Kitchens in chalet style – 15 photos of examples of elegant interiors
At the first glance, a chalet-style kitchen may seem devoid of elegance and backward in terms of technical equipment, but this impression on closer look is deceptive. Style – European, and therefore, all the details in it are thought out and arranged to achieve the maximum level of comfort, and over the impression of deliberate simplicity, an experienced designer has seriously bothered to work.
The main distinguishing features of the chalet style
If the words “picturesque landscape” before your eyes there are alpine hills, covered with grass bright green and scattered over them neat little houses with lush flower beds, then the style of the chalet in the interior of the kitchen is exactly what will please the look and cause positive emotions throughout the long time. In addition, this style is distinguished by a unique combination of typicality and exclusivity, because those common features that are inherent in each interior, acquire their unique outlines and create absolutely different impressions in different rooms.
The main features of the chalet style – a kind of comfort inherent exclusively in rural homes, rough outlines of massive elements of the interior and furnishings, strength, proven time and elements, the lack of unnecessary details of the decor.
This interior can be considered an ideal embodiment of the chalet style and in terms of the general layout of the room, and in terms of its decoration and interior decoration
All these basic features are typical for the chalet style today, so some designers recommend cautious approach to decorating the kitchen in the style of the alpine house, because they consider the creation of an organically fitting interior too difficult for the Russian regions. On the other hand, there is another danger – the style of the chalet is likely to be an unfortunate choice for the design of urban housing, as it will be difficult to withstand all the characteristic signs in the kitchen of the apartment building, even the most successful layout, and the interior will give the impression of unfinished scenery to a romantic play ХІХ centuries. For a country house this style will do much better, and such a kitchen will make the impression of a cozy place where it is so nice to warm up over a cup of tea in the morning and gather in a narrow family circle on a rainy winter evening, especially since, according to style rules, and a fireplace, if its dimensions permit or it does not separate from the living room.
If the size of the room allows, then the fireplace will be a very good element of the decor of the living room, because it is definitely in the present chalet
Construction and finishing materials of alpine shepherds
Residents of the Alps in abundance had the building material for erecting their houses, so they did not really think about saving, and today’s wishing to build a real chalet should also forget about it – in fact, it is desirable to choose only natural materials, and this will not be expensive. Natural stone, natural wood – they create a unique atmosphere in a chalet-style room, MDF and laminate will not do the same as cheap imitations of natural stone.
In the design of this kitchen mainly used artificial materials, but their successful combination of color and texture create a whole impression
Although to facilitate the construction of these requirements can be followed not too strictly, but in any case, the type of materials should not cause doubt in their natural origin. The tree, which is used in interior design, is not painted, but is opened with varnish, which allows preserving its beauty and uniqueness of the texture.
In this interior there is a lot of wood – they are decorated with walls, furniture is made of it. Another nuance – the knobs and hinges on the furniture exactly match the idea of a chalet style
Roughness and simplicity of the environment, inherent in the style of the chalet, it is easy to soften and make more home and cozy with the help of lamps and textiles.
And whether kitchen appliances fit into such a kitchen?
Of course, it will fit in, and quite organically it will look on the background of wood-trimmed walls and wide window openings. The design of a chalet-style kitchen does not involve concealing or masking the achievements of scientific and technological progress in order to recreate the atmosphere of a simple country kitchen.
The basic finishing materials of style – a tree and a stone – in this interior are organically combined with metal surfaces of kitchen tables and details of home appliances
The only recommendation may be the desire to choose household appliances in close to the style of chalet tones: beige, light or dark brown. It is advisable to avoid the snow-white hood, stove and refrigerator, as they will contrast sharply with the rest of the situation.
Lamps and other decor elements for the kitchen of the alpine house
I would like the chandelier to be a massive and complex form of cast iron, but this is an optional requirement, a luminaire made of wood or with a shade made of textiles can also be very harmoniously fit into the environment on which a soft, dim light will flow from it. Napkins, towels, curtains in pastel colors or with a soft floral pattern will successfully complement the overall appearance of the interior.
Such a round light is considered most fully reflecting the essence of the chalet style
As a decor, you can use massive products of cast iron and copper, and it would be nice if they made the impression of old and famous species.
Designers, referring to the fact that the original chalet style was used to decorate the houses of Alpine shepherds, argue that everything here should be rude, rustic and massive, to breathe a real male power.
The furniture of rough outlines, especially artificially aged, creating the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, is now very popular
No mention of any concessions to women’s characteristics, such as grace and pretentiousness, can not be. The only female attributes that have space in the chalet kitchen may be minor decor elements, such as tablecloths and curtains, and household utensils.
But the kitchen, ideally suited for a bachelor, is unlikely to arouse the rapture of a woman who traditionally considers this part of the dwelling to be her territory. Therefore, even such a conservative style made concessions to fine ladies, allowing to replace the heavy wooden beams of the ceiling with more elegant ones, preferring light modern kitchen furniture and not objecting to numerous trinkets on countless shelves.
Over the design of this kitchen, clearly caring female hands, without distorting the basic principles of style and at the same time adding to it a mild warmth and playful elegance
Photo examples of interiors
This kitchen can be considered a successful imitation of the chalet, as the interior decoration does not correspond to the basic canons of style in everything
This set is a compromise variant, which will delight the men with its massiveness, and draw the attention of women with graceful outlines of natural wood
Massive beams made of natural wood, supporting the ceiling in a real chalet, in an apartment or house, can be replaced with lighter structures made of other materials
The original appearance of this lamp allows you to consider it one of the main elements of the decor of the kitchen, which he decorates
One of the essential elements of this chalet-style kitchen is a fireplace, which today can be electric
This kitchen is more modern adaptation of the chalet style than its exact reproduction, but here one of the main conditions of the style is observed – the connection of the kitchen and the dining room in one room
In this kitchen, the style of the chalet was surprisingly synthesized with minimalism, resulting in an unusual and original interior
