Overview of kitchen chest of drawers, selection tips

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The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in any residential property. She is the personification of home comfort and warmth, and is also used for the cooking process. It must certainly contain special appliances and interior items designed for storing dishes, food or small household appliances. Usually, full kitchen sets are used for these purposes, but their internal space may not be enough to arrange all objects. In this case, a roomy chest of drawers for the kitchen is purchased, which can be created from different materials, have different purposes, sizes and other parameters. Therefore, it is important to choose a design that fits perfectly into the interior, will be attractive, multi-functional and cost-effective.

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Initially, it is important to decide for what purposes this furniture is purchased. In the kitchen, it can be bought for different purposes:

• storage of dishes, and it is recommended to equip the furniture with special convenient devices for installing glasses, plates or other items. Such a chest of drawers usually has large two compartments, characterized by high capacity;
• food content - such a cabinet is certainly available with drawers, which can have different sizes and shapes. Each such compartment is used to store certain products, for example, the top for cereals, and the bottom for vegetables. Since the products will be contained here, it is imperative that the material from which it is made is environmentally friendly and not absorbing odors;
• for installing small household appliances. The design may not have partitions, since significant free space is required.

Often even a buffet is selected for the kitchen, designed to store baked goods and other sweets, and such children are usually adored by small children.

Although chests of drawers are usually designed to hold various items or products, it is imperative that they are additionally attractive. They must fit well into the interior and colors, so these parameters are certainly taken into account when choosing furniture.

Varieties

The cabinet is available in many forms, and all models differ in many parameters. Before acquiring a specific design, you should decide on what purposes it will be used, as well as what parameters it must possess in order to use it was really convenient and comfortable.

For dishes

Often, a chest of drawers is specially bought, designed to set the optimal amount of various dishes in it. When choosing it, the features are taken into account:

• it can be equipped with a different number of drawers or can be produced without them, and in the first case, small dishes, such as cutlery, glasses or small plates, are usually stored in it;
• on top of such a design, it is allowed to install additionally any objects that are certainly available in any kitchen, and often this space is used to install a toaster, coffee machine, or other similar household appliance that is used almost every day;
• such a cabinet is sold complete with special lattices and other devices that greatly simplify the storage of various dishes, and there are also pallets, so moisture from the dishes will not drain down the walls or bottom of the structure;
• such a chest of drawers is created from materials that are highly resistant to moisture.

Typically, such a chest of drawers is purchased for the kitchen if a large family lives in the house, so the space of a standard kitchen set is not enough to comfortably and optimally place the necessary dishes in its compartments.

Chest of drawers

In another way it is called a sideboard. It is equipped with transparent glass or shaded doors. There is an opportunity to review the contents of such furniture, so it is usually used to store attractive dishes or to arrange sweets, fruits or pastries.

The features of such a product include:

• It has an attractive appearance;
• matched to the style of the room;
• It is small in size;
• differs in low functionality and spaciousness, since the emphasis is on the appearance;
• with a competent arrangement of various attractive objects in it, you can get a unique decoration of the room.

Some dressers showcases are not equipped at all with glass doors, so there are simply open shelves.

Dresser table

This furniture performs several functions at once:

• used as a cabinet designed to store various items, utensils or products;
• its upper part is used as a countertop, so the cooking process and other actions that are certainly implemented in the kitchen are carried out on it.

Photos of such varieties can be viewed below, and they are considered truly one of the most versatile and convenient. The upper part is represented by a standard worktop, which is highly resistant to moisture or mechanical stress. Such a design is selected in such a way that in appearance it perfectly matches the existing kitchen set and other interior items in the kitchen.

For storing vegetables

Many people prefer to store a large amount of vegetables in the house, and at the same time, a closet can be specially bought for this. Since food will be stored, certain requirements are imposed on the subject:

• the material from which it is created must be safe and environmentally friendly;
• the chest of drawers should not absorb extraneous odors, as otherwise it will quickly start to smell unpleasantly, therefore, an urgent replacement is required;
• the size of the product should be sufficient so that all the necessary vegetables can be placed in it, and it is desirable that there are several boxes of significant volume, and each compartment will be designed for stacking different vegetables;
• surely there must be ventilation openings that provide fresh air access to vegetables, and it is recommended that the entire kitchen is periodically well ventilated.

Such a cabinet can be installed not only in the kitchen, but even on the balcony, but in winter it is important that this room is heated.

Various chests of drawers can be selected for storing vegetables, so they can be plastic, wooden or metal. The most often chosen constructions are made of plastic, but you need to make sure that the raw materials used were of high quality and with the complete absence of any harmful components.

Materials of manufacture

A kitchen chest of drawers is produced by many companies, and a variety of materials are used to create it. The most popular are designs from:

• natural wood - this material is environmentally friendly and optimal for installation in any residential area. Due to the ability of the material to “breathe”, excellent ventilation of the internal space of such a product is ensured. Additionally, wood products are considered durable and reliable. Pine and maple, as well as beech or cherry, are usually used to create dressers. The operational parameters of the product itself depend on the selected wood species. If high strength is required, since the chest of drawers is intended for dishes, it is desirable that it be made of beech. If it is not possible to allocate a lot of funds for the purchase, then a pine structure is selected;
• Chipboard or MDF - these products are considered not too durable, but have an affordable cost, and also have different unique colors and appearance. Before buying, make sure that there are no hazardous components in the composition;
• plastic - products are wear-resistant, durable and do not require specific care. They are produced in numerous colors, and may also have unusual patterns and patterns, which allows you to choose the best designs for each style;
• metal - furniture made of this material is practical, stylish and multifunctional. But it may not fit into the kitchen, where people try to create a soft and comfortable atmosphere;
• glass - such products are beautiful and sophisticated, so it becomes an adornment of any kitchen. Their photos can be viewed below, and they are well combined with various kitchen sets.

Thus, when choosing a chest of drawers, which is planned to be installed in the kitchen, the material of manufacturing this furniture is certainly taken into account.

Wooden

Chipboard

MDF

Metal

Plastic

Posting Rules

You can arrange a chest of drawers in different parts of the kitchen, so one of the options is selected:

• along the wall where there is a kitchen. In this case, the product acts as a continuation of this design, so these designs should be well combined with each other;
• in the corner of the room - this option is suitable for a small kitchen. If the top surface of such a chest of drawers is not used for cooking, then you often do not need to use it, so installing in a corner will be the right solution for any owner of residential real estate;
• in the center of the room - this installation method is rarely used, since in this case obstacles are created for normal movement in the kitchen. But if an island layout is chosen in a large kitchen, then a chest of drawers can be used to create such an atmosphere.

Thus, the installation location is determined by the owners of the premises.If you choose an island installation of a chest of drawers, you should make sure that its back wall is attractive enough, as it will be clearly visible in the room.

The nuances of choice

In the process of choosing a design, certain nuances are taken into account:

• ecological purity of materials used in the process of creating furniture;
• attractive appearance;
• good combination with other interior items in the room;
• reasonable cost;
• optimal roominess and functionality;
• ease of care.

Thus, chests of drawers for the kitchen are available in a large number of types, so it is important to understand all the varieties and determine the right choice. This will allow you to get the optimal design for this room, easily coping with its purpose, having an attractive appearance and resistant to various factors of influence that are available in the kitchen.

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