We select wallpapers in the style of Provence for the kitchen
Often living in a city, I want to break out into nature, into a village. It is good that a piece of village comfort can be moved home. The rustic style is called - country, and is further divided into several styles depending on the country, a part of which you want to see in your interior.
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Provence style
Provence style is the style of a small French village on the shores of the azure sea. In it you will not find a riot of colors and newfangled novelties. Everything in this style tunes you to peace and relaxation from the frenzied rhythm of our lives. Provence is distinguished by the naturalness of materials and the tenderness of the color palette.
There are several features inherent in the Provence style:
- These are necessarily calm colors with a milky tint.
- A lot of light, if there is only one window, there should be good lighting.
- Finishing, furniture and decor from natural materials or their imitation.
- Furniture and some decoration materials, rough and shabby, with an emphasis on antiquity.
- A lot of fabric in decoration and furniture, as well as in the decor.
- A lot of decoration details and flowers, both dry and fresh.
Advice! Bright accents can be made using decor or flowers.
Wallpaper in the style of provence
Wall-paper for kitchens in the Provence style is a gentle addition to the rough, often battered furniture, together they create calm and tranquility. Soft colors and delicate patterns will set you in a romantic mood and bring harmony.
- Sitting in the kitchen in the Provence style, we should feel the touch of nature, imagine the summer: the sun, playing in the green grass and a quiet stream, flowing between the blades of grass; flowers swaying from the breeze and the calm blue sea.
- It is worth presenting these pictures and you will immediately understand what color the wallpaper for the Provence kitchen is needed. These are floral patterns or a small cage, this can be kitchen utensils in the form of teapots, cups or rural houses with animals.
Which to choose
The kitchen is the place where we cook food, which means that it is smells and humidity from steam. Therefore, wallpaper for the walls of the kitchen must be selected, taking into account these factors.
Consider several options:
- Cellulose - paper wallpapers with a variety of colors and textures, the price of which will be affordable for any consumer. But they are not suitable specifically for the kitchen, as they absorb all odors well, fade with time and cannot be cleaned. If you choose cellulose wallpaper, then this is a temporary option.
- Non-woven - waterproof and strong wallpaper, easy to care for, tolerate temperature extremes and do not fade in the sun. Washable non-woven wallpaper, which is easy to wash with cleaning products, is suitable for the kitchen. They will last a very long time.
- Vinyl (cm. The difference between vinyl and non-woven wallpaper: consider in detail) - are ideal in all respects, except that they are unnatural. They are moisture resistant and dense, not afraid of cleaning and temperature changes, do not fade and have a huge and inexpensive selection of colors, patterns and textures.
- Liquid (cm. Decorative liquid wallpaper: how to use) - reminiscent of plaster, easy to apply, good to hold, but for durability they are coated with special compounds. Their feature is the absorption of excess moisture and, if necessary, its allocation.They well mask the unevenness and roughness of the walls and create good thermal insulation. Such wallpapers are pleasant to the touch, they are soft and convex, the problem is a small variety of colors.
- Acrylic - strong enough and safe wallpaper. They have a good selection of colors, patterns and textures. They consist of two layers and pass air well, which is why they have good moisture resistance and are not susceptible to mold and fungus infection.
- Cullet - This is an environmentally friendly material. They will hide the problem walls well, they are not afraid of water and temperature. They have a fairly large color gamut and a variety of textures, but there are no drawings and patterns that are present in the Provence style.
Important! Whatever wallpaper you choose, you need to remember that the kitchen requires frequent wet cleaning and cleaning - this should be taken into account when choosing a wallpaper.
Color combinations
Wallpaper for the kitchen in the style of Provence in any color scheme, with one condition - they should be dim and colorful, but calm and cozy. It can be such colors as: beige, milky and cream; all dim shades of green and blue; yellow and pink; lilac and brown.
But no matter how calm our kitchen is, it still needs to be diluted a little with bright accents for a cheerful mood. For example, pink can be shaded with red or purple, yellow sunny kitchen - with blue or green accents. Blue flowers on the wallpaper will be associated with the summer sky, green patterns will remind lying in fresh grass. Such wallpaper for the kitchen can show what he dreams about and what the landlord dreams of.
To fully create the Provence style in the kitchen, select a wallpaper pattern so that it matches the patterns on the kitchen textiles. This will create harmony in the design of the kitchen.
Making a provence style kitchen
What to do if there is no opportunity to purchase new furniture and equip the kitchen in the style of Provence according to all the rules, but I really want to. This is not such a big problem. You can create Provence with your own hands from improvised and inexpensive tools and materials.
So:
- For example, we have a standard kitchen unit made of chipboard, it is quite easy to repaint it in the desired color. The most common color of Provence furniture is white. We find on the Internet how to repaint furniture white yourself at home, there is a step-by-step instruction, we read and get to work.
- Before you start painting, you should find out how to create a touch of antiquity and attrition on the surface of furniture. Usually this only requires sandpaper. When the kitchen cabinets are ready, we install them in their places, but without screwing the doors.
- Provence style involves open kitchen cabinets and shelves or doors with glass "windows." Instead of doors, curtains or tulle can be hung on kitchen tables and shelves.
- Wallpaper can be chosen inexpensive, and with it immediately fabric, with the same color. From the fabric you can make yourself both curtains on windows and furniture, and a tablecloth. And from the remnants of a cape on chairs or napkins.
- There should be a lot of light in the Provence style kitchen, so it’s worth hanging extra lights. They should be with thick frosted glass and fit the chandelier. The chandelier itself should be with elements of wood or forging. Although an ordinary chandelier with a lampshade made of fabric, and even in the color of curtains and wallpaper, will be very appropriate in our kitchen.
Each, in the country or at the grandmothers in the village there is a wicker basket and something from the village utensils. For example, a cast-iron frying pan or clay pots. We stock up with flowers, these can be both living and flowering plants, and dry compositions from wildflowers and herbs.
Such design trifles as:
- plates painted with flowers on open shelves,
- porcelain or clay jugs,
- wicker baskets and baskets,
- birdcage and dried flowers
- French watch, and other pleasant trinkets reminiscent of rural life, complement the interior of the kitchen in the Provencal style.
Conclusion
The result of all of the above, choosing a wallpaper in the kitchen in the style of Provence, we know:
- Colors can be any, most importantly calm.
- Wallpaper patterns are best combined with textiles in the kitchen.
- Provence prefers a strip or a small cell on the wallpaper, ideally a floral ornament.
- When choosing, we are guided by our memories or dreams of village life.
In the video in this article, you can see a selection of photos of Provencal-style kitchens.
