Large corner cupboard, pros and cons, as well as placement rules

In apartments of a small area there has always been a problem where to place all your belongings. It is easy to solve it, if you install a large corner cabinet, which does not take up much space, can accommodate a large number of wardrobe items and necessary things for the house. A variety of models for design, style and content will allow you to find the best choice for everyone.

Advantages and disadvantages

Angular cabinets are gaining more and more popularity today. This is due to their large number of advantages:

compactness, roominess;
allow you to expand the space;
help to hide defects, unevenness of walls, floor, ceiling;
universal, suitable for rooms with any interior;
ideal for small rooms.

Most designers emphasize that a corner cupboard is the best option for small apartments that do not have a dressing room.

Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting the complexity of the assembly structure. In case of violation of technology, the process of opening / closing doors can cause inconvenience and damage. In addition, it will be quite difficult for one to cope with the assembly of a large cabinet. If there is no proper experience, it is better to entrust the responsible business to specialists, they will assemble the product quickly, efficiently, without defects.

In addition to the general pros and cons, each individual variety has its own design. Features of embedded and case products are given in the table below.

Model	Advantages	disadvantages
Built in	It is made to order, taking into account all the wishes for appearance, filling, size.	It is installed in one specific place, it will not be possible to rearrange it if necessary or to take it with you when changing housing.
Case	Mobility. If desired, you can always rearrange it in another corner or room, transport it with you when moving.	In most cases, the choice is limited to existing models in furniture stores. Custom manufacturing takes a lot of time.

Built in

Case

Varieties

There are many types of corner cabinets. They differ in installation option, design, shape, size, material. According to the installation method, they are divided into two types - built-in and case-mounted. The former are built directly into the wall of the room, and the latter are freestanding.

The form is divided into five categories:

triangular - the simplest, cheapest form. This is due to the ease of manufacture of such a design. Despite this, there is a lot of space inside, a large number of things will fit. Of the minuses, it can be noted that they occupy a lot of space, so they will not work for small rooms;
quadrangular, or trapezoidal, are characterized by high capacity and versatility. Cabinets of a similar form are very easy to combine with other pieces of furniture, additional storage systems;
pentagonal - the most popular option, because it holds a lot of things, compact, it is convenient to use;
Radial feature a curved face with smooth lines. This allows you to easily fit such a model into a room with any style, it looks neat and original. Radius facade is much harder to produce than coal, so the cost of the finished product will be much higher;
g-shaped can be with equal both sides or one longer than the other. Such designs do not occupy much useful area, and the entire cabinet space is used with maximum efficiency.

L shaped

Radius

Trapezoid

Triangular

The option of opening doors plays an important role in such designs along with dimensions, colors and materials. They can be divided into two main categories: swing and sliding:

swing doors are known to everyone since ancient times. They differ in the simplest designs, reliability, ease of operation and maintenance. They will look great in almost any interior, regardless of style. The only significant drawback of such doors is the need for additional free space, they open inside the room;
sliding doors, or sliding wardrobes, are designed by the type of opening doors in compartment wagons, hence the name. The main advantage in favor of such structures is the saving of free space, as the doors open along the facade. Such furniture can easily be placed in a small room. Among the shortcomings, it is worth noting the limitation of the choice on the stylistic design of the room, because the sliding wardrobe looks better with a modern interior, but is not suitable for the classics. In addition, the selection of all components is important. It is necessary to choose only high-quality ones, so that door opening always happens without hindrance. Saving on fittings and fasteners is not recommended.

Swing

Coupe

Materials of manufacture

Of great importance when choosing a model are the materials used, colors, sizes, especially if the cabinet is located in a small room. The smaller the room, the brighter it is recommended to choose the appearance of the product. Its color should be in harmony with the overall tone and design of the room. Then even a large cabinet will look neat and will not clutter up the space visually.

If the wardrobe will be located in a spacious room, there are more options for execution in color, style. You can choose both similar in tone, design elements, and contrasting with the general background.

Of course, the maximum value is the performance of the front side of the product. As materials for this use:

MDF, fiberboard with a key, plastic coating or PVC film - the best option for price / quality;
Mirror canvas - allows you to visually increase a small space. There are smooth, embossed, with photo printing or laser engraving;
thick tempered glass, frosted or transparent, covered with photo printing or special varnish, which allows you to create a unique original facade;
a combination of several materials - for example, MDF + glass or a mirror;
often as a basis for fixing a mirror or glass cloth use durable chipboard.

Hardware, its appearance also has an important role in the overall design. All components should be made in the same style as the furniture and the interior of the room. Hidden handles are very popular, especially in modern style solutions, they provide absolute smoothness of the front surface.

As for the dimensions of the cabinet, here it is necessary to build on the dimensions of the room itself, where the furniture will be installed. Often designs are made to order, because it is not always possible to find a corner cabinet in the store for the dimensions of the room.

To use the space of a small room with maximum efficiency, it is recommended to choose a cabinet model up to the ceiling.

Mirror

Wooden

Chipboard

MDF

Filling Rules

Most often, corner-shaped cabinets are placed in small-sized apartments in order to place the maximum number of wardrobe elements and other necessary things in them. In order to use the entire space of furniture with the greatest efficiency, you should think about the filling elements in advance:

rods - a mandatory attribute of any cabinet. On them clothes are hung on a trempel. They can be installed at different heights, usually they make one bar on top of the wardrobe for dresses on the floor, long outer clothing. Additionally, another bar is often placed in the middle. Height is usually chosen depending on the height of the owners;
drawers - best suited for storing small items of clothing, such as underwear, scarves, kitchen towels, or accessories. It is more convenient to equip drawers with closers so that they close smoothly;
shelves - are made together with the frame and the facade of the cabinet, from the same material. In some cases, they are made of plastic, metal, glass. At the request of the owners can be used to directly save things or with the help of various boxes, boxes for small items;
baskets, fabric, metal, plastic containers or mesh-based blocks allow you to organize and maintain order in a massive corner cabinet. They are convenient to use for storing linen, clothes that are not afraid to mash. They can work as drawers if they are equipped with special mechanisms;
hooks, tripods, swivel, pull-out shelves are useful devices for the rational placement of ties, belts, bags and jewelry.

With a cabinet depth of less than 50 cm, it will be more convenient to arrange short clothes rods along the side walls. If the depth is greater, it is best to install one bar along the back wall.With proper use of the area of the entire corner cabinet, you will be able to place inside all the wardrobe items, including clothes, shoes, bedding, towels and more. For owners of large living space, you can create a whole dressing room from a similar cabinet, which will also fit tools, sports equipment, suitcases and other necessary things.

Features of accommodation

Given the bulkiness of the structure, there are some rules for its placement:

visually expand the space of a small room will help the mirrored front side of the cabinet;
You can give the interior originality by equipping the design with backlight;
the arrangement of furniture is selected taking into account the size of the room, its layout. This may be the angle between the wall and the window unit, the front door or the wall between the rooms;
corner wardrobe can be placed in the living room, bedroom, nursery. The difference will be in the style. For the bedroom or living room, they choose more calm tones, and for the nursery something is more vibrant and colored;
Given the massiveness of such a design, the appearance of an angular-shaped cabinet is given key importance in the arrangement of the room.