Kitchens with patina: interesting ideas in the interior

Nowadays, it’s not always easy to surprise with the look of the kitchen, so for its design you often have to resort to unusual ideas, one of which is to add patina to the kitchen furniture. The type of headsets with this element is really unique, however, many do not even know what patina is, and how it can be embodied in the kitchen.

Patina is a special type of decorative furniture finish that helps visually age fittings without losing its aesthetic component. Kitchens with a patina look very noble and often even more cozy than some options without it. In addition, any type of contamination is much less noticeable on patina headsets.

Such decoration, as a rule, is carried out at the final stage of furnishing accessories. After tinting, painting, veneering or other finishing procedures, a transparent primer is applied to the furniture, and then a special patinating component.

To create the effect of antiquity, the facade is rubbed with elements such as sponges of different stiffness, washcloths or even scrapers. But remember that the rougher the cleaning tool, the more textured the furniture will look. For this, the decorative composition may be deliberately applied not very evenly in several layers.The creation of a patina does not end there.

Patina can be created in different colors, each of which adds special zest to the kitchen accessories. The most relevant shades of this finish include the following options.

• Gold or silver-plated patina It is able not only to bring a touch of luxury to the decor of the kitchen, but also successfully complement the matte surface of the headset. Another noble version of the patina is its bronze styling. Gloss in such cases is better not to use even for topcoat.

• There is a patina that is only a tone darker or lighter than the main facade. In combination with glossy varnish, it creates a very delicate look of an old wood finish, without overloading the headsets. This solution is optimal for kitchen furniture with a complex type of milling.

• Contrast Patina differs by a large number of tones from the facade. It is primarily applied to elements such as panels, corners, as well as frame joints. After that, all other parts are covered with another layer.

• Sometimes patination is carried out using craquelure varnish. In the process of drying, this composition is covered with small cracks, like old paint. It is in these cracks that you need to gently rub the patina, and subsequently already cover it with fixing furniture varnish.

• One of the simplest patins is made on the basis of acrylic. Paint can cover the bulge of the facade, leaving the rest of the surface intact. You can also apply the composition in several layers and, after polishing the desired areas, cover them with paint of a different tone.

• Gray patina can be created using stain, which is suitable for both natural wood and artificial materials.

An important nuance is that the patina does not harmonize with all the styles in the interior. Therefore, it is important to know with which particular concepts this furniture print is combined in the best way.

• Classic design is one of the most suitable. Incarnated in a headset with frosted glass inserts and trellised wooden elements, the patina will be very organic. In this case, the effect of time should be natural.

• Gold and silver, as well as a large number of patterns and complex shapes will fit into the facade of the headset baroque. This pompous style is aimed at emphasizing the luxury of the atmosphere with the help of a similar patina decorated in precious metal.

• Cozy style provence involves installing pastel-colored headsets, including pink, light green, vanilla, or blue. The headset may contain carved elements, and patina, emphasizing their relief, is usually made 1-2 tones darker.

• Furniture rustic style can be deliberately patinated in the corners of embossed parts. The silhouette of such a headset is very simple, it can additionally be stylized with other patterns that imitate wood fibers.

The choice of raw materials for the kitchen set, which is planned to be patinated, involves taking into account the properties of the material and its texture. Among the options demanded to create such a design, the following can be distinguished.

• MDF coated with polyvinyl chloride. These materials are among the most inexpensive. At the same time, they can issue various types of patina.

• A separate variety of raw materials for headsets is veneered MDF. Its unique characteristic is its great resemblance to natural wood.At the same time, veneer can also be painted and tinted on it.

• Wood is the most expensive type of material for patination. Popular species of wood for creating a headset are ash, oak and beech. To create a patina, the surface of a tree is usually painted in pastel colors, but sometimes it is brushed - a part of the soft fibers of the top layer is removed with a special brush. Thanks to this, the material acquires additional texture, and the patina looks even more beautiful. A more budgetary option for wood products is a set of pine, the texture of which is softer but less durable in contrast to the aforementioned species.

• Often, the raw materials for patination are combined in one product. The combination of a single headset can include an array of which the frame is veneered with MDF, as well as frosted, transparent or stained glass for inserts.

In order for the patina to look truly organic, you need to consider what background it is best to mix. In the kitchen, the color of the headset acts as this background. For various patina it can be presented in the following shades.

• Patina under the ebb of gold It will look advantageous on the ivory headset or milk-white furniture.

• Silver Tint Finish emphasize the aesthetics of not only the above light colors, but also a headset of noble dark brown or even black.

• Light facades organic for patination like black, brown, gray or yellow. For the latter option, headsets of greenish shades are also suitable.

• Very suitable for finishing patina headsets with natural shades of wood. The most popular colors include classic or bleached oak, as well as various shades of ash. Even better, if the wood is slightly embossed, because of it, the surface for patination imitates the natural texture.

• On a beige headset or vanilla-colored furniture patina shades such as gray, blue or green will look.

• Gray hardware kitchens can be decorated with black, green, white, as well as bluish patina.

• Making out a red patinated kitchen set, you need to be careful. To its already bright facade did not look overloaded, it is worth sticking to such colors as white, gray, black.

• Gray, white or golden design will be harmonious for the turquoise color kitchen.

If you still cannot decide what is the best way to patinate a suite for a kitchen, you should pay attention to a number of ready-made examples, in which the patina looks really interesting.

• In a white kitchen, a patina looks as organically as possible in the absence of a large number of modern household appliances.

• To make the gray patina in the dark kitchen more visible, you should also design the headset countertop in gray.

• Often patinated areas of the bright kitchen include a strip near the upper border of the wall cabinets. It looks especially beautiful if there is a small relief on this site.

• The ends of the headset, as well as the apron area, can be painted in the same color as the patina. This brings a special harmony to the fittings, the patina of which contrasts with the facade.

• Repeating shades and patterns of patina can be duplicated even on glass inserts. The full effect of this technique will be even more noticeable if you install lighting inside the cabinets.

• The colors of the patina headset may be present in the decor. An example of such a combination is kitchen curtains, shades or even the geometry of which is close to the decor of the headset.

• In addition to textiles, additional harmony can be made by creating a drawing on the apron of the headset. This accent should include patina colors.

Thus, using a set decorated in antique style with the help of patination, you can bring additional creativity to the interior of your kitchen room, as well as increase the level of its cosiness and aesthetics.

An overview of the classic patina cuisine awaits you further.