All about planning a straight (linear, single-row) kitchen

Direct kitchen is the most universal and compact, but at the same time most uncomfortable from the point of view of ergonomics.

• The fact is that with a linear layout, the culinary has to make many unnecessary movements along the plate, the refrigerator and the sink, which means waste time and energy in vain. And if for a short length of the headset (up, m), the inconvenience is not too noticeable, then in a more spacious kitchen - very noticeable.

That is why a straight line of the kitchen is possible to break and arrange working points (a plate, a sink and a refrigerator) according to the principle of a triangle. And yet, in many cases, linear planning is the optimal solution:

• For a narrow or small kitchen area of ​​up to 7 square meters. m;

• For kitchen-studio, kitchen-living room or kitchen-hallway;

• For those who rarely cook, for bachelors or families without children;
• In case the kitchen, although not small, but in priority the roominess of the dining room, rather than the work area. Also one-row layout will help out when, in addition to the dining room and the headset, you need a rest area with a sofa;

• When the kitchen has complex features: niches, ledges (see Fig. photo below), cropped corners, uncomfortably located windows / doors.

The single-row kitchen has its advantages:

• Compactness, and with it the possibility of placing a large table in the kitchen, a sofa for rest, a table-island, a bar counter;
• Simplicity of designing;
• Absence of angles that complicate and increase the cost of designing the headset (there is no need to consider their equipment with retractable systems or carousels);
• The ability to make the table top seamless and tidy.

In this article we will tell you how to plan a direct kitchen in the best way so that it turns out to be convenient and functional in spite of the rule of the "working triangle". And here you will find 70 photos of interiors of large and small kitchens with a linear layout for the selection of interesting design ideas.

14 ideas for planning a linear kitchen

1. Ideally, the sink and work surface should be between the stove and the fridge

So you reduce the number of extra runs with products on hand to a minimum, and the kitchen will get the most convenient. The chain of actions will look like this: you get the products from the refrigerator, put them on the work surface, then wash and cut. Further from the work surface, move to the plate. After preparing the dish, use the work surface as a dispensing table, then put all the dirty dishes in the sink or PMM.

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• If the kitchen set has a length of up to, m, then the placement of the sink in the middle will not be difficult and does not require the extension of communications;
• If the kitchen is longer, m, then the pipes will have to be pulled from the sink to the riser. In this case, the drain pipe must be installed at an angle of a couple of centimeters per meter of length.

And one more nuance. If you place the refrigerator separately from the kitchen furniture, then it is advisable to place it as close as possible to the sink.

• The minimum allowable distance from the sink to the refrigerator is 40 cm.

And what to do if the refrigerator can be placed only next to the stove? In this case, the main thing is to keep the gap between the equipment at least 20 cm. Otherwise, the refrigerator will be heated from the plate and will soon fail.

For more information, in the material: How to arrange a refrigerator in the kitchen

2. Depending on the size of the kitchen, the gap between the sink and the stove should be at least 40 cm and not more than 180 cm

At the same time, keep in mind that if you place a working surface between the sink and the stove, then its length should be at least 60 cm, or better - 90 cm (see Fig. photo below). A distance of more than 90 cm will make the kitchen less comfortable.

3. Combine the headset with the window sill

Often, even in tiny kitchens in Khrushchev, a linear layout can be transformed into a corner layout, if you attach a window sill to it. So you can increase the working surface and create additional storage space. Here is a selection of photos of direct kitchens with a built-in window sill.

Also, the window sill can be changed into a bar counter and even completely replaced by a dining table (for more details, see the article:All about planning and arrangement of a window sill-table in the kitchen).

4. Line up a tall headset

To increase the number of storage locations, design your headset with an additional top tier (or even two tiers). There you can store things that you do not use often, and / or hide the air duct.

5. Fit the drawers in the socle

If the kitchen is small, even the base is to be put aside for storage, having built in it a pair of draw-out boxes. They are very convenient to store baking trays, rolling pins, baking molds, textiles and other small items.

6. It is desirable that the lower tier of the direct kitchen consist mainly of drawers, not cabinets with doors

Then you do not have to often bend over and sit down to get things out of the farthest corners - all the contents of the box will be in sight.

7. When placing a plate or sink in a corner, do not forget to protect the wall adjacent to it with an apron

It will look something like in this photo-example.

8. To increase the number of storage locations, install hanging cabinets or shelves above the dining table

And that the kitchen does not seem cluttered, decorate the interior mainly in light colors.

9. The comfortable distance between the kitchen and the dining table is 120 cm

However, in very small kitchens, a distance of 100 cm is permissible.

10. Choose a technique of reduced size

To fit everything you need in a small, straight kitchen and save precious centimeters, select a narrow home appliances, for example:

• Dishwasher width 40-45 cm, instead of the standard 55-60 cm. This model is suitable for a family of up to three people;
• Refrigerator width 55 cm- it will save at least 5 cm of space, but practically does not lose in capacity, due to the increased height of the camera;
• Refrigerator with a small volume camera, for example, 120 liters as on the photo below - will allow to build an oven over an oven;

• A plate with 2-3 hot plates.For a family of 5 people, a plate with three burners is enough, and for small families, bachelors and steam, mini-cookers for 2 burners are also suitable;
• The oven is 45 cm wide and even with the built-in microwave oven function.

11. If the area permits, supplement the direct kitchen with an island or peninsula

If you build a cooking surface in the peninsula / island, the "working triangle" will work and the kitchen will become very comfortable. With regard to the hood, then for a city apartment above the island / peninsula you can drop the hood recirculation type.

However, an island / peninsula, even without a stove / sink, can make a single-row kitchen more convenient and functional: it can play the role of a cutting table, and bar rack, will create additional storage space and delineate space in the zones, for example, in the working and dining rooms or in the kitchen and living room.

• Between the suite and the island / peninsula it is necessary to maintain a distance of at least 1 meter, otherwise it will be inconvenient to navigate the kitchen and open the lower boxes / cabinets.
• If there are not so many places in the kitchen (kitchen-living room or kitchen-studio), the island should prefer a more compact peninsula, which rests against the wall with one end. Around the island, however, wide passageways are needed from all directions.

12. Use a mobile trolley or table

If the kitchen is too small to accommodate an island or peninsula, use a mobile trolley. Despite its compactness, it is very roomy and can be used as an additional portable "locker and as a working surface (if it is a cart-table).

13. Facades in the tone of the walls create the illusion of invisibility

Kitchen furniture as if merged with the wall and visually become less cumbersome. Another way to "unload" a small kitchen is to pick up the facades of the headset in white, perhaps with a glossy surface or glass inserts.

14. In a large kitchen direct set can be supplemented with a block from the cabinets-pencil cases

In addition to shelves for storage in such cases you can build a refrigerator, oven, microwave, washing machine.

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