It is said that decoration is a practice of “disenchantment”, from the exquisite cure in the renderings to the embarrassment of oil after check-in, with only a layer of real-life filters in the middle. And those “intimate designs” that have always been regarded as “industry conventions” often show their true colors after half a year’s stay. Especially in a kitchen of less than 5 square meters, it is necessary to fry and fry, and keep it clean. The gap between ideal and reality is particularly obvious.

Today, we will expose six “thoughtful designs” about the kitchen. On the surface, they are reasonable, but after living for a long time, you will find that one is more chicken ribs than the other. Look at how many in your kitchen?

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Cabinets do not make skirting

Cabinet skirting is also called cabinet baffle and is usually installed at the very bottom of the cabinet.

Although it is inconspicuous, it is of great effect. It can prevent sewage and oil stains from seeping into the bottom of the cabinet, avoid the breeding of bacteria and cockroaches, effectively block dust and garbage, and most importantly, it can protect the feet from being bumped.

The materials of skirting are usually PVC, aluminum alloy, stainless steel and solid wood.

But now, in order to pursue the so-called simplicity and atmosphere, many people have begun to remove the cabinet baseboard and choose the design of cabinet doors from one door to the ground.

As everyone knows, although this flush design looks integral, when standing in front of the cabinet, the feet will feel humbled and easy to bump, especially for people with bad waist, which is even more uncomfortable to use.

It is not cost-effective to sacrifice practicality for the sake of face value.

Of course, if you feel that conventional baseboards are not good-looking and have low utilization rate, you can consider making baseboards into drawers to store some flat items, which can maximize the storage capacity of the kitchen.

However, I would like to remind everyone that there are great regional differences between the north and the south. If friends in the south want to make skirting drawers, they must be moisture-proof in the early stage.

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The hanging cabinet has no roof

Some people think that it will be very depressing to achieve the top of the kitchen hanging cabinet. In order to leave some space above the hanging cabinet, they choose the design without the top.

In fact, this practice is easy to accumulate dust.

@ Farmer: This is how my home was designed. Once I did sanitation, I found it super dirty! The oil is mixed with dust, and there are the corpses of insects. It is too dirty to wipe, but it feels diaphragmatic if you don’t wipe it. I really regret not doing it directly at the beginning.

It is recommended that everyone,Don’t leave the kitchen hanging cabinet empty if it can reach the top.

If you are worried about the economic pressure of raising the hanging cabinet, you can install a capping plate. This not only has a good appearance, but also saves the trouble of cleaning. It can also cover the flue of the range hood, making the overall space more harmonious and beautiful.

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Flying Rain Waterfall Flume

Compared with ordinary sinks, Feiyu Waterfall Sink is equipped with multi-functional control systems, such as water temperature display screen, Feiyu faucet, water temperature adjustment, etc.

On the surface, it is full of sense of luxury and can meet various personalized needs. But in fact, it’s really not as easy to use as the multi-functional faucet that costs tens of dollars.

Not to mention that the position of the piano buttons is easy to leak, and the water temperature display is easy to be inaccurate. Whenever there is oil on the hand, the rotary button for temperature adjustment can’t be twisted at all. Unlike ordinary faucets, just flick it with the back of your hand or fingers.

Moreover, when using hot water, you must first turn on the cold water to the maximum, and then turn the hot water to the minimum. If you are not careful, you will splash water all over you.

When the water is turned off, it must be screwed to the middle to reset. The faucet is turned on a little to the left, and the flying rain mode is turned on again a little to the right. When you wash dishes, you can debug it back and forth like a DJ playing a disc.

Also, it is advertised that the flying rain faucet won’t splash water when washing things, but in fact it should still splash.

@ sunshine rose:Originally, I bought this kind of product for good looks and novelty, but I never expected that the water leakage would be serious, and the buttons were particularly difficult to screw. It was really annoying, so I simply replaced it. If you have friends who think the same way as me, you must avoid lightning.

I suggest you buy an ordinary 304 stainless steel sink honestly, which is simple in function but durable and affordable.

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No partition under gas stove

Generally, when customizing cabinets, the woodworker will make holes in the countertop according to the size of the cooktop. But few people care whether to add a bottom plate under the stove.

This approach seems to be fine, but after living for a long time, you will find that there will be oil leakage, dripping water, pot ash, etc. under the stove. Not adding a bottom plate will not only contaminate the contents of the cabinet, but also make it difficult to clean up.

Also, if the gas stove overflows, the soup will easily penetrate down.

Therefore, it is suggested that when customizing cabinets in the woodworking stage, ask the merchant to add a bottom plate under the stove and stick a layer of tin foil in advance. This is not only waterproof and oil-proof, but also easy to replace and clean.

If you find customization troublesome, you can also do it yourself. Find a waste wooden board left over from the woodworking stage and cut a suitable one according to the size of the cabinet under the gas stove. After installation, the soup will not leak when it overflows. Pull it out and wipe it clean. The cost is low and the operation is simple.

Of course, if you don’t want to do it, you can also measure your size and buy it directly online. However, in order to facilitate future cleaning and maintenance, it is best not to make the partition fixed.

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Kitchen decoration cooler

The kitchen is where meals are cooked, and the temperature is usually warmer than in other areas. Especially in the dog days, the kitchen is like a “stove”. After a meal, you are sweaty, and even the mood to eat is gone.

Therefore, in order to cool down, many families will install cool bullies in the kitchen. But after actually using it, you will find that Liangba is actually a fan installed on the ceiling, which is very tasteless.

It is easy for cool bullies to accumulate oil fume and dust, which needs to be cleaned regularly, otherwise it will smell of oil fume.

To make matters worse, when the fire is turned on in summer, the hot air gathers above. When the cool bully is turned on, the hot air from the top is blown down, and the circulation has little effect on cooling down.

Not only that, but when cooking, it will also blow the flame on the stove, affecting the cooking firepower and even increasing the danger.

To tell the truth, instead of installing a cool bully in the kitchen, it is better to directly add a floor-standing fan, which has similar functions, but the price is much cheaper. Why not?

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Make water retaining strips at the front of kitchen countertops

Make water retaining strips at the front of the kitchen countertop to prevent water from dripping on the countertop to the ground. It looks very practical on the surface, but to be honest, it doesn’t work much.

First of all, there won’t be a lot of water splashed on the ground when washing vegetables and dishes normally. Moreover, the front water retaining strips are all spliced, which requires high technological requirements and is expensive. If it is not done well, it is easy to have gaps, and it is difficult to take care of it when it is black, but there are more sanitary corners.

Also, large cutting boards will not sit smoothly. For example, the large chopping board commonly used when making pasta, if there is a water retaining edge, the chopping board is unstable, which will affect the operation.

Therefore, for quartz stone countertops, as long as they are not directly washed with water, the water stains on the countertops themselves are very limited, and they will not all flow to the ground, so there is no need to spend money on making front water retaining strips.