One, cabinet size (height, depth and width) design
Kitchen line design in the previous answer to analyze more, do not do too much to explain, the basic principle is to wash - cut - fried in accordance with the order of the layout of the sink, plate and stove, the middle of the cutting position the larger the better. Here focus on ergonomic cabinet height and width design, for the cabinet height, width and depth of the determination, should be based on the human body through the actual measurement, statistics, analysis and other comfortable data to carry out.
1, countertop height
Countertops with comfortable only used to know, countertops set too high need to raise their arms, too low need to bend over, for a long time it will be obvious to feel the "back pain arm cramps". Of course, the height of the countertops of different operating areas of the kitchen should also make a difference, cooking arm will be raised, washing dishes when the arm will be lowered, too high or too low for the body is a burden, so the sink should be higher, the cooking area should be a little lower, so there will be a high and low countertops design methods, but most of the people in order to aesthetically pleasing and easy to play the rationale for the choice of the countertops, the kitchen worktop height from the ground is generally to 80-92 centimeters is appropriate.
Different heights of people on the countertop height requirements are not the same, the following chart of height and countertops in the most comfortable operating height can be used as a reference to customize cabinets.
For the most comfortable countertop operating height, I have studied the cabinet design of Opie, it is reported that Opie cabinets have been dedicated to thousands of different groups of people to carry out exhaustive research and came up with the appropriate countertop height formula, which is suitable for the countertop height ≈ height / 2 + 5cm.
(2) the depth of the floor cabinets
Human hand straight after the shoulder to the thumb a little distance, women are generally 65cm, male is generally the same as the height of the countertops. Women are generally 65cm, men are generally 74cm. survey research found that most people in the range of 53cm from the body of the fetch work easier, and because the range hood depth has reached 53cm, the countertop is too narrow will affect the efficiency of the extraction of fumes, these factors determine the depth of the kitchen countertops are generally about 60cm.
(3) depth of the hanging cabinets
The depth of the cabinetry There will be a certain gap between the depth of the hanging cabinet and the floor cabinet, the depth of the hanging cabinet recommended size of 300~350mm. the door of the hanging cabinet should not be beyond the front edge of the operating table to eliminate the danger of touching the head.
The ground to the bottom of the hanging cabinet between the clearance distance of 1300mm + (n * 100) mm. n is a whole number of adjustments, the general height of the hanging cabinet for the height of -5cm is appropriate, easy to get things.
Smoking hood and stove distance: 0.6-0.8m, in this range is generally better able to play a function, range hood and stove distance operation is greater than 0.8m, the effect of smoking greatly reduced.
(4) operating surface width
People in the standing operation of the width of the female 66cm, male 70cm. but from the specific use of habit, it must be increased by a certain size, according to the arm and the body of the left and right angle of 15 ° when the work of the principle of ease, the main kitchen countertop width should be guaranteed to be 76cm wide or more appropriate.
Opai cabinets can be used as a reference to set the width of the main operation:
Cooking
The width of various types of stoves and the width of the cabinet required, the width of the oven = the size of the kitchen appliances + left and right 15cm
Washing
Width of various types of sinks and the width of the cabinet required = the size of the kitchen appliances + left and right 10cm
Preparation
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The kitchen is too small, dining countertop must be clean, no stacking of all kinds of unrelated items. Dining countertop width = 600cm-900cm
Photo source: Opie Cabinet
Two, cabinet panels, countertops and hardware selection
1, cabinet panels to choose
(1) Cabinet
Cabinet is the skeleton of the cabinet, supporting the entire cabinet, but also to determine the service life of the cabinet is the key. Cabinet selection needs to focus on the following factors: first of all, good load-bearing and nail-holding power; secondly, very good moisture resistance; thirdly, the environmental protection of the cabinet.
Cabinet materials are solid wood particle board, solid wood plywood, stainless steel, etc., most of the cabinet using solid wood particle board, solid wood plywood two materials, mainly because of its good overall performance, strong nail grip, strong and durable, moisture-proof good, and is relatively more environmentally friendly.
Particle board is the state to encourage the environmental protection industry, for this piece of regulatory efforts, and particle board investment threshold is also relatively high, so it will be more stable environmental indicators. International standards will be divided into formaldehyde emissions E1 and E2 level, of which the E1 level (formaldehyde emissions ≤ 1.5mg / L) is an ideal level of environmental protection, generally well-known brands of customized cabinets are able to meet the standard or even better than this standard, such as Opie cabinets plate formaldehyde emissions of 0.3mg / L, is far below the E1 standard.
It is worth noting that there is a fire on the market "E0 level (≤ 0.5mg / L)", but whether it is the European standard, or the national standard, there is no E0 standard. In the purchase of cabinets, in accordance with the international E1 standard selection of environmentally friendly materials can be.
When buying cabinets, it is recommended that you still try to choose a big brand of cabinets, like some of the old cabinets, their certification qualification is more complete, the environmental protection of the plate is more guaranteed. The following several as the basis for reference standards, we can refer to in the purchase of cabinets.
1, check the product labeling, to see if there are environmental standards.
2, check the cabinet environmental protection certificate, authorization, test reports.
3, check whether the sealing edge of the cabinet is tight, if the sealing edge is not tight, toxic substances are easy to volatilize out.
4, the purchase of the whole cabinet to have the "China Environmental Labeling Product Certification", commonly known as the "Ten Ring Certification".
2, door panels:
Door panels is the skin of the cabinet, cabinet value rely on it to support the common door panels can be generally divided into solid wood, lacquer plate, plastic absorbing board, double veneer, fire prevention boards and other categories. These kinds of door materials have their own merits, choose from the home style, the use of demand and price considerations.
(1) solid wood panels
Solid wood door panels belong to the high-grade door panels, oak, cherry, walnut-based, in the kitchen of the Western family is very much the first choice of many families with a classical cultural complex.
(2) lacquer plate
Lacquer plate to density board as a substrate, the surface after 6 to 9 times sanding, primer, drying, polishing (three bottom, two sides, a light) high temperature baking and become.
(3) Blister board
Molded board to density board as a substrate, to three-dimensional film as a veneer pressed at high temperatures.
OuPai "Citibank Story" overall cabinet (plastic absorbing board)
(4) double-decorated board:
Double-decorated board is in fact an upgraded version of the old melamine board, which is based on the composition of the material is a particle board or medium-fiber board, and then through the surface of the bonding and become.
OuPai "Christian" overall cabinet (double-finish door)
(5) fire prevention board:
The original paper (titanium powder paper, kraft paper) is impregnated with melamine and phenol formaldehyde resin through the process of impregnation, after a high-temperature and high-pressure environment made. It is one of the most classic door panel materials in cabinets.
Opai "Ode to Joy" overall cabinet (fireproof board door)
3, countertops
Countertop quality also directly affects the life of the cabinets, good countertops to withstand the "scrape", resist the "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt", "dirt". "Dirt", resistant to "heat", environmentally safe, common categories of countertops are quartz, artificial stone, natural stone, rock plate, stainless steel and other categories, the material and its advantages and disadvantages are briefly summarized as follows:
Countertops can be simple from the appearance of the advantages and disadvantages, Abrasion resistance, stain resistance, flame retardant, environmental protection and so on several aspects to explain.
To high value but not cooking is recommended to choose natural stone countertops; to facilitate the cleaning but not entangled in the value of the choice of stainless steel; more money and the pursuit of the perfect quality of the choice of slate; choose a high quality than of course quartz stone, compared to the front of a large number of votes on the countertops, quartz stone in the performance, value, price have achieved a balance.
Quartz stone is also the most popular cabinet countertops, is more than 90% of quartz crystals plus resin and other trace elements synthetic new materials. It has the texture and luster of natural stone, wear-resistant and not afraid of scratching, strong stain resistance, very difficult to deform, high temperature resistance of 300 ℃, food grade, no mold and discoloration.
Quartz stone common color
Choose quartz stone countertops, first of all, choose the high density. Generally speaking, the smaller the particles, the greater the number of crystals, the fewer stray colors, the smoother the surface of the quartz stone, higher density, better quality, the more expensive. Secondly, try to pick light color, yellow models, more resistant to dirt than dark colors .
Opai's own R & D production of Opie quartz stone, quartz crystal content of 90% -93%, Mohs hardness ≥ 5, its hardness, rigidity, density are higher than the natural stone and ordinary artificial stone, the internal structure of dense non-porous, anti-bacterial and anti-penetration, can be in direct contact with the food, the most important thing is that there is no need to maintain and repair, saving time and effort.
Quartz stone countertops
In addition, imported quartz stone is also the choice of many people, after all, the quality is there. Currently there are several kinds of imported quartz stone, the more famous is Kaiser stone and Saili stone. Kaisa stone produced in Israel, Saili stone produced in Spain, they are similar in price, hardness is not similar.
4, hardware
Hardware is like the cabinet joints, very important but most likely to be ignored. Good hardware can be used for three or four decades, low-quality hardware, not out of three years will regret: drawer jam, cabinet door can not be closed ...... So, choose the hardware recommended selection of high-end brands, durable and secure.
The cabinet hardware is divided into two categories: basic hardware and functional hardware. The former is the hinge group and slide rail class collectively, the latter is the pull basket pull handle and other direct use of hardware collectively. Hinges and sliding rail brand recommended Germany Hettich (Hettich) and Austria imported Blum (Blum), pull the basket recommended Germany Kaiser Bauma or Switzerland Ptag.
It is recommended to do the whole cabinet customization, in general, without the need to purchase hardware. Domestic well-known custom cabinet brands, such as Opie cabinets have been with these international hardware brands, with the hinge is more Blum or Hettich. If you have a good budget, we recommend hinges with damping, even if you suddenly let go, the door will slowly close and will not make a collision sound.
Three, cabinet storage space design
Storage is the core of the kitchen, a dirty kitchen seriously affect the mood and efficiency of the kitchen. From chopsticks, knives and forks, all kinds of kitchen appliances, pots and pans, to spice bottles, all the messy things are assembled in this space. Storage is a very complex and large system, the rational design of the storage space is the top priority of the cabinet decoration.
1, a variety of cabinet combinations
A variety of hanging cabinets, high cabinets, drawers and pull the combination of use, so that the storage system structure is full, staggered, greatly enriching the storage function.
3, "light on the next heavy middle commonly used"
Kitchen storage is generally in accordance with the "light on the next heavy, middle commonly used" principle of storage, commonly used spices into the cooking hand can be obtained in the place, light snacks can be used in dry goods, put in the hanging cabinet, the hanging cabinet inside, the dry goods can be put in the hanging cabinet, the dry goods can be put in the hanging cabinet, the dry goods can be put in the hanging cabinet, the dry goods can be put in the hanging cabinet. Put into the hanging cabinet, hanging cabinet can be installed inside the pull-down basket, to avoid the problem of not getting, bulky pots and pans to the floor cabinet.
Upper: hanging cabinet to put light weight items, such as grains and cereals, dry goods, noodles, etc., put them into a sealed square storage box, make full use of the upper space, but also more neat and convenient;
Middle: the countertop to put often used items, such as cutting boards, knives, seasoning bottles, spatulas and spoons, etc., if the desktop is very crowded, you can put them up on the wall.
Lower: floor cabinets put large bulky items, such as dishes, in the drawer vertically, and large pots and pans are put into the pull-out basket.
3, categorized storage
The same type of thing as far as possible to store together, once you find it will be more convenient, such as tableware are together, food together, spices together.
Kitchen spices and high frequency of use, bottles and cans piled up on the countertop, not only take up space on the countertop, more likely to be stained with oil. Cabinet multifunctional pull basket, modular storage, items at a glance sealed storage, effective isolation of fumes.
Kitchen dishes, heavy and fragile, stacked easy to slip. If you don't drain and dry them in time, they are prone to harboring bacteria. Modular combination of dish rack design, fine zoning, you can do effective storage.
Chopsticks, spoons, and forks are all used in every meal, but many families always put them together. There are also some bottle openers, peelers, slicers and other small objects that are placed in the corner of the cabinet, making them difficult to find. Multi-functional drawers allow these objects to be scientifically organized storage, so that the kitchen to say goodbye to clutter.
4, corner space storage
Kitchen is always a waste of corners, especially next to the cabinets or behind the door of the space, you can see the needle in the storage, drain the kitchen space! There are also many humane solutions to the problem of inconvenient use and low utilization of hanging and corner cabinets.
Because of the customized reason, the whole cabinet is excellent in this regard. Like segmented pull-down baskets and hanging cabinets pull-down storage shelves, you can make the original use of inconvenient space within reach.
Opai also has another "black technology" design: corner trolley. This movable trolley is tailored for the corner, snacks, spices, bottles and cans, soybean milk machine and so on can be stored in it. The trolley can also shuttle anywhere in the house, push to the living room, dining room, balcony, where you want to push to where.