Mediterranean-style cuisine - tips and ideas
We decorate the interior of the kitchen in the Mediterranean style
The Mediterranean style in the interior absorbed the warmth and comfort of the architecture of the sunny countries of Spain, Italy, France, Greece and Turkey. Mediterranean-style cuisine is associated with hot summers and a green coast. Such an environment is the best for evening relaxation after a busy day at work or leisurely enjoying breakfast at the weekend.
The basic principles of the Mediterranean style, despite the temperament of southern people, are not expressiveness or pretentiousness, but simplicity and maximum functionality. After studying the photos of interiors on the Internet, you can imagine what the Mediterranean style looks like in various ways.

Photo: the original solution in the interior of the Mediterranean-style kitchen will be bars on the windows


Color solution and finish
Mediterranean kitchen interior involves the use of a rich natural palette: shades of water and sky, sun and sand, earth. It is desirable to simultaneously apply in the design no more than two or three colors.
- Greek traditions are cool shades: delicate lemon yellow, blue, cyan or turquoise, green and white. Terracotta color is well suited for floor tiles.
- Italian motifs in the Mediterranean style are characterized by a warmer range: orange, red-pink, olive, pistachio, ocher, brick shades.
- Spanish style in the interior is expressed in bright positive colors. The main thing is to comply with the framework of style, so that the interior of the kitchen does not look too colorful.
For wall decoration most often used wallpaper or decorative plaster with a well-pronounced texture. The floor can be finished with tiles with an elegant color pattern, and natural wood. Kitchen apron is often laid out with small tiles with a characteristic ornament.
Tip: for finishing the kitchen apron marble mosaic is very popular. However, its cost is quite high, and if the budget is not designed for such an acquisition, you can successfully replace it with high-quality tile “under the mosaic”.
If the dimensions of the kitchen-dining room allow, the ceiling can be varied ceiling beams. They will give the interior originality, some rudeness. However, ceiling beams "eat up" free space and are not suitable for small spaces. How does this or that design effect look like it can be understood in advance from the photos of the finished interiors.

Photo: Italian style

Photo: Spanish style

Photo: Greek Style



Photo: finishing the working apron mosaic
Furniture
The material for making furniture in the Mediterranean style is a natural solid wood with a pronounced texture. Adding to the interior of originality furniture with a special effect of "aging". The geometry of the forms is characterized by charming simplicity, creating the impression of handmade.
In the kitchen-dining room, decorated in a Mediterranean style, you can also put wicker furniture made of cane or rattan. Chairs are sometimes decorated with covers with a concise pattern in a cage or strip.
Forged metal elements fit very well into the Mediterranean style. Even furniture fittings, as well as lamps, decorative accessories, sophisticated window grilles and so on, can be forged.



Photo: kitchen-dining room

Photo: metal elements in furniture
Decor and accessories
Mediterranean style does not welcome the abundance of decorative elements that perform a purely aesthetic function. But if you really want to decorate the kitchen, ceramic dishes, copper items such as saucepans, bronze lamps, wicker baskets are perfect.
Special chic - to replace the usual curtains and curtains with openwork or solid shutters. If, nevertheless, textiles will be used for window decoration, the fabric should be natural - cotton or linen - and preferably monophonic or with an unobtrusive pattern. Romance in the kitchen furnishings will add light lace curtains. The dining table can also be decorated with textiles. For example, plain tablecloths or napkins made of natural fabrics, homemade handmade lace.

Photo: chandelier imitating candelabrum


Lamps in the Mediterranean kitchen, as a rule, suspended, stylized antique, with a wooden, metal, wrought lampshade. In the spacious kitchen-dining room, you can hang a chandelier that imitates a chandelier.
The Mediterranean style is extremely welcome to the presence of green indoor plants, as they are associated with the fertile lands of southern European countries. Flower pots should be clay and as concise as possible. Original ideas on the decor and interior design in general in the Mediterranean style can be gleaned from various photos of kitchen interiors.