Kitchens with an arch - practical elegance

It is not surprising that the place where we are most comfortable with is our home. That’s why we are trying to equip it as convenient and comfortable as possible, arrange repairredevelopment or reconstruction, in one way or another to refresh the atmosphere. Of course, the interior of an apartment or home ownership primarily depends on the layout, location, size, shape of rooms and auxiliary rooms. And only then follows decoration, furnishing, decoration and filling with interior accessories.

In this publication, we would like to acquaint you with the possible use of such an architectural element as an arch, in the framework of a kitchen room or rooms adjacent to it. Doorways in the form of arches are always a simple but effective way to decorate a room, to give it elegance, lightness and uniqueness. If we talk about doing doorways in the form of arches, then this simple way to decorate a room is quite possible to do it yourself, in the absence of building skills - you can turn to specialists, such work will not take much time and will not ruin your budget.

There are a considerable number of types of arch designs, as well as methods of their decoration. Therefore, to choose an option that will look advantageous in your interior is a simple matter, but very pleasant. Consider the most common types of arches, their forms, which are used depending on the stylistic orientation of the room.

 

Types of arches:

• classic - when installing them, an arc of one radius is used;
• Art Nouveau - the shape of the arch is more elongated, close to ellipsoid;
• Gothic - in the manufacture of such arches, the highest point is formed using planes connecting at a small angle;
• romantic - their installation uses a more complex structure that combines both straight and rounded elements.

Even intuitively, we associate an arched passage with certain gates from one room to another and this is reflected in our perception of the interior of the room as a whole. The design features of the room affect the entire appearance of the room, the perception of its decoration, the arrangement of furniture and decor items.

Recently, technological progress has reached such a high level in the production of cooker hoods that the door to the kitchen has become less necessary than 10 years ago. On the scale of standard city apartments and, all the more, Khrushchev’s - even an obstacle that occupies a place that is already insufficient in the kitchen. In this regard, homeowners often face the question of a possible redevelopment of the entrance to the kitchen or dining room. After all, installing the arch in the doorway, it can be significantly increased, expanded.

In country houses and urban private households with reconstruction, things are easier. Firstly, many homeowners initially decide to use arches in their interior and, depending on this decision, are planning internal structures. If the idea of ​​installing the arch arose already in the finished room, to refresh the situation, for example, in a private house, it will not be difficult to carry out quickly and without much loss for the entire home as a whole and the kitchen in particular.

Before you begin planning the installation of the arch, you need to find out what material the walls are made of (if we are talking about an apartment building) in your home. This question is often not relevant for small-sized apartments and “Khrushchevs” - reorganizing the kitchen doorway there is not difficult. But in panel houses, you may encounter difficulties - reinforced concrete structures can put to carry out what was intended.

As a rule, arches are made of drywall - this is a fairly practical, inexpensive and reliable building material, which has already proved itself well. If you plan to completely change the shape of the opening and possibly expand the space of its walls, then you can equip niches in the arch that will be used both as decor items and as storage systems. Such a structural solution not only diversifies the interior, but also personalizes it and makes it unique.

The design of the passage in the form of an arch immediately gives the room a touch of nobility and aristocracy. And if you decorate the doorway with the help of moldings and milled pilasters decorated with lights, like a luxurious kitchen island of an unusual shape, then you will be provided with a harmonious atmosphere of wealth and comfort.

The lining of the kitchen arch with the help of wooden elements will look very organic in the kitchen, the storage system from kitchen cabinets and decoration elements (skirting boards and cornices) are made of the same type of wood gley.

If it is possible to complete not one, but two or three arched openings of the same shape in the kitchen or dining room, then an incredibly harmonious room is filled with smooth lines and original geometry.

In some design projects of kitchens connected to dining rooms or living rooms, arches play an exclusively decorative role, not fencing the space, not affecting the size of the doorway or entrance to the room, but on a zoning mission.

Perhaps the point is in the historical origin of such an architectural element as the arch, in the fact that many designers and homeowners associate it with suburban life, and therefore with the use of natural materials in decoration. In modern design projects of kitchens for suburban households, you can often find stone cladding of the arch or even a structure made from this durable, natural material.

A light stone for decorating the arched entrance to the kitchen, using the same material to decorate the space above the stove and camouflage hoods, classic furniture, stone countertops and wrought iron lamps - and your country house has an atmosphere of luxury and comfort with a touch of antique charm.

In this kitchen, not only the spacious entrance is made in the form of an arch, but also the space above the stove where the hood is located. The harmonious union of country styles, classicism and baroque within the kitchen-dining room, created a really interesting, comfortable and unique interior.

For the kitchen interior, it will be a harmonious combination to use the same material, or at least a similar color palette, for facing the arch and the material for making worktops. Especially if the masonry or its part is no longer reflected in the decor of the kitchen.

Of course, the arched passage into the kitchen expands the space, making it more monumental, impressive. And if the arch is lined with stone, then the interior becomes like a medieval castle, in the decoration of which exclusively natural materials were used, which today is equivalent to luxury and wealth.

We also consider brickwork as stone finishes. Although it does not consist of natural materials, it makes an impression no less brutal and perfectly dilutes the classic atmosphere of a kitchen room with a contrasting color palette.

If it is planned to install several arches at the entrance to the kitchen or dining room, then supports are needed to support them, they can be columns of any shape and configuration.

The snow-white execution of arched passageways into the kitchen supported by cubic columns has become an interesting touch in a very traditional interior.

On both sides of the doorway leading from the kitchen to the dining room, two hollow columns were made, in the depths of which there were spacious storage systems.

In this classic kitchen with baroque elements, arches are present in all manifestations of the interior - not only the aisles are made in the form of arches, but also niches in the walls, the upper parts of kitchen cabinets. The resulting room with a luxurious appearance literally beckons with its charm, wealth and comfort. And this happens, including due to the arched elements of the interior.

Arches and columns made of natural stone can become the highlight of the rustic interior of the kitchen or dining room, where, if not in the focus of the family hearth, in the most common room to show the country style, to which country life gravitates.

The kitchen is a castle. So briefly describe this unique kitchen with stone walls, arches and columns. A spacious room with high ceilings can afford not only stone trim, but also dark wooden beams on the ceiling, wrought iron lamps hanging from the ceiling in chains - all to create an extraordinary atmosphere of a primitive, but at the same time technologically filled interior.

In addition to entering the kitchen, there are many structural elements and interior items that can be made in the form of an arch. Arched windows look luxurious and give the interior a special charm. Doors with an arch in the upper part give the rooms a touch of antiquity, the mystery of medieval dwellings. By decorating the space above the working area of ​​the kitchen in the form of an arch, you bring a little variety, unexpected elegance, smooth lines and shapes into the atmosphere of traditional cuisine.

Built-in cabinet systems with arched solid wood doors have certainly become the decoration of this original kitchen. The theme of the arches was supported by the design of the space above the stove. Part of the hood is hidden behind the arch. Even in the elements of pendant lights in the form of street lamps, arched decor is used.

A window in the shape of an arch is interesting in itself and can diversify any, even the most trivial interior, and if presented in the appropriate decoration, the room will be unique, interesting, attractive.

The decoration of the arched space above the stove with the help of light stone with dark grout brought an element of country style to this eclectic kitchen-dining room. Despite the many interesting decor items, the arch in this room comes to the fore as the decoration of the hearth, which represents the stove.

Small arched elements in this kitchen are present in doorways, above work areas and windows. Despite the fact that the arches in this classic kitchen are not striking, they certainly have transformed the interior and decorated it.

Arched doorways, window openings and niches made with white painted masonry have become the focus of attention in this country-style kitchen. Against the background of snow-white brick arches, wooden elements of decoration and furniture look great.

An arched window in such a fantasy way can in itself become a highlight of the kitchen interior. And if the campaign proposes to him wooden furniture of unusual design against the background of a dark blue shade of surfaces unusual for the kitchen, such an interior is simply doomed to success