LINE, SHAPE & SCALE FOR KITCHEN. |
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Three visual keys to planning a balanced, J pleasing kitchen design are line, shape, and scale. You'll need to consider each of these elements plus color, texture, and pattern to achieve the overall look you want. Looking at lines. Most kitchens incorporate many different types of lines vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved, and angular but often one predominates and characterizes the design. Vertical lines give a sense of height, horizontal lines add width, diagonals suggest movement, and curved and angular lines impart a feeling of grace and dynamism. Continuity of lines gives a sense of unity to a design. Try an elevation sketch of your proposed kitchen. How do the vertical lines created by the base cabinets, windows, doors, wall cabinets, and appliances fit together? It's not necessary for them to align perfectly, but you should consider such changes as varying the width of a wall cabinet (without sacrificing storage) to line it up with the range, sink, or corresponding base cabinet. You can follow a similar process to smooth out horizontal lines. Does the top of the window match the top of the wall cabinets? If the window is just a few inches higher, you can either raise the cabinets or add trim and a soffit. If you're including a wall oven, align its bottom with the counter or its top with the bottom of the adjacent wall cabinet. Studying shapes. Take a look at the shapes created by doorways, windows, cabinets, appliances, peninsulas, islands, and other elements in your kitchen. If these shapes are different, is there a basic sense of harmony? If you have an arch over a cooking niche, for example, you may want to repeat that shape in a doorway, on raised-panel cabinet doors, or in the trim of an open shelf. Or you can comple?ment an angled peninsula by adding an angled corner cabinet or cooktop unit on the diagonally opposite wall. Weighing the scale. When the scale of kitchen elements is proportionate to the overall scale of the kitchen, the design appears harmonious. A small kitchen seems even smaller if fitted with large appliances and expanses of closed cabinets. Open shelves, large windows, and a simple overall design visually enlarge such a room. Consider the proportions of adjacent elements as well. Smaller objects arranged in a group help balance a larger item, making it less obtrusive. | ||||||
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