In the life of every homeowner once comes a moment of fatigue from modern screaming bells and whistles, neon colors, glossy surfaces. The human soul gets tired of mad man-made speeds, asks for stability, reliability and ... noble chic. This is where the good old classics come to the rescue.
Kitchen design in a classic style does not begin with furniture, not with technology. It begins with thoroughness - the decoration of walls, the ceiling, the floor, the windows, the doorways - this is what should be addressed first of all when you design such an interior. Having missed these important points initially, later it will be difficult to change anything. No most luxurious set of natural wood will not make a classic interior with a laminate floor or glossy stretch ceiling.
Where to begin?
Estimate the size of the room intended for finishing. Design in this style initially involves a large room, high ceilings. Ideal this option for a country house and an apartment with a ceiling height of 270 - 280 cm and above.
The peculiarity of the classic design is the reduction, narrowing of the space due to the massiveness of the elements of furniture and decor. In small rooms it is better to use separate elements of this style, and not to imitate the style as a whole.
Floor
The floor in rooms with such an interior has always been made of natural materials - natural marble or stone. Now cheaper, from the aesthetic and ecological point of view, no less attractive, materials - floor ceramic tiles, porcelain, clinker are available. It is possible to use wooden flooring, optimally - parquet.
When choosing a tile as a floor covering, it is necessary to take into account that it is cold, when designing an interior with such a floor, it is imperative to include in the estimate the installation of a heated floor - water or electric.
Walls
Walls decorated in this style "breathe." No plastic and vinyl! Only plaster plus water based paints. With sufficient funds, it is desirable to finish part of the walls with a noble Venetian plaster or an interesting textured one. Wallpaper should not be used, but if you really want, you can paste over only one wall with them, and others just paint it in tone. Photowall-paper with images of the Italian rural motives or reproductions of pictures of artists - classicists will look advantageous. There is a widespread use of panels with their restriction around the edges of decorative half-columns or pilasters.
Ceiling
A well leveled, neatly painted ceiling will be an excellent base for decoration - wide ceiling baseboards (you can play with different shapes, patterns and volumes) beams, moldings. Lightweight durable polyurethane products - a good alternative to frivolous foam and heavy plaster. Estets prefer gypsum. This style, with all its rigor and restraint, allows the "decoration" of the ceiling as far as enough imagination.
When making kitchen ceilings in a classic style should avoid modern round spotlights. Their use "simplifies" the design of the room, makes it "landed", "flat".
Window
The best option is wooden frames with double-glazed windows, but if plastic frames are installed, it is easy to supplement them with a layout in the form of frequent window covers. The internal parts of the frame is better to order with finishing "under the tree." Window slopes need to be plastered, painted, and windowsills to make wooden, in tune with the rest of the wooden surfaces. An interesting option is the finishing of window sills with mosaic or porcelain stoneware, imitating a wooden surface.
Doors
Beautiful classic kitchen does not need doors. Arched openings connecting it to the living room or corridor will give the whole interior even greater refinement. If doors are necessary, it is better to choose a wooden door with glass or a stained-glass window in the upper part with a rectangular layout of bindings.
Countertop and Kitchen Apron
How and from what these necessary elements of a kitchen interior will be made, it is necessary to think over at a design stage. Classic interior "requires" natural materials.
For the countertop - natural or artificial stone. More economical option - you can use a tree. To cover the wooden countertops oil is used, which protects the surface from moisture, while well levels scratches and cracks.
The sink should be larger than usual - deeper, wider so that it does not look like a “tin basin” against the background of a noble interior, preferably made of artificial stone.
For a kitchen apron in hardware stores, you can choose the right tile. What matters is not so much the quality of the tile as the way it is laid. With an interesting installation (diagonal, multi-color), even a simple tile will look advantageous. The mosaic is applicable to classics, as well as various panels on "kitchen" and "food" themes.
Exhaust hood
In the kitchen interior is especially important. In the presence of a difficult decor, expensive finishing materials, it is important to organize good ventilation so that less soot, fat remains in the room, settled on the walls, ceilings, curtains.
Carefully thought-out design of the hood - a decorative exhaust portal will transform the kitchen, give it the very touch (no, not a touch, but a whole chord) of luxurious true classicism. The portal forms a kind of niche above the slab. The hood is embedded inside the niche directly above the stove and provided with lighting. The external panel of the portal is decorated in the overall style of the room.
Classicism is not superficial, it is not in the details and trifles, it is in the basic powerful preparation, therefore it brings to the atmosphere of the room a sense of stability and peace. You will never get these sensations if you try to imitate classic style with superficial details.
Color spectrum
But now you can be puzzled by the choice of colors, kitchen, appliances, lighting, textiles.
Neutral natural colors and shades - companions of the classics. The most commonly chosen beige, milky, popular light brown and dark tones.
It is necessary to show originality, for example, combining light furniture sets of white, cream, milk tones with bright or dark walls.
Imagine dark cherry walls and a cream set with a patina and gilding and marbled floor. Or furniture of light beige tones (for example, whitened oak) with bronze handles, light "brutality" of gray walls and a clinker floor ... All this beauty, complemented by a crystal chandelier with pendants, will not leave anyone indifferent to guests, and for the household the kitchen will become a favorite place in house.
Furniture. Choosing a tree
An economical option is wood imitation, but it should be a good imitation, against the background of a chic floor, the nobleness of the wall decoration, a bad imitation will “give out” itself and “smear” a carefully drawn exquisite picture.
There should be a lot of cabinets in a classic kitchen interior, massive, capacious, with carved facades at the bottom, with glass and stained-glass windows at the top. The handles of the cabinets are metal, the handles with enamel finish are very beautiful.
Natural dark wood in the kitchen furnitureIf you intend a dining table, then you need to choose its round or oval shape. In the large kitchen in the center, the island looks great with cupboards or even an extra sink. The "island" is very convenient with an additional working surface, storage systems. He perfectly replaces the table for "kitchen gatherings."
Appliances
The best option is built-in, hidden behind the fronts of the cabinets, so as not to destroy the style of the room; It is advisable to choose a stove and oven wide so that they are not “lost” in massive furniture, optimally - stylistically corresponding to the whole room.
Lighting. Mandatory large chandelier on the ceiling, it is great if on the wall one or two sconces of the same collection. The backlight is applied above the stove and above the working surface along the walls; the lighting fixtures on the outside are invisible. If the chandelier is located above the "island" or table, you can hang it lower.
Textile
The classic suggests rich portieres with lambrequins, voluminous drapery, light tulle. If the kitchen is not combined with the dining room, then you can use the curtains easier, but the presence of a dining table requires to observe tradition. The dining table is usually laid with a tablecloth. Do not be afraid that it gets very dirty and you need to wash it often. Modern washing machines and powders do an excellent job with this.
Several important little things leading to perfection:
- Choose a chandelier and cornices for curtains so that they are combined with each other. For example, a bronze-trimmed chandelier and bronze cornices;
- the sink faucet should match the overall style of the kitchen, the drinking water filter tap too;
- You should not overload the classic kitchen with various trifles and utensils, it is better to clean everything in the cabinets;
- pick up the china and glass dishes, of course, a little more expensive, but the style is worth it.
Having designed the kitchen in a classic style once, you never want to replace it with any other. The present stays with us forever ...
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