Design options for corner kitchens

Design Tips

A number of design recommendations:

• For small kitchen in Khrushchev it is not recommended to install too bulky cabinets that take up useful space. It is better to furnish the room with modern high modules up to the ceiling.
• To save even more square meters, they use built-in household appliances or place appliances on shelves and brackets.
• In a spacious room, you can equip a headset in the shape of a trapezoid with a corner part in the form of a small section or a module with a diagonal arrangement.
• Any kitchen space requires the right lighting arrangements... For this, they prefer LED lamps or backlighting.

How to place furniture?

The corner kitchen provides a comfortable arrangement of a working triangle with a refrigerator, sink, hob. For a more competent placement of furniture, it is required to prepare a room plan that displays the exact proportions of the room, the location of the outlets, the presence of corners and protrusions.

Storage systems

For greater convenience, think over various storage systemssuch as drawers, regular shelves, revolving carousel sections, etc.

The corner cabinet maximizes space optimization and can easily fit into a corner kitchen. In the side of the headset, you can place high roomy pencil cases that do not clutter up the room.

In the photo there is a corner set equipped with side open shelves.

In an L-shaped kitchen, the refrigerator is placed in a row with the headset or placed opposite the corner cabinets.

Cooking area

It is advisable to integrate the hob, stove and oven into the lower cabinets, and in the upper hanging modules arrange the microwave.

The photo shows a small kitchen in the shape of a corner with a stove built into the lower cabinet.

It is better to install these devices as close to each other as possible so that they are not visually lost in space.

Washing area

For the location of the sink, a trapezoid-shaped cabinet is suitable. This option is quite rational and is often used in the interior of small kitchens. It is better to choose a small round product or a two-bowl model as a sink.

In the photo there is a small corner kitchen with a sink near the window.

It is advisable to equip wall cabinets with a dryer above the sink. If you have a dishwasher, it is best to place it in the immediate vicinity of the sink.

Lunch group

Since the L-shaped kitchen is located only in one corner, the other can be decorated with a compact table.

On the picture dinner Zone with a sofa, located in the bay window ledge.

For a more spacious room, suitable full dining table and several chairs or setting kitchen corner with a sofa and a couple of stools.

Pros and cons

Let's look at some of the main advantages and disadvantages

Which layout will be more convenient?

The corner arrangement is able to fit into a room that has a different configuration with any number of windows and doorways.

The L-shaped kitchen is ideal for any layout. The work area along the perpendicular walls offers maximum freedom to set up other furnishings.

In the photo there is an L-shaped set of a milky shade with an island module.

Basically, the bar counter is an extension of the countertop, which turns the corner structure into a U-shaped model. A corner kitchen with a bar counter is the most convenient during cooking, and also easily replaces the dining table.

In the photo, black and white kitchen set in the shape of a corner with a bar in high-tech style.

Pictured is a gray corner kitchen with a white marble countertop.

In a studio apartment, kitchen-living room or in a kitchen with rectangular geometry, kitchen with an island or a peninsula will help organize an additional work, dining area and zone space.

A headset with a mobile island or a compact peninsula is suitable for a small room.

In the photo, an island set in black, made in the style of minimalism.

The layout of a corner kitchen with a window helps in the competent use of the usable area. The place under the window opening can be equipped with a stove, a sink, or the window sill can be converted into a countertop. This creates a significant increase in the working space.

It is easy to organize a comfortable eating area in the spacious kitchen-living room. An equilateral corner kitchen assumes a convenient installation of the table in the center, and with an L-shaped arrangement, it is recommended to place the dining group close to the wall parallel to the long part of the headset. With the help of an island design, you can divide the space into separate functional areas.

Design ideas

To significantly save space, they prefer corner kitchens with built-in appliances or appliances hidden behind the facades of the headset. In addition to saving square meters, this solution reduces the noise level emanating from operating devices, which is especially appropriate for the interior of the kitchen-living room.

Another way to make good use of space is to installheadset to the ceiling... Thus, the capacity of the structure increases, and the design takes on a more holistic look.

A three-meter kitchen not covering the entire wall is distinguished by a very harmonious and stylish look. This layout frees up space for the location of the dining group.

In the photo there is a corner kitchen with wood-style facades.

In the photo there is a white corner kitchen with radial facades.

Trapezoidal structures can be supplemented with cabinets in a variety of configurations. Such products with a beveled corner have a large internal space and often look more cumbersome.

In the photo there is an interior with a light suite and built-in appliances.

Modular kitchens are a real constructor. They are able to adapt to any design and geometry of space and rationally use the right or left corner in the room.

In the photo there is a wooden set with a black countertop, made on the right corner.

Nuances for a small kitchen

The priority solution for a small-sized room is full-wall corner kitchens with built-in household appliances. Thanks to this option, useful space is significantly saved, and the situation does not look fragmented.

IN small room it would be appropriate to leave one wall without upper cabinets. To fill the empty space, use a TV, a beautiful hood, or decorate the plane with paintings, photographs or panels.

In the photo there is a small corner kitchen with a compact set.

To visually increase the depth of the room, you can use a headset with light facades or a model with open shelves.

Combining a balcony or loggia with the adjacent area will also help to expand the small room.

Non-standard layouts of old houses or panel new buildings are sometimes distinguished by the presence of a protruding ventilation duct. This ledge can be beaten with a kitchen set and partially masked or divided into two parts.

Photos of kitchens in a private house

In a spacious kitchen in a country house it is appropriate to install a headset with an island or dining area in the center. In addition, with this arrangement, the room can be equipped with two panoramic windows or a full glass door leading to the terrace.

In the photo, the design of the kitchen in the country with a wooden corner set in a green shade.

What does a kitchen look like in different styles?

Real photo examples of interiors with different style solutions.

Corner kitchens in a modern style do not have a strict design framework. The design can harmoniously combine minimalism, modern, high-tech, eco-style and elements of other directions.

The photo shows a loft-style interior with a corner suite in brown tones.

Modern modular headsets most often have flat and smooth facades with doors that open when pressed. In the manufacture of facades, plastic, mdf, chipboard or acrylic are used.

The photo shows a modern kitchen interior with a glossy white set with a black glass apron.

Pictured is a matte corner-shaped kitchen set in a Scandinavian interior.

The classic style is a wooden corner kitchen with a built-in refrigerator, dishwasher and other appliances hidden behind cabinet doors. Facades mostly have a natural texture or are painted in a calm and restrained range.

Pictured corner classic style kitchen with a dining area in the center.

The Provencal interior is limited to pastel and faded colors. To more expressively emphasize the authentic aesthetics of style, the facades are decorated with patina, and the room is complemented with open shelves or glass cabinets with dishware.

Photo gallery

The design of the corner kitchen is not only distinguished by excellent aesthetic qualities and functionality, but is also a very profitable solution that creates a cozy and inspiring interior in which it is pleasant to be and spend time with your family.