The design of the kitchen room should be treated responsibly, it is here that all home gathers for morning coffee, dinner, family tips, meetings with friends. Many housewives spend most of the time here. The kitchen table in the interior of the dining room, living room always occupies a central place. The range is huge, and here it is important that the subject was not only beautiful, but also that it organically combined with the general style.
Moments to pay attention to when choosing a table
At the kitchen table they eat, communicate, use its surface as a working one, if the room is not distinguished by large dimensions. The requirements in each case are different. Take into account the decorative quality, durability, ease of care. What is important is the style of the room, the number of residents.
The form
Apart from the design delights of the most bizarre configuration, the most preferred form for the dining table is called square or rectangular, popular round, oval.
Households or guests will most easily be placed at the square tabletop. A small table in the corner or adjacent to the wall, well fit into the interior of a small kitchen. The minimum size of the side of the table is at least 90 cm. Where there is an impressively sized studio, a square table is placed in the center, without worrying about saving space.
The classic choice is a rectangular table. He pushed to the wall or put in the middle. In addition to traditional models, there is a mass of sliding or transforming, which in a short period of time can be turned into a venue for more than ten people.
A round table is associated with comfort and safety due to the lack of corners. Equal in size with square or rectangular, it accommodates more sitting, the interior looks more interesting. There are products that are transformed completely. The disadvantage of this form - the table can not be placed against the wall. It is suitable only for a small family, since such a piece of furniture is inconvenient for communication for more than 8 people.
The shape of the oval is convenient for a large family. Such a table top looks beautiful and comfortable. In an apartment with a small area acquire a semicircular structure, where one of the sides can be moved to the wall or window sill.
The size
Ideal size - when convenient for all family members. In addition to the convenience of placement, take into account ease of movement. When everyone is having lunch, there should be a place in the kitchen, chairs move freely, there is about a meter of space left for other pieces of furniture.
The minimum width of the table top is between 80-90 cm. The length is selected taking into account that each should be about 60 cm. The middle of the table is reserved for general serving items.
4-6 people will sit comfortably behind a rectangular table with sides of 150 and 90 cm. For more people, you will need a product between 200 and 110 cm. When determining the number of seats at a round table, calculations are different. 4 people will hold a product with a diameter of 110 cm. With more than 130 cm it is possible to place 6 or more people.
Product material
The appearance of the product, as well as the overall design of the room, depends on the material used to make the tabletop.
The budget option is laminated chipboard, which imitates many interesting textures. But its disadvantage is the lack of resistance to mechanical damage, often chips or bubbles from moisture occur. Although the chipboard looks like natural materials, over time it will lose its appearance.
The MDF table top looks advantageous, responds well to mechanical damage and moisture, with the exception of the junction with the edge.
Veneered MDF looks and behaves almost like wood. Painted looks elegant, but does not always withstand mechanical stress. To extend the service life of such a table is covered with glass, and in the kit pick up chairs with eco-leather on the seats, chrome legs.
For a modern kitchen table, the most versatile material is wood. The dining group of the array is particularly relevant if combined with the same material of the facades and wall panels. Wood requires sensitivity, but when treated with special compounds, it acquires dirt-repellent properties, serves for a long time, has a solid appearance, in harmony with the decor of any style.
Beautiful and durable material for the countertop - natural or artificial stone. For the latter, color design has many options. Dirt is not absorbed into the stone surface, fungi and bacteria do not settle here. It is not possible to damage such a table. A kitchen with an impressive stone table and dimensions should be impressive.
In a large room, the glass version will add shine and style. A small kitchen due to its transparency, such a product does not clutter up. The best material will perform tempered triplex. The table top is made in a transparent or matte version, it is painted or equipped with photo printing, made glossy, mirror, but it requires careful maintenance.
Design
In a small room folding the product laid out in the case of collecting the whole family or the arrival of guests. The fixed structure is installed in the spacious living room or dining room. Folding equipped with various folding systems:
| Folding | The small tabletop is transformed into a large one by tilting its part and moving it with respect to the legs. |
| Synchro-sliding | To the table decomposed like a butterfly, the edges of the tabletop pushing. In the resulting gap is inserted into the underframe additional item. |
| Tilt and turn | The plane of the tabletop is rotated 90 degrees. Then one of the upper parts recline on the base. |
| Book | In the assembled state is very compact, takes up no more than a chest of drawers. Convenient in a small kitchen or in the living room Khrushchev, to turn it into a dining room with the arrival of guests. |
| Transformer | An ordinary coffee table due to the presence of a hidden mechanism turns into a large dining table. Heavy, but in a small apartment the best option. |
Legs
Traditional rectangular, square countertops have four legs. Three legs more often at the tables are round. Two are found in several forms, it is X-shaped models or stable legs, made of an array. Disadvantage - the inability to sit at the end side. The table equipped with one foot is convenient and steady. Those sitting behind him do not have to deal with the support.
Ordinary stand legs are not height adjustable and perform solely a support function. Their design is universal and concise.
Decorative are designed to decorate, therefore, have an intricate original decor, non-standard in design. These are figured, carved, forged products, with an elegant coating.
Folding make the table more versatile, convenient. Especially valuable in a limited small space.
Telescopic allow you to adjust the height of the tabletop on your own. In addition to height, the angle is adjustable.
The most popular type of support - metal legs. They are durable, reliable, thanks to special plugs do not slide on the floor. The coating is most often painted or chrome. Support from stainless steel are durable, keep an original form for years.
Forged parts have no complaints. They harmonize with any style, they are appropriate even where, besides them, there are no other forged items, they will not require repair, the table cannot be knocked over them. Special care is not required. Openwork lines, unusual patterns draw attention to themselves. Especially beautifully look through a transparent glass table-top.
The oldest tradition is wooden legs of various configurations, round, square, carved. They are ground, varnished in several layers.
Plastic supports are light, not afraid of household chemicals, do not support combustion.
Color spectrum
The dining table should be in harmony with the space of the room not only thematically, but also in color. Usually choose one of the elements of the environment, correlate the color and shape of the table with him. This may be a kitchen set, something of technology, color and texture of the kitchen apron, flooring.
Sometimes according to the designer's idea, the table becomes the main accent point. Such a radiant interior spot becomes a fuchsia table top or a white glossy table surrounded by orange chairs. Loneliness of a table-top from a natural warm tree should brighten up the chairs or textiles approaching a set on windows, cushions.
Each style has its own table
The style of the dining table should match the general direction of the dining area. The configuration, the size of the table is thought closer to the end of the repair. It is better if it is chosen based on the concept of the future kitchen, even at the project stage.
A classic table can be spectacular and expensive, emphasizing the status of the owners or modest and simple, without unnecessary finishing, convenient in daily use. In the course of stained glass inserts, carving, inlay. Practical models are simply lacquered or painted in noble shades.
The advantage of modern models is functionality. Sliding, folding designs are used, especially if the room is small-sized.
Feature of Provence - both grace and rudeness. A natural wood table can be both simple and fancy, cracks and aging are welcome. The design is based on massive legs.
The minimalist direction focuses on the freedom of space. There is a combination of straight lines, cool shades. In line with the canons - matte, glossy surfaces without bright details. Dining design is functional, used as a work surface, inside - storage space.
The industrial-style table is strictly geometric, has nothing superfluous, the color range of the loft does not shine with a variety: nondescript gray, white and black, sometimes brown. Like everything in this direction, the table should also be fundamental, large-scale. Its main feature is impressive size, unexpected combinations. He himself is a likeness of Frankenstein: legs from one table, a tabletop from another, cutlery are stored in a box from a third.
Table layout options in the interior
The dining table is most often placed in the kitchen, but if it is miniature in size or a large number of people take part in the feasts, then even placing it against a wall or in a corner will not save the situation.
A large dining table is placed in the living room or studio so that, in addition to a number of chairs, up to a wall or other furniture there is still about a meter of space. It is better to choose a place in the zone where it is pleasant to be. The dining group is usually stationary, it is placed in the middle of the room.
If space needs to be saved, the dining area is arranged along a wall or in a niche. Table set detached or built-in.
Dining table is not set at the exit. Sitting behind him are more interesting views from the window, a beautiful interior, and not what is happening in the corridor.
Table for a small kitchen
To choose the right table for the size of the room today is not difficult. Small tables also come in a variety of shapes, colors. At the same time functional transforming tables save space. The folding table is equipped with a mechanism that pushes it apart not only in both width and length, increasing the actual dimensions by a factor, but also regulating its height. The dining table is easy to turn into a coffee table.
To save space, invented angular designs of different shapes, which are also laid out. They are combined with suitable chairs, benches, stools.
Dining table made of wood with their own hands
A product made by hand will be inexpensive and fully fit your dreams. Before work, you need to arm yourself with the necessary materials and drawings.
The dining table for a dacha or apartment can be made from ready-made parts or make the elements of the structure with your own hands. The master to your taste can make original furniture:
- solid array;
- from a terrace, grooved or unedged board;
- from lamels, as a board;
- glued.
In a country house the table from a cut board, a bar or a croaker perfectly looks. The croaker or cut of the trunk can be a tabletop. The product will last a long time if it is subjected to proper processing.
To create an original decor, they use decoupage technique, decorate the surface of the product with a mosaic of ceramic tiles.
Conclusion
The kitchen table can be made in any style, be small or large, with bright elements of decor or without them. The main criterion for the correct choice - the compatibility of the subject with other settings. Home and guests should be comfortable during a feast.
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