Green kitchen: headset design and choice for the interior

Green is a symbol of harmony, and therefore is often used in the interior of different rooms. It is impossible not to note its importance in the arrangement of kitchens, because it is he who allows you to create the most comfortable and inviting atmosphere in the room where all family members gather. The material in this article will acquaint the reader with the varieties of green kitchens and the nuances of their choice for interiors of various styles.

Green is directly related to nature. It allows you to create a small oasis in a city apartment or a private house. This is the color of life, joy, with positive energy. Designers, knowing the effect of color on a person's condition, suggest choosing green colors of the palette in home improvement to feel a surge of strength, vitality and good mood. In addition, various shades of green contribute to the maintenance of health on a subconscious level.

This color is unique: in the morning it can give household members a boost of vigor, and in the evening - relax them after a hard day's work. He is considered balanced and calm. Unlike other shades of the color palette, it does not press or tire, does not irritate, but promotes pacification. At the same time, the green color fits perfectly into most stylistic directions of design, bringing cheerfulness and vitality to them.

The green palette contains many halftones, differing in temperature and degree of saturation. According to Panton's palette, there are 376 of them. These are bleached, and the colors of fresh greens, and shades with gray undertones, as well as with blue, inclusions of brown, yellow and blue undertones. Today, the most popular shades of green used in the arrangement of kitchens are shades:

• ashen;
• green pastel;
• pistachio;
• light green;
• icy green;
• cabbage;
• green and turquoise;
• jade lime;
• green marshmallow;
• green jasmine;
• gray green;
• pale green;
• dark green;
• bleached emerald;
• green apple.

Today, the brands produce a wide range of kitchen sets in green. In this case, the models may differ in several features. For example, they can be classified according to the type of construction: kitchens are built-in or consist of floor-standing and wall-mounted cabinets. In this case, the kitchen can be combined with a single worktop.

By the type of installation, kitchens are linear (straight), angular and U-shaped. The first varieties are installed along one wall (with sufficient width along two opposite walls). They use such furniture for kitchens with a linear layout. Moreover, in most cases, the kitchen occupies the entire wall, it can provide space for a refrigerator, dishwasher or washing machine. Today, bottle holders are also built into such structures, by means of which they remove from the eyes a lot of small items used in the kitchen.

The latter are nothing more than headsets with an angle or the so-called L-shaped modifications. As a rule, such structures occupy one of the walls entirely, and the corner of the headset falls on a part of the adjacent wall. When buying kitchens of this type, you usually have to take into account the location of the window or doorway, as well as the side of the door opening (if any). Models can have a corner with a single corner top. In general, these are modular structures, consisting of separate modules that are selected for specific kitchen parameters.

U-shaped modifications are now commonly used in the arrangement of open-plan kitchens. or in rooms of the combined type. Such kitchens steal a lot of space, and therefore they try not to use them in the interior of small rooms. As for the studio layout, on the contrary, this is an excellent option for arranging kitchen spaces, which will allow you to fence off this functional area from the rest, without disturbing the harmony of the furniture arrangement.

Kitchens can have a peninsula or an island. Other varieties include modifications with a bar counter. These options can be very diverse. In this case, the stand itself can be combined with the cooking table or be an independent structural element. In addition, kitchens with a bar counter can be one- and two-tier. By type, the racks are divided into linear and rounded.

Today, kitchens are made from different materials, which determines the cost of the headset and its style. For example, compressed wood products are budget options. They do not last long, but for most of the buyers they are the most demanded type of furniture. It can be renewed by pasting the facades with self-adhesive foil, as well as painting them.

Kitchens with stone and wood inserts are popular. The green color of the main elements goes well with stone and wood textures, as well as flowers. One of the most popular materials for kitchens is glass, which can have a different type of surface. For example, in addition to glossy facades, matte glass is relevant today, introducing a kind of softness into the kitchen interior, along with a visual increase in space. In addition, the surface of glass materials can be selected to be embossed, which also allows you to highlight the design with its zest.

Furniture can be decorated with photo printing. At the same time, the print can decorate a green kitchen both on the facades of wall cabinets and in the design of a kitchen apron, echoing the same kindred range of the main elements of the headset itself. The theme of green kitchen drawings can be natural, ethnic, abstract, animalistic. In each case, it is possible to achieve a harmony of design, through which the atmosphere of a cozy family hearth will be conveyed to the maximum extent.

For example, today it is fashionable to decorate the facades of wall cabinets with two-color patterns or even stylization. Large flowers give way to plants, tree branches, leaves. At the same time, the size of the images has been reduced: today it is close to natural, due to which visual imbalance is eliminated and the correct perception of the kitchen space is created. It is fashionable to decorate a green kitchen with an apron depicting a night city.

In this case, the number of shades of the image can be minimal: you can make the interior special by means of built-in LED lighting or flexible tape located on top of the apron. If the style requires a combination of a green kitchen set with tiles, here you can choose a panel in the style of a patchwork (patchwork technique), decorating a section of the wall with a geometric pattern, or laying out a composite panel. As for the skinale, the floral theme gives way to light, small inserts depicting fruits and cocktails.

Today, many harmonious color solutions can be distinguished, through which harmony is achieved in a green kitchen. At the same time, any duet takes into account the specific style in which it is conceived to equip the kitchen. The best combinations of green are mixes of green with:

• white;
• brown;
• yellow;
• gray;
• light wenge;
• beige;
• purple.

Contrasts with white bring light spots to the interior, making up for the lack of natural lighting in the kitchen. The brown-green headset is used in different styles. This combination has been highly praised by interior designers. A yellow-green set allows you to soften the perception of a room, the windows of which face the north side. Beige-green contrast is used in dark rooms, while the top (wall cabinets) is often made in beige, and the bottom (floor tables) - in green.

The gray-green duet of shades is applicable in a modern style, it perfectly conveys the necessary atmosphere of modernity, especially if the gray companion has a glitter or chrome texture. The blue-green set looks unusual, while the arrangement of cabinets of different colors can be symmetrical, top and bottom. If you carefully approach the choice of such a kitchen, it will successfully fit into different interior styles.

The combination of green and black should be deliberate: an abundance of black contrast can change the perception of space not for the better. In order not to upset the balance, you can take a closer look at a light green headset with a black countertop, or build a black stove and sink into the furniture. Violet-green contrast looks very bright and unusual. At the same time, the arrangement of shades can be different: purple cabinets can be located both above and below. It is preferable to use a soft green tone for this duet: two bright contrasts will compete with each other, violating the harmony of the interior composition.

Before opting for any kitchen unit model you like, you need to decide on a number of tasks. For example, first you need to understand the needs and requirements for a particular set of furniture. If there is enough space in the kitchen, and it is planned to hold friendly gatherings and holidays on it from time to time, you can take a closer look at the option with a bar counter. It is also worth considering a place for a minibar and storage of a service.

When choosing a model for a specific kitchen interior, it is necessary to prepare in advance a list of the necessary equipment, overall utensils, shelves for dishes, decide on a place for a bottle holder and choose an option with a module for storing a scoop and a broom. The search for a stylistic idea is of particular importance: careful thoughtfulness of the headset will avoid mistakes, without missing out on functionality and demonstration of the furniture belonging to a certain style of interior. In order not to be mistaken, you need to consider:

• complete set of modules;
• the rule of the "working triangle" (placement of the stove, sink, refrigerator);
• arrangement and type of household appliances (stationary or built-in type);
• the ratio of the kitchen material with a specific design style (including the material of facades, countertops, apron);
• location of central and auxiliary lighting;
• placement of the dining area in relation to the place of cooking.

Having weighed all the factors, you need to think over the design, taking into account the existing quadrature, which is planned to be taken under the kitchen. Moreover, the larger the width of the furniture, the more saturated its color can be. With regard to the intensity of the green tint, it should be noted that bright colors are good for large rooms and rooms flooded with sunlight. If the kitchenette is small, it is preferable to purchase a headset for it in light green tones.

For someone, it is important to choose feng shui furniture with a system of five elements, inside which the positive energy of "qi" is concentrated. The main points for such a kitchen are maintaining order, buying furniture in which you can remove all unnecessary items. The countertop should be large enough for cooking, but it should not have any items on it that are not currently in use. Therefore, the headset should be selected one in which there will be an organizer for all sorts of jars, bottles, boxes of cereals and dishes.

In addition to the headset itself, curtains, ceiling lamps, a dining table, chairs, thread and textiles can make the kitchen green. To prevent boredom in interior design, you should not select support in a single shade. It is quite enough to choose a shade for the interior in a related green range. At the same time, it is necessary to try to prevent oversaturation of the interior with green, since the abundance of green will change the temperature of the room, as well as its perception.

For example, a kitchen with green wall cabinet fronts can be supported with white blinds with green plants. A light apron with a print will look beautiful in the interior of a green kitchen, the elements of which will be made in a color related to the furniture. No less harmoniously will fit into the interior of a green kitchen a pot with a living flower, green pots, green lampshade of a laconic lamp.

If we talk about textiles, today there is a tendency to use it not only as curtains: you can maintain the color of the furniture with chair covers or with a green tablecloth. If the hostess is engaged in needlework, she can pick up an accessory for the headset, decorating it even with a knitted or sewn cover in a related furniture tone. In addition, you can maintain the desired color through the frame of the panel.

You can choose furniture for accent wallpaper. As a rule, a small part of the open wall is allocated under the accent, and therefore this type of support will make it possible to highlight the kitchen set in the interior without competing with it. In this case, accent wallpaper and a green pattern or background can be located opposite the headset or in the dining area. The saturation of the shade of the headset and the wallpaper should be different, the color temperature should be the same - this is how you can create the effect of the unity of the interior composition.

The green kitchen fits perfectly into the modern interior. For example, it may even be minimalist in furniture and accessories. At the same time, the green color of the headset will be able to give cheerfulness to the interior in neutral colors. The set in this case should be extremely simple, without ornate fittings and threads.

As for the classic design branches, here, on the contrary, scope is needed, as well as pomp. Furniture for the classic style, classics, neoclassicism, classicism should be selected somewhat massive, necessarily expensive, which should be striking. Gold elements of the fittings (handles, gilded decor on the facades of the headset), patina (aging of furniture) are desirable. In this case, light and muted shades are preferred.

It is more difficult to fit the green headset into the loft style, which is characterized by the use of gray and brick tones. In this case, the shade should be light with a grayish undertone. An excellent light gray-green color will look together with a metal texture and brickwork. To create harmony in the interior, you can choose a set with metal inserts.

For areas such as Provence and country, gentle tones of green are preferred. Here you will have to match curtains and other textiles to the green headset (stylistics cannot live without textiles, which are often used for chairs and lamp shades). Furniture should be wooden, but laconic. A certain rustic flavor and originality should be felt. It is possible to purchase a headset with glass fronts, through which white teapots, cups and plates should be visible.

As for modern trends striving for elegance (for example, modernity and brutalism), then here you need furniture that will give out its synthetic base. The texture of the surfaces must certainly be glossy, shiny, the coating is preferably without a pattern. At the same time, it is advisable to choose furniture such that a washing machine or dishwasher can be built into it, since modern design branches strive to facilitate human labor as much as possible by using the latest technology. You can bet on shape and ergonomics.

Finally, we suggest referring to examples of the beautiful design of green kitchens, demonstrating the possibilities of arranging premises by means of green.

• Design in light colors, decorated with a set in violet-green contrast.

• An example of a modern green kitchen with green napkin support on the dining table.

• The combination of a light green shade with bleached wenge, as well as decorating the cooking area with a bright green apron.

• The use of a vegetable print on the facades of the kitchen set, a harmonious mix of green and beige tones.

• An example of arranging a kitchen corner with an open plan, using furniture with tinted glass facades.

• This example demonstrates the harmonious combination of a light green shade of a headset with metallic fittings.

• Orange-green set in a small kitchen. Delicate and muted tones are used, an angular design that saves space in the kitchen.

• An unusual solution for a large and bright room with the use of a red tint in the decoration of lamps and chair seats.

For an overview of the Provence-style green kitchen, see the video below.