Bright, muted or combined red kitchen set stands out among others. A bold choice in favor of the red headset has its advantages and will not leave the guests indifferent.
Shades and features of red color
Active red refers to a rich and warm group of colors, bright hues awaken, and dark add solidity. It is a symbol of action, fire, power and love.
Red has strong energy, it shares, but with an abundance of red it also takes away strength. Stimulates the nervous system, blood circulation, awakens hidden leadership, adds confidence. The kitchen set is neutralized with green and its shades, combined with cold and warm tones, white and black.
The photo set with a white top and a red bottom with frosted kitchen fronts and a marble worktop in a rectangular kitchen.
Red headset looks different due to the intensity, brightness, saturation and depth of color.
The cool shades of red include:
- crimson;
- alizarin;
- cardinal;
- amaranth.
Warm shades of red include:
- scarlet;
- Garnet;
- rusty;
- ruby;
- poppy;
- Bordeaux;
- crimson.
Headset shape
Red kitchen set is chosen based on the size of the room and the number of people living.
Linear
A single-row suite is suitable for an average and small kitchen, where all kitchen furniture occupies space along one wall. The optimal length is from 2.5 to 4 meters. With a direct layout of the headset, the hob, fridge and sink are in line. There must be a tabletop between the sink and the hob.
Double row
Parallel layout is suitable for narrow, elongated kitchens, with a width of more than 2.3 meters. The kitchen table in this case is carried out to another room or combined with a set.
Angular
L-shaped red set saves time for moving around the kitchen, suitable for small space. Here the kitchen sink or cooking stove is located in the corner ergonomically, there is a capacious lower cabinet. For small rooms, a set with a bar counter, to which you can attach a table, is suitable.
U-shaped headset
It can be round or straight, suitable for studio apartments and a rectangular kitchen. There can be a sink near the window or on the window sill. The entire kitchen unit occupies 3 walls, and the exit remains free from furniture.
Island set
Red island set is suitable for a spacious room, saves time of movement, and not space. The island in the headset is the main table, which can be an auxiliary work surface with a sink or stove, a bar counter.
In the photo there is a corner set with an island in individual sizes with a niche for a window opening.
Types (glossy, matte)
Based on preferences, a red set can be glossy or matte, you can also combine the appearance of facades, for example, make the top glossy and the bottom matte.
Glossy kitchen set
Reflects lighting, suitable for any kitchen, amenable to cleaning, but also easily contaminated by traces of hands.
The photo shows a glossy red corner set in a rectangular kitchen with a gray kitchen apron and worktop.
The gloss in red tones is combined with a matte floor covering and a working surface in order to avoid oversaturation of gloss.
Matte red headset
It looks restrained, it does not show fingerprints, is suitable for a classic style, combined with a matte and glossy floor. Restrained and familiar appearance of the facade.
The photo shows a matte kitchen set with a glass apron with a print and neutral Austrian curtains.
Facade materials
The role is played not only by color, but also by the service life of the headset, its ability to carry moisture and temperature differences, which depends on the material of the frame and the facade of kitchen furniture.
MDF facade headset
Consists of a fiberboard panel has a uniformity, it can be relief and coating. Kitchen facades are covered with enamel, film, plastic. MDF has high strength, resistance to moisture and temperature.
Solid wood
Not suitable for a small kitchen headset, as the headset is not only heavy, but also bulky. Wood is treated with antifungal agents and varnish, amenable to sanding to remove chipped. Decorate the kitchen set with pilasters, cornices and carvings. May lose color, requires careful handling, is not made in a rounded shape.
In the photo furniture from the array in the spacious kitchen of a country house country interior.
Plastic
Applied to MDF or chipboard panel. This is a durable headset that does not lose shape and scarlet color. Red facade with aluminum inserts and glass increase the life of the headset.
Laminated chipboard
Kitchen set can be glossy and matte. The choice of design allows you to make the red facade of the headset pearl, chameleon. It is easy to clean, does not absorb moisture, you can make bent shapes. It is subject to fading in the sun, does not tolerate blows and cuts.
The photo shows a laminated facade in a crimson shade, reflecting light. The mirror reflects the window, which makes the kitchen lighter.
Choice of worktop and apron
Table top
For the working surface suitable materials such as stone (natural or decorative), laminated MDF, tile, steel, glass, wood.
If the kitchen is matte, then the work surface may be glossy and vice versa. Black, white, green, blue color of a working surface with design or in monophonic option is combined.
Apron
Must be resistant to frequent cleaning, moisture and heat, it is better that it was made of tiles, refractory glass, steel, mosaics, bricks, artificial stone, plastic.
The photo shows a red brick kitchen apron in combination with a gray stone worktop and a scarlet facade.
The apron height is up to 60 cm. The color can be monotonous or combined depending on the zone, for example, it can differ in the area of the hob and sink. Suitable colors: pistachio, black, white, mustard.
Style selection
Modern red headset
It is created by a red set of simple or round shape, with fronts of gloss or matte surface without additional decoration. Kitchen fittings are selected simple design. The set is equipped with a convenient storage system, door closers. The top cases are combined from vertical and horizontal boxes.
Classic red headset
The classics differs in opaque facades, carving, monophonic color, lack of gloss. Drawers and kitchen cabinets are located in parallel, the geometry is respected. Fits any kitchen size.
Red Loft Headsets
Red kitchen set can be glossy and matte, combining in itself the novelty and wear of the retro, combined with red brick, white finish, gray stainless steel worktop. Furniture may contain glass, aluminum.
In the photo there is a corner loft-style kitchen combining wood, metal and glass.
Red country set
Red kitchen set in a pale or dark shade with antique scuffs, combined with wooden fittings, brown apron flowers, mosaic top or solid wood.
Wall finish and color
Paint, plaster, tile, plastic panels, wallpaper will be suitable for decoration. The shade of the walls should not distract attention from the kitchen set, so neutral beige, sand, vanilla and pastel shades of peach and pink are suitable.
For a large kitchen you can make bright walls of green, blue, orange hue. If the kitchen has enough lighting, then you should pay attention to brown, coffee, gray.
Wallpaper
Wallpapers should choose waterproof vinyl that can be washed. They are also resistant to moisture and temperature fluctuations due to the impermeable vinyl layer. These wallpapers also hide the irregularities of the walls, which is an advantage.
Suitable wallpaper for painting, liquid wallpaper with a protective layer, decorative with a large or small pattern.
The photo is maroon-black kitchen with striped wallpaper in the art deco style. Vertical stripes make the kitchen taller, and the black and white combination does not create the effect of gloominess.
Ceiling color
For the kitchen you should choose a shade of the floor or make it white. Suitable plastic panels, paint, wallpaper, suspended ceiling, drywall.
Combinations
The kitchen set can be monophonic or combined with a warm or cold shade to create a unique kitchen interior. You can combine colors linearly vertically or horizontally, staggered or making color accents.
Red and black
A set with a red top and black bottom looks stylish, for the top it is worth picking up a glossy facade, and for the bottom - matte. It is combined with metal fittings, table top made of steel. Apron can pick up matte black with a glossy pattern.
Red white
A set with a white bottom and red top is suitable for a small kitchen, it does not look intrusive, but at the same time bright.
Black white red
The set is a classic, where the proportions of colors play an important role. The kitchen worktop can be white and separate the red bottom from the white top, the black worktop separate the white top from the red and black bottom.
Red gray
The suite is suitable for high-tech style, modern kitchen. Light gray is combined with burgundy and other shades against the background of light walls.
Red purple
The kitchen suite looks stylish and modern, suitable for any size of room.
Red beige
Fits under white walls, red curtains, beige floor.
Red green
Red-green kitchen balances colors. Scarlet is combined with olive, pomegranate and light green.
Curtain selection
With a red set it is better to combine a neutral shade of curtains in light colors. Kitchen curtains can be with red stripes, red loops or grabs, burgundy embroidery or insert.
The optimal length will be short curtains over the sink, Roman, roller blinds or blinds.
Long drapes suitable for windows near the kitchen table.
For a kitchen, it is better to choose a blended, synthetic fabric with dirt-repellent impregnation, which does not burn out in the sun and tolerates frequent washing (organza, blend with viscose, polyester).
The interior of a small kitchen
In the small kitchen, you can pick up a red headset, subject to certain rules:
- Choose muted or bright shades, deep red in the kitchen is permissible with a combination of two-color facades.
- The shape of the kitchen set is angular, straight.
- Combine in the interior a red suite with a white ceiling, light walls and a glossy floor.
- Facade to choose a glossy version of plastic or PVC film, which will reflect light.
- Do not block the window and apply light textiles for curtains and upholstery of chairs.
- Enough light is needed in the kitchen; additional lighting above the work area is also important.
- Do not load the interior of the kitchen with small red decor, wallpaper, dishes on the countertop.
- Kitchen appliances and equipment should be stored in cabinets.
The photo on the right is a compact suite in a small kitchen, located in the corner and combined with white walls.
Photo gallery
The red set is suitable for courageous personalities, active hostesses. It awakens interest, looks unusual and stylish, combines with basic colors and remains in fashion. A variety of shades and combinations allows you to choose a set for each kitchen size. Below are the photo examples of the use of red on the facades of the kitchen.
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