Base cabinet kitchen with top

One of the leading roles in the interior of the kitchen plays a set. It is a set of pedestals and hanging lockers with shelves, drawers and other elements useful and convenient in everyday life details. Also set includes a built-in or freestanding appliances. Full workspace is hard to imagine without floor cabinets for kitchens with the countertops. They can be adapted for storage of various kitchen utensils, crockery, cutlery, food, place it an oven, hob and sink.

Design features floor cupboards

Planning of kitchen units depends on the size of the room and wishes of the owners. For example, a set may be U-shaped, angular or arranged in one line along the wall. Despite the variety of options presented in the furniture stores, there are certain Standard sizes of floor cabinetsAs well as their design.

Housing floor cabinets made of laminated chipboard (chipboard) and facades are selected by the customer. They can be made of wood or veneered, plastic or glass in an aluminum frame, made of MDF or enamel film. The rear wall of the pedestals are usually made of chipboard.

Floor cases are put on special plastic legs that can be adjusted in height, typically from 100 to 150 mm. Supports closed plinth made of chipboard or plastic. Metal legs are an independent element of the headset, there is no need to hide them, but if in the floor tubes to be installed appliances, there is a need to use only plastic supports and cap.

Cabinets can be used as a simple flange for storing food and kitchen accessories, and have the structure extractable drawers with cutlery, metal baskets, as well as all kinds of rotary and rotary mechanisms. In some cases, you can install the module in the lower dish drainer.

Dimensions of floor cabinets

base cabinet size equals the sum of the height of the legs or the cap itself cabinets and countertops thickness. Ballpark figure is 850-900 mm. This is the most convenient height for the average person.

Adjustable feet are specially designed to ensure that they can be fit under the ease of hostess or landlord. If the growth of people a little bit more or less standard, then set the desired height of the feet is not difficult.

Depth standing racks is typically 560-580 mm, it is determined standard dimensions worktop having a width which varies from 600 to 650 mm. It should protrude slightly beyond the pedestals, 10-20 millimeters. Under the edge of the table top, the inside of the supposed presence of the groove-drip tray, which does not allow spilled liquid to get on the facade of the headset and damage it.

The width of the floor cabinets also has its own standards: from 300 to 900 mm, in increments of 50 mm. Some companies that manufacture furniture under the order on the individual sizes can deviate from the common dimensions and design tables and cabinets with any desired width, if necessary client. But it is worth remembering that the non-standard furniture may cost a bit more expensive.

Tip! Going to buy a kitchen with worktop and integrated appliances, it is better to turn to professionals for professional measurement space.

firms typically Furniture offer this service. This may require additional expenses, but exclude the possible inconsistencies in the size of the subsequent installation of furniture.

different forms

A variety of kitchen layouts, particularly angular, involves the creation of pedestals and cabinets not only direct but also other forms that can be easily integrated into the interior. For example, common are: L-shaped, straight, trapezoidal cabinets.

L-shaped floor cabinet

This cabinet is very comfortable and roomy, even without the use of its special design drawers, carousel. With two fronts, opening in opposite directions, or by the type of "trolley doors" can be easily fit into the interior space of a lot of useful things. In this case, no corner stone will not go unnoticed.

Drawers of the L-shaped corner is most often installed in a corner under the sink, so use this convenient "stuffing" as a shelf-carousel will not be there because of plumbing communications. In addition, these storage systems is quite expensive pleasure.

Direct wardrobe

Construction module for direct connection angle assumes other pedestals headset with one of its sides at an angle of 90 degrees. In this part of the base cabinet get inaccessible. To use it you need to consider fully the internal content, for example, be used in the corner of the shelf-carousel or pull-out bin.

Trapezoidal floor cabinet

The design of the lower module has a trapezoidal shape and its sidewalls on both sides adjacent to the other cabinets of kitchen units. Typically such variants are ideal as a cabinet under the sink to the corner. They have one swing facade and the interior space is well visible and accessible.

As the filling of the cabinet, you can use the shelf-carousel or other sliding systems, but they are only valid in the event that do not interfere with the plumbing communication.

To kitchen looked harmoniously with trapezoidal pedestal, for it uses wall cabinet of the same shape. Because over the sink in the cabinet is usually installed Drainboard, in this case it is better to move to a neighboring module straight and angled shelves to take other kitchen utensils.

Built-in and built-in appliances

The lower modules of kitchen units are not only used for drawers and shelves, but also a built-in appliances. Among the most common devices that are placed in the cabinet under the sink can be identified: the oven and hob, dishwasher and washing machine, a small fridge and freezer, microwave oven.

Oven, dishwasher and microwave oven are built directly into the cabinet, the front side of the dishwasher may be hiding behind the kitchen façade. So apparently it will not be different from the usual cabinets and pedestals. A separate building is not usually necessary for the washing machine, put it on the floor between the tables, and if necessary, it is possible to close the facade and basement.

For the embeddable refrigerator is usually assumed special floor cabinet-column, but small models or separate freezers can also be integrated into the floor cabinet, closed facade.

Table top for floor cabinets

Traditionally tabletop pedestals located on one level, but now increasingly popular split-level options. Despite the slightly odd and unusual appearance, this design is considered to be fairly easy.

Different types of kitchen work quite comfortably perform at different heights. For example, washing can be placed at 100-150 mm higher than the ground level countertops and hob, conversely, decreasing by 50-150 mm. When washing dishes and products do not have to bend much, it will ease the load on the spine. Prepare food and take the pan off the stove is much easier if the surface is slightly below the usual level.

The standard width is 600 mm countertops, in some cases it can vary upwards or downwards.

Island or bar work surface is 800 mm or more. Do not forget that the countertop edge should slightly hang over the pedestal, about 10-20 mm.

Base cabinets are playing a leading role in the kitchen headset. They perform a variety of functions, from storage of products up to the challenge embedded appliances. Form pedestals may be different both direct and angular or trapezoidal. The main task - organically fit into the interior kitchen, in accordance with the design of the room, the needs and wishes of the owners.