Kitchens 2016 - the most relevant design projects

Every year, manufacturers of kitchen furniture try to bring their collections closer to the highest possible level of convenience, functionality and aesthetic appeal. Interior designers, in turn, find new color and texture solutions for decorating kitchens. A whole army of professionals is working so that we can find and equip the kitchen of our dreams - a highly functional, convenient, beautiful and fashionable room in which our whole family will be comfortable. We hope that an impressive selection of design projects presenting new items in the field of kitchen design will be useful for your inspiration.

The modern style of kitchen design, as well as the manufacture of furniture sets, is very democratic and allows you to find your own option for each homeowner, even with the most demanding taste. A large assortment of color, design and texture solutions appears before a modern buyer. And yet, the latest trends have common features that will help us form an idea of ​​the 2016 cuisine:

• minimalism and hi-tech had the greatest influence on the formation of the modern style, hence the desire for simplicity, functionality, high technology and minimalization of decor;
• kitchen sets are simple and concise, but at the same time they meet all the requirements of ergonomics and ease of use and maintenance;
• highly technological materials allow the use of imitations of natural raw materials even in areas with high humidity and sudden temperature changes;
• the facades of kitchen ensembles, as a rule, appear in an absolutely smooth form, the accessories are hidden;
• storage systems have high-tech equipment - shock absorbers, adjustable legs and closers become indispensable components of modern furniture;
• countertops are increasingly presented in a thin version - elegant shiny surfaces actually look in any design of the kitchen space;
• the decoration of the kitchen is a simple, one-color solutions using neutral tones;
• the color palette of modern cuisine is increasingly cool - white, gray and black shades dominate;
• bright colors and colorful ornaments can be seen unless performed by a kitchen apron;
• often in modern design projects of kitchens you can find the decoration "without decoration" - brick walls, imitation of concrete surfaces.

The three main pillars around which the color spectrum of the design of a modern kitchen "revolves" are gray, white and black. Contrasting combinations are the obvious mainstream of 2016 kitchen spaces. At the same time, you can find both options with a predominance of white (which is quite traditional for kitchen rooms), and completely black kitchen sets or design projects in which all shades of gray are represented.

For kitchens of small and medium sizes, the white color of decoration and furniture is the best option for creating a visual expansion of the space and a bright, clean image of the room. Emphasize the snow-white idyll with maximum effect will be able to interior elements of black color - household appliances, countertops in glossy or matte finish, dining area chairs and even the design of the hoods.

A great way to diversify a snow-white kitchen with a cool palette, warm wood shades.Whether it will be natural material or its successful imitation (and modern materials do an excellent job of this role), but the “warming” of the atmosphere of your kitchen is inevitable. In modern design projects, one can find the use of woodwork for facades of both the upper and lower tiers of kitchen cabinets.

Black and white, together with wooden surfaces always look luxurious. You can choose one of the colors as the base one and “dilute” it in a metered way or conditionally divide equally the presence of each of the shades in the interior of the kitchen. The combination of plain surfaces can be effectively varied with a black and white ornament or pattern of ceramic cladding in a kitchen apron or floor covering.

Any housewife knows that kitchen facades require special attention in daily cleaning - even drops of clean water are visible on dark surfaces. But aesthetic appeal. The incredibly modern appearance and even the dramatic nature of the black kitchen unit takes precedence over the operational characteristics, and many homeowners become owners of very original kitchens.

Of course, for the harmonious integration of a completely black set in the kitchen space, it should be large and bright - the presence of panoramic windows or a glass exit to the backyard is preferable. Otherwise, you risk getting a very moody, dark, rather than a modern kitchen design.

The black kitchen set needs not only a bright and spacious room, but also bright accents that could raise the degree of the interior, bring notes of optimism and celebration to the design. It can be a bright kitchen apron or bar stools, chairs in the dining area of ​​a colorful shade.

To a greater extent, the whole image of the main functional room of the dwelling will depend on how the kitchen set looks. The color, texture and model of the facades were used in the manufacture of kitchen furniture, in many respects determines the style of the interior. Modern kitchen sets, as a rule, have simple and concise forms, strict lines and neutral color schemes, but, as with any rule, there are exceptions in the field of kitchen design. Moreover, modern style does not impose any canons on the choice of design ideas, but only directs color and design decisions in a given direction.

Modern kitchen facades are most often smooth, light surfaces devoid of fittings. Simple and concise solutions, absolutely inconspicuous in appearance, hide a lot of functionality in the bowels of their storage systems.

Snow-white glossy facades are perfect for small kitchens. Not only white, but also shiny surfaces contribute to the visual expansion of small spaces.

In modern interiors of kitchens, decoration is most often a painting in bright colors. Perfectly flat and snow-white walls are the undisputed favorite of the upcoming season. With white walls, you don’t have to worry about combinatorics with color schemes for furniture, appliances and possible decor. The bright image of the room always leaves a pleasant feeling, a light mood of the holiday, freshness and purity. In addition, against the background of the white finish, even the neutral, pastel colors of the kitchen furniture will look expressive.

Wall decoration with imitation of concrete surfaces is an enduring trend for functional rooms. As a rule, for kitchen spaces for the implementation of this design technique, moisture-resistant decorative plaster is used, but liquid wallpaper and painting can also be used.

Brick or masonry - a finish that requires scale. In a spacious kitchen, the accent wall, at first glance without processing, will look impressive.In the high-tech and modern kitchen design, such design techniques bring notes of brutality, industrialism, and sometimes echoes of rural life.

Another way to decorate walls in modern kitchen spaces is to use wall panels made of MDF or fiberboard. Modern panels easily tolerate the effects of moisture and temperature changes, they are easy to clean and chemicals can be used thanks to the PVC film, but there is no need to talk about the environmental friendliness of such a finish. If natural materials are used for wall cladding, we get a cladding that is safe for humans and the environment, but are forced to monitor the ingress of moisture to the surface and remember the high fire hazard of the material.

In a modern kitchen, for decoration of the ceiling, as a rule, tension or suspension structures are used, which allow to obtain a perfectly even and smooth surface. Finding a design project with a ceiling color other than white is not easy. Most often, luminaires are installed in suspended structures above the working zone kitchens. It can be both stationary and rotary models of lighting devices.

With the help of suspended structures, it is possible to make a ceiling in two levels to highlight the zone of built-in lamps. Depending on the location of the kitchen unit and the location of the island or dining area, you can create a local highlight of each functional segment of the room.

One of the most popular flooring options in the kitchen is the use of stone tiles or porcelain stoneware. The use of ceramic tiles allows you to create a reliable, durable and safe coating that will withstand the effects of moisture and high temperatures. In addition, there are a lot of color and texture options, you can easily find a floor covering suitable for your interior. Ceramic tiles can very successfully imitate wood and stone surfaces.

Thanks to modern additives and protective sprays, you can use parquet flooring even in areas with high humidity and temperature extremes. Of course, parquet as a floor covering is not a cheap pleasure, but such a finish will last for many years and will look luxurious, noble and organic in any design of a kitchen space.

Thanks to the improvement of production technology, modern laminate collections can also without consequences become flooring in the kitchen. Outwardly, such material is difficult to distinguish from a natural floorboard, and the cost of such cladding is much cheaper and can be done by homeowners on their own.

In modern design projects of kitchen facilities, an apron is almost the only decoration element in which the presence of bright colors, colorful patterns or colorful ornaments is possible. Using patchwork-style ceramic tiles is a great way to diversify the solid and neutral interior of a modern kitchen.

The kitchen apron revetted with monophonic subway tiles will not go out of fashion for many years. You can be sure that you spent your money on ceramic cladding for good reason - you have been guaranteed practicality, strength and attractive appearance for many years. And all this time you can enjoy the design of the kitchen, which does not go out of fashion - these are techniques that have been tested over the years.

An apron equipped as a wall-mounted storage system of a high level of organization and systematization is an echo of the influence of high-tech style on the formation of modern kitchen design. Magnetic holders, hooks and open shelves shining with chrome surfaces look great against a dark background.

Obviously, for the installation of a dining group within the kitchen space, it is necessary to have a stock of square meters, after installing all the necessary storage systems, household appliances and work surfaces.But modern design projects are more designed for apartments of improved layout and kitchen spaces of private houses of urban or suburban type, where there is no shortage of useful space.

In order to fit the dining area into a small kitchen, it is enough to use the corner or L-shaped layout of the kitchen set and refuse to install the island. The corner layout is a universal option for placing the maximum possible number of storage systems, work surfaces and household appliances on a minimum number of square meters. A full-fledged dining group is an important element of the interior for apartments and houses, in which there is no possibility of organizing a separate room for the dining room, and the family has more than three people.

The dining group, consisting of a large snow-white table and black chairs of original design, incredibly organically fit into the white-black interior of the kitchen space. Elements of black color gave the snow-white kitchen clarity, design and dynamic contrast.

A bright dining group for the kitchen in light, neutral colors - like a sip of a positive attitude and an invigorating mood. Just one colorful shade is enough to effectively dilute the gray scale of the room.

A practical and at the same time outwardly attractive way of organizing a dining area in the kitchen space is to extend the island's countertop or attach a capacious rack to its two sides. With this arrangement, the compactness of the furniture ensemble is preserved, but the dining area is a very large and roomy group, designed for a large family.

Given the desire of modern styling for practical and functional minimalism, decor almost completely disappears from the design projects of kitchen facilities. As a result, the role of decor is taken by functional interior items - lighting fixtures, for example. Given the abundance of the working surfaces of the kitchen segments, each of which needs local illumination, lighting devices are located at different levels. Often in one room you can find two chandeliers - one for the dining area, the second illuminates the kitchen island. At the same time, work surfaces often have individual lighting built into the upper tier of kitchen cabinets.

A hood over the kitchen island with built-in lighting is a frequent design technique for modern kitchens, in which a stand-alone module becomes the place for the integration of a gas stove or hob. To illuminate the dining area, you can use either one large chandelier or a whole composition of small pendant lights.