Blum kitchen inspirations

34 2 1 Impressive tower blocks shape many cityscapes in Russia. Eight of Europe's ten highest skyscrapers can be found in Moscow. Sergei Shcherbakov and his wife Lyudmila bought an apartment in a 17-storey building last year. The civil engineer particularly liked the location of the high-rise building which is in the middle of a green area and close to his family. The heart of the flat is the eight-sq-metre kitchen. The young couple teamed up with a cabinet maker they know to plan the kitchen and translate their ideas into action. State-of-the-art technology and enhanced user conveni- ence were very important to Lyudmila. "We like to cook a lot. And things are smoother and easier if your kitchen's well equipped. Thanks to Blum's solutions, I love using our kitchen!" Lyudmila even thinks that it's an advantage to have such a small space: "The kitchen's small and that's why everything is always within easy reach." 1 Plates, etc. are washed and placed in the cabinet above the sink to dry. They're stored away and immediately to hand when needed. 2 Items can be neatly stacked in pull-outs with high sides. Nothing falls out or tips over. Practical inner dividing systems help save space by keeping utensils nice and tidy. 8 sqm Aiming high in Russia