Choosing a place for a sink in the kitchen

The kitchen sink can be positioned in completely different ways. And this is a very important, rather difficult choice. Our advice site decided to find out exactly where in the kitchen the sink can be located, what advantages and disadvantages each of these options has.

If your kitchen is small, all the furniture is in one row, then the choice of place for washing you, let’s say, is small. It will be necessary to inscribe it into this row, very desirable, separating it from the hob with a distance of at least half a meter. It is clear that the sink must be placed at least at the same distance from the refrigerator, otherwise you will have to wipe it from splashes daily. Otherwise, the sink can be placed in a straight kitchen and along the edges, and in the middle, between the refrigerator and the hob. As you wish.

A sink in the corner of an L-shaped, corner kitchen has a number of advantages:

• There is a lot of space around in order to arrange dishwashing detergents, sponges and other necessary items;
• There is a work surface on both sides;
• Cabinets for freshly washed dishes are also on both sides, it is convenient to arrange everything;
• A person who is busy washing dishes or vegetables does not interfere with the second one working a little further on the countertop.

With this arrangement, the sink, most often, is located between the stove and the refrigerator..

If the kitchen is narrow and the furniture is located in two parallel rows, it is advisable to install the sink opposite the hob. It will be very convenient, the designers assure, you will not have to make unnecessary movements to transfer something from the stove to the sink and vice versa.

Important! Interior decorators strongly recommend placing the dishwasher next to the sink. It will be very convenient to scrape off any leftover food and rinse the dishes before putting them in the dishwasher. In addition, if the place for the trash can is not under your sink, as is usual, place it in the immediate vicinity.

Washing by the window. On the one hand, this is a good option, because you can admire a beautiful view, there is natural light. But, according to reviews of the owners of kitchens with such an arrangement of the sink, they do not have to break away from washing the dishes to admire what is happening outside the window so often. And how many kitchens can boast a truly attractive view behind glass? But the window, most likely, you will have to wash more often than usual. In addition, you cannot install the upper cabinet above the window; the washed dishes will have to be carried.

Washing on the kitchen island. The portal devoted a detailed article to the pros and cons of such an arrangement, so we will not dwell on this option.

Kitchen with two sinks. For typical apartments – something extraordinary, an impermissible luxury, excess. But, if the size of the room allows – why not. It is convenient if there are two housewives in the kitchen, there is a large family in the house, where everyone loves to cook. Of course, sinks need to be located at a distance, in different working areas. In one, for example, you can engage in preparatory processes, wash vegetables and fruits, and in the second you can put dirty dishes.

In any case, if the kitchen has already been planned, equipped and comfortable enough, the renovation experts will discourage you from moving the sink. This is a technically complex process associated with the replacement, transfer of communications and additional costs. Thinking about the place for washing is necessary for those who are building a house and only conducting communications. Or repairs from scratch an apartment in a new building, where water supply and sewerage have just been introduced.