The kitchen has always been the heart of the home, where we gather with family or friends, eat, talk and share unique moments of conviviality.
Being a very important environment, often the flagship of a modern home, your kitchen must be carefully designed and organized to be both harmonious and functional.
First of all, in addition to obviously the amount of expenditure and the space you have available, evaluate your lifestyle and the taste that best suits you:
choose between a beautiful classic, modern or country style kitchen and then let yourself be inspired and follow our advice.
Ideas for the most popular styles
Furnishing your kitchen is not an easy task but with our ideas we will shed light on the most popular kitchen styles.
The most popular styles for a beautiful kitchen are: classic style, modern style and country style.
Here are some ideas to take advantage of!
- Choose a classic U-shaped, L-shaped or linear composition to enhance the classic style .
- If you love modern style , prefer compositions with islands or peninsulas: the design effect and refined kitchen will amaze anyone who enters your beautiful modern kitchen.
- Let yourself be inspired by the romantic style and rustic atmosphere made of antique furniture, white ceramics, wood and pastel colors if you want to create a beautiful country-style kitchen.
Beautiful classic kitchens
If your taste for the classic has never waned, then a beautiful classic kitchen is perhaps the right choice to elegantly furnish the most convivial and intimate space of your home.
Classic kitchens are characterized by a strong presence of wood , pantries, display cases, exposed plate racks and rustic hoods.
The peculiarity of a beautiful classic kitchen is the finish of the doors with ashlar decoration, often hand-crafted for an even more refined, refined and artisanal touch.
Today, classic kitchens have been reached by technology and design, they are practical and functional and retain that retro air only in style.
Hinges and trolleys are silent and the soft closings, refrigerator and dishwasher are well hidden behind decorated doors.
For colors, white and wood are among the most popular choices. Our suggestion for your beautiful classic kitchen is to use warm and welcoming lights, insert some shades of gray and polished brass finishes.
Beautiful modern kitchens
A beautiful modern kitchen can never do without materials such as stainless steel and glass which enhance geometric shapes and volumes.
These two materials combined correctly create an elegant appearance, and a clean and tidy effect.
If you want to mix and match other materials for your modern kitchen, also consider stone , wood , marble and slate .
One of the most popular and appreciated trends for a modern kitchen is the minimal style which combines sober colors such as black, white and gray and soft colors with clean lines and without excess.
Total white and total black can be a valid alternative for a beautiful modern kitchen: if you want to play with the two colors you can mix them by choosing white cabinets and black appliances or by choosing a light table and black chairs or vice versa.
If you don’t want to give up color even in the kitchen, focus entirely on bright colors, always trying to balance the various nuances.
Beautiful country style kitchens
The country style is a style between romantic and vintage that recalls the charm of country houses.
Generally a country style kitchen is a kitchen made of masonry , which allows you to make the most of the available spaces and completely customize the furnishings of the space.
Maximum freedom in the selection of doors, drawers and handles based on your personal taste, be it elegant and refined or younger and simple.
If until a few years ago a built-in kitchen was mainly made of wood, today the doors are made of aluminum and the marriage with light marble with veins is now tried and tested.
Pastel colors such as mint green, white ceramics, old furniture, accessories and porcelain dishes will make your kitchen a unique and welcoming environment.
Give a touch of originality to your country kitchen with vintage-style furnishings and accessories such as tin containers, copper pots, delicately colored curtains, white cups and plates visible or displayed in a display case.
Beautiful kitchens: must have pieces
Now let’s move on to the must-have pieces for a beautiful kitchen. We start from the assumption that the most desired kitchen is an essential, functional, elegant and clean-cut kitchen.
- An essential island : positioned in the center of the room and without any other element around it, it can be used as a work space with a cooking and washing area or used as a support surface.
- Counter as a snack area : perfect for a quick snack, for breakfast or an informal lunch. Combine it with comfortable colorful designer stools.
- Technological and design hood : choose from the new generation hoods among the suspended models, those hidden inside the kitchen modules, those integrated into the furniture, or those in which the hob already has an integrated hood.
- Trendy and functional top : in quartz or elegant marble, or even in concrete or metal as long as it is aesthetically beautiful but also functional and resistant.
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Mistakes not to be made
After this roundup of features and suggestions for beautiful kitchens, the time has come to list some mistakes you shouldn’t make.
- Pay attention to style : once you have decided which style best suits you, follow that path and don’t mix elements belonging to different styles. In short, choose a style and stick to it!
- Pay attention to the spaces : balance the surfaces used for work and those used for eating meals. Do not overlap the cooking or washing area and the dining area.
- Don’t give up on quality : always choose excellent quality materials for both the top and the wall units: the initial investment will be repaid over time.
