Today, multilevel furniture is in fashion. Sellers of furniture stores claim that a kitchen with worktops of different heights is very popular. This design looks original and unbroken. In addition, many users note its undoubted ease of use. During cooking, the hostess moves through the kitchen and does not stand in one position, but constantly changes the angle of the back. The load on the spine is evenly distributed and the back is less tired.
One of the elements of a multi-level kitchen is a dining table. It is he who is most often made higher than the standard height of the rest of the kitchen furniture. A typical example of a tall kitchen table is a bar counter. Its main advantage is that it is equally well suited both for large spacious kitchen rooms, and for small areas.
Bar counter with storage system
In a too simple kitchen, the dining area can be far from the stove, then setting the table becomes a problem. Often the housewives of such rooms complain that during one meal they have to walk several times from the dining room to the stove or refrigerator. A bar can come in handy here, behind which you can have a quick bite or relax during the cooking process.
There can be several options for a bar counter. In the studio apartment, the installation of a bar counter can conditionally divide the room into two functional zones, at the same time playing the role of a dining table. And if you equip it with lower shelves or drawers, then this table can also serve as a storage system at the same time.
Island
This type of furniture is located separately from everything and is used mainly on large areas. It can be a kitchen not only in the living room, but also in the kitchens of cafes, restaurants and other public institutions. An oversized island-type table can also be multifunctional and have a place for eating on the one hand, and on the other hand be used as a kitchen cabinet.
An island table of ordinary height can easily be turned into a multi-level design. To do this, it’s enough to add another table on it with small legs, which can serve as a stand for a laptop, a cookbook or just a cup of coffee.
Open
In small kitchens, where every centimeter of space counts, a completely enclosed structure will look somewhat bulky and for such rooms it is better to limit yourself to a high table with top drawers. But light elegant models of wood for a small kitchen will come in handy. They will modernize the situation in the apartment of even the old foundation - Khrushchev or Brezhnevka.
Mobile designs
For small apartments, a folding table on wheels is also suitable, which can be pulled up to the wall so that its table top is above the floor stand, and when guests arrive, it can be rolled out into the room or in the middle of the kitchen.
When choosing the material from which the high table for a small kitchen will be made, it should be noted that the mobile design implies, first of all, ease of movement, so heavy massive parts will be inappropriate here. They make it heavier and reduce the already small space.
Features
The standard height of a dining or kitchen table is 85-95 cm. Higher options are considered non-standard, but they are gaining great popularity around the world. The main advantage of such pieces of furniture is that they fit perfectly into rooms of any size. Products can serve as a bar, a comfortable table for 1 or 2 people, serve as the central “island”, visually dividing the kitchen into the dining room and the cooking zone. One of the popular options for using such structures is building the window sill, which makes it possible to use its surface more practical.
Folding or sliding models look great in small rooms - they allow you to save space and, if necessary, easily turn into full-fledged dining furniture.
Range
In our catalog you can choose and buy high tables for the kitchen, differing:
- the material of the tabletops and table stands - they can be made of metal, natural wood, glass, plastic, stone and their combinations,
- construction - stationary, modular, sliding, folding, transformers,
- the number of legs - from one to four,
- the shape of the countertops - the most popular are square, rectangular and round models, however, there are more original options,
- type of finish - painting, varnishing, chrome plating and others.
Product sizes can also vary over a wide range. It is important to understand that for the comfortable use of such items, you will need to additionally purchase chairs of the appropriate size.
Wall top
As a place for a snack, a high countertop equipped near the wall can also act. It can be attached to the wall like a regular shelf, or for greater reliability it is equipped with an additional leg support. Such a table is an excellent solution for the home of a single person or a young dynamic couple who spends little time at home, and in whom eating in the apartment is limited only to a light breakfast or evening tea.
Windowsill as a continuation of the table
If you have an apartment with large wide window sills, the height of which is greater than the height of the kitchen set, you can attach an additional countertop on it with a folding leg so that it is flush with the windowsill and you will have a large dining table and additional work area at the same time. At a table with a view from the window, it is very pleasant to drink coffee in the morning with your beloved, or spend a pleasant time with a friend over a glass of wine while watching the street.
Since the high table does not have a single height standard, bar stools with a rotating seat and high adjustable furniture legs are often selected for it. The optimum height between the countertop and the chair seat is a distance of 40 cm. If this is an uncomfortable height, the chairs can be adjusted in height.
Not only a dining table can be high, but also fully or partially lower kitchen tables, which are also working tables. If you want to make the standard headset slightly higher than it is, you can equip it with adjustable legs, raise it to the required height from the floor, and hide the legs themselves with the base.
Another way to make kitchen furniture higher is to put it on the podium, which can easily be done with your own hands. If there are certain carpentry skills, then the podium itself can be made with drawers. And then you will have not only comfortable furniture, but also an additional place for storing kitchen utensils and other small things.
If you intend to use high models not only for eating, but also for cooking, it is important to choose the optimal tabletop height correctly. In this case, it is necessary to be guided by the growth of the owners of the apartment, or at least one of them - the one who is most often in the kitchen. The correct distance from a person’s bent elbow to the worker is 10-15 centimeters. Guided by this rule, it is worth choosing the height of the countertop itself.
In different countries, the standard height of floor stands differs. In Russia, this value is 85 cm. However, generally accepted standards allow height fluctuations, and it can vary from 85 to 95 cm. This is important to remember when choosing a built-in technique that will be located on the floor - a washing machine or dishwasher, oven, etc.
