Kitchen corner for a small kitchen

Who among us has not dreamed of having a large kitchen furnished with modern, beautiful and comfortable furniture? Choosing a headset is not easy at all if the dimensions of the room do not allow it to be placed there. The designers have developed mini-groups of seating areas that are able to use the kitchen space in the most efficient way.

A corner for a small kitchen is most often a set of furniture consisting of a soft mini-sofa, a table, two ottomans or stools. It can be folding and have drawers, folding seats, which are very actively used by housewives to store dishes and other household items in them. Being a popular type of furniture these days, the couch has its own distinctive features. The advantages include:

• comfort and practicality;
• compactness;
• quality of upholstery and filler;
• the ability to transform into a sleeping place.

Due to its design features, the back of the sofa in the headset has a bulge in the lumbar region, which provides a comfortable position for a person sitting on it. Since the kit is a corner kitchen structure and can be right or left according to the installation method, then, being made in the shape of a semicircle, it will compactly fit in even the smallest room and save part of the usable space. Several people can be seated on a sofa of this shape, which would be impossible if it was about each separate chair around the table.

The inner filler material of the kitchen cushion creates conditions for full relaxation of muscles and a feeling of relaxation of the whole body of a person sitting on it. The modern upholstery material of the kits has such a diverse range of colors that it will not be difficult to find the perfect option for your kitchen. If there is a need to hide any pipes, batteries or wires, then a soft mini-sofa will help to do this, giving the kitchen a more pleasant look.

There are mechanisms in the kitchen corner structures that can be converted into a bed if necessary. As a rule, furniture with a place to sleep has boxes where you can store bedding. This option is suitable for owners of studio apartments, in which it is very problematic to accommodate arriving guests. Along with a group of positive aspects, there are negative aspects to the use of upholstered kitchen corners.

• Upholstery fabric will quickly become saturated with various food odors and may lose its original color due to the constant steam generated during cooking. Such upholstery will need to be cleaned or treated very often with agents, solutions to maintain its original appearance.
• Another inconvenience in the operation of this kind of furniture is that when guests are placed on a circular sofa, they will sit at a close distance to each other. People in the center will not be able to freely get up from their seat and leave without disturbing the guests sitting next to them.

Usually, the standard version of the corner structure of a soft corner includes two sections (straight and side), connected to each other. In shape, it resembles the letter "G". Thanks to this, the sofa fits very harmoniously into the left or right corner along the main wall of the kitchen.This arrangement does not obstruct the passage to other furniture. The distance between the back of the upholstered sofa and the table should be at least 70 cm.For an adult, a comfortable seat depth ranges from 40 to 50 cm.

Corner mini-groups can be sized from 1010 to 1400 mm in length. The width of the product is also small - from 850 mm to 1200 mm. The depth of the narrow sofa is 420-450 mm. Depending on the size of the kitchen, you can choose a couch complete with a table and stools specifically for your room, or order its production according to the dimensions you specify. For a tiny kitchen, buying a corner sofa model without a back is suitable. In this case, the pillows are fixed directly to the wall with adhesive tape. The narrow corner version can be designed as a bench without drawers or deep seats.

When buying such furniture, it is necessary to pay great attention to the material from which the frame is made. It can be made of chipboard, natural wood or metal. The cheapest corner is made from particle board. If the kitchen is humid or the air temperature changes, there is a chance of cracking in it. Chips will begin to form on the top layer over time. The sheet should not be thin and must be coated with a varnish that repels water.

A kitchen set made of wood will serve you for many years. The cost of such a model exceeds the price of furniture made from a different material. The care of this soft corner is quite specific. From time to time it will be necessary to process the wooden parts with special means to clean their surface. It is not recommended to install corners near heating equipment.

The most durable frame is made of metal. Its processing is carried out by chrome plating, painting. Such a product has a modern look and is durable. To date, the choice of upholstery material is also diverse. The soft part of the kitchen corner can be decorated with the following elements:

• synthetic fleecy fabrics;
• natural leather;
• artificial leather;
• be without upholstery.

The most famous fleecy fabric bases include velor, plush, flock. The latter option is more wear-resistant. Velor plush upholstery has a very attractive appearance, but during use it quickly loses it, especially when exposed to sunlight. When purchasing a corner covered with this fabric, it should not be placed near a window.

Jacquard is more durable and resistant to wear. Its patterns can be intricate in nature. This material hides spots or areas of sunburned fabric. It costs much more than other products. Genuine leather upholstered furniture is usually made to order. Such upholstery is expensive but has several advantages over other materials. It is very easy to care for the corner. Its appearance is distinguished by its sophistication.

Faux leather upholstery has its pros and cons. Its disadvantage is the discomfort in the summer. Such material heats up quickly, and it is not very pleasant to sit on a sofa covered with it. The advantages of this sample include its passive response to changes in temperature and humidity, as well as exposure to sunlight. There are corners made without upholstery. In such a situation, there is no feeling of furniture softness. If you have chosen this option for yourself, then for ease of operation it should be equipped with a large number of small pillows or large, but flat ones. On a miniature sofa, large objects will immediately take up the seating area.

The kitchen couch gets this look thanks to the material contained inside. Most often, foam rubber and polyurethane foam are used as a filler. If the first sample has a service life of no more than five years, is subjected to crumbling and poorly restores its original appearance after crushing, then the second option is a more modernized state of the foam rubber. It has several degrees of rigidity. The base of the sofa may be too soft or too resilient. This material conducts air well and is able to maintain good moisture exchange.

Find a seating area for a small kitchen at the current level of furniture production, it is not so difficult.

• First of all, you should decide on the upholstery material. If you decide to buy furniture made from a leather substitute, then maintenance will be minimized. It will need to be wiped with a damp cloth from time to time to remove accumulated dust.
• When using a fabric base, the choice should fall on the material that best suits the style of your kitchen. In any case, fabric upholstery will create an atmosphere that will bring comfort to your home. Its light colors will visually increase the dimensions of the room.
• The corner frame is best chosen in light wood tones. This will give the kitchen the look of a room full of natural elements.

• It is best to buy a table and ottomans, stools for a small sofa in a rounded or oval shape. This circumstance will make it possible for guests to freely sit down, save them from the opportunity to hit the corner of a square table in a small room.
• In such a kitchen, it is best to place a seating area that does not contain armrests. They significantly reduce the size of the sofa.
• It is recommended to choose medium height of the sofa back. High backrests reduce the space visually.
• If the couch will be used as a place to sleep, then it is best to buy it with drawers that have maximum depth. In them, you can place all the utensils that are usually stored on shelves or in cabinets of a kitchen set installed in a large room or dining room.

The design of a small kitchen corner in a modern style implies a combination of the principles of minimalism, elegance and functionality of furniture. The most popular of them are considered to be the following directions:

• classic;
• modern;
• high tech.

The classic version of corner furniture is expressed in clear lines and regular shapes of the set. The smooth and shiny surfaces of the tables, often made of glass, as well as the legs of chairs, a sofa made of steel, characterize the modernist direction in the interior. When the main focus is on installing a minimum of furniture and items in the kitchen, it is best to choose a high-tech couch. It often uses mirrors next to the sofa. Visually, the space of the kitchen increases.

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