Italian style kitchen

Saying the word Italy, we represent the sun, the sea, olives, grapes, wine. The same should be the interior of the kitchen in the Italian style - light, joyful, slightly playful, like a young wine, with deliberate negligence, even recklessness.

Italian style looks great in the interior of the kitchen, adding freshness and lightness

The basis of Italian style

Despite the seeming negligence, the style of the sunny country, which is also called Tuscan, is thought out to the smallest detail: everything seems to be forced, hung, but each thing has its own meaning and stands in its place. With the exterior rustic simplicity, everything while creating the design of Italian cuisine is subordinated to a common sense, a single harmony. Kitchen decor combines elements of everyday life and the environment. The Italian trend of ethno-style is distinguished by increased comfort, which attracts the kitchen hostesses. If they like their surroundings, the food becomes tastier.

Traditional Italian-style kitchen design in a country house

Distinctive features of the Italian style: the right choice of colors, the emphasis on furniture, the right choice of decor items. The unity of the three components will create a harmonious, ergonomic and stylish space.

Italian style cuisine in a city apartment

Italy is a country that honors family traditions, so there is often a certain layering in the interior, when each generation brings something of its own, so the style allows if rustic coatings are used in the decoration, and a mosaic panel will appear next to the rough plaster. Blur, worn - just complete the styling.

For the design of the kitchen in the Italian style using natural materials.

Color solution

The color palette, in which the kitchen is usually decorated in the style of sunny Italy, is sometimes called bright. This is not quite true, not bright, but juicy, rich colors close to natural ones should emphasize the style of the kitchen space.

Palette

To finish the Italian interior choose colors:

• Olive;
• Grassy;
• Terracotta;
• Honey;
• Wine;
• Mustard;
• Orange.

The combination of white and pistachio in the interior of the kitchen in the Italian style

The color scheme will depend on the overall design decision. Allowed light furniture - beige, dairy, light olive and other colors against the background of more saturated shades of wall decoration. There are also options for dark, deep colors of the furniture set against the light walls.

Dark wood adds nobility to the Italian-style kitchen interior.

Combinations

It is possible to combine all shades in different ways, because the main thing in Italian cuisine is color and light. Saturated natural colors - brown, ocher, pistachio, wine red perfectly blend with beige, peach, white, cream colors. Sky blue, ivory color, light orange shades complement, dilute saturated colors, the result is a harmonious ratio, creating a homely cozy atmosphere.

Delicate blue color combined with a beige tint create a cozy and bright atmosphere in the kitchen

Important! White color in the interior design Italian style does not allow - neither when finishing the room, nor for furniture. Only occasionally it is found in the elements of decor.

Pastel shades of blue fit perfectly in Italian style.

Italian cuisine can be made in a single color scheme using several shades of the same paint, or in contrast:

• The light olive color of the walls and the rich grassy green shade of the furniture;
• Coffee shade when decorating walls, dark brown color of cupboards and countertops;
• Light sandy, combined with olive, pistachio;
• Sandy, combined with a deep, rich color of red wine.

Italian Cherry Kitchen

Finishing materials

The proximity to nature, which distinguishes the Italian style in the interior of the kitchen, is expressed not only in the choice of color, but also in the materials used in the decoration of the walls, the ceiling and the floor of the kitchen.

Walls

Italy loves space, so style suggests that there should be a lot of space in the kitchen. Then natural materials will be relevant here:

• A tree, and it may not be planed;
• Stone (marble and others).

Natural stone and wood make the Italian-style kitchen interior noble and luxurious.

Materials can be any, except for cheap-looking colorful wallpaper, it is better for the walls to choose monochromatic coatings - it can be painting, decorative plaster, wallpaper, sub-painting and others. Ceramic tiles can be used - warm tones: sand, olive. Mosaic panels will harmoniously fit into the wall decoration. Appropriate on the walls, doors, ceilings, doors of kitchen furniture multi-colored stained glass windows.

Important! No plastic in the Italian-style kitchen is allowed. Doors, window frames, window sills - only wood.

Floor

The floor is better to leave wood. Flooring must withstand the weight of solid furniture. You can choose parquet, porcelain tiles, under which to install a heating system: Italian style does not imply carpeted floors.

Ceiling

It is better to leave beams painted with dark paint or retaining the natural color of wood on the ceiling. If the height allows, stucco molding, plaster moldings, ceiling painting can be used.

If the height of the room is small, make the stretch ceilings to match the walls. You can choose a mirrored ceiling, visually increasing its height.

Furniture

Furniture - the main subject, which focuses on Italian design. The style allows only furniture sets made from natural, precious woods.

Work zone

Kitchen furniture does not have to be natural wood colors, facades can be painted. The surface of the lockers is glossy, matte, with stained glass inserts.

Colors, shades, sizes and designs may be different. But the capacity should be large - this is also a feature of Italian cuisine - numerous shelves, drawers - for jars with spices, ceramics, dishes.

The doors of furniture cabinets will be well decorated with carving and metal fittings. Even better - if the furniture will look like an old, battered. This can be achieved by patinating, creating craquelure with the help of special varnishes, creating the effect of cracked wooden surfaces.

Headset

An Italian-style kitchen requires space, open space, in a small kitchen it is difficult to recreate the atmosphere of the sunny Adriatic coast, which style demands. Therefore, the layout of the kitchen allows any type of furniture arrangement depending on the shape and size of the room:

• Direct layout - in the extended space;
• L-shaped - for square kitchen;
• U-shaped - in a spacious room;
• Island - for a square, large area of ​​the room.

Important! Cabinets, shelves, jars - with herbs, spices - and as much as possible - the Italian interior is welcome.

Italian cuisine recipes require a variety of spices, spices and seasonings to be added to the dishes, which means they should be on hand at the hostess. You can complement the decor bundles of herbs, garlic, onions.

Dining area

Italian families are large, so long unpainted wooden tables were always part of the kitchen interior. Such a table with elements of scuffed, deliberate bloom of antiquity - the highlight of the style.

In a large room you can place a fireplace, it will only add comfort in a room where the whole family likes to gather. It would be appropriate to have a sideboard or a cupboard with glass doors, where a “ceremonial” porcelain service is installed. Ideally, if it is elegant form, decorated with paintings.

Decor

Any style is completed by details - lighting, textiles, decor items that will make your kitchen a part of Italy, fill it with Adriatic air. For the Italian style, the items of the deco are not acquired specially; they should appear gradually, by chance - something was brought from the trip, something was presented.

To complete the styling of the interior design, if we are talking about any ethno-style, items brought directly from a country whose style and lifestyle is recreated in the interior will be a good element of decor. It can be braided wine bottles, jugs, vases, beautiful dishes, bottles of olive oil and herbs. On the walls you can put pictures - landscapes, still lifes with grapes, wine, fruit. Live flowers in ceramic pots, herbs in wooden boxes, wicker baskets in Italian cuisine, too, there is a place.

As for textiles, then no rolls, blinds, "grandmother's" curtains - only curtains. They can be supplemented with lambrequins, matched, double, triple, with and without lining. Completed with tulle and organza - depending on the area of ​​the kitchen. But heavy dense drapes to the floor and even a little longer - this is a mandatory attribute.

Lighting

Lighting should be bright. The right light accents will help arrange the side light sources. It is better to use ceramic, metal lamps, stylized as antiquity - in the form of kerosene lamps, candelabra, candlesticks.

Worn, time plaque - a good accent. It is better to make the light soft, if the height of the ceiling allows, let it be created by hanging from beams, ceiling fixtures.

Small jars of spices, bundles of dried vegetables and herbs, narrow boxes of greens, wicker baskets of fruit — against the shabby fresco in the corner — this is Italian style. A light mess created on purpose, a small pile up - those little things that make the kitchen with Italian styling home-like cozy create a warm family atmosphere with a touch of nostalgia.

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