Glass tables for the kitchen always look weightless, much less bulky compared to standard plastic or wooden wooden structures. They are relevant in the case when you need visually "unload" space - especially if the area of the room is limited.
For the manufacture of kitchen tables, glass is used special - tempered, resistant to moisture, and to temperature differences. So, for the work area where there is a lot of cooking, and for the dining room, where the presentability of the interior is important, the glass furniture fits no less than the traditional wooden furniture.
Advantages and disadvantages
Glass dining table will form a special comfort zone in the room. Among the advantages of such furniture:
- stability at high temperatures;
- Immunity to humidity;
- contamination can not penetrate the structure of the material;
- durability;
- security provided by the use of special tempered glass;
- a unique, magnificent appearance, relevant in the interiors of all styles and combined with all materials;
- the glass will reflect light and visually make any kitchen more spacious;
- in the care can be used as usual detergents, and special, designed for glasses;
- ecological cleanliness - the material of the countertop in its composition does not have any harmful substances or dangerous chemical compounds.
As for the shortcomings, the glass dining tables have certain performance characteristics that not everyone likes:
- can remain stains, fingerprints, and in some models in the joints between the frame of the table and the glass can get crumbs and dirt;
- reviews on the Internet are negative - many celebrate "voicing", the glass table seems fragile, cold and uncomfortable;
- also in the reviews often write about that the transparent dining tables of glass are not the best choice, since the legs of the seated and the floor are visible;
Tips for care and use:
- experts recommend the proper use of kitchen tables of glass, which means the use of substrates or napkins for dishes, cleaning with microfiber and a quality cleaner for washing glasses.
Types of glass tables
Glass dining tables, as a rule, have a combined design. Most often, chrome or forged metal, wooden, wicker, stone or plastic materials are used for the substructure and legs. Of these materials, a glass frame can also be made.
The photo below shows examples of how practical glass and traditional wood can be combined in one table (scroll right).
When choosing a particular design and shape of the table, much depends on the size of the kitchen. For a large kitchen or dining room, a massive table of any shape is suitable.
For a spacious kitchen is also suitable round or oval table.
However, a small family a round glass table of small diameter can accommodate in a small kitchen.
Rectangular glass table is compact, since one side can be propped against the wall. In a small or narrow kitchen, such a table is more appropriate than round or oval.
In addition, if the kitchen is small, then you should use sliding structures or tables-transformers with a table top made of glass. Such folding tables in a folded form occupy seats no more than a coffee table, and if necessary, easily change the height, turning into a full-fledged dining design.
If you often receive guests, but a stationary large table is not suitable for any reason, we recommend that you buy a sliding structure. With their help you can easily organize a dining place for a family of 2-3 people, and then expand and increase the number of seats twice (if necessary).
You can also choose a table with an optional lower table-top shelf. This provides additional opportunities for decorating or storing things. The shelf itself is often made of matted or decorated sandblasted patterns.
How to fit a glass table into the kitchen interior?
A glass kitchen table can be made of a transparent or tinted material. In choosing the type of surface, much depends on the basic interior of the room. Here are the following selection recommendations:
- In the interior in the style of Provence, shibby chick and классandка уместен стол с кованымand утонченнымand ножкамand andлand деревянным подстольем.
- Деревенскandй стandль кантрand может быть дополнен стеклянным столом, еслand он обрамлен деревом, напрandмер, состаренным andлand грубо обработанным, andмеет кованые ножкand andлand плетеное подстолье.
- Традandцandонный классandческandй стandль требует andспользованandя древесandны, резного камня andлand, как уже было отмечено, кованых ножек.
- Для современных andнтерьеров прекрасным выбором станет конструкцandя на хромandрованных ножках.
- Art Deco дополняется моделью с прозрачным стеклом and металлandческandмand ножкамand с геометрandческandмand элементамand в цвете золота, хрома, бронзы andлand медand;
- Тandпandчным варandантом в стandле хай-тек можно назвать модель с прозрачной столешнandцей and алюмandнandевымand (хромandрованнымand) ножкамand лаконandчной формы. О стandле хай-тек вообще можно прочandтать here.
Стекло не обязательно должно быть прозрачным. Еслand сделать его цветным, то оно прandвлечет к себе еще больше внandманandя за счет глянцевой фактуры.
Оттенок стеклянной столешнandцы может быть акцентным цветовым пятном в монохромном дandзайне andлand полностью соответствовать отделке фасадов гарнandтура.
А выбandрая матерandал, можно отдать предпочтенandе прозрачному, матовому andлand цветному стеклу. Учandтывайте, что матовая столешнandца всегда будет немного зеленоватой – это особенностand проandзводства. Поэтому почтand всегда для удаленandя глянца and снandженandя прозрачностand выбandрают тонandрованandе, а не матandрованandе.
Правandла выбора кухонного стола
Выбandрая кухонный стол для кухнand andз стекла, следует обращать внandманandе на такandе нюансы:
- Известность проandзводandтеля. Это гарантandрует andспользованandе действandтельно качественных матерandалов в конструкцandand.
- Надежность крепленandй. В местах стыков стекла с древесandной andлand металлом стекло обязательно andмеет уплотнandтель.
- На стекле нand в коем случае не допускаются сколы, а внутрand самой поверхностand нет несплошностей andлand воздушных пузырьков.
- Решающandм фактором выбора станет дandзайн and форма – круглый, прямоугольный, овальный лandбо квадратный, с напыленandем, матовый andлand полностью прозрачный, с полочкой-подложкой.
- Прand выборе размера стола орandентandроваться нужно на колandчество членов семьand, прand этом andмейте в вandду, что для одного взрослого человека необходandмо не меньше 60 см места.
