The walk-through kitchen in a private house is considered not a very convenient option. Often in this case, the owners do not know how to arrange the furniture, especially if there are several doors in the room. But with proper planning, this room can be made comfortable, functional and beautiful.
Main Design Tasks
When developing a design, it is necessary to determine the most visited areas, to assess which lines this space intersects with. Furniture should be arranged in such a way that there are no objects in the way, and there are no corners. It is desirable to make the used space as free as possible.
When planning, you need to make visual zoning. Dining and cooking areas, as well as an aisle, should be allocated. The design of the walk-through kitchen must perform a number of basic functions:
- to provide maximum functionality and comfort to all residents of the house;
- determine intersection zones; if this is not done, the space will be uncomfortable and congested;
- match the overall interior of the whole house.
Space organization
One of the interesting design solutions is to install a large bar or dining table in the middle of the room. The zones of the room are delimited, while one can go from one room to another, bypassing the workplace in the kitchen. However, here it must be remembered that its width must be at least 1 meter, and each passage must be at least 80–90 cm.
If the area of the walk-through kitchen is small, then it is advisable to place the working area in the corner, then the residents will not pass through it. The dining table must be removed from it to the maximum distance. Choose a place for him in another corner or one of the walls.
In a very small walk-through kitchen, in which there is only enough space for a functional area, it can be increased by combining it with the next room. If this is not possible, there is another option. Organize a dining room in another room that is nearby, for example, in the living room. The third option is the organization of a temporary dining area in the walk-through kitchen. This is where a folding table comes in handy. It is laid out if necessary, and collected after eating.
Visual kitchen zoning techniques
If the kitchen and living room are combined, then you can distinguish between them with the help of a long, high and massive kitchen island. The presence of hanging cabinets above it will create a greater zoning effect. In a large room, tall furniture can serve as partitions:
- small cabinets;
- racks;
- shelves.
For such a kitchen, an excellent solution is to use a light curtain in the form of threads with beads. Designers are categorically set on the allocation of zones by different levels. When placing the working area on a podium or a niche, the risk of injury to the hostess and other residents increases significantly. Also for this reason, it is necessary to remove all communications.
Popular design
Today, it is the working area by the window that is the most popular design of the walk-through kitchen in a private house. In terms of saving on lighting, such a decision is considered wise. It must be borne in mind that in this case the countertop and kitchen table should not overlap the window. You also need to take into account that the working area and the window will merge into a single structure, the tabletop will adjoin the glass. Tulle is not suitable, blinds or roller blinds are most appropriate in this situation.
There is one nuance - this is the presence of heating radiators under the window. This problem is solved by installing a thermal convector, or by constructing a warm floor.
Selection and arrangement of furniture and appliances
You need to choose furniture in accordance with the general style of the room. The design, color and texture of the furniture in the walk-through kitchen in the apartment should be similar to the same characteristics of the border zones. It should not have decorative elements that can be caught on.
Designers recommend opting for furniture without glazed shelves or with fewer of them, with solid facades. If the bar counter is located close to the middle of the room, itsthe width should be such that chairs can be placed under it.
For a walk-through kitchen, you need to buy furniture with easily washable facades. The same applies to the kitchen apron. The fact is that in such a room everything gets dirty much faster, because you have to move around it often.
Furniture should not be very massive and as functional as possible, since in such a room every centimeter counts. One of the best options would be to install built-in appliances that do not extend beyond the wall. Volumetric cabinets located on the floor will greatly interfere, it will become inconvenient to pass. They are perfectly replaced by wall cabinets with sliding doors. Doors that open upwards, as well as classic swinging doors, are inconvenient to use, and will interfere with normal movement in the kitchen when cooking.
When placing furniture, it is very important to find a place for each item, thanks to this, zoning will turn out to be convenient and as functional as possible. At the same time, we must not forget that household appliances should be arranged in accordance with all the rules, for example, you cannot put a stove and a refrigerator next to each other.
Finish
The choice of finishing materials is included in the development of design. The ideal options for wall decoration in a walk-through kitchen is to use:
- plastic panels;
- washing wallpaper;
- ceramic tiles.
It is desirable that the floor be calm and light colors. For finishing it is recommended to use cork panels or linoleum. Better ifthe coating will be monophonic, and the design is simple, this will not violate the zoning. Abstract drawings are quite acceptable. No need to use patterns of a certain orientation and geometric.
The working area of the walk-through kitchen should not be bright and brand. If possible, then you need to mount a panel that is included in the kitchenette. It is good if the dining area is decorated more colorfully, as certain bright colors help increase appetite. This applies to mint, green and orange, you can stop at light green, light yellow and peach.
Lighting
For this kind of kitchen, central lighting is not suitable. In this room, the light should fall into each zone. A suitable option would be to place several lamps around the perimeter. The work area deserves special attention, it must be made as bright as possible. One of the lighting elements should be hung above the dining table. For safe movement in the kitchen at night, be sure to hang a lamp in the aisle.
Colours
If you look at the photo, the walk-through kitchen is not such a bad solution as it might seem at first glance. In it, you can designate zones using different colors. But designers advise not to use more than three primary colors and as many as their shades. When using a large number of incompatible tones, the room will turn into a small dark space. When choosing this as a separating option, you needfollow a number of rules. One of them is the smaller the room, the lighter the colors should be used.
It is not recommended to use more than 2 contrasting colors for the floor. Also, most of the walls should be one-color, in one zone there may be a small pattern. If you approach the location of the zones and the choice of furniture correctly, then you can perfectly cope with this type of kitchen. In this case, you can not resort to attracting a specialist, but to cope with this task on your own.
