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A spacious, comfortable, and stylish home is one where everything is hidden away, out of sight. Embedded design not only allows various functions of the home to be ‘invisible,’ enhancing the overall feel, but also improves space utilization, effectively expanding the living area.
1. Embedded Wardrobe
When imagining a bedroom, the experience should be prioritized. An embedded wardrobe maximizes storage space while not obstructing the line of sight, allowing for optimal lighting.
Most of the wardrobe is embedded in the wall, creating a ‘hidden’ storage space that saves more room and makes the bedroom feel more cohesive.
2. Embedded Headboard
For small apartments that emphasize storage, the headboard can serve as a storage function. Connecting the headboard to the entire wall with an embedded design utilizes the background wall to create storage space, which is a popular design method today.
In limited space, the bedroom storage can be fully integrated into an ‘wardrobe + headboard’ embedded combination cabinet, enhancing the overall feel and eliminating the need for bedside tables and other small storage units.
3. Embedded TV Wall
Embedding the TV into the wall or cabinet increases storage space while creating a visually flat surface that is more aesthetically pleasing. The entire TV cabinet is embedded in the wall, using ‘floor-to-ceiling’ ultra-high doors, minimizing door divisions, making it look seamless and beautiful like a wall.As the storage center of the living room, it consolidates miscellaneous items, making organization quicker and easier.
4. Embedded Entrance
The entrance is often narrow with high storage demands, with many items like clothes, bags, shoes, and shoe benches. Conventional shoe cabinets may not suffice. If there’s a recessed corner in the entrance area or a non-load-bearing wall, consider creating an embedded entrance cabinet.Custom cabinets utilize corner spaces, reducing the footprint and expanding the indoor activity area, increasing overall space utilization.
5. Embedded Utility Area
In small apartments, the balcony can utilize recessed corners to create an embedded utility area that combines washing, drying, storage, and cleaning functions, making it very practical!The balcony space is small and has beams and columns, so the design concept is space-saving and multifunctional, hiding pipes and beams within the balcony cabinet.
6. Embedded Kitchen Appliances
As the number of appliances used at home increases, displaying them all on the countertop can be cluttered and insufficient in space. Embedding kitchen appliances makes the kitchen look more elegant and tidy, effectively hiding ovens, dishwashers, microwaves, refrigerators, etc.
The embedded design allows walls to retreat, giving space a chance to breathe, making even the smallest kitchen feel spacious. Additionally, appliances aligned with cabinets reduce the risk of bumps.Kitchen cleaning is also a major issue. Integrated embedded design reduces the presence of hygiene dead corners, keeping the corners of appliances and cabinets clean, freeing up hands while making the kitchen tidier.
7. Embedded Bathtub
Embedded bathtubs have no hygiene dead corners, significantly reducing cleaning difficulty and hassle. Note that embedding a bathtub requires re-bricking, which can be complicated, and a maintenance port must be left for future repairs.
8. Embedded Hardware
Embedded hardware mainly refers to wall-mounted concealed showers and wall-mounted faucets, which are visually elegant and can significantly reduce cleaning troubles.The wall-mounted faucet is integrated with hidden pipes, keeping the faucet and sink independent, effectively reducing water stains and bacteria growth.During construction, make sure to waterproof the wall first, and ensure tight connections for the embedded drainage pipes.
9. Embedded Lighting
Embedded lighting keeps the light fixtures hidden, allowing indoor lighting to blend seamlessly with natural light, creating a more harmonious overall look.Concealed fixtures keep the ceiling looking clean, reducing the hassle of cleaning lights. Note that embedded fixtures should ideally be within 7cm in height; if they exceed 10cm, a thicker ceiling is required, which is not recommended for lower ceilings or small apartments.
When designing embedded appliances, custom cabinets must first determine the dimensions of the appliances, ensuring that there is enough space for heat dissipation. Additionally, it is best to unify the style of the appliances for aesthetic appeal.Embedded cabinets and appliances can be designed into recessed walls, which naturally provide space for embedded designs; if not, walls may need to be demolished, ensuring they are non-load-bearing.While embedded designs are aesthetically pleasing and space-saving, hidden components may complicate future repairs, so it is essential to prepare mentally for this.
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