Many people dream of having a custom kitchen, because when you think about every little corner, it allows you to make the most of the space and make it more beautiful. But maybe you don't know much about custom furniture and because you want to save money, your dream could end up turning into a nightmare! That's why today I'm going to tell you what you need to know to avoid making big mistakes when choosing custom furniture for your kitchen. Whether it's a kitchen with an island, a small kitchen, a narrow kitchen or even a completely closed kitchen, you need to understand that this can make everything less functional. So let's look at the 5 biggest mistakes when it comes to kitchen furniture: the first big mistake is putting several hinged doors on the kitchen overhead unit, especially when the unit is very tall, and when you open it, the hinged door is so high that you have to jump to close it. That's a big mistake! In addition to this lack of ergonomics, right? There's also a second problem: a quality hinged door is much more expensive than a traditional swing door. Therefore, when the swing door is placed at the right height, it will allow you to have ergonomics to open this door in a much more functional way, because the swing door system is much simpler. The second mistake is to do your carpentry without having chosen all your appliances. I'll tell you that the ideal is to have already bought them so that when you do the carpentry, you can assemble them with the appliances according to each one's size, especially if you have an appliance tower, where you're going to build in an oven and microwave, for example. Speaking of which, I'll give you an extra tip here: I've already told you that we can't make the hole for the cooktop later when the carpentry is all ready. Why? If you drill the hole for the cooktop with all those drawers underneath, the dust from the metalwork will get into this slide and then everything will get stuck because there's no way to lubricate a telescopic slide again. If you have an invisible slide, that's less bad, but it doesn't justify making this cut later, okay? So, put the furniture structure in place, cut your cooktop first, then install the hardware with the rails all in place. The third big mistake is leaving the side of your refrigerator looking like it was. This can make your kitchen look less than beautiful and it will look like you invested in all your furniture but left a refrigerator with a side facing the entrance without any finishing. So, choose to make a custom cabinet around this refrigerator, put a panel there on the side... You can complete the cabinet by putting a niche or even a door there on the top so you can take advantage of the height of your kitchen as well. The fourth big mistake is not planning for electrical points in your carving. For example, an LED strip there above the counter can make a big difference and if you didn't leave the wiring in advance, it may be impossible to do it later. When we think about a planned kitchen, what can't be missing is good lighting that enhances this piece of furniture, which we know is not cheap! Custom cabinetry is an expensive item, so you need to enhance this item, and lighting is a great way to do this. It is also very important to put an outlet in the right place. Mistake number five is making your countertop cabinet without a plinth. What problems can this cause? First, a lack of ergonomics, washing the dishes without the recess, because the plinth has to be ten centimeters high and the recess ten centimeters, right? This means that when you wash the dishes, you have to put your foot under there, which is more ergonomic, because otherwise you will have to wash the dishes away from the sink, which will not be comfortable and will definitely give you back pain. And then, the second function of the plinth is to keep moisture away from your furniture. When you wash the kitchen, for example, it prevents the water from touching your furniture, so in a way it is a protection! These were the 5 biggest mistakes in kitchen furniture. Leave your comment here if you have already made any of these mistakes! See you in the next video!! _____________________________________________ Cited videos: Kitchen without wall sockets: https://bit.ly/3UTuB1C Functional kitchen furniture: https://bit.ly/3zyezm9 _____________________________________________ • 10 Best Tips for Having a Clean Kitchen... https://bit.ly/3WjLV1U https://bit.ly/3Dey8B1 _____________________________________________ #fittedfurniture #fittedkitchen #larissareisarquitetura