Interiors of kitchens. A few tips for self-design

Furnishing the kitchen now, when the shops of finishing materials and furniture "burst" from the abundance of goods for every taste and purse, turns into an endless creative process at the same time very pleasant and complex. After all, a wide range always puts before a difficult choice, and having the necessary amount of money to equip the kitchen is just the beginning of the designer's uneasy work.

So, you decided to self-equip the kitchen and try on yourself as a designer. Then it is necessary to determine the goals of this process. Any designer, creating interiors of kitchens, first of all, should define a functional load of a premise. Kitchen in a bachelor apartment, where cooking and evening get-togethers are given a minimum of time, can be solved in a minimalist style, where several lockers for the most necessary will be enough. Interiors of kitchens in large families must be made as functional as possible, with plenty of roomy closets, a wide table and comfortable seats, because the kitchen, as a rule, also combines a dining room.

Interiors of kitchens start to plan with selection of color scale. But, before choosing the color of the interior, they are defined with the style of design (classical, modern, high-tech or "provence"). Each style prefers a certain color range. Thinking over the style and color of the future interior, let's turn to the special literature and design albums, which showcase the beautiful interiors of the kitchen, executed in different stylistic directions.

Choosing the style and determining the color, we will deal with the kitchen set, after all it occupies leading positions in the interior. It is better to make it to order taking into account the size and features of the layout of the room. The location of kitchen cabinets along one wall is best suited for narrow and long rooms, the corner installation of the kitchen is best suited for small but square rooms, and in large spaces furniture can be placed as you like, taking it two or three walls. The most important aesthetic significance are the facades of cabinets. For a classic interior and interior in the style of "Provence" - it should be a natural tree or MDF facades, made for a tree. Bright glossy surfaces, metal and glass are elements of hi-tech and modern style. Classic style with its traditional elegant lines and refined finishes in the form of carvings, bronze linings, elegantly worked pens in the kitchen is always preferable. It's not accidental, the warmth and special comfort created by him, as if specially designed for the kitchens, where the family spends a lot of time together. The interiors of the kitchens made in classical style are carved and paneled facades of dark wood, a large round or rectangular table, massive chairs with high backs.

Finishing materials for walls and floors should also be selected in accordance with the classic kitchen decoration. When choosing them, it is important to make accents on natural materials, ceramics, wood, natural stone. Fashionable and very stylish elements of modern classics were the design of a stove for a stylized hearth-fireplace, or the arrangement of an "island" - the removal of a plate to the center of the room with the organization around the countertops and seats, as well as the work surface.

The classic style of creating a special atmosphere of comfort and refined simplicity is echoed by the style of "Provence", as if permeated with the sun and the warmth of the village life of the south of France. Its characteristic elements are the facades of a whitewashed wood, simpler than in classical style, but no less elegant forms, which are complemented by terracotta tiles on the floor, walls covered with uneven decorative plaster, simple tile ornaments, light painting in the form of flower compositions, lacy translucent Curtains.

The organization of studios, where the kitchen and the room are united into one space, has become very fashionable recently. This layout is especially relevant in small apartments, or in country houses, where it is important to create a modern functional interior. Living room and kitchen, combined in one room, this is not just a tribute to fashion. Such a combination makes the space more convenient and functional. In the interior design of such studios, it is important to distinguish and emphasize individual zones. To do this, in the kitchen area put the podium, raising the floor, thereby making a conditional border, or lower the ceiling, which is also one of the methods of demarcation and allocation of zones. Borders are also laid using furniture placement, construction of light partitions, or glass screens. In a country house, an element dividing the space can become a large hearth fireplace, organized not near the wall, but made at an angle and occupying part of the room. Of course, by combining space literally, visually and stylistically, we must also unite it, having finished the decoration and placing furniture in the same style.