Why should you AVOID the standard kitchen countertop height?
The kitchen is the battlefield of life. It should not only look good, but more importantly, be easy to use.
If the kitchen is well designed, cooking will be easier. If the design is not suitable, it will be easy to have back pain after cooking, not to mention cleaning the kitchen.
Designer Zhou believes that the most important aspect of kitchen details is avoid the standard kitchen countertop height.?
For example:
· You can customize the countertop height for your sink area.
· You can have a different height for your kitchen island.
· Then you can even have another heights for your cooktop area!
1. Ergonomics
First, let's look at the cooking scene:
If it is at the same height, the built-in sink will make the waist very tired, and the outstanding pan will keep the arms tiring.
Therefore, changing the height of the countertops in different areas can save effort in cooking, which is ergonomic and good for the body.
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2. Design Points
So how should the countertop height be designed?
· The sink area countertop is higher than the stove.
If the structure of the kitchen is that the sink and the stove are on two walls, then the "L"-shaped corner can be used to distinguish the height. If it is a one-line kitchen, then you need to make a gap in the middle.
· Three different height
The most important thing to different countertop height of the sink area and the cooking area, but in fact, with the operating console for cutting, we need three heights, so some families simply make the countertop three heights, or find another place such as island as cutting area.?
The specific height of the kitchen countertop should be determined according to the height of the cook, but the height difference between the high and low countertop is generally about 10 cm.
· The countertop in the high area can store appliances
The countertop in the high area can be used to embed the washing machine or dishwasher here, and the height is more appropriate.
3.?Disadvantages
High and low countertops can look a bit awkward. And if the kitchen space is not large enough, it will affect the placement area. At the same time, the high and low countertops are indeed more troublesome to clean, and are more prone to water leakage.