No matter how design trends change, some styles and colors never go out of style. This includes a white kitchen in a classic style - elegant, bright and sophisticated.
This style is one of the most traditional and associated with a large number of rules and conventions. But you shouldn’t assume that he should be boring and faceless. With the right approach to the use of decorative elements, you can create an original and unique interior that reflects your taste.
Classic features in the interior
Classic is always associated with restraint, regular lines and grace. This is exactly what the kitchen design will be like. The interior has the following features:
- symmetry;
- conciseness;
- correct geometry;
- features of ancient Greek architecture - columns, portals, decor;
- pastel palette.
Classical trends refer to the values of ancient Greek culture, so characteristic ornaments and elements are often used here.
The photo shows a classic white kitchen.
Space without borders
The interior of a spacious kitchen is limited solely by the imagination of the owners and designers. A wide variety of ideas are suitable for such a room: from an all-black design with bright accents to different combinations in a wide variety of proportions. Linear, island, and corner furniture options are appropriate here. Both wallpaper and panels are glued to the walls, and you can also choose paint.
Here are some harmonious ideas for the overall design:
- The black glossy ceiling is complemented by several dark details or part of the kitchen facades. For such a solution, never choose a completely black set. A plain dark top can be complemented by combined facades: then the top is mostly white and the bottom is black. Corner headset options look interesting in such rooms. Here you can play it the other way around: make the top dark, and white the apron and partially the lower facades.
The photo shows a kitchen with a black ceiling.
- Black flooring is a completely standard solution for a spacious kitchen in such a contrasting combination. It may well be symmetrical with a glossy stretch ceiling, and the entire space around will be snow-white: wallpaper, appliances, furniture, skins, dining area, curtains.
The photo shows a black floor in a snow-white kitchen.
- A room looks without boundaries and walls when one or even two corner walls are made of glass: as a rule, this is an exit to the courtyard of a private house, to a terrace or balcony. In this case, the space is formed around three and sometimes two walls. Then a dark set, wallpaper and skins - all this is perceived quite easily and harmoniously.
Neoclassicism as a modern interpretation of a noble interior
Neoclassicism, as the name suggests, is a “new” classic. The traditional features of a solemn and elegant interior acquire updated features. They may have classic shapes and lines, but they will not have the antique character of antique designs. The design will be simpler, but still in natural materials - without synthetics and plastic. Although modern technology is fully present in such an interior.
The photo shows a white kitchen in the neoclassical style.
Neoclassicism may seem less solemn in comparison with traditional classical design, but it also contains symmetry, strict geometric shapes and clear, functional conciseness.
A significant difference from traditional classics is the presence of new furniture, the absence of rare and aged items, as well as a richer palette.
What proportions to choose
The character of the interior is determined by the prevailing shade. Most often, the walls are made in white, but everything else can be done either in pure black or in different variations of the black and white combination. Accent shades can be used here, and the top and bottom of the set can be painted in different colors, as can the floor and ceiling.
- The predominance of white color is the need of small kitchens. Here the floor can be black, the pattern on the skinnel, the bottom of a compact set, appliances and its facades, an ornament on one wall - wallpaper with such a pattern can be pasted in just one strip near the dining table.
The photo shows a snow-white interior with black ornaments on the skinnel, walls and other details.
- The primacy of black is the priority of spacious rooms. And here there is already an opportunity to implement the most unimaginable projects.
Classic white kitchen color palette
Obviously, a monochrome design with white shades in the main role will be boring and overly sterile, so there are always additional colors in any room.
- Gold has always been and remains a characteristic complement to white. This color is used in decoration and decoration. Most often, gold covers the moldings and is visible through abrasions if the kitchen is equipped with retro furniture. The shade of precious metal covers the stucco on the ceiling, the relief ornament of the portals and stylized columns. But this combination is usually used by classics, while neoclassics “prefers” monochromatic solutions with other shades.
The photo shows a white kitchen with a golden patina.
- Pastel colors can complement white interior finishing solutions. As a rule, they act as a background covering walls, ceilings, and sometimes living room furniture if it is combined with a kitchen and dining room. More often he uses pastel shades of neoclassicism, while in classicism preference is given to a solemn white palette.
- The color of natural stone, be it gray, white-gray, green or with shades of brown, is in harmony with the white palette. Species of different types are used in a classic style to make worktops, sinks, floor coverings, etc.
The photo shows a neoclassical style kitchen with a stone countertop.
- Brown is another harmonious shade. A classic white kitchen is often complemented by a wooden countertop and matching floors. This solution is also applicable in the interior in the neoclassical style.
- Shades of yellow and terracotta will also complement the design of a white kitchen. But they, as a rule, act as a background, participate in the finishing of the apron, and support the gold finish in a set with white facades.
The photo shows a white classic kitchen in a modern style with yellow wall trim.
- Shades of red and burgundy are used less frequently. These colors are applicable in luxurious versions of any style, so the rather restrained design of classicism, as well as neoclassicism, use them in the smallest detail.
What is neoclassical style
For the design of a small kitchen, it is not recommended to use abundant shaped milling on the facades and volumetric fittings. Preference is given to rectangular milling and straight handles on cabinet doors. This style is called neoclassicism - a modern, restrained modification of the classic interior style. It is distinguished by a calm, less pretentious execution. Here it is allowed to use simple materials, such as laminated chipboard, MDF, and care for nature and the environment is at the forefront.
White kitchen layout
The design, character and mood of the kitchen largely depend on how the work area is arranged. It should be noted that in a classic room the dining area is always fully equipped and is not transformed into an island or bar counter, or into a living room. In this way, traditions that have developed over centuries, family values and rituals are emphasized. That is why a modern white kitchen is a priority for large and spacious rooms. Although, thanks to the use of white, any space can be visually expanded, the need to arrange ceremonial structures in the interior still takes up free space.
The most common and ergonomic solutions for a classic-style kitchen are:
- Straight sets with island. It's convenient, elegant, comfortable. As a rule, the dining room is located nearby, but not in the island area.
- Corner furniture is applicable only when the sides of such a set are symmetrical, that is, the same in length. It is not enough to install a standard kitchen with a slight twist; they will not look so formal.
- The U-shaped set is the optimal solution for a kitchen in a classic style. In addition to the fact that in such a set there is a place for all the utensils, the furniture looks majestic and noble.
In the photo there is a U-shaped classic white kitchen.
Monochrome milky design
The option is suitable for both spacious kitchens and those with limited space. Designers recommend combining two or three colors to create a harmonious environment. For example, a dairy kitchen set against the background of the same wall will merge with it. Therefore, they choose a pure white finish or pastel colors other than milky. The background wall looks luxurious in a dark design, burgundy, cappuccino, or emerald.
Light green background
The flooring for a dairy kitchen set is chosen based on the color of the material used for the walls. The size of the kitchen space also matters. If there is a lot of space, dark flooring material will look appropriate; dark brown, black, and all wood shades are suitable.
In small kitchens, preference is given to light tones of flooring. A great idea is wood and its imitation milky shades, or cool, smoky floor designs.
Light marble on the floor
Furniture for the dining group is chosen to match the color of the floor or milky, to match the facades of the set. To maintain the color of kitchen cabinets, it is repeated in decorative elements, for example, using milky textiles and upholstery on furniture. A tabletop made of snow-white acrylic, milky marble or light beige stone will complement the interior.
Light apron
Often dark colors are used for the kitchen work area - a black or chocolate apron and the same countertop.
Dark apron and countertop
Classic design details for the kitchen
Classic design has quite a lot of details that a person may not notice, but they create the overall impression. Among them:
- Portal around the hob and hood area. This superstructure gives the interior solemnity and aristocracy. Stylized columns and cornices, moldings and stucco are used here.
In the photo there is a portal above the hob.
- Cornices around the perimeter of the set. As a rule, work furniture in such a kitchen reaches the ceiling. Perhaps the shelves will not be comfortable enough at such a height, but there is no other way to design the furniture here. The upper facades are finished with cornices.
- The pattern on the floor follows the contour of the room or functional area. This could be an ornament in ceramic tiles or a podium for a dining area, island, or work area.
- Chandeliers are always openwork and decorative. Forged and crystal models will highlight the elegant design. They are usually made in the colors characteristic of metal or rock, so they dilute an overly light interior.
In the photo there is a white kitchen with wrought iron chandeliers.
Classic cuisine, with all its solemnity and restraint, can be quite different, even if white is chosen as the main color. By choosing the optimal shapes, layout and details for the interior, you can always add your own individual twist, which will make the room comfortable for your family.
Orange kitchen - ideal shade combinations
Psychologists call this color a real cure for depression. It charges with vital energy, gives warmth and evokes the most joyful emotions. Another property of orange is its ability to stimulate appetite, which is why it is ideal for decorating a kitchen interior.
Staying in a room filled with such bright and rich colors will appeal to cheerful, cheerful and confident people who look at everything with optimism. However, you should not overuse orange tones, as their excess in the interior can cause irritation.
All shades of orange, from light to rich, go well with ivory and milky shades (an excellent option for wall decoration).
When creating modern interiors, it is worth using muted tones of orange, combining them with brown, terracotta, gray, dark olive and burgundy shades.
In modern interiors, you can choose gray, light brown, white or blue as the main color, combining them with glossy orange surfaces.
A combination of orange shades with all variants of gray can be called universal - such combinations can be used when creating any interiors.
What styles are suitable for a black and white duet
Such a contrasting combination can be implemented in literally any style, which determines the choice of materials, decorative features and finishing.
- The most applicable duet in modern style, for example, it can be high-tech with chrome parts, red-gray facades of equipment, with an abstract pattern on the skin.
- Minimalism is one of the similar options, when everything is subordinated to functionality and the rejection of unnecessary things. The top and bottom of the set can be painted in any proportions in the selected shades, but they will completely merge with the wall in order to minimize the impact on the perception of space.
- Classic and other retro styles are not so organic with a black and white combination, but they are quite possible in this design. Columns, decorative overlays on furniture, tiles instead of tiles, and natural stone or wooden floors appear here.
You can choose any option or even eclecticism, but in a contrasting duet you need to remember that all the details will be striking. Therefore, in such a kitchen they prefer a minimum of details, which will make it harmonious.
