Antique kitchen: design rules and beautiful examples

Living a life in the bustle of a metropolis, I nostalgically want to get into the calm and cozy atmosphere that our ancestors had, surrounded by simple and attractive things made of natural material. In the antique-style kitchen, it rests well after a hard day, it immerses you in an atmosphere of peace and positive.

Creating an antique kitchen, for complete authenticity, one should take into account the whole environment from the headset to the smallest details of the decor. It is impossible to expose aged furniture in a room with a stretch ceiling and plastic panels, this will create disharmony in the interior. Walls, ceilings and floors should not contain elements of the era of technological progress. Decor, textiles, plumbing and furniture in a well-designed kitchen look like they came from old paintings, but the elusive touch of modernity will still be intuitively guessed in the interior.

Antique kitchens are characterized by the following features:

• simplicity and unpretentiousness;
• functionality and comfort;
• use of natural material (wood, stone, clay, tile) or its high-quality imitation;
• rough furniture, aged facades;
• open shelves with baskets for utensils;
• apparent lack of modern technology;
• a palette of natural shades, regardless of color saturation;
• retro-plumbing using copper, bronze, brass;
• cotton or linen textiles with handmade embroidery;
• decor with characteristic vintage elements;
• the presence of the focus or its imitation;
• the presence of greenery.

The listed features are more relevant to all types of rustic style.But antique kitchens can also contain a historical orientation, which means that they have expensive furniture, special chic, and antiques.

The construction market today is replete with gorgeous new products that are easy to install, easy to clean and look great, but they are not suitable for the antique kitchen. We need real natural materials - wood, stone, porcelain and clay products, non-ferrous metal. They are expensive and less practical, but thanks to them, the kitchen acquires that special cosiness and nature that cannot give the fruits of technical civilization.

The appearance of the ceiling depends on the particular style and can be a usual whitewashing or painting, suitable for rural areas, or elaborate stucco molding with a gold frame, cornices and sockets. Rustic or country-style kitchen ceilings feature wooden beams. (if height allows).

The kitchen room has its own specifics. Walls, especially in the work area, must be moisture resistant. Ceramic tiles, porcelain tiles, agglomerate with imitation of any stone will do. Brickwork and natural stone look good, but their maintenance is complicated by the high porosity of the materialDue to which spilled coffee and greasy spray are easily absorbed into the surface and poorly removed. Stone and ceramics usually make one or two walls, or parts thereof. For cladding an apron or fireplace, patchwork, gzhel tiles are suitable. In the Provence style, travertine stone is used, as well as materials with imitation of sandstone.

Village areas often use wood panels, decorative plastering, whitewashing or painting. Discreet light wallpaper can be applied in a classic style, Provence or shabby chic. In the last two, they often turn to a small floral print, painting walls in pastel shades.

Antiqued kitchen needs natural material, this also applies to the floor. To cover it, choose wood, stone, ceramic tile, repeating products of ancient designs. High-quality modern materials can imitate natural materials and are also used in creating a kitchen. Do not forget about the specifics of the room, which needs a durable and moisture-resistant coating.

The material chosen for the floor, trying to age artificially. The goal is achieved through the use of special techniques for wood and stone. You can also purchase ready-made materials, for example, a laminate with a color of bleached, as if a faded wood or tile with traces of cracking. The industry, responding to customer demand, has launched production of such products.

In a small kitchen in the Provence style, furniture can be selected in parts, but for the correct combination of all elements you need to have a flair for the designer. It is easier to install a headset where all the pieces of furniture will be made in the same style, color scheme and texture.

If preference is given to fragmented furniture, items that are typical for the life of our ancestors - cupboards, shelves, shelves, cabinets, open shelves, are usually included in the decor. Shelves are hung with coarse canvas curtains. They can install modern equipment (microwave, combine, coffee machine), hidden behind textiles, it will not bring disharmony into a stylized environment.

Modern built-in kitchen sets can indicate their involvement in past ages with aged facades, the presence of stained glass inserts, carvings, inlays, panel doors. Decorate furniture with wrought iron elements that combine with the directions of country and Gothic. For the facades of headsets, Provence and Shabby Chic use decoupage technique. To emphasize the aging of surfaces, bleaching, patination, brushing are used, craquelure varnishes imitating cracking are used.

For a country-style dining group, a solid, rugged table made of solid wood and stools of the same type is chosen. Rustic-style benches are available. In the interior, Provence or Shabby-chic is set around the table with high-backed chairs covered with cotton covers.

For a kitchen to have a touch of antiquity, it is better to use a sink made of stone, and faucets in retro style - made of brass and bronze. Kitchen utensils — copper pans, ladles, and Turks — are hung on the roof rails as a decor. Continuing the theme of dishes, clay, porcelain, ceramic plates and cups are placed on open shelves. A massive table is decorated with a samovar and a vase with bagels. Curtains, tablecloths, napkins, towels are embroidered with a floral pattern and folk ornament.

The antique kitchen design can be completely different from simple and rude to lush imperial - it all depends on the chosen style.

• Rustic style decoration contains rough wood, the headset is simple and practical, expressive antique lamps are hung over the island area.

• The white shabby chic kitchen contains exhibition shelves and a large number of distinctive decor.

• Antique interior (country), which is dominated by different types of stone in decoration and furniture. In its abundance, the presence of even coarse wood becomes invisible.

• A Provence style set has a delicate palette of colors - mint, olive, cream, blue, sand, ivory. Wicker baskets, pillows on chairs, a cute lampshade above the table, lively greens and hot cakes make the kitchen as cozy as possible, which makes you want to be forever.

• In the direction of the chalet, an open fire is often used - a fireplace or stove. Skins and animal horns are used in the decor; they bring the environment as close as possible to the natural.

• Italian classic cuisine carries over to the 19th century. The rich interior is made in strict symmetry.

• Empire-style cuisine is also not modern.

• The interiors of Baroque are particularly magnificent and pompous. It is characterized by columns, shop windows with expensive utensils, a lot of gilding in decoration and furniture, an expensive chandelier and beautiful window decoration.

• The retro kitchen is a warm example of the interiors of our great-grandmothers.

• White Scandinavian cuisine, spacious and bright, with simple and functional furniture.

The antique kitchen is the place where you can relax and work. Pies and borscht, which grandmother cooked deliciously, in such a kitchen are obtained by themselves. And gatherings at dinner in an atmosphere of warmth and coziness bring family together and dispose to harmony.

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