Living well in your kitchen starts with a good layout. 
The physical properties of the space, on the one hand, and your personal preferences, on the other, will determine the layout of your kitchen. Let's take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of the most common kitchen layouts.

The U-shaped kitchen

This versatile model is best suited to medium and large kitchens. Its practical shape reduces unnecessary movement in the kitchen and provides maximum working and storage space. One of the U-shaped legs can be used as a breakfast table.

The U-shaped design used in a small space can make you feel cramped and confined. It is also worth thinking about serious storage organisation to make effective use of hard-to-reach corners of cupboards.

The L-shaped kitchen

This shape is best suited to narrow, long rooms or open kitchens. The L-shaped kitchen frees up work space and offers good storage space under the worktop. It also reduces the distance between the main worktops.

While storage space can be lost in the corner of cabinets, there are products on the market that help combat this problem. Clever storage solutions are available and corner units allow maximum use of the available space.

The long kitchen

This model is well suited to small spaces and offers additional floor space. Most of the storage units are located high up, while the cooking appliances are stored under the worktop, freeing up a lot of work space for cutting and other cooking activities.

The kitchen in a large format

This model makes efficient use of space, with cabinets located on either side of the kitchen. Travel distance is minimised as the cupboards are installed behind and in front of you.

There should be enough space between the two sides so that you can cook efficiently and people can move around you.

The Island

This very fashionable configuration combines any kitchen model with a separate worktop (the island) for cooking. It is best suited to large spaces and can be practical when several people are cooking at the same time.

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