Kitchen made of wood more than 90 photos, examples and descriptions

Despite the many modern materials, wood continues to be in demand, both in the interior decoration and furniture production. Kitchen made of wood - this is the natural warmth and beauty of wood texture, and nobility, and, in some cases, and the solidity of the kitchen interior. We should not forget that the tree is completely eco-friendly material.

Design features

Furniture, made entirely of solid wood is very rare. And not only because of its high cost, but also because of the unpredictable behavior of solid wood during operation. The tree in the volatile external conditions, food can simply "story." Beauty is not add, but the problem may well be.

In mass production, when talking about the kitchen made of solid wood, that are due to prefabricated panels of glued timber. Such panels are mainly made facades of the headset and all its other parts are made from MDF, chipboard and plywood. This design cheaper and definitely durable.

By kitchens include wood and furniture fronts with a frame structure when the door is construction of a wooden frame with a central part (infill) of MDF or particle board coated with veneer of natural tree. Veneers can be artificially imitating wood structure.

This article focuses on cuisine from the array.

types of wood

Wood species are divided into hard and soft. The most common of which produce kitchen furniture:

• hardwoods: oak, ash, beech;
• medium hard wood: birch;
• soft wood: pine, alder.

Hardwood naturally durable, resistant to external damage and heavy loads. But their hardness creates a difficulty in processing, they are less common in nature than the soft rock that produces the output the higher cost of furniture.

Oak - the best option for the kitchen. The wood is the most resistant to temperature extremes and humidity, it is strong and durable.

Beech as hard as oak, but it lacks resistance against moisture, so more processing water-repellent compositions - a mandatory procedure for the production of furniture for the kitchen from beech. Due to the light wood beech more options toning in other shades.

Ash durable as oak. Characterized by its own rich palette of natural shades of wood.

Softwood lose by Performance - so kitchen furniture will last a fraction of the number of years, but it will be much cheaper. Birch in this respect occupies a middle position.

Alder, despite its softness, has a high moisture resistance and resistance to absorption of foreign odors.

Pine is easy to work, is the most common tree in the Russian and not only the territory and therefore has one of the main advantages - the relative cheapness.

coatings

Coatings for wood furniture are divided into transparent and opaque. The first group includes paints, waxes and oils. Very often with them using stain - tinting fluid, which changes the tone of wood in a darker color. Thus, for example, natural, almost white birch, becomes "dark walnut."

Transparent coating leaves visible wood texture and natural color or fumed. The kitchen with the furniture will look as close to nature that will please fans of eco-style.

By opaque enamel coatings include various shades. It completely fills the natural color of the wood, leaving only barely visible its texture. Most often made of wood kitchen painted in bright colors - white, beige, light green or light blue. So dictate basic interior styles that support in the structure of wood kitchens.

Designs kitchens in wood

Classic style

The most common style of interior, which uses wood furniture - a classic style. He is characterized by straight, symmetrical lines of fronts and often dark wood tones.

In this classic may be strict, and some pomp due to the presence in furniture finishing cornices shaped carved details and gold.

Classical kitchen with suite, colored enamel in white, looks elegant and fresh.

Dark wood furniture blends well with the dark green color. The greens can be added at the expense of the artificial stone countertops, ceramic tile apron trim emerald green and shades Lamps.

On the other hand, the dark shades of the furniture very beautiful looks in combination with white color. White countertop and bright tiles on the apron create a nice looking contrast.

For those who enjoy the most natural, suitable kitchen of facades, keep all wood structure, including blotches knots. If this furniture is made of light wood, then it will suit and dark worktops, such as a kitchen island with a "reverse" color design - a dark base and a light top.

There will be no contradictions when combined with light classic wood kitchen countertops will go light gray and beige shades.

The kitchen can make the most rich eco-materials. Add to this to the kitchen furniture made of natural wood finish kitchen apron of the same wood, cork floors and walls.

Wood, including in the classical style, is well combined with a stone, or with materials that mimic it. For example, as in the photo below, which are in the vicinity of the tree headset and a stone wall in an apron and countertops.

Stone on the floor in the form of granite, stone countertops - all this will also be successfully combined with natural wood furniture.

Home Appliances steel design combined with solid wood in a natural way and does not contradict him, but only emphasizes the modern classics.

Stylish look with pale wood built-in appliances in black color decision.

Country and Provence

These two rustic themselves imply a wooden kitchen. The tree can be in the interiors of these in its natural color or colored in light green or light-blue shades.

Corporate barcode country, and especially Provence - is an aged patina furniture by individual parts of the facade. Special mixture is rubbed corners, edges or individual relief elements of furniture, which adds to the charm of old wood.

modern styles

If you think that the kitchen is made of solid wood are not able to support modern styles, it is not so. The tree can be very concise on kitchen fronts, thereby easily fit into any styles peculiar to the present. Conciseness facades achieved absence frames and panels, and sometimes even the visible fittings.

If you're a fan of all the Japanese, the kitchen of the array in the style of Japanese minimalism sure to warm your soul.

Steel countertop kitchen island, built-in appliances, hoods dome and accessories of the same material will create in combination with wood style, close to the high-tech or modern.

Create a unique combination of modern minimalist design three color combinations: white, black and wooden.

combinations of styles

Very unusual, but it should be noted, quite consistently looks to combine contemporary laminate fronts with facades made of natural array.

It adds a special charm to the introduction of furniture from an array of different elements of rustic style. Namely, a deliberately rough elements of natural design - stone, untreated wood, slicing wood logs.

Here, for example, will combine the simplicity of classical facades kitchen with kitchen island made of natural rough stone.

Island countertop from a huge cut tree will make the natural environment in a riot and audacity.

Kitchen made of wood with their hands

Fantasy craftsmen rampant, but the most interesting dishes are obtained in the sea or a pirate style. The design of such fronts involves the use of metal strips with rivets at the edge of the worktop, rough metal elements as hinges, handles and skirting, and carved elements of sea themes.

Openwork and royally looked furniture with lots of carved elements in the old Slavic style.

designers Tips

Known truth that the expansion of the small kitchen space suitable decoration and furniture of light colors, applies to this case. Facades of light wood with a sleek design - ideal for small kitchens.

For greater lightness and airiness headset, a part of the upper tier of cabinets can be made with inserts made of transparent glass.

If the kitchen is necessary to create a sense of integrity in the interior, then this can be achieved by placing a dining group from the same material and the same design as the basic furniture.

If the whole room, including the floor, ceiling and walls are also made of wood, as well as furniture, the whole kitchen is perceived as a single space, where one part of the interior "grows" from another smoothly. In such an interior is almost no contrast, but for some it will be the most harmonious and comfortable room.

In the case where the design would be desirable to dilute the other materials easily select, for example, from other kinds of wood chairs with wrought iron legs and upholstered in leather or fabric. Any natural material will blend well with natural wood headset.

Pay attention to the texture of wood on the facades. If she is rich and diverse, let the decorative elements of such furniture will be at a minimum. All the beauty of the facades lies precisely in the texture and figure of wood.

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