Kitchens without wall cabinets: the ultimate in design and functionality

Kitchens without wall cabinets today represent the right compromise between design and functionality. This new trend, capable of lightening our kitchens, was conceived in the past as a rather unusual furnishing condition.

However, the latest furnishing trends are increasingly leading us towards light and minimalist, but also more airy, original and exclusively designed kitchens. Furnishing a kitchen without the help of wall units can represent the stylistic turning point of your spaces; however, furnishing a kitchen in this way is not an easy task. Here are some important tips and tricks in the following paragraphs.

What is a kitchen without wall units?

But what is a modern kitchen without wall units really like? This type of kitchen can be:

• Completely without wall units
• Equipped with shelves only
• Equipped with a mix of shelves and wall units or accessory bars

It is worth underlining how important it is in a kitchen without wall cabinets to carefully design the remaining storage space for food and utensils.

Pros and cons of a kitchen without wall cabinets

Here are the main advantages and disadvantages of a kitchen without wall cabinets. One of the main advantages of these furnishing solutions is certainly the practicality and functionality in taking food, utensils and accessories without the need to open the doors of the furniture.

The disadvantages of a kitchen without wall cabinets can be summarised as follows:

• Less space to hold and store crockery and cupboards
• Need to keep everything in perfect order at all times
• Need to choose objects and tools in neutral, good-looking colours

Hood and drainer in a kitchen without wall cabinets

In a classic kitchen without wall cabinets it is possible to adopt different solutions for the drainer and specifically:

• Dish drainer on support
• Using the dishwasher as a drainer
• Use of the equipped channel (more expensive solution).

It is also possible to adopt different solutions in the case of an extractor hood:

• It is possible to build a plasterboard veil that hides the hood and gives linearity to the kitchen body.
• It is possible to opt for the smoke system integrated in the top, or alternatively for a hood inserted directly on the top, which will disappear when not in use.

Kitchen without wall cabinets: how to optimise capacity

Often and willingly within the kitchen environment space is never enough: it is also important to underline that in a rustic kitchen without wall cabinets there can be some problems regarding storage. The latter is a crucial aspect that will have to be taken into account.

In fact, many people feel the need to have internal spaces and volumes to contain and store objects and kitchen utensils. In this sense, a kitchen without wall cabinets cannot inevitably offer many alternatives: in this regard we can say that the only real alternative will be to look elsewhere for storage space for your utensils.

If your kitchen is characterised by particularly limited space, in this case the possibilities are even narrower. It will be inevitable to entrust the design of the kitchen to a specialist, able to identify the best solution compatible with your needs. In many cases, the only way to optimise capacity is to buy a kitchen model with more spacious base cabinets, as well as higher and deeper cabinets, with reference to normal production standards. Alternatively you can decide to create a kitchen with only low wall units.

Kitchen without wall units: cupboards

If you have a kitchen with particularly large dimensions, in this case you will have to think about having a discreet number of columns in your spaces, so as to be able to take advantage of the particularity of your environment, such as niches and corners.

In these furnishing conditions, having large and capacious wardrobes will allow you to benefit from sufficient storage space, having no problem in giving up wall units.

Some ideas for furnishing a kitchen without wall cabinets

Here are some ideas on how to furnish your kitchen without wall cabinets. Often and willingly giving up wall units can represent the winning formula for the furnishing of kitchen spaces: thanks to this stylistic trick, the kitchen will acquire personality and airiness. Nowadays, furnishing modern kitchens without wall units is no longer an unusual choice, but a great opportunity to make the most of your space.

A kitchen without wall units will certainly be brighter and definitely more practical and functional: everything will be at your fingertips.

To complete the furnishing of a kitchen without wall units, it is essential to include basic furniture capable of performing the storage function. Generally, the bases of a kitchen furniture are characterized by a standard depth of 60 cm respectively; however, it is important to know that on the market it is possible to find furniture with a depth greater than that provided by the standards, so that the furniture is able to contain many more objects and utensils.

Once you have defined the base of your kitchen, at that point you will have to think about the walls: in this regard you can decide to install paintings and prints or alternatively you can provide the provision of modern extendable lamps, so as to illuminate your spaces and in particular the worktop.

If the space of the basic furniture is not enough, you can decide to install shelves in your kitchen or alternatively open shelves where you can place for example jars, pots, pans and other objects. As far as kitchen utensils are concerned, you can decide to use the kitchen utensils as an all-round holder, or a grill on which you can hang the dish towels, potholders and if you want the pots and pans themselves.

In this way you will create a kitchen that is certainly less traditional and classic, but certainly practical and functional and with a great stylistic personality. The strong point of these furnishing solutions, besides the great practicality and functionality, is certainly the airiness of the spaces and their excellent lighting.