The choice of kitchen heads in modern furniture stores is very large, so creating your unique kitchen design is very easy. Relatively recently designers have come up with a new "chip" in the design of the cooking zone - the kitchen without upper cabinets. At first glance it seems that such a "defective" design is not very relevant and functional, but in practice everything looks different.

Advantages and disadvantages

The kitchen without hinged cabinets is interesting and unusual solution, in the creation of apartment design. Despite established stereotypes in terms of bunk heads, such models are quite popular.

Pluses of heads without suspended lockers:

• Additional space and visual space space. It looks very wonderful if the kitchen is small enough.
• Maximum accommodation options (without lockers at the top of the headset can be positioned even under the window).
• Maximum light in the kitchen. Without suspended cabinets, light from the chandelier will be smoothly reaching the cooking zone and the additional backlight may not be useful.
• The absence of "dust collectors". Due to the fact that the classic headsets have a large height, to get to the very top is very difficult, so dust accumulates there. Modern model Without the top "will not make you constantly climb and check the availability of dust.
• Availability. The kitchen set has a standard height, in view of which miniature housewives often have to get up on socks or substitute a chair to get another cup.
• Saving finance. The single-tier headset has a lower cost.
• Safety. If you fix the upper closet to poorly or exceed the allowable weight of its filling, then it can fall.

In addition, you can note the opportunity original decor Free wall above the working area: paintings, shelves, photos, etc.

Types of planning

You can arrange a kitchen with a single-level headset yourself, knowing the rules and layout types. There are 4 options:

• Linear. Classic option for spacious or narrow kitchen. As can be seen in the photo of the headset is located along the longest wall.

• In the form of the letter "g" or corner. One of the most common options kitchen designSince it takes a minimum of space.

• Parallel alignment. Small white kitchen in classic style On the one hand, the standard floor lockers are placed, and on the other, the column cabinets that are practically dissolved in space.

• Island. Interesting option Registration for a small kitchen area in which the work area is in the center, and shelves or column cabinets are located along the walls

• P-shaped. A variant that can be converted into life both in a spacious kitchen and in Khrushchev

Interior design

So that one-level kitchen was not only practical, but also beautiful, it needs to be issued. It is especially worth to turn on the apron without top cabinets, as it will be very attracting a glance if you leave it untouched.

Wall finish above the working area should consist of correctly selected and qualitative materialslike ceramics, natural stone or heat-resistant glass. This item is very important, since normal wallpapers In this place is impractical.

Apron design options:

• Glass surface with photo printing;

• Glass panel or mosaic;

• Laminated cooker from MDF or chipboard.

It is very important when designing a kitchen area Thinking up lighting in the cooking zone. Perfect option - Wall-mounted mobile lamps.

What can replace hinged cabinets

If you prefer one-mest kitchen, but do not want to have an absolutely empty wall, you can try to replace standard hinged cabinets with something. Several interesting options for replacement:

• Cabinet column. Very comfortable, albeit the overall thing. The main plus is the ability to integrate the most different kitchen appliances into it. The column wardrobes are usually opposite the headset or on both sides of floor cabinets.

• Open shelves. The light and air alternative to bulky hanging cabinets, most often used in the style of "Provence". Bolts can be used for storing beautiful dishes or jars with bulk seasonings.

• Buffet, servant, rack, wardrobe pencil. So that you do not choose from this list, keep the stylistics and color design of the kitchen area.

• Railings. Almost the same as the open shelves, only this design is more easy and is made of metal on the rails, it is possible not only to arrange, but also hang objects (drawers, taps, blades, towels).

As can be seen from the dedicated, alternatives of hinged cabinets abound, so do not be afraid of single-level kitchens, thinking that you will have very little space for storing kitchen appliances.

How to decorate the walls

Than we disassembled the wardrobes, you can now go to this question a little more and disassemble examples of how you can decorate the empty walls. The trimming of the vertical surface above the working area should not be merged with space, so it can and need to re-establish a special way.

Several interesting options for wall design in the most different styles:

• Brickwork. Original kitchen In the style of "Loft". Despite the fact that all the walls are decorated in the same way, the space above the lower tier does not look empty.

• Mosaic from ceramics. In black color, such design apron looks very impressive. On this example, the kitchen is made in the style of "minimalism". Other walls are perfectly combined with the working area, since painted in similar silvery gray color.

• Laminated panel from DSP. It looks like a wood apron is very beautiful, moreover, due to the contrasting color, it helps zonate space, highlighting the working area on the white background of the rest of the walls and the ceiling.

• Wood panels made of the same material and identical color as the kitchen set. Above storage area and feeding. Stone contrasting wall above the cooking zone is identical hobs and dining table. It looks like this design is elegant and quite practical.

• Rough masonry In the style of "Loft" looks original and very cozy; perfectly combined with wooden panels and metal modern kitchen furniture.

• Orange mood in the style of "Provence. Brick wall And functional racks for the dishes are perfectly harmonized and looks in a rustic cute.

Single-level headset in the interior

Many believe that the headset without lower cabinets It does not fit into the interior of a modern apartment and looks inappropriate. We dispel these myths and present you a selection of photographs of single-level kitchen, decorated in the most common styles.

Kitchen in the style of "Country"

Live in a noisy city, but want to have a rustic cozy kitchen? Boldly Choose Country Style. It combines rural charm and modern functionality.

The main features inherent in the "agricultural" design:

• Natural materials: furniture, decoration, decor;
• Simplicity, artificial old man and sowing rudeness in the design;
• Calm color palette.

An interesting option of country kitchens in modern apartment. As it should be, natural materials of calm natural shades are used in the decoration. Gray stone floor is harmoniously combined with a bottle of natural wood. Table top working area Perfectly adjacent to modern single-level kitchen headcard. A little rough finish dilute the walls painted in light and dark gray shades.

Provence

The cozy and gentle French "Provence" conquers its romanticity and naivety. Want to build in your apartment island of a delicate rustic life? Then make a kitchen in the style of Provence.

Favorite flowers of designers who create a piece of France in a modern kitchen are rich colors, as if diluted with milk: olive, wheat, mustard, turquoise, lavender, etc.

Material for furniture is better to use natural, as it is characterized by elements of antiquity for Provence. The headsets without hinged cabinets perfectly fit into such a kitchen, because the numerous shelves from the tree are out of the wonderful features of Provence.

The most important thing in the kitchen headset is a sufficient number of work surfaces and storage places. If everything you need in the kitchen fit in the cabinets, the presence of hinged lockers is not mandatory. Why overload the working area by severe and gulling furniture, if there is no special needs in it? Just because it is so accepted? It's time to say goodbye to the events of stereotypes. Remember: furniture for the kitchen, not a kitchen for furniture.

Finished typical solutions go into non-existence. Creating kitchen projects to order, designers take into account the features of housing planning and personal preferences. Do not want the upper lockers - give up them. But before you definitely weigh all the pros and cons of this solution. Think about where and how you will store dishes, utensils, stocks.

Kitchen without top cabinets: pros and cons

pros

1. Much light. The work area really becomes lighter, which makes the cooking process more comfortable.

2. Spacious. The kitchen without bulky mounted cabinets seems significantly higher and slightly wider.

3. Clean. Top cabinets located near the stove are rapidly polluted. It is not so easy to wash them, because aggressive cleaning can harm appearance Facades and furniture frames. If only the hood and the "apron" remain over the slab, the process of maintaining cleanliness is simplified. Wash the moisture-resistant surface of the wall, lined with ceramics or covered with glass, is much easier than furniture.

4. Savings. Why overpay for frames, facades, glass inserts and accessories for upper lockers if they almost do not use them? The kitchen consisting only from the lower row is much cheaper.

5. Safety. Rarely, but, unfortunately, it happens that suspended cabinets, burdened with dishes, fall.

It is worth saying that the upper cabinets are not always comfortable - people of low growth have to be trammed or use the stool. Cumbers with deep drawers Suitable all.

Minuses

1. Less than storage. Their lack is felt much more often than excess. The upper modules are actually very practical. When the length and width are small, you have to use the height. Refusing mounted lockers in not big kitchenThe owners may face serious inconveniences.

2. Everything in sight. The top row of furniture shades the bottom. This makes imperfections with littleness. If the kitchen remains without hinged modules, any shortcomings, small contaminants, divorces and fingerprints on glossy and glass surfaces will be rushed into the eyes.

3. Dust on open shelves. Many, choosing a single-row plan for their kitchen, mounted over the shelf working area. They look much easier and do not overload space. However, all that is stored for them, quickly dust.

If the kitchen is small (less than 10 square meters. M), the rejection of the upper row of the headset is hardly advisable. At least a couple of suspended cabinets should be included in the project.

Kitchen without top cabinets: how to put everything?

In attached lockers most often store dishes. If there is a place in the kitchen-dining room for separately standing buffet, you can do without the top furniture row. Buffet and style buffet is not obliged to match the kitchen headset.

In a large kitchen can be arranged pantryIn which not only utensils, but also numerous reserves. Under the integrated storeroom, the closet is usually removed by any of the corners.

One of the sides of the kitchen headset having or parallel shape can be made in the form deaf Column CabinetsIn which are embedded, microwave and refrigerator. In this case, the party in which the work area is located with a stove and washing, remains the most open and easy.

Another option - insulation balcony or loggiaIf there are those in the kitchen. This additive area will be a capacity for a spacious storage for kitchenwareThat will allow painlessly abandon the upper row of furniture.

If the kitchen area is large, installed in the center island. Equipped with shelves and drawers, the island is able to replace the buffet for storing dishes.

What to position over kitchen furniture without top lockers?

If the furniture row is not too long, you can leave the wall above the working area empty. Do not hang anything except hood. For kitchen in style minimalism - the perfect option.

If the work area without hinged lockers seems empty, you can decorate with low lamps-suspensions.

Hang here and rails for kitchen utensils, and posters under glass, and large wall Clock With washing housing, and metal signs with cute, funny or motivating inscriptions. Sometimes a fairly bright apron so that the work area looks filled.

Kitchen set It is a mandatory attribute of the room provided for cooking. It has a great functional value, serves as a working surface,dish and other items.Cabinets Located at the top and bottom, standard design option.

It is difficult to imagine functional cuisine Without upper hinged cabinets.

Modern designers do not tolerate typical solutions, equipping Kitchen . They offer to say goodbye to stereotypes that are so involved. Stylishly, beautiful and unusual looks The interior of the kitchen without top cabinets.

Practice shows that a single-level kitchen is absolutely functional.

Interesting design kitchen without top cabinets Recently, very popular. And it is not surprising. He fits perfectly ininterior of modern kitchens. Makes them unusual, attractive and comfortable.

Such a kitchen has a number of positive features: it is bright, spacious, aesthetic and original.

Such a solution It has a lot of advantages.

• Suitable for smaller arrangement premises.
• Fills the room with light. Thus, the cooking process becomes nicer and more convenient.
• Spectally increasesspace. H Own cabinets , as a rule, bulky and occupy an additional Place as shown in the photo.

  

  Their absence makes the walls wider, and the ceiling is higher.

• Easier to keep clean in kitchen . Dust, dirt settles on the structures that are located on top. Wash them out not easy, it is necessary time and strength. In addition, the facade under the influence of aggressive cleaning loses its attractive appearance. If ahinged cabinets No, then maintain order easier. This will help the minimum set of devices: a wet napkin and a special means. They are rubbedwalls, which are finished tiled, apron and so on.
• Saving money. The cost of such structures is an order of magnitude lower. As there is no top rowlockers , it does not have accessories, glass inserts that increase costs.
  

  

  More and more people choose the kitchen of this format - without bulky structures at the top - it is convenient, practical and functionally.

• Safety. If Installationhinged cabinets performed poorly, then the likelihood of their fall withdishes . It is dangerous for human life;
• Convenience. Low people reach dishes, which is not easy at the height. It causes difficulties and inconvenience, you need to take a stool or stretch. The couch in this regard is much more convenient.
  

  

  Deep drawers are easily advanced, access to their content will be without obstacles.

Lack of upper cabinets on uhna It has many drawbacks. Similar designs are spacious and practical. They help solve the problem of lack of space in a smallroom. In addition, the lower row shade, which hides its imperfection. Withoutupper Yarusa Separate divorces, spots and other shortcomings on glass surfaces.

Visually cuisine becomes more and lighter due to the lack of mounted modules.

When arranging a single-row option Kitchen You can fasten open topshelves, as shown in the photo shown below. They will giveinterior Easy and airiness without loading it. But here in suchmesal Quickly going dust.

Cleaning will need more thorough.

Give the upper cabinets It is located in the premises whose area exceeds 10 square meters. m. otherwise thisdecision It will not be appropriate. INproject It is worth including several such structures.

How to organize a storage space?

If there are no top cabinets in the kitchen , then a new problem appears, which is limitedstorage space. Floor structures of small sizes. Include the necessary kitchen objects not easy. But do not be upset, there are ways to help in the current situation.

Method	Features
Installation of buffet	It is installed as separate element on the floor. His color and style can be anyhow. Compliance Tonethe kitchen headset is not necessarily.
Storage arrangement	Good place to store not only dishes , but also food reserves. It is appropriate to equip it in the corner of the room. So will take a minimumplaces Convenient and practical.
Cabinets column	This solution It is modern and original. It can be used onkitchens of a large area of \u200b\u200bany layout : Corner, straight, island. In the penalty there will be different subjects. It will help to hide communications, built-in equipment. It is necessary to place it according to the configuration of the room and the design style, as shown on Photo shown below.
Using balcony	Its presence is a huge plus that can be used when the dining room is arranged. Additional area will serve goodplace for storage Kitchen accessories. The main pre-balcony to insulate.
Placing island	Used in dining room large Square and placed in the center, as shown on Photo . The design consists of shelves and drawers, so it will replace the traditional buffet.

The working surface is highlighted better due to the fact that it does not fall a shadow from upper boxes.

Single-tire kitchen: In what premises apply?

Choosing an embodimentkitchen It is necessary to take into account the wishes of the owners and the features of the room. The same version is a modern and unusual decision.

The interior looks original, open and easy.

Without top kitchen cabinets More free and spacious. It does not have a feeling of clutter. Therefore, this option Kitchen headset appropriate in smallpremises . It has a lot of positive sides for this case.

Also worth using it in narrow and longkitchens. If installedtop cabinets It will seem more elongated. The absence of such structures will hide disadvantage.

The room will be cozy and comfortable.

If there is bad light in the dining room, then the cabinets on the wall will emphasize its darkness and darkness. It is better to install outdoor structures, andwalls Paint white tone. The room will bespacious and bright.

Such a project in the premises is appropriate Located in the style of minimalism, High Tech, Modern. He will emphasize their modernity and the main idea.

The room will be a comfortable, stylish and attractive appearance.

Features of the organization of space

Design kitchen headset - Important procedure. Functionality and ergonomics depends on the quality of it Premises . If you think about the type in advance,planning , Location Working area and other details, then the space will be used rationally, access to accessories,utensil And free devices.

Lack of top filling the headset - the ability to facilitate cleaning: do not have to wipe the surface of the kitchen cabinet.

Cope with this task furniture Custom. It will take into account the individual sizes of the dining room and the wishes of the owners. Ergonomics and convenienceheadset will be at a high level.

One of the advantages of the absence of mounted cabinets is the more budget cost of the kitchen headset.

Avoid lackstorage locations Assist Additional modules Located nearwalls. It will make the necessarykitchen utensils. Thus, the capacity is filledupper cabinets. Appropriate bar rack or island to equip at the bottom of the boxes and shelves.

Safety - reason to purchase a kitchen kit without top lockers: the likelihood of their fall is reduced due to weak walls or poorly fixed structures.

Choosing a design, it is worth a preference to the angular or P-shaped layout . They compensate for the absenceupper cabinets. Space Does not lose functionality, it will be practical. Above the countertop you can install an entry rail. It is represented as a metal tube equipped with special holders. It is housed kitchenware: seasonings, midnight, towel, as shown onphoto shown below.

This option will improve ergonomics and increase the convenience of the working area.

Shelves look original above the table top. They should be a bit, otherwise easekitchen Will be lost. Two or three glass designs are enough. They put interesting teapots original vases and plates. The main task is to decorate the interior. Appropriate to use the shelf fullwalls.

A modern and non-standard solution will be the logical conclusion of furniture design.

Style Solution: What to stop the choice?

Dining room in which there is no Upper Yarusa has a number of features. They must be taken into account, issuing interior . In this case, it is not appropriate to apply banal ideas. It is necessary to determine with the style of arrangement, and stick to it.

It will give the opportunity to make the room bright, extraordinary and modern.

Main distinctive traitkitchens without hinged cabinets - Spaciousness and a lot of light. Style direction should emphasize characteristics Rooms. Make it difficult.

When choosing a kitchen headset without "extra" attachments to appreciate the room: is it fairly spacious for a similar format?

The classic assumes a lot of open structures, which is unacceptable.Interior It is characterized by an increased degree of clutter. Therefore, it is not worth it. As for Baroque, it has its own cons. Forstyles Characterized luxury and shine that will not have the desired effect in the kitchen without attachments.

Do not skimp on a single-level headset and its filling: Let his shelves be as comfortable as possible and practical, are spacious and used so as not to load the upper open shelves of the room.

Excellent solution The direction of Techno, Country, Industrial, Loft. Unloading for themtop of the room. IN scandinavian style Realies look good. Eclectic direction Reception Availability open shelves. They harmoniously complement the interior.

ri wish to have a single-level kitchen headset need to know that such a layout is suitable for spacious premises, then it will be possible to maintain the maximum return from the kitchen and get the desired result.

Highlighting the kitchen It is necessary to take into account its geometry. If afurniture installed near the wall with the window, thentop cabinets Not appropriate. On the window they will not be able to settle down. The wall, along which the cabins are located, is originally decorated. One shelf is suitable, fixed above the line of apron.

The headset without top cabinets will harmoniously look at too narrow kitchen or, on the contrary, wide.

Necessarily in the working area A hood is installed above the stove. Asupper Yar There is no, it will attract attention. Therefore, it is worth come up to her choice. Scrupulsiness will help in this process.

The extractor must harmoniously fit into the overall picture of the room.

Lack of top cabinets in the kitchen will be the main advantageinterior . This will make it possible to fillroom Light and make spacious. The main thing is to think about the designmodule and organize an area.

The use of various accessories, fixtures will make the space functional.

Video: kitchen design without hinged cabinets.

Especially relevant such furnishings in fashionable studios today, where kitchen-dining room or kitchen-living rooms are present. However, the choice is so original interior Not limited to studios, and we offer more detailed acquaintance with the kitchen without top cabinets.

Spatial nuances

If stylistic restrictions in this case are not marked and the same cuisine is very organically able to fit into any style of design, then with the spatial features of the room will have to be considered.

Kitchen without top boxes can be optimal stylish decision Under the presence of a spacious room. It can be a studio, a large apartment or a private house. According to designers, for the successful implementation of such a project, the kitchen area should be at least 8-9 sq.m. And this is a very modest minimum, which also intends to pay special attention to the organization of storage systems and very carefully planning furniture and technology.

In some cases, an interior option is possible without hinged boxes and in space at 6-7 square meters. However, it will require additional storage zones for rarely used kitchen inventory outside the kitchen - for example, on the loggia or balcony (well, if they have access to the kitchen), in the corridor or storage room. Most often, this choice for small-sized cuisine is made in bachelor's apartments or young active families using the kitchen for quick snacks and morning coffee, ready to sacrifice the functionality in favor of stylish and creativity.

Well, in order to turn around, make the kitchen without the top boxes of the stylish, original and at the same time ergonomic and functional will need a spacious room.

Kitchen planning options without top cabinets

The key point is the choice of planning for the kitchen without top boxes. Why is it important? - Such an interior implies that it is necessary not only to take care of the placement of equipment and layout of working surfaces, but also to think through the storage systems for items that are usually stored in the upper boxes.

Among the most common and popular options for layout should be selected as follows.

1. Corner kitchen - allows you to comfortably accommodate all the necessary techniques, equip the work surfaces and organize spacious storage systems.
2. P-shaped kitchen is an excellent option that allows you to increase the useful area. Provides enough space to accommodate kitchenware and equipment.
3. Island cuisine - allows you to use an island part for mounting kitchen equipment or roomy storage systems. This type of layout is perfectly composed with a single-row headcard, but requires a large space - from 18 square meters. m.
4. Parallel double-row layout - this option allows you to accommodate all the utensils from the upper cabinets to the lower tier and do not have discomfort. The recommended room width for such a layout is 3-4 meters.

Benefits of the kitchen interior without top cabinets

• The popularity of the interior of the kitchen without hinged cabinets is not accidental. Such a design has a number of advantages:
• Convenience and practicality - only at first glance it may seem that such a kitchen is not practical. In fact, the lack of bulky upper cabinets and the need to get out of them objects above the working surface only simplify all processes in the kitchen and make their stay more comfortable.
• Visual increase Kitchen space - the kitchen becomes spacious, and new implementations are opening. designer ideas.
• The abundance of light - the upper cabinets create not only the effect of cumbersome, but also grind lighting over the working and hobs. That is why the facility is the installation of local lighting in mounted kitchen modules. The lack of upper cabinets automatically solves the lighting problem.
• The possibility of the embodiment of original design ideas is the surface of the wall, freed from attached cabinets, allows you to arrange it in a single room with room. This is especially true and looks very impressive in studios and spaces, where the kitchen is merged with other rooms.

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