White kitchen with wood: varieties and choices

A white kitchen with wood is the most popular design option for modules and headsets today. Despite the visible soiling, the purchase of such a kitchen becomes a very practical solution: the kitchen will shine with cleanliness, and its color palette contributes to the orderliness of the organization of the space. However, even with such a simple solution, many mistakes can be made.

White with wood is the safest option to avoid color mistakes. But annoying blunders do happen. And they can be expressed in some nuances.

• Lots of wood. There should definitely be more white in the kitchen, otherwise the airiness, attractive beauty of the interior is hidden behind a massive wood pattern.

• Wood-like tiles in the design of the apron. If you also have a wooden countertop, then a ceramic with a wood pattern will be completely out of place. And visually this is far from ideal, and imitation of a tree in this case does not convince.

• A combination of different types of wood. In furniture, this will not be logical if, for example, the tabletop is made of light wood, and the inserts of the wall cabinets are made of dark wood. There is a color dissonance.

But with regard to dullness / glossiness, the kitchen can be anything. The matte version is more like those who love democratic Scandinavian kitchens, but in this case it is very difficult to deal with fingerprints on the surface. It would seem that this is a problem of gloss, but the matte finish can be more conflicting in this sense.

Wood in a white kitchen is usually represented by countertops and some inserts, they can occasionally decorate both the top and bottom of the headset. A completely wooden bottom or top is less and less common. If you like this kind of separation, give preference to a wooden bottom and a white top, the reverse option is rarely successful.

It is necessary to include a different color in the design of the room as delicately as possible. He should not overload the space and pretend to be the main coloristic roles. Its task is to emphasize the already existing idea - a light solution combined with a natural wood texture.

And what color can be the third, let's figure it out in more detail.

• Gray. The choice is perhaps the most frequent. But gray to gray strife.

Therefore, gray is usually used for decoration. - a rug by the cupboards or by the stove, gray napkins or a runner on the table, a white painting in a gray frame, a gray lamp of an interesting shape, gray flower pots on the windowsill.

• Black. Usually, it is unwittingly present in the design of the kitchen: black parts of the stove, black household appliances or fittings may be present initially. Do not buy other appliances now simply because they did not fit into the new kitchen in terms of color! Large black inclusions will not be a good solution.

• Green. And this color will naturally fit into a white kitchen with wood. And it's great if it is represented by natural greens or artificial succulents or grass in neat flowerpots.

In winter, the owners often exclude green from the interior so that the vegetation does not disagree with the aesthetics of a winter fairy tale. But a compromise is possible in the form of spruce branches or garlands.

• Yellow. A positive color often found in modern kitchen design solutions. Usually yellow is one or two inclusions in the interior. For example, a chair or lamp, a path on a dining table, a kettle or vase on a windowsill.

And this is a really good solution, since the color is perceived as lively, invigorating, associated with youth and dynamism. In interior magazines, you can often see photos when apples or even lemons in a fruit bowl are the only representation of the third color in kitchen design.

• Red. If you love red in your interior, but are afraid that you will get tired of the bright color, make it seasonal.

You can sew red chair covers, lay down a red rug, and replace them with more refreshing decor when spring comes.

The principle does not change: any third color in a white kitchen with wood should not be as active in intensity as the two leading colors. And in order not to get tired of it, change the colors by changing the decor. In this sense, nothing is better than textiles, vases, as well as products (fruits, sweets).

Countertops or other wooden elements for the kitchen are expensive and economy class. The former include solid array models - beech, ash, oak, larch. It is not in vain that dense wood is so expensive - it will last a long time. Pine and spruce for these purposes they are used less often, since they lose their attractive appearance faster if they cook in the kitchen every day.

This is a type-setting array; in its production, thin lamellas of high-quality drying are used, they are glued together with resin under high pressure.Glued countertops are cheaper, but the quality gap with solid wood won't be huge. The fact that the glued surface has enviable moisture resistance characteristics is also pleasant.

Glued countertops can be made of the following material:

• solid - when the strips are glued in width;
• spliced ​​- gluing is carried out both in length and in width.

The color of the wood itself is often left natural, just the surface is treated with a composition in which wax is present. This is followed by a varnish coating.

This is done with wood stain, the range of which is impressive in building markets today. The most popular shades of wood stain include beech, walnut, bleached oak, wenge, gray oak and cherry.

If we describe the economical version of wooden countertops for a white kitchen, then postforming technology is used here. Outwardly it looks pretty, but the use of plastic can not be disguised. The material imitates not only the color of the wood, but also its texture. Such a coating has a significant drawback - the cuts and joints will have to be covered with an aluminum insert, since the surface can deform under the influence of water.

This is not to say which kitchen set will be the most convenient. Seems to be better linear the shape of a large headset is difficult to come up with. But many owners prefer him corner (L-shaped) kitchen that fits into the space as rationally as possible.

Two-row kitchens are also gaining fashion. For a rectangular space, this can be a pretty good option. In the post-Soviet territory, two-row kitchens are still a rarity, but in Western interiors this option has long taken root. In this case, the kitchen is clearly divided into a cooking area and a dining-dining area, which will be located by the window.

As for the size, then with the advent of firms that make custom-made kitchens, there are no problems in this regard. The kitchen set can be adjusted to the most non-standard layout. Experts advise not to overestimate the size of the headset, today a priority – functionality and economy. If you can leave the space light and free by slightly reducing the headset, do so.

White and wood are the hallmark of Scandinavian cuisine. And this modern style should be considered first. It is easy to reproduce, if you are doing the repair and arrangement of the kitchen yourself, not counting on the help of the designer. Here you need to focus on simplicity, laconic decisions in the choice of furniture, on the importance of light and space in the room.

In addition to the Scandinavian style, a white with wood kitchen can be made in the following styles:

• country;
• provence;
• shabby chic;
• neoclassicism.

So, in the modern kitchen, signs of another, bygone time, appear more and more often - radios and radios, old-style straw baskets, as well as vintage refrigerators.

As already mentioned, the zone of the apron, decorated with wood-like tiles, can be considered unsuccessful. A good option would be white tiles "hog", pale gray medium-sized tiles, white glossy finish without a pattern, small white and gray mosaic.

What would be a controversial decision:

• large tiles with a variegated print;
• wooden panels;
• large flowers and other obtrusive floristic solutions in the design of an apron;
• tiles with twisted, intricate elements in a simple, minimal kitchen.

It is also important whether your kitchen is a separate room, because it can be combined with the living room or with the dining room, and these are other requirements for the design of the space. The kitchen-living room should be presented with a stylistically uniform interior. Let's consider with good examples how a white kitchen with wood can look.

An interesting layout that preserves light and space as much as possible. The cooking area is separated from the dining area; in a large free sector, you can arrange festive gatherings with a large company. For a young family, this is a convenient option - a playpen can be placed in the free sector, and the mother will always see what the baby is doing while she is cooking.

The geometry of this kitchen is perfect. If you do not like an excess of decor, if you value conciseness and severity, you will like this room. Very spacious and functional kitchen.

Favorite Scandinavian style proves once again that it is the most democratic and comfortable. Note the exposed wooden shelves as well as the yellow tops of the chairs. A boring and modern interior for all lovers of Scandi aesthetics.

A linear kitchen with a very dark floor and completely white walls. The upholstery of the white chairs balances the darkness of the floor. The space would have looked unnecessarily cold if it weren't for the warm wood of the countertop and the tall shelf on the dining side.

A very cozy kitchen with a laconic L-shaped set, a chic retro table and a convenient layout. The illumination in the working area is very well thought out.

Kitchen with checkerboard floor. This is a classic solution that makes the space dynamic, not "sleepy". Wood only in the countertop, but the white shelves with decor could also be wood.

This option describes a kitchen-living room in which yellow and gray were harmoniously added to white and wood.

The white top, wood bottom and green apron are a little daring, but the result is convincing. Black lines in the decoration of the headset play well with the inclusion of black household appliances.

Either a bar counter, or a mini-island instead of a table. Vintage interior for a small pretty kitchen.

In this interior the brick fragment looks interesting, only the table top and the dining table could be the same.

For an overview of a glossy white kitchen, see below.