Between brass taps, mismatched chairs and hidden appliances, the kitchen will become a practical, characterful room in which you feel really good. So, to wake up ours, give it a new style or even change it, discover our pretty decorating ideas to ins
The modern style gives free rein to the imagination and a certain freedom in the way of approaching it. It is characterized, unlike the design, by a very welcoming, warm and friendly accent .
This is most often obtained by a mix & match between raw materials such as concrete or steel which you mix with wood, a natural, lively and warm material.
The usual codes of modern style are also available in the contemporary kitchen which is rather open to the living room to take advantage of its volume and brightness. If the kitchen is separate, it benefits from large openings onto the garden or the urban landscape.
Modern White Kitchen
The colors are often sober, oscillating between immaculate white , light beige or pastel gray which serve as a backdrop. However, if you like color, it can be displayed without problem on furniture or accessories to bring conviviality or cheerfulness.
Pastel shades help soften the atmosphere of this space. While bright, dark, intense or very trendy shades are also welcome in this room. Freedom is at the heart of the creation of modern cuisine.
Bright and Pop Colors
The particularity of contemporary cuisine is also due to the fact that it is easily available with different accents: Scandinavian , Japanese, reclaimed, bohemian … all enhanced by key elements which punctuate the decor such as the gold trend which gives this universe a very elegant and chic touch.
It remains alive and evolves according to your desires and decorating trends that change over time. It is also this changing and evolving atmosphere which gives it a certain charm.
Modern Asian Inspired Kitchen
The choice of materials: chic and raw above all
The modern kitchen loves wood , this natural material which will be treated in a simple way with straight lines and without embellishment and rather in tones, very light or very dark, almost black.
It can be used in its raw version, painted with a matt finish, very contemporary, but always smooth. We find it on the furniture, the floor, with beautiful imitation wood tiling, the worktop or the splashback.
stainless steel and concrete
Concrete is also present in this type of decoration, we like its raw side and the possibility of declining it in many tones . It is displayed on different surfaces and makes it very easy to revamp the worktop or splashback of a kitchen that has aged poorly.
A concrete floor or wall distills some industrial notes to the contemporary kitchen.
Marble is also perfect and can be added in small notes on the splashback, the work surface or on objects and accessories. Its nobility and chic fit perfectly with this spirit. Concrete responds readily to stainless steel furniture, smooth, contemporary and which remains very elegant.
Charming tiles
Don’t forbid yourself anything when it comes to flooring , in fact old terracotta tiles, concrete floors, cement tiles, old or whitewashed parquet, everything is allowed in the modern kitchen. Tiling , graphic and original, is recommended to give character and originality to your floor.
Original and graphic tiles
Glass is also at the heart of the modern spirit and today, it adorns the splashback to bring depth to the room and increase the light, which are two important points in the modern kitchen .
It is also present on the doors of tall cupboards to highlight your most beautiful dishes and lighten everything up.
Terrazzo is also a material that is making a comeback in the kitchen and is proudly displayed on a worktop, the splashback or even the floor. Emblematic of the 70s, this year it regains all its letters of nobility.
terrazzo in modern kitchen
Corian is the darling of decorators and interior designers and it’s easy to understand why . As solid as stone, easy to work with , it adapts to all creations, even the craziest, taking all shapes, it is the material suited to modernity and originality .
Marbled, speckled, plain… it comes in many finishes to seduce you. Like quartz, it is perfectly suited to the worktop.
One of the advantages of contemporary cuisine is the free interpretation you can make of it. All colors can be adapted to this style, even if it favors sober and neutral shades as the main shade.