Art Deco kitchen decoration

The art deco kitchen embodies the idea of ​​status luxury, non-standard interior design. Aesthetics of the 30s of the last century, European chic and American high society with its new ideals - this is what influenced the creation of a new trend in decorating the furnishings of city apartments and country mansions. This style is ideal for those looking for an unusual interior design and decor for a kitchen-living room in a modern studio or cottage.

However, art deco today has been taken far beyond its former elitism; its elements can be applied even in an ordinary apartment of a small footage. You just need to take into account some important points.

The art deco style originated in the 1920s, in France, and soon enough gained international popularity.... This trend in design was formed in the form of an eclectic mixture of several popular directions at once. It contains echoes of cubism and futurism, constructivist elements. But the greatest influence here was still exerted by modernism and neoclassicism, thanks to which interior solutions acquired purity of lines, brevity and expressiveness.

Art Deco has the following features.

• Color conciseness. The main colors of the interior decoration are black and white, in contrast to each other. Bright color accents are not typical for Art Deco, they are used rather limitedly.
• Strict regulation in the choice of materials. Used metal (mainly aluminum), glass, ceramic tiles, natural stone, wood. Expensive, high-quality, respectable materials are used that can emphasize the uniqueness of the interior solution.
• Intense lighting. An electric-lit kitchen is a hallmark of the Art Deco style. Its origin fell on the period of popularization of artificial lighting, and this advantage was used in the search for new interior solutions.
• The use of luxury goods. Authentic works of art, from paintings to sculptures, author's works in the field of modern art - this is what distinguishes this style from many others. Luxury elements are not installed in the work area, but they can be used to decorate the combined space of the dining room or living room.
• Graphic details... Clear square and rectangular frames, geometric ornaments in decoration are present on pieces of furniture, in the design of cases of household appliances.
• Clear zoning of space. In a combined kitchen-dining room or kitchen-living room, separate areas for eating, preparing, relaxing and socializing are very precisely allocated.
• Ethnic motives. African, Egyptian, antique, oriental motives are harmoniously intertwined with the traditional European laconic design solution.
• Strict geometry in the setting. The pieces of furniture have a laconic shape, but expensive finishes. Upholstery of chairs and sofas can be leather, suede, jacquard.
• Glossy sheen of surfaces. The beginning of the 20th century is called the era of jazz, which is characterized by both brilliance and chic. In the interior of the kitchen, this can be used in the form of chrome parts, glass, crystal, bronze.

The uniqueness of art deco is that it can be easily adapted to the spacious kitchen-dining room of the mansion, and to the design of the space of a classic city apartment. It looks the most aesthetically pleasing in combination with a free layout, it is here that you can use the island or install a headset with complex geometry.

Art Deco is most often associated with a white kitchen in an apartment or a country house. This option is traditional and quite versatile. But if the domino principle is not used, with a contrasting combination of black and white, a wider and more varied range of shades can be applied.

Among the contrasting additions to them, you can use pure silver, dark brown, from mocha to dark chocolate. "Domino" in black and white can also be attributed to one of the most popular kitchen design options. But the classic is still a pure white kitchen with gray and gold frames, a contrasting backsplash and natural stone countertops. Among the complementary colors in the decoration are appropriate sandy, blue tones.

Art Deco kitchen can be beige... In this case, culinary, dessert shades are used - cream, peach, coffee with milk. With this approach, the cold gloss of this complex design solution will acquire great depth and homeliness. A black kitchen in a mirrored and white edging looks no less interesting. But this design is best suited for spacious kitchen-dining rooms with a large footprint.

The art deco style is good because allows you to implement the most interesting, daring design ideas. If it is possible to create a combined kitchen-living room or kitchen-dining room, it will do just fine.Clear zoning between separate parts of the space is done with the help of architectural details - podiums, niches, portals, decorative elements and furnishings.

The surface of the walls is finished with tiles or wallpaper in a luxurious design. Geometric patterns, animalistic or ethnic ornaments are predominantly used as prints. Harmoniously combined with the art deco style is a zebra-skin stripe, zigzag stripes in contrasting colors, located parallel to each other... If you leave the walls plain, white or in shades of milk, ivory, the main emphasis can be placed on the frames on the walls, paintings, and other details of the interior decoration.

Smooth tiles made of porcelain stoneware, natural stone, and ceramics are most often used as flooring in the art deco style. The color can repeat or complement the shade of the walls. Contrasting design options will be appropriate - with dark brown, black flooring. Chess stacking with squares, rhombuses with smaller inserts of a different shade looks interesting.

The ceiling covering in the interior can have a smooth, even plane or be made in a multi-level version, with different heights, providing additional zoning. Recessed lighting can be in the form of spotlights or directional spotlights. Stucco borders, rosettes, bas-reliefs are used as an element of decor. A prerequisite is placement of the central element - chandeliers... It is possible to add separate lighting fixtures above each of the zones.

Furniture for the interior of the kitchen in the art deco style is created exclusively from high quality materials. If a tree, then valuable species. Glass - tempered or with an exclusive finish. Metal implies careful polishing, grinding its surfaces to a flawless smoothness. It is combined with glass inserts. Seat upholstery is manufactured only from high quality expensive fabrics of natural origin, leather.

When choosing furniture, it is important to give preference designs with an original, geometric shape. In the dining or living room area, bar stools with a high seat, counters with natural stone countertops, tea and coffee tables made in the form of islands - low, round or oval, barrels are used.

In the dining area, if space permits, there is a massive table made of noble sorts of wood, covered with an elegant silk tablecloth. The chairs here have strict geometry and graceful execution. An island is appropriate in the kitchen area, the set is located linearly - parallel along two walls or U-shaped. Cabinets are equipped with blank facades, showcases are allowed only in mezzanine design. Facades in the light version are made glossy.

Arranging art deco lighting is easy enough. You just need to arrange the maximum number of lighting fixtures in the room, while creating additional space zoning. Using chandeliers and sconces, spotlights, floor lamps, directional spotlights, designers create interior solutions filled with warm light.

It is recommended to equip the housings of household appliances, frames of paintings and photographs with additional illumination. It looks interesting in the interior the placement of lamps characteristic of the Art Nouveau style - in the strict geometry of the lines. Look good pyramidal, trapezoidal, diamond-shaped bodies of lighting devices.

One of the elements of neoclassicism in the style of art deco can be central chandelier. Elements of luxury, a wrought or bronze base, crystal pendants, massiveness and chic will be appropriate here. In addition, wall lights of the same style can be used.

An art deco interior involves the use of a variety of elements and details that fill it with individuality. The best choice would be to place various art objects on the walls in original frames.

The eclecticism, characteristic of this unusual design trend, creates conditions for the placement of various sculptures and figurines in the interior: from ancient Greek heroes to mythical creatures. You can use ethnic motives - "wild" prints in textiles and decoration, mainly in black and white. Luxurious living palms and other exotic plants will be appropriate.

The main rule in creating interior decor in the art deco style - the courage to combine elements, multiplied by strict adherence to the rules. Every detail here is carefully planned and in place. Both textiles and furniture should not argue with the decoration of walls, floors, lighting of the kitchen space. It is better to replace curtains on windows with blind systems or Roman curtains.

• Stylish kitchen with all the characteristic elements of the Art Deco style. The picture on the wall as an accent attracts the eye, serves as an element of space zoning.

• A classic black and white kitchen with a touch of mauve. The luxury of the interior is emphasized by the thoughtful choice of lighting fixtures.

• A complex interior solution with the allocation of three zones at once - a living room, a dining room and a work area. Despite the laconic color, the kitchen looks really chic.

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