Modern white kitchens: design features

White color makes the interior light and airy, visually expands the space, which is especially true for small apartments. Homeowners do not always decide to choose it for the design of the kitchen space, because they consider it too easily soiled. But if you pick up materials that are easy to care for, then modern white kitchens will always look clean and tidy.

Advantages and disadvantages

It is believed that light coatings get dirty more than dark ones. This is very impractical - the hostess will have to constantly clean quickly contaminated surfaces. In reality, kitchens may look sloppy in any color, and dust is noticeable on dark objects even more than on light ones.

On the other hand, it is often assumed that the white walls in the interior of the kitchen can give it a dull and even sterile look that resembles a hospital. This opinion is not entirely true - you can beat the interior of a white kitchen in different ways, and the monochrome elements of the room will be diluted with inserts and decorative elements of a contrasting color. Minuses:

• fingerprints are very noticeable on a glossy snow-white coating, but the selection of high-quality materials will reduce this problem;
• association with the operating room is decided by the rejection of opaque curtains and white tablecloths;
• the fashioned Scandinavian style made modern kitchens in white quite typical.

An undoubted advantage of the design in snow-white tones is the ability of light shades to make small rooms visually more spacious. The mess in such a kitchen will be less conspicuous, and various color accents, for example, an unusual dish with colorful fruits, will help to give it an updated one.

You can decorate a white background with various details of bright colors. Cleaning will be facilitated by the choice of a matte finish for furniture facades, as well as wallpaper and other materials, the structure of which allows you to keep clean for a long time. Thus, a cozy and beautiful kitchen in white tones will also become practical.

Suitable styles

In shades of white, you can decorate the interior in almost any style. Design tips for some of them:

1. Classic. A light set with paneled facades, combined with natural wood furniture, will help to create a cozy home atmosphere and demonstrate the respectability of the owners.
2. Scandinavian. The interior in this style will be decorated with wooden floors with a noticeable natural structure and furniture painted with matte paint.
3. Modern. It features acrylic, plastic or varnish coatings on the facades of kitchen cabinets, glossy tiles on the floor and multi-level lighting.
4. Provence. The romanticism and colorfulness of the design inherent in a house in a French village are emphasized by muted shades in the design of the walls and decor, ceramic dishes, living plants and floral motifs on the wallpaper.
5. Country. This style is an example of combining comfort with simplicity. Open shelves will come up to him, which will be decorated with painted clay jugs, carvings, and some decorative rustic objects.
6. Eclecticism. If the design project of a modern kitchen is diluted with a classic crystal chandelier, stylish chairs, ethnic elements, then it will acquire an unusual look that will never seem boring.
7. High tech.Metal accessories are perfectly combined with white furniture - chrome-plated handles by cabinets, silver or gold taps, holders and other kitchen fittings. Futuristic interior will give a glass table on one leg.

Traditionally popular colors in light shades of color when decorating in southern countries. On specialized sites you can find many pictures that show that white kitchens look stylish and appropriate in any interior. Those who still doubt the practicality of snow-white walls and furniture can opt for other shades - ivory, milk, pearl, mother of pearl.

The choice of kitchen furniture

A variety of configurations of modern cabinets, pencil cases, islands allow you to clearly divide the space of the room into zones. Some options:

• a living room where you can place an additional table for tea conversations;
• dining room with main dining table;
• a kitchen where the hob and a variety of appliances will be placed.

When choosing a configuration and a suitable combination of furniture for the kitchen, you must also consider the features of the layout and size of the room.

Headset shape

It is better to equip a small room with a compact linear (direct) headset up to 2.5 m long. In it, all work surfaces, stove and sink are located on one line. Long sets (3-4 m) are suitable for placement along one wall in a spacious kitchen, and the rest can be occupied by a large dining table or lounge area.

Corner kitchen walls are versatile and look appropriate in any style. With their help, you can practically organize the space - install a stove or sink in the corner, and arrange deep cabinets on the sides. The main furniture, which occupies a corner and two adjoining walls in a small kitchen, can be supplemented with a bar counter. For a spacious room, the so-called islets are relevant.

U-shaped headsets are placed along three adjacent walls if the kitchen has an elongated rectangular shape of small or large size. Such furniture can also be equipped with a studio apartment. In this case, for the dining table, a separate dining area is allocated or combined with the living room. If you choose white facades without visible fittings, then the kitchen will create a feeling of walls and it will seem more spacious.

Headsets with an island are distinguished by the presence of a table in the center of the room and are appropriate in country houses, where you can freely separate a separate zone for eating. The kitchen island is used as an additional desktop on which it is convenient to place a sink or stove, cutting boards, coasters with dishes. White Island should match the style and texture of the main headset.

Materials for the base and facades

A white kitchen unit should be aesthetically pleasing and sufficiently strong and durable, so you need to be serious about choosing the right materials. Furniture made from MDF, particleboard or solid wood will significantly increase its life. Cabinets and tabletops made of wood require proper care, then their high functionality will remain for a long time. Properties of wooden furniture:

• does not absorb moisture;
• malleable to processing;
• resistant to mechanical stress and temperature changes;
• highly ecological.

The disadvantages include a decent cost, bulkiness, increased weight. MDF panels are made of environmentally friendly waste: wood shavings and resins, the outer coating (plastic, paint or film) performs a decorative and protective function. MDF withstands the temperature characteristics of the kitchen well and is the best choice after solid wood.

Particleboard is a laminated chipboard, which is often used to make kitchen furniture.Subject to the compaction technology used in the production and the correct installation, the structures made of chipboard are quite resistant to the microclimate of the kitchen and belong to budget options for headsets.

Violation of the protective coating and deformation of the edges lead to the fact that the furniture from the chipboard swells with water, is easily deformed and begins to exude harmful resins. The facades of kitchen cabinets are made of the same materials as the body, and also covered with plastic or acrylic. This makes caring for snow-white surfaces easier and protects them from scratches.

Glossy and matte coatings

The choice of white furniture with gloss, paradoxically, will facilitate the life of the hostess. Such surfaces are easier to care for than colored ones - against a light background, spots from fingers and water streaks are the least noticeable, and immediately apparent impurities are quickly removed, which helps to prevent serious accumulations of them. On materials of a dark color, dirt is not so noticeable, but it is more difficult to remove old spots. Handles for glossy headsets are best chosen in such a design that will help to avoid touching the fingers with a shiny coating.

Mirror-smooth facades perfectly reflect the surrounding interior, especially with properly organized artificial lighting. Due to this effect, the kitchen space acquires lightness and airiness and seems more voluminous. For small-sized rooms, the idea of ​​a snow-white set decorated with glossy facades is a real salvation from the feeling of overloaded furniture.

When decorating walls, ceilings and floors, light shades are also preferable. The white kitchen in the interior of a small apartment should be like this in decoration and in furniture. It is desirable to polish glossy surfaces sometimes with a soft napkin with a special furniture polish. This technique will retain the brilliance and original idea of ​​the designer of a snow-white kitchen for a long time.

Traces on matte surfaces, of course, are not so noticeable, which makes them more practical, but you still have to wipe such facades from time to time. An interesting option is a combination. For example, you can make matte facades of the lower row of cabinets, and glossy - the upper. This combination will help expand the space and facilitate the care of furniture.

Decor Elements

It is advisable to diversify the monotonous picture of white furniture, walls and ceilings with contrasting details and bright accents that will not affect the spatial perception of the room, but will give it uniqueness. On the floor you can put a dark laminate or tile, which will especially emphasize the elegance of furniture. Cherry or black can make tabletops or facades of the lower row of cabinets. Other options:

• turquoise, orange or light green apron;
• refrigerator and other household appliances of unusual color;
• bright napkins and tablecloths;
• multi-colored lamps.

Of particular importance is the selection of curtains and curtains for the white kitchen, since in natural light through them on the kitchen surfaces the color shade of the window textiles will be reflected. Having spent a minimum of effort, the kitchen can be transformed with just one new window decor. Warm shades will make the room brighter, cold will weaken the effect of sunlight. The kitchen in bright colors looks good cropped white and cream curtains, Roman and cafe curtains.

For the style of Provence or country, you can choose curtains with a floral pattern that echoes the pattern of the wallpaper. If the walls are plain, then the textiles on the windows should be combined with their color, but be 2–3 tones darker. You can also choose curtains to match the shade of a furniture set, giving preference to light white fabrics - organza, tulle, muslin. If the design involves focusing on the window, then the curtains in this case should be colored. An example of a typical solution is streaks on a milky background.

The combination of green curtains with light green walls and an apron looks fresh and beautiful, you can opt for purple or blue shades.Fabrics for curtains should be of high quality, not absorb odors and meet fire safety requirements. Curtains should absorb odors minimally, not interfere with the access of light, the passage to the balcony, be fireproof.

Lighting Features

To emphasize the beauty and reflective properties of white surfaces will help well-planned placement of light sources. A single ceiling chandelier will not be enough to get glare. Additional lighting on the ceiling can be made strip or LED. To illuminate the desktop, lamps are often used located under the lower part of the upper row of cabinets. The well-lit stained glass and mirror inserts on the cabinets look great, and additional light sources in them or on open shelves will give the room coziness.

The design of the kitchen in white colors allows you to fantasize and experiment with interior details, use bright decor and textiles.