Comfort in your kitchen

Today it’s not easy to find time for communication, and not just with friends, but even with members of your own family, so you have to gather everyone for conversations either in the morning or in the evenings when you come home from work. Since this time coincides with the time of breakfast or dinner, it turns out that such “conversation” most often takes place in the kitchen. And this is another reason to make this specific and multifunctional room as comfortable as possible. A cozy kitchen should become a real oasis of home warmth that can support family cohesion..

Comfortable conditions for a home cook

Sometimes modern women, especially residents of megacities, try to spend as little time as possible in their kitchen, and not because they are busy with career advancement or they frankly do not have enough time to cook, but due to the fact that their kitchen is completely organized working zone. The hostess has to rush from corner to corner to create something edible. But it's incredibly tiring! Therefore, when creating your own cute kitchen, be sure to use such a design move, usually a triangle. It says that the refrigerator, stove and sink should be the vertices of an imaginary triangle, because the hostess, when working in the kitchen, basically moves between these three points.

In a cozy kitchen, these points are always located at a short distance, so they significantly reduce the time spent on cooking.

It would be a great idea to divide the kitchen into zones. Ideally, if the dining group is located at a significant distance from the stove. Do not use the dining table as a work surface, think about how to organize a comfortable area for this in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe “kitchen triangle”.

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Kitchenware

The working area of ​​\u200b\u200byour kitchen will only become practical when all frequently used utensils are located at your fingertips. In a large spacious kitchen, it will not be problematic to solve the issue of its rational placement, but what to do in a limited space in which there is not enough space for anything?

There is a way out: do not use standard sets in the decor of such a kitchen. Furnish the room with furniture ordered from your own sketches. Working on the decor of a cozy kitchen, use every square centimeter, not only on the floor, but also on the walls.. In a small room there should be an abundance of hanging cabinets and shelves. At the same time, only things you really need in the kitchen should be stored on them and in them, and not useless decor elements that take up precious space in vain and do not carry any practical benefit.

Also, you should not buy for a modest kitchen household appliances that you do not really need, especially such equipment that duplicates the functions of the one already in use.

Well, what's the point of buying an air grill and an oven for baking pies, if you can buy one microwave oven with a set of these options, which can also be used to heat food?

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How to create a cozy kitchen

To create a cozy interior, of course, you need to properly decorate the walls and purchase good furniture, but the main part of the work in this direction will be done by:

1. Textile.
2. Lighting.
3. Lovely trinkets.

Games with light

It is impossible to make the atmosphere of the kitchen comfortable if it is not properly lit. Believe me, no tricks will help you! Since we are talking about a specific room, the light in it is distributed in an unusual way. On the one hand, the kitchen should be brightly lit so that you can easily find the right little thing in the closet, cook dinner or clean up, and on the other hand, the pouring light should be soft, as diffused as possible and create a slight intimate mystery, conducive to relaxation and conversations. . But how to do that?

The best way to solve all issues and get a truly cozy kitchen is multi-level lighting.

Let's start with ceiling lighting. Its main purpose is to maintain lighting at the proper level in the evening. It is rational to make such a backlight partially switched on, then it will be much easier for you to adjust the intensity of lighting in accordance with the situation.

When arranging a ceiling lighting system, you can use:

1. Embedded point devices.
2. Overhead lamps.
3. Tire lamps.
4. LED strips.

The work area needs brighter and more focused lighting. They do a great job with this:

1. Overhead lamps. It can be fluorescent, halogen or LED. These models provide directional light streams, so the cooking process becomes really comfortable. Any of the above types of fixtures are mounted under wall cabinets, more precisely, on their lower surfaces.
2. Unusually, the backlight inside the open shelves will be perceived.
3. A wonderful option is a glass apron with built-in lighting.

The dining area should not be overlooked either. Here, a beautiful lamp hanging low above the table with an original shade or lampshade will be an excellent solution. If such a design seems too cumbersome for the design style of your cozy kitchen, then use a few elegant pendants with small shades. In the case when the table is adjacent to the wall, you can use sconces that pour light directly onto its surface.

Remember, properly selected lighting designs:

1. Perfectly complement the atmosphere of the kitchen.
2. Emphasize the dignity of the interior.
3. Hide from the eyes of outsiders the existing flaws.

Decorative inclusions as sources of comfort

A special atmosphere in the room appears only when it is filled with stylish accessories and decorative elements. A dull room will instantly change with the appearance of original clocks, painted sets, vases and figurines in the decor. The situation in such a kitchen will be somewhat solemn, but this will not become less pleasant.

Children's drawings, fridge magnets and, of course, potted flowers will help to emphasize the homeliness of the room. A teapot surrounded by cups can flaunt on the table, or fruit can stand in a beautiful wicker basket.

What items to use and how many decorative elements will be present in your cozy kitchen, you decide on an individual basis. The main thing is that all introductions are harmoniously coordinated with each other and with the surrounding space.

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Cozy kitchens and a sense of style

There are also fashion trends in design, so modern kitchens are increasingly meeting us with minimalist, modern or high-tech interiors.

These areas are loved by the townsfolk for the clarity of lines, simplicity of forms, not overloaded with furniture and the ability to see such modern materials as plastic, metal and glass in the decor.

Minimalist decor

The kitchen, which has such an interior, is always bright and spacious. A characteristic feature of minimalism has become monochrome, which certainly gives the kitchen volume and expands the space.

To get a cozy kitchen, it is better to make some shade from the light color spectrum the dominant color.

Furniture in such a kitchen is present in a minimal amount. All objects that appeared in the setting have flat facades and straight silhouettes.

The coldness of a minimalist decor can be smoothed out by the presence of natural wood items.

Since such an interior requires good lighting, curtains never appear on the windows of minimalist kitchens. They are replaced by blinds, light flowing curtains made of organza, muslin, tulle or roller blinds.

Hi-tech in kitchen decor

This style is ideal for multifunctional spaces such as kitchens. He makes the atmosphere in them modern and not devoid of originality.

The main advantages of this decor are practicality, colorfulness, excellent illumination and clarity of lines.

The cozy high-tech kitchen also uses a multi-level lighting system. Furniture is placed only necessary, but its design always has additional functionality. The high-tech interior is the realm of glass and metal, which is why the furniture attracts attention with its unusual facades and an abundance of chrome elements. Its addition is modern technology, which in such a decor should be a lot.

It is recommended to fill the atmosphere with comfort with accessories made of natural stone, wood and natural flowers. They really know how to fit into the stylistic concept of the direction.

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A few tips for decorating the kitchen with your own hands

If you decide to ennoble the kitchen with your own hands, then start with curtains. Choose for window decoration such a style and material that would go well with the rest of the interior. But the kitchen will become really cozy if you sew chair covers from a similar fabric and decorate them with ornaments or bows. The rest of the cut can be used for sewing potholders and an apron.

Tablecloths knitted with openwork and embroidery on plain textiles will add color to the setting.

Don't bypass removing floors. Place straw rugs or patchwork rugs on them.

A cozy kitchen is created by trial and error, so stock up on ideas and patience. Of course, you will have to work hard, but the end result will be your real reward. So turn on your imagination and boldly get down to business!

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