Kitchen with white top and gray bottom

The choice of a kitchen set is a serious matter, because it is the main element of the furnishings. In addition to functionality, you need to carefully consider the design of the furniture, choose the style and color. Recently, many are choosing a laconic version with a white top and a gray bottom. Let's consider how to harmoniously fit these tones into the interior, as well as what the headset itself, made in this palette, can be.

To many, the gray-white range seems boring and impersonal. However, gray includes a rich spectrum of shades of varying intensity and warmth. This allows you to create both austere and quite comfortable interior. Consider the other benefits of choosing such a headset.

• Relevance. The combination of gray and white always looks elegant and stylish. It doesn't go out of style and doesn't get boring.
• Versatility... These tones can be incorporated into almost any interior style from classic to hi-tech.
• Creation of a neutral base. The texture of wood and stone, metal, glass and plastic of any shades are perfectly combined with these colors. You can emphasize the individuality of the room with the help of colored furniture (for example, chairs), accessories. Warm colors will add coziness to the kitchen, while juicy colors will make the atmosphere dynamic. That being said, you can easily change the environment by introducing new touches.
• Optical effect. Gray bottom and white top visually increase the height of the ceilings. If you choose light gray as a shade for the bottom row of cabinets, this will also visually make the room more spacious.
• Mood creation... The combination of these shades creates a sense of perfect order, cleanliness and freshness.

As for the shortcomings, there are not many of them.To some, this range seems too cold and unpleasant. The situation can be corrected by adding light warm tones, living green plants to the interior. However, if you choose dark gray as the color for the bottom row of cabinets, the headset can seem gloomy and heavy, and the room in which it stands is dark.

The material of the facades of the headset can be any. The cheapest option is chipboard. Average price - MDF. Both options are available in a laminated matt or glossy finish. More expensive models are made of natural wood (veneer). Metal, mirrors, glass are used as decor. The table top can be made of natural or artificial stone, wood, chipboard, MDF. Materials are chosen based on the budget, as well as the design of the furniture.

A few words should be said about the shade of the countertop. It can be made in the same color as the lower cabinets. In this case, a light-colored apron is preferable. A white countertop will look great. It will make the headset visually lighter and more airy. Be careful with black. Such a solution can be successful only if there is a light apron and a not too dark shade of the lower cabinets. In some styles, a beige tabletop with a wood texture (retro style or Scandinavian direction) will look harmonious.

In terms of practicality, the best solution would be to choose a matte white or light gray patterned surface (granite, marble texture) for the countertop. On such a surface, small scratches and spots will be less noticeable.

The set can be located in the kitchen in different ways.

• Linear placement in one line - the classic version.
• Corner model - a practical solution for small spaces.
• For the U-shaped version it is better to choose light shades of gray, because in this case the headset will occupy as many as three walls.
• Bar or island model appropriate only in a large kitchen, as well as a U-shaped solution. In studios, the rack is often used for zoning a space.
• In two rows. On opposite walls, lockers are placed in narrow and long rooms. Here, light colors are preferred, which visually expand the space.

The gray and white kitchen set will fit into many styles.

Minimalism and hi-tech technological. Cool shades of gray are relevant here. These are light ash tones and dark colors of the palette (asphalt, graphite). Such headsets are laconic, do not have decorations, and often accessories. Instead of handles, a push-pull system is used. The lines are clean and straight, the surfaces are usually glossy.

The gray-white range in such interiors is usually present not only in the headset, but also on the apron, floor covering, and other furniture. Decor of bright colors (red, yellow, orange, turquoise) is sometimes used as accents. For the floor, choose tiles or natural stone of cold tones. The walls are being painted.

More emotional style. Curved facades, unusual shapes are acceptable here.... Surfaces can be either matte or glossy. Sometimes a shimmering glitter is used, making the headset "dressy". Shades of gray can be cold or warm. The texture "under the tree" is often used. Here, the white-gray scale can be "revived" with an interesting patterned apron or softened with warm tones (for example, parquet flooring or wallpaper).

In the classical direction, this color palette is rarely used. Warm colors in combination with gilding, patina and other decorative elements prevail in the "royal" interiors.But in a strict variation of the classics, a gray-white scale is sometimes found. This combination makes the interior restrained and neat.

Classic headsets are made of wood painted in gray and white or imitation of natural materials. The lockers have rectangular paneled facades. You can decorate the furniture with beautiful vintage fittings for silver, glass inserts. The interior is complemented by elegant curtains, beautiful lamps, elegant furniture. The color scheme of the furnishings should include calm, muted shades.

This style assumes an abundance of whiteness, light and free space. The typeface should be simple here. Straight lines, matte surfaces, uncomplicated fittings, combination with a woody texture of natural warm shades (table top, floor finish, other furniture) – these are the main characteristics of the style. The apron is usually made snow-white. Usually this is an imitation of brickwork.

This retro style also assumes an abundance of natural materials, simplicity and lightness of design. Such a kitchen set has rectangular facades like painted wood with vintage fittings without unnecessary decor. Sometimes the method of artificial aging of surfaces is used. A white ceramic sink, square tile backsplash or "hog" backsplash will perfectly fit into this design.

For an overview of a kitchen with a white top and a gray bottom, see the video below.