How to choose a floor-standing, freestanding kitchen cabinet?

Any housewife dreams of buying comfortable and roomy furniture for the kitchen. The choice of a free-standing cabinet for dishes and small items may be due to its functionality. Sometimes you don't even need additional cabinets and hanging shelves.

Choosing a free-standing, free-standing kitchen cabinet, the consumer must take into account its physical parameters: depth, width, height and length of the product. Many people prefer to combine individual lockers into a single complex. There are different types of modules for combining floor products.

• Linear classic the option involves the arrangement of cabinets with drawers and shelves along the wall in one row.
• For placing kitchen furniture in the form of G requires two walls. In the corner, there is usually a cabinet for a sink. To maximize the use of the corner cabinet, pull-out, roll-out and rotating storage systems are often used. A modern corner base cabinet is often equipped with radius doors.
• Typical P-shaped products consist of regular and corner modules. Such furniture is suitable for spacious rooms.

The standard height of each single base unit is 80 cm. On request, they can be made above or below the accepted standard. If the legs are not covered by the panel, then it is recommended to leave gaps of at least 10 cm for the convenience of cleaning under the furniture.

Depending on the specific model, the width of the product can vary from 35 to 75 cm. Narrow furniture is designed for storing small items. The depth of the product depends on the width of the worktop. It is capable of reaching 60-70 cm, and custom-made - 100-120 cm.

Before purchasing a separate cabinet, buyers should familiarize themselves with the types of products, the advantages and disadvantages of various designs and shapes.

The wardrobe with drawers is recognized as the most convenient to use. Such furniture looks great in the kitchen. The product takes up little space, has great functionality, therefore it is recommended for small-sized premises. Corner models help save extra space. The main advantages of cabinets with drawers:

• most models provide a tabletop;
• boxes of different sizes are designed for storing pots, pans, mugs, plates, cutlery;
• there are products with a dryer for cups and saucers, with special drawers for products: cereals, pasta, tea, coffee, spices, cans.

The open shelves fit perfectly into any kitchen design. The large sections provide storage for pots, pans, appliances and other large kitchen items. Small shelves are designed for cutlery, can openers, garlic press and other small items.

Open lockers have clear advantages:

• stylish models give the kitchen a modern look and successfully complement the existing interior;
• large internal space makes it possible to place a huge amount of kitchen utensils;
• on sale there is a large selection of products of a wide variety of shapes: trapezoidal, corner, radius cabinets;
• models with worktops provide a comfortable work surface for cooking.

There are combined models. Some of the shelves are open, others are covered with doors. In addition to the shelves, there are drawers. When buying such a cabinet, you should consider the interior of the kitchen. Combined products have the following advantages:

• the furniture is functional: a large number of kitchen utensils fit;
• the tabletop provided in most models is used as a desktop;
• beautiful jars and objects can be placed on open shelves, the rest of the utensils can be hidden from prying eyes behind closed doors.

For a small kitchen, there are special cabinets for a sink. They have no back wall. A small base cabinet is a frame with shelves. Utilities are hidden inside the curbstone: a corrugation from a sink siphon connected to the sewerage system, filters for cleaning from contamination. On the shelves, dishes are usually placed that are rarely used. A trash can is placed in the curbstone. The furniture is closed with doors, which provides a decent look to the room. The corner base cabinet fits perfectly into a small space.

To give the kitchen additional space, it is customary to use pull-out tables. The table built into the base cabinet is pulled out before a meal and retracted after a meal. Often, household appliances are placed in floor furniture: a washing machine, stove, oven, microwave oven, refrigerator. At the same time, the overall design of the kitchen is not disturbed. A holistic picture of the interior is created. For built-in appliances, it is especially convenient to use tall kitchen cabinets.

When choosing any model, it is recommended to pay attention to the material from which the furniture is made. Usually the kitchen cabinet is made of strong and durable chipboard (particle board), occasionally plywood is used. The materials are easy to clean. Doors can be made of MDF, light metal or glass.

It is best to purchase products from MDF. This material protects the cabinet from high humidity and sudden temperature fluctuations. Most often, MDF is used in combination with glass and metal elements.

The color of the product is chosen according to the taste of consumers. It should be in harmony with the kitchen interior. The dark tone of the floor furniture is perfectly combined with the bright and light shades of the wall cabinets. The correct choice of the color spectrum saturates the air and light with color, gives a feeling of freedom, spaciousness.

The light wardrobe creates the appearance of additional space. Thus, you can visually enlarge the room... A dark color can visually diminish the kitchen. In cabinets with glass doors, it is advised to use lighting, which gives the design a special originality and provides a dark kitchen with additional lighting.

Wardrobes with built-in fluorescent lamps and LED strips are in trend. They make it possible to save electricity and provide the kitchen with additional comfort, making it cozy.

For the assembly of the floor-standing kitchen cabinet, see the following video.