Choosing an apron for a white kitchen

The working area in the kitchen, called an apron, in addition to its practicality, can stand out in the interior of the entire room with its design. This is especially true for interiors where white is predominant. Today there are many ideas for finishing this functional area of ​​the kitchen, where the most daring shades can be used, as well as a variety of materials for surface cladding.

The interiors of living quarters, including kitchens, made in white, have been in trend for quite some time. But very often the light colors of the headset and the entire design are diluted with bright or unusual accents when using various kinds of facing materials. In this case, many designers propose to allocate a working area in the room.

White color can have many variations and shades, and a well-designed apron will help emphasize the snow-white interior, as well as add variety and brightness. Today, a lot of modern or traditional building materials can be used to decorate and decorate the wall of the working area. Therefore, during the selection process, you can be guided by your personal taste preferences or take into account fashion trends and advice from interior designers.

First of all, you should familiarize yourself with the most demanded options.

• The leading position in the list of materials for finishing a kitchen apron is tile... It is durable and versatile, in addition, the tile does its job perfectly. The modern assortment allows you to choose products that are different in texture, size and shape, so for a white kitchen there is a guaranteed range of suitable ideas for cladding a work area. Such material can be laid in different ways, thereby increasing the attractiveness of the finish and the entire decoration of the room.

• Mosaic from various materials also acts as a suitable option for decorating an apron in the kitchen. It can consist of one or several materials, different in color and texture, so it will certainly be suitable for this area. You can make a whole panel from the mosaic, which will decorate the interior and transform it, for example, in the patchwork style.

• An apron for a white kitchen can be decorated with a practical and modern plastic... PVC panels stand out for their high performance, in addition, this type of facing material has a low cost. Cladding products can be colored or monochromatic, in addition, the products are distinguished by a variety of textures.

• In modern design solutions, it is very often used glass... The hardened material looks very original and beautiful, in addition, to create a creative or unique version of the apron decor, manufacturers offer products with a printed image. Another feature of glass is the ability to visually increase the area of ​​\ u200b \ u200bthe room, which is important for kitchens in old residential buildings.

In addition to the basic options for available and popular materials, rather unusual varieties of surface finishing products can also be used in the work.

• Brick masonry is a very fashionable solution for the decor of many rooms, including kitchens. This wall design looks discreet, but at the same time very original. In addition, this solution is perfectly combined with various stylistic directions of interior design.

• The list of extraordinary solutions continues the use case for finishing metal walls... As a rule, this material can be used in the form of sheets or tiles. For cladding a white kitchen, you can find smooth gray steel products without decor or with an image applied to the surface, matte and glossy options.

• Stone will become an indicator of the owner's luxury and good taste. As a rule, not only the apron on the kitchen wall, but also the countertop is trimmed with this material. Among the most popular varieties, it is worth, first of all, to highlight marble, which is guaranteed to transform all the decoration due to its appearance. However, this idea also stands out for its high cost. As an alternative to marble, you can use other variations of the stone, such as limestone or granite.

• A white kitchen will look very attractive. with a wooden apron or wood-like materialO. Such a design will highlight the work area, as well as emphasize the home and cozy atmosphere in the room.
• An interesting and multifunctional option will be the idea of ​​\ u200b \ u200busing MDF panels... Thanks to the wide range of this material, for a snow-white kitchen, you can choose a huge number of options for cladding the work area, imitating the finish for various elite and expensive options.

White stands out for its versatility, so when choosing a suitable color design, you can safely give free rein to your imagination.

Cool shades of black, blue or brown are a great idea if you want to highlight the apron against a general light background, but dark colors should be used with special care, especially if the kitchen does not differ in its size. A distinctive feature of contrasting dark colors is the ability to visually reduce space.

Among the most popular ideas for kitchens where the predominant color is white, a black and white composition is considered. It will be quite strict due to its clear lines and contrast, but it can become a highlight of the whole room. The second most popular companion with a light kitchen will be gray. Such variations with colors are quite common in modern design solutions.

Despite the basic white color, which also belongs to the category of light shades in the palette, very often an apron in the kitchen is made in a similar color scheme. In this case, the idea of ​​combining two textures in the decoration can be used: if all the furniture in the room is matte, then the apron is highlighted with a glossy light material. In addition, the work area in the white kitchen is decorated in beige tones using tiles or mosaics. The rustic style allows the use of delicate shades of blue or green and turquoise. Sand and cream shades of materials for wall cladding are in trend.

A bold solution for decorating the work area involves the use of rich colors that will perfectly contrast with the delicate white color. In this option, the following combinations are considered popular: red with white, orange or yellow with white, purple or lilac, etc. The red tint can be used when decorating the working area with brickwork or material that imitates it.

Among other options, you can use plastic, tiles and even glass from multi-colored components for cladding. Also, an apron of bright and juicy shades can be made using colorful photo printing, on which several bright colors or one basic one will be present at once.

In order to choose the right design option for this area in the room, in addition to the choice of material and colors, you should also take into account the general concept of kitchen design, since white interiors are present in many style directions. Among them are the most popular ones:

• classic;
• modern;

• high tech;
• minimalism;
• baroque;
• rustic design options, etc.

As for the largest group, the classic, in this direction the kitchen will have a clear resemblance to the noble estates in terms of furnishings, where the white base color will be most appropriate. In this version, they most often resort to decorating the apron with glass panels.

Tiles can also be considered as a popular classic solution. Moreover, the luxurious furnishings can be complemented by aprons in red and white or red and black. The trend is to use cold shades of natural stone.

Ultra-modern options (techno, hi-tech, minimalism) dictate their own requirements. Therefore, to highlight the working area in a white kitchen, this design uses metal, plastic or frosted glass options. Wall decoration is also allowed in bright and warm colors, including red or brown shades of wood.

In rustic styles, among which country or Provence can be distinguished, preference is given to natural materials to combine with the white color of the entire decoration. It can be orange or red brick, its imitation, as well as the use of wood or stone. Very often, the rural style is complemented by aprons lined with mosaics or tiles with a floral or floral pattern; Gzhel and Khokhloma are quite popular. Patchwork apron design is also in demand, such a patchwork theme will be relevant in this stylistic direction of interior design.

To correctly select the material, taking into account all its characteristics, the following fundamental points should be taken into account:

• the practicality of the chosen type of finish;
• resistance to temperature extremes, high humidity, etc .;
• ease of care and durability;
• aesthetic appearance and compatibility with the general style;
• the selected material should not absorb dirt and other inclusions that will be present in any kitchen;
• it should not become a favorable breeding ground for fungi or bacteria.

A bold option for a plain white kitchen would be to use a colorful color scheme that combines all the bright shades of the basic colors from the palette. Such a bright abstraction in the overall minimalist concept will become the highlight of the entire interior, which will set a positive mood for the owners of the premises and their guests.

To emphasize the luxury of the light design of the kitchen, finishing the working wall with mirrored panels made of triangles enclosed in squares can be used. This idea stands out for the ability to visually increase the space, in addition, the originality of the finish will be combined with the practicality of the material, which in this room will be a big plus.

The use of photo printing on finishing materials will help to highlight the work area in a unique style. The use of pictures of family members for decoration will act as an extraordinary solution. Such photos will decorate the room and will warm you with warm family memories.

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