Stylish lighting in the kitchen: from classic to avant-garde

Chandelier, pendant candle - terms from the "dark" past and Dahl's dictionary. They have long been transformed into modern names for lighting devices along with their types and types. Modern models are dazzled by the beauty and glare coming from multi-tube sources, and with each new collection they never cease to amaze with the flights of design ideas. What kind of chandelier do you want to contemplate in your kitchen? Do you want to admire the crystal tenderness of pendants, be shocked by futuristic designs or admire loudly original copies? Among the variety of forms, materials and creativity, it is quite possible to find both strict forms and luxurious art execution.

There is never a lot of light in the kitchen a priori and there is no need to doubt that several sources are too much. According to decorators, it is better to make duets, trios, and transparent clusters of glass beads from lighting devices over a dining table. Composition groups, with filigree elements of fragile decor, are called on from all sides to illuminate and decorate life.

In a spacious dining room, it is customary to combine several types of lighting. The muffled stream from the sconce is considered an on-duty option and is always on the grab at the front of sparkling light bulbs flashing at solemn moments. With the help of a dimmer, it is possible to adjust the radiation power of the chandelier on weekdays, and to connect the light from the furniture backlight to the muffled game of glare.

This principle will help to correctly distribute the intensity of the flows depending on the functional area. At the same time, the pouring light will beautifully emphasize the merits of the design, and the light devices will perfectly decorate the room. Since the chandeliers conditionally differ in oval, spherical, cone-shaped, square and elongated shapes, such a classification is related to the lighting scheme.

The first two types are placed with a straight dotted line over a given vector. With a resolving ceiling area, electrical appliances up to 3 m long dominate in an even row above the table and home bar. Their figured layouts are not ruled out. Several single lamps can form a circle, be diametrically scattered across the ceiling, concentrated in segments. At the same time, they solve zonal problems by grouping longitudinal models.

When compiling a compositional series, the harmony of the metal parts of electrical appliances with the operating analogues in the kitchen is taken into account. The issue of color matching with complex configuration fades into the background. It is enough to choose the tone match of the parts purchased from different collections, so that the overall design looks organically. Nevertheless, it is better to adhere to some requirements. Gold shades, besides “samovar”, gray and light aluminum, polished steel are easily combined with each other, which cannot be said about the next group: brass, bright shades of copper, bronze, blackened silver.

You can not be afraid for aesthetics, if you combine classic and neoclassical with high-tech, minimalism in the flow of active light. Ecostyle and the Japanese direction are better to rhyme with minimalism and country. A ball, a falling drop, a cube or a rectangle from transparent glass, not burdened with details, organically merge in tandem with difficult to combine retro, steampunk or country-style decoration. Suspended structures, in the aforementioned retro, are successfully registered in the kitchen-living room, made in natural design, provence and industrial. More complex decorative moves are allowed, but universal schemes are enough for a start.

Some types of chandeliers are unique due to non-standard shapes with a chaotic arrangement.Others - due to the performance technique and new formats. Spiral configurations, hemispherical solutions, luminous tubes, complex metal weave and a long series of materialized ideas, claim to decorate the house.

How to decorate the kitchen in an original and elegant way, when your interior is designed in the same style and the idea needs to be emphasized in an original way? Modern furniture modules are not against the neighborhood with pendant lights made in the spirit of modernity. The chrome-plated body, with pendants pointing downward, the multivariate types of diffusers made of Murano and colored glass correspond to the idea.

The rounded silhouettes of the chandeliers themselves are interesting and self-sufficient, not seen in the repetition of the design, except for the identity of the structural part. Bunches and garlands, flower stalks, horns, and other formative branches are attached to the central skeleton. In this order, they form the directions of the flows and are relevant from the position of illumination of surfaces.

The concept of the avant-garde should prefer complex and non-standard versions. A design similar to an exploding bomb, a neat shelf with vases, a ship hovering in the air with the spirit of an airplane, a drum kit, a clocpunk-style variation with gear decorations and cone-shaped fabric lampshades will be happy to register in the upper space. An extravagant ceramic model with horns, similar to ladies' gloves in gloves, a copy of a coffee service from a horizontal height looks unusual. Such glamor from the Italian manufacturer is perceived as an original invitation to pleasantly while away time with a cup of an invigorating drink prepared with feminine care.

Among the original species there are stylish lamps, resembling tentacles, falling dew drops with an exclusive decor from Swarovski crystals. The ultramodern designs of chandeliers are not limited to forms, materials and creativity and are sometimes built on contradictions, although they integrate the entire interior.

So, the techno concept is favorably emphasized by a diffuser made of frosted or black glass. In harmony of the digital photo frames placed by the kit on the wall, and the illumination of an identical sconce, it is easy to catch the characteristic nuances of the interior. Forged elements in crystal glass highlights will add “raisins” to Art Deco. It is difficult to compete with the luxurious design of such a chandelier. Such materialization is due only to the upper lighting and with this choice you can not do without the nightly operation of a sconce or spotlights.

From the classics of lighting devices it blows with lyrics and tenderness. Chandeliers are decorated with flower petals and pearl beads, ornate leaves. Strict forms are close to a strict interior and decor, accompanied by a ringing of crystal pendants. The glass industry of the Czech Republic, known since the XVII century, and its products from Bohemian crystal, in the comparative number of modern manufacturers, probably, have no equal. Although the beauty of the sparkling glass presented on the windows from different companies is, in principle, impossible to argue.

But technological differences are still present. It is all about embossing and manual patching of metal parts. The refraction of the rays, on the polished edges of the "hanging", forms a brilliant glow. To have such a luxury in a house is prestigious and expensive. In stores, they are sold under the Preciosa brand. Pompous creation will be registered exclusively in the corresponding interior.

Many of today's collections feature interesting ceiling variations with round cones decorated with cones. And if 12 bulbs are not enough for the spaciousness of your dining room, then surely lighting 18 lampshades decorated with Swarovski stones will please. Such models against the background of stucco decoration will become accented, and mesmerizing “magic” crystals will permanently stop the look at the focal point.

Among the Italian and German cones from expensive fabrics with gold and their color design, wonderful candelabra with light bulbs, candles will certainly find an unbanal design.The theatrical effect will be formed by ceiling structures with a closed dome in the company of crystal pendants and dew drops. Spherical views from the masters of the island of Murano, with carved openwork of crystal leaves with facet, have a hypnotic effect.

Many things have changed over time, but the changes did not affect products from Tiffany. Under this brand, lampshades and shades are produced using a completely different technique for staining glass. The disposable layer inside eliminates the need to process the surface, and the patented idea implies the expert work of the hands of the master. Another Lewis Tiffany know-how was the principle of fastening stained glass puzzles with a transparent strip of copper and tin. This laid the foundation for the creation of colored glass lights in the community of forged elements. Until now, the author's technology is still relevant and fans of antiques know the price of stained glass products.

The structural part of the chandelier with candles has not changed, but the choice of sources has become more interesting. Models imitating candelabra are equipped with long minion bulbs, a “candle in the wind”, embossed flasks coated with gold, amber, silver. Colored rays, painted in a tone of spraying, beautifully fill the kitchen with sparkling lights.

A stylish chandelier with column candles is impossible not to notice. The cascade shape, metal and glass are equally successfully written in minimalist designs. A model with bronze horns is better to reinforce with similar decor elements. The wrought-iron chandelier in the Gothic style, made of silver-plated metal and elegant crystal with powerful circles, recalls the past. Pop art is open to bold projects perceived with halogen lamps. Such models with a control panel are equipped with a function of regulating light, and create the desired lighting scenario.

Modern variations with a glamorous design and innovative ideas can be called masterpieces. 3D volume format is known, but what is three-dimensional light? Rectangular and square models with glass fragments and LED lamps will help the imagination. Pendant lamps with tetrahedral elements, consisting of scattered plates, generally resembling fan blades, will be surprised. Powder-colored spraying on the outside of the glass and light form iridescent reflections and fill the kitchen with warmth. Angular shapes are becoming popular. Origami pendant lamps have become an absolute favorite.

Light the kitchen with powerful streams! With the new chandelier, add light to your life. And the black and white stripes will be replaced by other colors and mood!