Furniture in Meden Rudnik

Most homes in the complex are in panel blocks. This has its advantages – the walls are fairly straight and room sizes repeat – but also limits: the soil stack and ventilation cannot be moved, and kitchen sockets are often not where you need them.

Kitchens are usually separate rooms with limited space, hallways are long and narrow, and bedrooms have no built-in wardrobes. All of this can be solved well, but only if the furniture is designed to the real measurements, not to the building plan.

In a small panel-block kitchen three things make the biggest difference: wall units up to the ceiling, drawers instead of doors in the base units and a well-planned corner. Wall units up to the ceiling add a whole row of space for things you use rarely, and drawers let you see everything at a glance.

The soil stack is boxed into a unit with an access compartment, so it is hidden but still reachable when needed. If the kitchen is L-shaped, the corner is solved according to what will be stored there – a carousel, a pull-out mechanism or simply a deep cupboard. More on the page custom kitchens in Burgas.

A long hallway is typical of many apartments in Meden Rudnik. An ordinary wardrobe with hinged doors gets in the way there – the doors open into the space where people walk. Sliding doors solve the problem: the wardrobe can be shallower and the doors take up no space when opened.

The interior is planned around what you will store – coats and shoes near the entrance, and further in bed linen, the vacuum cleaner and seasonal things. If the hallway niche is uneven, the wardrobe is made exactly to it, with no gaps.

Children’s rooms in panel-block apartments are usually small. That is why the best solutions are the ones that free up the floor: a bed with storage or drawers underneath, a desk exactly the width of the wall by the window, and shelves up to the ceiling for books and toy boxes.

When the child grows up, the desk and shelves stay and only what is needed changes. If two children sleep in the room, we look for a bunk solution or beds along the wall – we decide this at the visit, with the measurements in hand.

In Meden Rudnik we often refurnish the apartment completely – after a purchase or during a major renovation. It is then best to have one design for all rooms: the fronts, handles and colours are chosen together and the apartment looks like one whole, not like furniture collected from different places.

Manufacturing is done at once and installation room by room, in an agreed order. This shortens the time you live in the middle of a renovation. How it all works step by step is described on the page apartment furniture.

You don’t have to do everything at once. If the budget is limited, the priority is the kitchen and the fitted wardrobes – they are used every day and are the hardest to replace later. The children’s room, bedroom and hallway can come in a second stage.

What matters is that the design is shared from the very start. Then the second stage continues in the same style, with the same fronts and handles, and nobody can tell the furniture was made at different times.

Bedrooms in panel blocks rarely have built-in wardrobes. A wall-to-wall wardrobe up to the ceiling holds noticeably more than a ready-made wardrobe of the same width – the top row is for suitcases and seasonal clothes, and below there is room for shoes or drawers.

The bed, bedside tables and chest of drawers can have the same fronts as the wardrobe. See examples on the pages fitted wardrobes and custom bedrooms.

Most people in Meden Rudnik replace the kitchen while living in the apartment. So the old kitchen stays in place while the new one is being made in the workshop. It is removed shortly before installation, so you are without a kitchen for as short a time as possible.

On request we take care of removing and taking away the old kitchen, plumbing and electrical work, and supplying appliances from leading brands. That way you have one contractor and one person responsible from the visit to the end.

For the carcasses we use highly moisture-resistant chipboard with quality edging, and for the fronts chipboard, matt or gloss MDF, or solid wood, depending on budget and taste. The hardware is Blum – hinges and drawers close softly and withstand years of frequent use.

We bring material and colour samples to the visit, so you choose on site, in the light of your own apartment. More about fronts: MDF kitchens and solid wood kitchens.

People searching for “furniture Meden Rudnik” often compare a ready-made furniture shop with custom furniture. Ready-made furniture is quicker to buy, but it comes in standard sizes – and in a panel-block apartment almost nothing is standard. You end up with gaps by the wall, empty space above the wardrobe and unused corners.

Custom furniture costs more than the cheapest ready-made pieces, but it uses all the space and is made with better materials and hardware. For the kitchen and fitted wardrobes the difference is felt every day – which is why that is where custom makes the most sense.

When the apartment is being renovated completely, the order matters. The kitchen is decided first – it determines where water, drainage and sockets are needed. Then come the services, plastering and floors, and only at the end the final measurement and installation of the furniture.

If you call us at the start, we will tell you where the sockets and water should be. We take the final measurements when the walls and floors are finished – then the design is accurate to the millimetre.

The visit is quicker and the first design is closer to what you want if you have a few things to hand:

• The sizes of the appliances to be built in – or at least their models.
• Photos of furniture you like – from the internet, catalogues or friends’ homes.
• A rough budget – so we suggest suitable materials straight away instead of several versions.
• If the apartment is being renovated – how far the work has got.

You don’t need to know everything in advance. Most decisions are made together at the visit, with the samples in hand.

Custom furniture lasts a long time if you follow a few simple rules. Wipe water around the sink straight away rather than letting it sit on the edges. Don’t put hot pans directly on the worktop. Clean the fronts with a soft cloth and a mild cleaner – gloss and matt finishes don’t like abrasive sponges.

Blum hinges and runners rarely need adjusting, but if a door shifts over time it can be readjusted in a minute. Workmanship comes with a 10-year guarantee and Blum hardware with a lifetime guarantee.

In smaller rooms, light fronts – white, cream, light grey or light oak – reflect the light and make the room look more spacious. Dark colours work well in the kitchen base units or as an accent if the rest is light.

Gloss reflects more light but shows fingerprints; matt is calmer and more practical. We bring samples to the visit so you can see the colours in the light of your own apartment.

We arrange a convenient time – usually within 24 hours of your call. At the visit we measure every wall at several heights, mark the windows, doors, soil stack, sockets and ventilation, and talk about how each room will be used.

After the visit you receive a 3D design and a written quote. Changes to the design before manufacturing are free.

If you are not yet sure exactly what you want, send photos of the room and approximate measurements on Viber. We will tell you what is possible and in what price range, even before the visit.

This is also handy when the apartment is still being bought or the renovation has not started – you know what can be done before you decide.