Guide

New quality of storage

Modern kitchens are meant to be perfectly functional. Gone is the time when drawers fell out of dressers in which terrible mess held sway. We would like to invite you to acquaint yourself with modern day storage standards - it will help you plan a really comfortable kitchen!

How high the wall-mounted cupboards?
The height at which they will be mounted should suit the prime user. That person should easily reach the highest shelf from the floor. In an ergonomic kitchen there is no way someone will run around with a chair in order to get to a shelf which was mounted too high!




Drawers instead of shelves in lower cupboards
Shelves in lower cupboards, especially those situated at the very bottom, are incredibly impractical. The shelf requires you to bend down, kneel or even take the contents out on the floor.
Drawers guarantee comfortable view and optimum access.
It is better to choose drawers with a full pull-out as they allow you to have complete access to their contents. They also have blockers to prevent falling out and brakes which guarantee that drawers close quietly. The sides and back panel have to be slightly elevated so that nothing slides out.
Drawers with particular functions
Think how to organise the insides of drawers. There are inserts and partitions available, which can assign a certain function to each drawer. Order is a vital part of culinary life!

Arrangement of items at suitable levels in the kitchen A good idea is to put particular items at suitable levels, as regards the frequency with which they are used. Items which are used most often - in easily accessible drawers, directly beneath the worktop or at the lowest level of wall-mounted cupboards. Less often used items - below and above that level. Sporadically used items - at the highest level of an upper cupboard or at the lowest level of a lower cupboard.


items used often

items used less often

items used sporadically

Storage in 21st century
Modern storage involves the whole range of effective ways to use the available space and limit its loss to minimum. Basic trends in storage in a 21st century kitchen are:
  • replacement of shelves in lower cupboards with drawers,
  • replacement of traditionally opened doors in wall-mounted cupboards with lift-up fronts,
  • drawer specialisation - assigning certain functions to them.

Before you set about designing your kitchen it is a good idea to acquaint yourself with the wide range of kitchen furniture which have become storage machines. That is the way to reconcile order with opportunity to fill every place up:

A toe kick drawer with a U-bend gap is
a great way to use space which is usually "wasted". An ideal place for detergents which, in another situation, are left on the sink and spoil the look of the kitchen.		 A modern housewife is ecologically aware
and waste sorting has become a norm. A cupboard opened with a foot pedal makes
work so much easier when your hands are
full of litter.		 Plinth drawer may be used for keeping
a vacuum cleaner.
     

Wall-mounted drawer with a slide-up lid. No one will bang their head on the open door...
... or with a lift-up front... ... and finally, the latest solution -
slide-up-folding front...
     

... and finally, the latest solution -
slide-up-folding front.
 Drawer in a corner.
 Ironing board in a drawer.
     
Table in a drawer.
 Drawer with sides in inox colour.
 Drawer with light.
     
Cabinet with shutter and electric socket for keeping small electric equipment.
 The more compartments there are in the cutlery drawer the better the order. Now everything is in the right place and there
is no way to mix things up. 		Pull-out or revolving racks make access
to deeply hidden items easier. It is a
perfect way to store food which does
not need to be refrigerated.
     
If you prefer cupboards with doors or due
to aesthetic considerations it is a better choice, you can opt for drawers concealed
by shared doors. By doing this you will avoid disadvantages of shelves.		 Oh drawers, drawers! All bits and pieces
in the right place - no risk of mixing them
up, no chaos in that one vast drawer.
Finally everything is under control!		 Bottle stand is a known piece of furniture
which will help to organise your wine collection. Besides, it makes for a perfect decoration, not only in a traditionally styled kitchen.
     
Rails will help you organise condiments,
boxes for various stuff, a plate rack will
also fit them - everything in a single and
aesthetic style.		 Cupboards which take up the whole wall
are very capacious. Equipped with all systems presented here, they are perfect storage machines.		 Different heights of drawers allow you to
match the right height to the planned contents. From now on, everything will be in the right place!
     
A toe kick drawer is a great storage space
for packages of beverages.		 A toe kick drawer under the oven can
store pans, racks and baking trays.		 The very space in the toe kick zone can also be filled with a drawer. You can store there things which are not often used or those which actually need to be accessed from a lower point... Drawer for a pet.
     
A drawer with a high front can store bottled condiments. A narrow pull-out cargo is a place for
drying washcloths and storing detergents. 		Fitted-in appliances make for a much better arrangement of the kitchen. The vast whiteness of the fridge door does not repel anyone anymore.

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