Kitchens with gray countertops

For a long time, gray color was undeservedly considered boring, office, too official. Today, the perception of color has changed, many chic design projects are based on gray and its capabilities. In any room, in any space, he can become expressive, beautifully emphasize the features of the situation. In the interior of the kitchen, this also works.

If you have a high speed of life, gray is right for you. It inhibits the nervous system at the moments of its "overheating", balances. It is believed that if you think about solving a problem in such an interior, the thoughts that come to mind will be as rational as possible.

And even in space, the gray color is able to recreate elegant rigor, not boring, nice looking. Finally, he is the best background for bright accents. And only one significant danger lurks in this color: if you go too far with it, the room becomes gloomy, not conducive to activity.

Pure white is a color with an exceptional character. Deep, expressive, compromise, ordering. The gray tone is not so clear. It has ashy shades, and even dusty notes, it has graphite, silver, pearls, stone. Glossy gray and matte create a completely different experience.

Gray and white combination, chosen for the design of the kitchen, is a decision in favor of neutrality, conciseness, dynamism.Note that a kitchen in such a range can be both warm and cold. But so that the color combination is definitely not boring and very restraining, it must be diluted with a third color. He will be secondary, but decisive.

An example of such a trio is white, gray and brown shades. Perhaps a beige kitchen will not fit harmoniously into such a combination, but a kitchen with the inclusion of a sandy one will be good.

The gray countertop should look organically with an apron. White in this sense is conciliatory. If the apron is also made graphite, then it should have a print (white or wood), otherwise visually the two planes will merge, and this is not very beautiful. Is it possible to combine the tonality of gray: make the countertop a little warmer in tone than an apron.

If the countertop dark gray, This may be the very third decisive color that makes friends white and medium gray. A tabletop in concrete color will look good in a space where there is much more white than gray. A fragments of chairs or even handles on furniture can be decorated in light wood color. This will enliven the room, save it from cold graphics.

Another quite popular kitchen decoration solution. The facades of the hanging cabinets (and maybe the whole case) are made in exclusively white. No print, no special texture, no spraying. Glossy classic kitchen with crisp geometry in a minimalist style.

If you let a different color into such a kitchen, then it is very pointy and delicate. For example, white orchids can decorate it, their green stems and leaves will bring a little dynamism to the interior, which is conceived by strict and calm. Do not be afraid to play with natural green - its role is small, but significant. It is plants that make the kitchen in strict shades vibrant and tender. Wherein do not let vanity and chaos enter into space, that is, they maintain its mood.

In the kitchen space with a gray countertop, other colors in the interior are possible. Consider the most successful combinations.

Gray, white, red - colors that do not need fashion and rethinking. The kitchen space in which they get along can be very pretty. And it’s possible: white upper cabinets, red lower cabinets and a gray countertop. Pretty bright, but at the same time strict, seasoned, stylish. No imbalance, no other accents needed.

But since the set in such a red kitchen will be very bright and expressive, certain requirements are put forward to the rest of the environment. Namely: it is necessary to make space weightless.

A fashionable and very nice option is a kitchen with active blue, with the addition of warm gray. Imagine a little cocoa with milk added to the gray color. You get such a delicate gray-brown, warm and pleasant color. If you use it dosed in a room where other colors reign, it will be an excellent color aid.

Active, noble blue (a bit with a touch of retro), a refreshing white space (cabinets and apron) and a gray countertop - a very beautiful and elegant set. Support gray color in this interior can be found in the decoration of the floor.

Gray and white tiles bring together the upper parts of the set, balance the image of the kitchen as a whole so that it can let in another calm and noble color - for example, dark chocolate. The dining table in this color will pour into the space of blue and white, and somewhere even a brown-gray countertop will be in tune.

For those who are afraid of a sleepy mood that can set color, it is worth diluting it with uncompromisingly bright. For example, yellow. This, by the way, a very good solution for a small kitchen. EIf you want to distract attention from the modest footage of the kitchen, make it calm, but add some cheerful color as an appropriate seasoning.

The gray lower cabinets and the gray countertop - it's beautiful, seasoned, calm. But the upper yellow lockers are dynamic, sunny, fun. Together, a wonderful formula is obtained for a cozy and warm room, which will become a point of attraction for all households.

Well, if you know how to beat the basic colors of the kitchen in the details. For example, the graphite color of the countertops and cabinets can be transferred in identical napkins, and the yellow color of the top of the headset - in the same teapot. These cute design roll calls will sew all parts of the kitchen (both large and small) into one beautiful, harmonious canvas.

Pink color is dozens of variations from flashy to aristocratic. Muted pink, pink with milk - these options are very relevant, they are liked equally by men and women. Metallic will be a good helper for pink in such an interior. It is great if the countertop is in tune with the refrigerator (although this is an optional condition).

Pink, although muffled in this case, is still an active color, it must be diluted. But you can make it a neutral light wall decoration, as well as beautiful austere dishes (made in gray shades, for example).

Not everyone will find the gray one present in the interior of the living space. And it would be nice to understand this even before the repair started.

It will not suit your kitchen if:

• the room is located on the north side, it is outwardly cold, and you are a real frostbite;
• you like bright, warm, dynamic, and only in such conditions are you ready for culinary experiences;
• in the office you have gray walls, but you want to come home to change the picture before your eyes;
• You love floral prints and natural, vibrant colors.

If you decide to compromise, then you can play with the color temperature. Cool gray is achieved by adding cyan, blue, and also purple tones. Warm shades can be obtained in combination with green, yellow, red. The cold gamut is preferred by very calm and even reserved people, often infatuated with something that limits contact with people. In such a space they are comfortable.

Warm shades are inherent in more sociable and friendly natures. Choose your option and transform the space. If at the time of cooking you see before your eyes a countertop of an ideal, favorite shade of gray, the dishes will definitely turn out to be tastier. Do not lose!

About what material to choose a countertop for the kitchen, see the next video.