps of a couple of centimeters. This will easily place the refrigerator in a niche and provide space for air flow between the fridge and the cabinet.
5. The cabinet, in which the technology is built in, usually does not have a wall or instead a lattice material is installed. Therefore, to ensure the rigidity of such a design, several jumper should be placed, which will not allow the furniture to stagger.
6. If the refrigerator has a small height and there is enough room for the ceiling, then you should build a small mezzanine above it. At the same time, you need to leave about fifteen centimeters from the wall so that moisture can escape. For such mezzanine, doors are made or purchased in advance according to measurements made.
7. For the assembly of the refrigerator you will need: wall panels, screwdriver, wall fasteners and, if necessary, handles for doors mezzanine. Also, you need to buy a decorative film that will help decorate the front of the refrigerator for the color of the panels. Panels by the size of the walls should be cut in the shop.
8. If all the tools are purchased, they begin work on the assembly. The cabinet is placed in the necessary area of ​​the room and the refrigerator is installed in it. When the equipment is in place, it is necessary to attach the mezzanine doors. Finally, it is necessary to decorate the front of the refrigerator in accordance with the color of the self-adhesive film.

Refrigerator in the storeroom

If there are small kitchen sizes, you can take the equipment out of its range, for example, into the corridor. Then the question arises how to hide the refrigerator in the hallway. The solution is to place the refrigerator in the closet( the way we described above) or in the pantry room, which, in fact, is also a niche. Thus, the pantry will be a roomy closet, and the refrigerator will not attract much attention in it. Only when placing the refrigerator in such a niche should take into account the presence of gaps of 2-3 centimeters on each side.

Sometimes only the freezer is placed in the storeroom, since it is used much less often than by the refrigerator itself. In addition, the freezer can be safely hidden in a small closet.

Refrigerator in the loggia

In some apartments with a small area, it is practiced to combine living rooms with a loggia, which is a very reasonable solution. In the same way, you can add to the kitchen room an additional 2-3 meters, combining it with the balcony.

It is worth remembering that the load-bearing columns that remain when the walls are demolished are in no way allowed to be dismantled. And just between these columns there is a niche in which you can place a refrigerator or just a freezer. In this case, this important kitchen item will be successfully hidden and at the same time remains very close to the kitchen.

How to hide a refrigerator in the room

Unfortunately, often, there is no space for a refrigerator in the kitchen, on the balcony, or in the corridor. Then the output will be the placement of equipment in the living room.

There are several design techniques that allow you to hide it from prying eyes. For example, you can glue the fridge with glued wallpaper "under the tree", made in the tone of the furniture in the room. You can glue the walls of the refrigerator with scraps of fur, allowing you to make it a technique in the style of "modern".The way of placing the refrigerator in the cabinet described above is also available. Sometimes you can visually hide the refrigerator with a stylish curtain or a movable partition.