Kitchen Design Ideas in a Country House
Representing the atmosphere of the kitchen in a private house, we involuntarily lean towards the country style. In a modern design, which involves a harmonious combination of the latest technologies in the field of household appliances, the latest developments in the ocean of artificial materials for decoration, country-style objects look surprisingly organic. And this is due, first of all, to the fact that a country house is close to nature, to natural materials and their use in creating furniture or decor elements.
The active use of wood for decoration and production of furniture for the kitchen, as well as the lining with natural stone, are classic elements of the country and in modern kitchen interiors.
Natural wood in the design of the kitchen of a private house
The use of natural materials allows you to create a really warm and cozy atmosphere of the room, and this is especially important for the kitchen interior. The kitchen is the heart and hearth of the whole house, its pulse and the gathering place of all households. Creating a comfortable environment for cooking and eating is one of the main tasks facing the owners of country houses.
The traditional furnishings of the kitchen with classic wood cabinets never go out of style. Adherents of the canonical interior will always strive for practicality and functionality, but with the preservation of traditions.
A combination of several types of wood in one room can be a great design solution for decorating a kitchen. The kitchen, combined with the dining room, does not look like a tense abundance of wooden surfaces, different shades of wood and its texture are in harmony with each other and the rest of the space.
Using the contrast of the use of dark shades of wood in the upper tier of cabinets and white painted surfaces of the lower level of kitchen furniture, you can create an interesting and very elegant interior of the room.
In the kitchen of a country house, you can not be afraid to go too far with wood. Wooden furniture and flooring, stools and even the countertop of the kitchen island - all will work to create a unique atmosphere and atmosphere of proximity to nature.
Even within the framework of a modern style with light touches of modernity, wooden furniture looks extremely advantageous, adding a progressive atmosphere of a home mood.
An interesting design move may be to use the same wood species for the manufacture of kitchen furniture as in window frames. The result is an incredibly harmonious and cozy appearance of the kitchen.
Despite the abundant presence of wood in this kitchen interior, the room does not look rustic. Marble countertops, interesting design chairs and modern pendant lamps modernize the room, not to mention the chrome surfaces of household appliances. A few cool shades in the lining of the kitchen apron dilute the warmth of woody flowers.
Bright reddish shades of wood used for furniture and flooring created an incredibly festive atmosphere in this spacious kitchen-dining room. An interesting decor and unusual design of the kitchen apron completed the creation of a unique image.
Using open wooden shelves as an alternative to closed kitchen cabinets can be an interesting design solution for organizing storage systems. But in addition to its main purpose, open mini-racks perform the functions of decorating the walls of the kitchen.
Organization of kitchen space in a small room
Usually the lack of square meters for the arrangement of the kitchen is the problem of city apartments, but it happens that in the framework of a country house, a little space is allocated for the cooking room.Several images of kitchens in private homes will demonstrate that even a small space can be filled with interesting solutions without sacrificing practicality and functionality.
In the case of a small area, light shades in decoration and furnishings come to the aid of the decoration of the space. The whole spectrum of white will visually expand the area of the kitchen, and it is even easier to care for the light surfaces of countertops and kitchen cabinets than for dark marble, for example.
If the working kitchen area is small, it makes sense to combine it with the living room or dining room. Thus, it will be possible to cut out precious square meters, and it will be possible to facilitate the process of serving food to the table. In this case, contrasting dark wood shades and snow-white surfaces were chosen to organize kitchen storage systems. The same technique was repeated in the area of the soft living-dining room.
Even in a room more like a corridor than a full kitchen, you can organize a cooking area, following all the laws of ergonomics. Bright surfaces will help residents, and interesting and contrasting decorative objects will dilute the non-trivial atmosphere.
This is a small kitchen in a rustic style with the active use of country elements, it does not look boring, it is filled with design solutions and unique to it originality.
A small kitchenette can be bright and organically combine elements of retro style and modern solutions. A non-trivial approach to choosing a color palette and textured design fill this kitchen with an atmosphere of an unprecedented personality.
Wooden beams on the ceiling of a modern kitchen - a symbol of country life
Just one element is enough within the framework of the modern and even progressive atmosphere of the kitchen to turn its interior into a rustic, rustic style of living close to nature. Just use wood to build ceiling beams and ceilings.
The modern contrasting interior of the kitchen of a country house looks different if there is almost raw wood in its setting. Progressive household appliances and furniture feel great in the neighborhood with chipped wood.
In suburban interiors, it is not customary to hide the ceiling, from the necessary structural part of the room, they turned into a piece of decor and an important component of rural style.
Particularly advantageous wooden elements of the ceiling design look on a light background. Light wood shades are repeated in the surfaces of furniture and decor elements.
The spacious room of the kitchen-dining room looks like a whole with wooden floors and the same furniture.
The light wood used for the ceiling beams of this spacious room was repeated in the design of bar stools for the kitchen island. The light palette of the kitchen space is diluted with contrasting dark countertops and pendant lights.
Not only the ceilings, but the whole kitchen as if finished with wood. The stone tiles, which are often used for cladding street paths, add rusticity to the room and an element of primitive coziness.
And in this kitchen space with an abundance of wood on all surfaces, sand stone was used to decorate one of the walls. The incredible hit of color solutions of two natural materials creates a harmonious and comfortable room.
So dark ceiling beams could withstand only the white color of the finish of the whole room. Light mint kitchen cabinets dilute the resulting monochrome.
“Only a tree” - apparently, the creators of the design project of this kitchen-dining room used this slogan. The incredibly cozy, traditional decor of the room meets the requirements of many homeowners who prefer to pay tribute to the classics in the arrangement of the kitchen space.
And this spacious kitchen, combined with the living room, is made in a country style with elements of the Mediterranean.The combination of bright, warm shades with incredibly cool tones creates not only a contrasting environment, but also gives the room an individuality. With the help of color, competent zoning of the common space occurred.
Decorating a kitchen apron over a stove in the form of a fireplace space is also a frequent technique for designing a rustic kitchen. The use of glossy tiles enlivened a slightly glamorous look of the kitchen in light colors with chipped wooden country elements.
Snow-white kitchen in a country house - a modern trend
Recently, the bright design of these rooms has become a worthy alternative to an absolutely wooden kitchen of a private home ownership. Fans of light shades in the decoration of utilitarian rooms can be understood - much can be masked in white, it pushes the walls and raises the ceiling, leaving a feeling of cleanliness, spaciousness and freshness.
Perhaps, only the wooden door to the pantry slightly indicates that this is not an urban kitchen. The snow-white finish and modern decor made the kitchen almost weightless, airy.
The bright, spacious, snow-white room of the kitchen-dining room is only slightly shaded by the light gray color of one of the walls and bar stools.
This huge white kitchen is full of contrasts. The dark color of the window frames to match the countertops and chairs. Outdoor tile laid out as a “herringbone” as a flooring adds chamberiness to the room.
This snow-white kitchen looks incredibly bright, thanks to the dining group - the table and chairs have become the focal point of the room.
Light and cool shades of this elegant kitchen-dining room as if created specifically for a hot summer day. Mirrored and glossy surfaces, glass, dishes and textiles in cool colors complement the circle of elegant design.
The incredibly spacious kitchen in bright colors is not without contrast - the dark spots of household appliances and cabinets under the sink dilute the snow-white idyll. A ceramic tile pattern, which is lined with a kitchen apron, gives the room some positive.
The white palette of the kitchen space is slightly diluted with a light purple tint of the kitchen apron. An interesting alternative to decorating the wall above the work area with ceramic tiles is the use of modern polysynthetic non-toxic materials, which are very easy to care for.
And this bright kitchen boasts a practical and rational arrangement of not only work areas, but also storage systems.
The total snow-white color of the kitchen is diluted with a deep dark purple shade of ripe plum. Countertops, stove and pendant lamps look chic against a light background.
An interesting and practical solution for the designer was the implementation of kitchen storage systems in several tiers. Snow-white cabinets from floor to ceiling allow you to hide all the utensils necessary for the kitchen. A dark kitchen island and dining area dilute the bright atmosphere of a traditional room.
White and turquoise look great together, their coolness is diluted with the warmth of wood shades. The result was a colorful and bright kitchen room.
Pleasant and “tasty” shades of this bright kitchen are fascinating. Glossy malachite on a kitchen apron harmoniously shimmers in a light mint shade of furniture and is repeated in window textiles. As a result, the traditional atmosphere of the kitchen becomes elegant and fresh.
Tile "metro" in the form of snow-white brickwork is often present in the design of modern kitchens. This is not a passing trend for several decades. You can safely use this type of finish not only in the kitchen apron, but also in the entire space above the work area and be sure that for many years your finish will be popular.
White tone of paint for ceilings can be a winning color scheme, both for low ceilings of the kitchen, and for vaulted high structures. The bright furnishings of the kitchen space will benefit from this.
Bar stools around the kitchen island as an element of rustic style
The use of such an element as an island in the kitchen interior allows not only to save space by placing a storage system and a work area in it, but also to organize a dining place. Often the kitchen island is specially extended with a larger countertop to allow all households to sit at dinner or lunch. This design eliminates the need to install a separate dining table in rooms where there is not enough space for this.
Well, what is the kitchen island without bar stools or high stools, which have recently turned from portable furniture to decoration and art objects.
Often appearing as a contrast in the neutral decoration of the room, the chairs become a center of attraction and a cult object.
Wooden and plastic, made of stainless steel or cane, chairs or stools can change the appearance of the room or harmoniously fit into the general situation and the color palette.
Such backless stools, produced in a wide color range, have gained popularity around the world and for many years now they have not lost their positions in the lists of most purchased furniture.
For those who need more time to spend it at the table, bar chairs with a back and soft seat trim are better.