Do I need to install a sink in the kitchen under the window? Bashny.Net

O-la-la! That's what the French say when they realize something didn't go exactly as planned. We speak a little differently at home, you can’t write about it so easily, but you can try to describe the human feelings that sometimes cause the most ordinary things.

Take, for example, another idea of designing a food block in the style of American cinema, where kitchen sink It is located directly in front of the window. After all, it’s so great to wash dishes and watch your babies while they indulge in the yard. In general, daylight is much more pleasant than a cold diode light bulb.

But in every barrel of honey there is always a nuance, and the editorial board "Site" lead you as if pilotGet away from the treacherous reefs of ignorance!





Kitchen sink made of artificial stone Great picture.Created by their own illusions, pushed some of our friends to decorate the kitchen in the American style. At first, everything seemed perfect: you can look into the window, and the space was visually enlarged. But later those nuances came out. Not only did the acquaintances think for a long time what the sink would be: stone or metal, they also completely changed the layout. Here's a first-person story.





“First and foremost: waterspray Fly on glass, you have to wash it often. And just washing the window, which is located behind a fairly wide kitchen countertop, is a big problem. It is still possible to wash the bottom, but the upper part is practically inaccessible, even if you stand on a chair.”





“Second minus: since the space under the window is occupied by a kitchen countertop with a sink cut into it, and the second window we turned into a glazed door with access to the terrace, dinner-table I had to be placed near the wall. Therefore, on winter days, when we have to eat in the house, we are deprived of the pleasure of watching the life of the garden, we have to look into the wall.”





“Third drawback: it is inconvenient to open the window for airing. We have to get up on tiptoes, reach for the handle, because the window sill we got a wide plus the width of the countertop itself. In order not to suffer again, vertical We are always open, regardless of the time of day and weather, and this is not always convenient.”





“If we were to plan a kitchen today, we would have a sink along a wall with no windows. The dining area would have been turned into placeWhere over a cup of tea, at any time of the year, in any weather, even in the rain, even in the snow, you can watch our favorite birds, watch as the blues and finches peck seeds in the feeder and fight for pieces of fruit.





This is the story of the artificial stone sink, it all started with it. My husband and I then appreciated all the advantages: it is convenient to clean, traces of use are imperceptible, the general appearance is very pleasant. But in a kitchen that doesn't seem cozy, all of these things. bonuses Now they have absolutely no meaning...





It's hard to say what the real problem is, it can't be kitchen-wash This means that the owners of the house do not like the kitchen. Where do you think the mistake came from? Maybe if our friends stopped at a metal wash, everything would be different? Opinions in the editorial office were divided, we could not find the optimal answer. We hope you'll help us.