Built-in furniture, how to choose a suitable facade shape

When choosing an interior item, each person is guided by financial capabilities, the size of the room where the structure is planned to be installed, as well as their own tastes and preferences. If the room is small, then usually angular or specific models are purchased. The best considered to be built-in furniture, characterized by affordable price, spaciousness, versatility and the ability to save space.

Purpose and Functionality

Initially, you should understand what built-in furniture is. It represents objects that are not equipped with a back wall, and often side walls. Instead, the walls of the room are used. This allows you to significantly save free space, as well as material in the production.

Built-in furniture is intended for different purposes:

Filling numerous niches or voids, which usually can not be used for any other purpose;
Money and materials are saved, since often almost all the walls of such furniture are replaced by the walls of the room, therefore, only the facade and filling elements are required;
Standard models are equipped with numerous shelves, compartments, drawers or other elements that increase its versatility, so they are effectively used to store numerous things.

You can create built-in interior items with your own hands, for which it is worth buying different materials or using the remnants of old furniture. For small apartments, built-in furniture is considered an ideal choice, as it performs important functions:

Saves space;
No installation of other items required;
It can be used in niches, dressing rooms or closets;
It decorates the rooms, as due to savings on invisible walls, a unique facade can be made that perfectly matches the style of the room;
The rational use of space guarantees the possibility, even with a small quadrature, to leave a lot of space for free movement.

An indisputable advantage of such furniture is its high hygiene, since even with significant dimensions it does not have open horizontal surfaces at a significant height, which are usually difficult to clean from dust.

Varieties

There are several types of built-in furniture that differ in design, cost, materials and other factors. Separately, furniture for built-in appliances, which is equipped with sufficiently large departments designed to install large or small household appliances, should be highlighted. Due to the lack of a back wall, there is no difficulty in connecting the equipment to electricity.

Such furniture can be represented by cabinets, small cabinets, mezzanines or separate large drawers. They need to install special built-in appliances of small sizes. Usually it differs in not too attractive appearance and arrangement of all important elements for control on the front part.

Standard recessed furniture is available in several varieties.

Type of interior item	Its features
Wall cabinets	They are installed along the wall of the room, and also fit perfectly into a variety of niches. The pluses include the effective use of free space. Uses a space that usually remains empty. Such cabinets may lack only the rear wall or side. As standard, they are large and equipped with swing or sliding doors. They have numerous tiers, superstructures and sections. Often they fit built-in furniture, various ironing boards, changing tables and even a bar.
Wardrobes	They are installed in niches that divide one space into several separate rooms. Effective for studio apartments. Due to these designs, it is possible not only to rationally use a large space, but also to establish a cabinet containing a lot of different objects. To make this separation look attractive, the height of the cabinets should be equal to the distance between the floor and the ceiling of the room.
Modular designs	Such furniture consists of a large number of different modules. They are easily connected or disconnected. This allows you to use a different number of elements if necessary. Typically, modules are represented by different cabinets, shelves or drawers. They do not have a holistic body, so the furniture is considered functional. It can be installed in or along the wall. Modules usually do not have only a back wall, but can be devoid of other parts.
Corner home furnishings	Usually represented by large cabinets, which are installed in the corner of the room. They can be equipped with two or more doors. Can be L-shaped, triangular or trapezoidal. Installation of built-in furniture is considered simple, as it is enough to choose an angle for these purposes, after which the main corner element is located in it. Often, such models are chosen for small rooms, and are also installed in a loggia or pantry.
Radius Cabinets	They are equipped with curved facades and are usually mounted in different niches or along the wall. You can choose concave or convex models, as well as combined. The facade is decorated in different ways, and the back wall is completely absent.

Many people are sure that the built-in furniture can be installed exclusively in niches, but for installation it is allowed to choose any free place in the room, so often the designs are near the window or along the walls. Additionally, different types of built-in furniture differ in other parameters:

Manufacturing material;
Sizes
Filling;
Cost;
Country of issue and manufacturing company;
Coloring and design.

Due to the above factors, a wide selection of built-in models of furnishings appears, which allows you to choose the perfect option for each room.

Wall

Modular

Angular

Partition

Radius

Types of Plugins

Most often, it is built-in modular interior items, as they are considered multifunctional and convenient. If necessary, you can remove or add modules, move them or replace with new elements. They are small in size, so they fill small niches, which makes it possible to rationally use even insignificant space. Standard large built-in wardrobes or walls are equipped with a large number of modules, ranging from 10 to 20 elements.

They can have similar parameters, and can also significantly differ from each other. To make all the furniture look attractive, the modules should have similar colors and be made in the same style. The photo shows that with a combination of such elements, a multifunctional and roomy design can be formed.

The modules themselves can be:

Sectional - they are connected to each other reliably by special fasteners, therefore, to disassemble the design, the owner of the piece of furniture will have to make quite significant efforts;
Loose - they simply stack on top of each other, and can additionally be equipped with numerous recesses or protruding parts, therefore they are assembled as a designer;
Mobile - they are located next to each other, and it is not required to fix them with any fasteners or other methods. Therefore, they can be easily transported and replaced, which does not require significant effort.

Installation of furniture built-in furniture needs to be paid a lot of attention so that all modules are conveniently, firmly and safely located.

Sectional

Loose

Mobile

Which is better to choose

The choice of a specific model depends on whether the built-in furniture is installed on the balcony or in the bedroom, as well as in any other room. Therefore, during the selection, different parameters are taken into account:

Production material - since the structure will be installed in a residential building, it must be environmentally friendly. Therefore, it is advisable to buy models of natural wood or MDF;
Cost - the most affordable are considered to be built-in interior items made of chipboard, but they contain formaldehydes, so it is advisable to choose better models that have an average price. This parameter is significant for each buyer, so it is important to focus on existing financial opportunities. Before buying a model you like, you should evaluate its quality to make sure that it matches the set price;
The appearance of the facade - it is he who acts as the front part of the furniture, so it should be attractive and bright. You can choose designs made of frosted or transparent glass, wood or plastic. The chosen option should suit the style of the room and meet the preferences of the user. Additionally, its coloring and texture are taken into account. You can decorate the facades with various decorative elements, use carvings or stickers, films or varnishes for artificial aging;
Dimensions - they must correspond to the space allocated for installation. If you plan to adjust the apartment, involving the separation of furniture with a single space into separate rooms, it is important that the height of the product corresponds to the dimensions of the room;
Attractiveness and reliability of fittings - it should be well suited to the facade and style of the room. Its quality must be at a high level, otherwise, after a short period of operation, it will fade or break. The accessories come complete with furniture, but each buyer can replace it with more suitable and high-quality elements.

When choosing a particular model, each buyer must additionally take into account their own desires and tastes in order to use the design was pleasant. Thus, built-in furniture has many positive parameters.

She is often chosen for small rooms. It differs in the absence of several walls, which are replaced by the walls of the room. It is presented in several varieties, and can also be intended for installation of built-in household appliances. The most preferred are modular designs equipped with numerous unusual modules. When choosing a particular model, numerous factors are taken into account, allowing you to choose furniture that is ideal for the room and users. Its value must exactly match the declared quality.