How to make a kitchen set with your own hands?

Modern kitchen sets are not only distinguished by their high functionality, convenience, but also by their attractive appearance, but their cost is not always affordable for most consumers. And the non-standard sizes of the kitchen also often do not coincide with the goods presented in the furniture salon. Therefore, the question arises, how to make a kitchen set with your own hands?

If you still decide to make a kitchen set yourself, then first of all you need to draw up a project for future furniture and make the right measurements.

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How to develop a kitchen project?

The most important step is drawing up the headset. To do this, use a pencil, tape measure and paper on which the drawing will be created. In the project, you need to reflect a clear plan of the room, with the specified parameters and dimensions. It should also reflect the location of all communications.

Furniture set form

The design should clearly outline the shape of the headset. She may be:

• Linear. Contains a certain number of tables and cabinets located along one wall of the kitchen. Sometimes you can place two straight headsets on parallel walls, if the area allows.
• U-shaped. This form is ideal for a small kitchen where you need to use the space to the maximum.
• L-shaped. This type of headset is distinguished by its comfort and convenience, since all areas are easily accessible.

We differentiate zones

To make the kitchen furniture functional, and you feel cozy and comfortable in the kitchen, highlight several important areas:

• workplace;
• a place for washing;
• the place where the hob will be located;
• area for storing dishes;
• a place to store food.

Important! It is necessary to take into account the layout of the refrigerator, as it should be installed as far as possible from the hob. As for the gas stove, it must be placed no further than 2 m from the gas pipe. If you plan to place household appliances in the kitchen: a washing machine or a dishwasher, then they must be installed in the immediate vicinity of the water supply and sewerage.

Determine the size

To transfer the design of the furniture set to the drawing, it is necessary to make measurements. Successful preliminary measurements - half the distance traveled in the process of self-production of a kitchen set. With a direct (linear) kitchen, everything is quite simple: use a tape measure to measure the length of the wall.

Important! Measure in two, and preferably in three places: at chest level, closer to the ceiling, and 150-20 cm from the floor, as there may be deviations in different areas. If there are discrepancies, then take the smaller value as the main one.

If a gas stove is used in the apartment, then it is also necessary to measure it and make appropriate amendments to the design of the headset.

To properly make a kitchen set with your own hands, for an angular and U-shaped set, measurements must be carried out at each location of the elements. In this case, you need to consider:

• height of the working surface (the figure is set depending on the growth of the hostess, it is recommended to consider her left-handed or right-handed)
• the exact dimensions of the household appliances that you are going to build or install separately;
• In the design of the kitchen set, you must also consider what materials, texture, color and frame of furniture you want to use, what lighting and where you will be located.

Advice:

• If it is difficult for you to come up with a kitchen unit project, then use the ideas ready for implementation, posted on the Internet.
• If the old kitchen set suited you in size, then you can take their measurements as the basis of the new set. To take such measurements, the old headset must be disassembled and measured every detail.
• If you have difficulties with drawing, and you cannot fully display the appearance of the headset, then use special computer programs, which are interactive editors that create 3D images.

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What tools are needed for assembly?

The right tools will allow you to speed up the process of assembling a kitchen set yourself. Therefore, do not save on their purchase, in addition, you will definitely need them in the future. In order to make a kitchen set yourself, you will need:

• drill;
• roulette;
• nails and hammer;
• screwdriver;
• level;
• square;
• jigsaw;
• power saw;
• electric plane;
• pliers;
• set of files;
• screwdriver;
• hacksaw;
• construction knife;
• iron.

To make a kitchen set yourself, you will also need a workbench and a sturdy table.

Important! Together with tools, purchase protective equipment: glasses, gloves, and a respirator.

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What to make a kitchen set?

Furniture has its own fashion. For example, today, designers recommend choosing a natural material or using fashionable plywood. Nowadays, environmental friendliness is the main trend.

We choose the material for the base of the headset

In the manufacture of headsets, the following materials are usually used:

• Solid wood is the most durable, environmentally friendly and aesthetically pleasing option, but also the most expensive of all possible materials.
• Painted MDF - characterized by high strength and long life, but the price of MDF is also not the lowest, although it is quite affordable;
• Particleboard without coating - is used only for the rear or side walls;
• Laminated chipboard - a fairly acceptable material for the manufacture of a headset, in addition, has an attractive price;
• Postforming is one of the most practical materials, it has good wear resistance, but its disadvantage is that it is plastic and not natural material. The color palette is bright and catchy, so it’s quite difficult for some to choose the right color.

Important! The most common option for solving the problem of how to make a kitchen set with your own hands is MDF. Some often use solid wood for the external parts of the headset, but the internal parts are made of MDF or particleboard without coating. This use case looks attractive in appearance, and due to inexpensive materials for internal parts it will not hit the budget.

Choose countertops

For the countertop, you can choose a variety of materials:

• fake diamond;
• a natural stone;
• wood;
• glass;
• plastic;
• steel.

Important! If you plan to make a headset made of stone, order a countertop from the manufacturer, and then install the part on the assembled curbstones.

Hardware

For the manufacture of furniture you will definitely need accessories:

• pens;
• loops;
• retractable mechanisms;
• fasteners;
• legs.

Important! Do not save on accessories if you decide to make a kitchen set with your own hands - it must certainly be of high quality. The reliability of the structure, its durability and safety are completely dependent on this.

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Furniture assembly

There is nothing complicated in the assembly: the most important thing is to carry out preparatory work: drill holes and process the ends of the parts with an edge.

Edging Instructions

Edging with a melamine edge requires confident movements, speed and accuracy.If you will do this work yourself, then get a roll of edge. Choose the color according to the color of the case. The edge on the inside is treated with hot melt glue, which is glued when heated.

In production, such pasting is done by special machines, and at home this can be done in two ways:

1. With a thermal gun, setting the temperature to 100C.
2. With an iron.

Important! The hair dryer cannot be used, since it does not provide the necessary temperature and the edging process is quite long, and the hair dryer is not designed for such work.

For pasting you will need:

• iron;
• small file;
• two pieces of fabric;
• edge;
• stationery knife.

Follow these steps:

1. For convenience, place the part horizontally so that the desired end face is facing you, and press the other end face of the part into the wall.
2. Cut a piece of edge from the roll with a margin of 2-3 cm.
3. Place the edge over the end.
4. Roll one piece of fabric in 2-3 layers.
5. Lay the fabric on the hem.
6. Heat the edge of the iron through the fabric (set the temperature of the iron to medium mode). The heating time is a few seconds.
7. After heating, remove the rag, and press the edge with another piece of rag to cool.
8. Cut off excess edges with a knife.
9. File the joint of the edge and the part with a file (in this case, the edge will not come off from an accidental hook).

Preparation of parts:

1. After edging, lay out the drawings in front of you so as not to miss any details.
2. Mark all details, then the assembly will pass quickly and efficiently.
3. Start the assembly by marking under the fasteners.

Important! When drilling holes on doors, shelves, make sure that no through holes are formed.

Cabinet Assembly:

1. To assemble a kitchen cabinet with your own hands, use the principle of the box: attach vertical ones to a horizontal surface.
2. After you assemble the cabinet, immediately install the shelves and other items.
3. If it is necessary to fix the legs, turn the cabinet over, and to install the doors, lay the cabinet on the back wall.
4. Mount the facades open. To do this, ask the assistant to hold the door while you are marking.
5. The handles to the cabinets are attached last.

Headset assembly

Before you start assembling the headset in the kitchen, finish all repairs and prepare the room.

Important! Take care of wiring and communications in advance so that you do not switch to additional work during furniture installation.

To assemble the headset correctly, follow these rules:

1. Installation begins with the extreme module (if the kitchen is L-shaped - from the corner).
2. Install and level the headsets.
3. Fasten all cabinets with ties.
4. The table top must be laid after the bottom row of the headset is fully installed (do not forget to control the horizontal level).
5. Attach the countertop to the cabinets with self-tapping screws.
6. If necessary, cut a hole of the appropriate size for washing in the countertop.
7. Install a sink, faucets, connect plumbing.
8. After the bottom row of furniture is installed, proceed to the assembly of the top of the headset.

Important! By standards, the distance to the bottom of the wall cabinet from the countertop should be at least 65 cm.

1. When installing the upper cabinets, be sure to use the level, aligning them horizontally.
2. Lastly, install a range hood and other household appliances.
3. Attach the hinges and hang the doors - the kitchen set, assembled by yourself, is ready.

Important! If there are pipes in the kitchen, then cut out the holes for them in the headset frame in advance.

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Making furniture with your own hands, you will not only save, but also learn something new and exciting. You yourself will make a unique interior item that no one else will have. Such furniture will be truly made with a soul, which means it will give you pleasure during use.