Features of the kitchen in the country
The place where food is prepared and family members gather for meals and gatherings is, without exaggeration, the heart of the home. When arranging a kitchen in a country house, it is important to consider the following features:
- size and shape of the room;
- dimensions and number of windows;
- communication systems, which are often laid at the discretion of the owners.
In addition, the location of the private house should be taken into account. It is surrounded by picturesque nature, and therefore it is better to create an interior that will be a continuation of such a pleasant “neighborhood”.
A little about furniture
Since a dacha is a natural corner where we seek protection from everyday work, stress and various negative aspects, then the furniture there should carry the same atmosphere, that is, natural, natural. Therefore, wood is considered the best material for furniture. In addition, it can not only give you a beautiful appearance and natural aura, but also withstand cold winters, especially if your dacha does not have heating.
If you can’t afford natural wood, you can replace it with, for example, chipboard and MDF. These materials are a little less strong and durable, but they also look good.
So, each person has his own criteria for the convenience and comfort of the interior, so some people prefer one style, others another. Country kitchen is no exception; here, too, you can create a certain stylistic atmosphere.
Communications for the dacha
The installation of utility networks is one of the first tasks that will need to be solved. The kitchen contains a large amount of equipment. When placing it, you should consider the following basic rules:
- First, a place is determined for the dishwasher and washing machine (if you plan to use them). They need to be supplied with water.
- Then the location of the stove is selected. If the country cottage is gasified, you will need to connect the equipment to communications.
- Furniture should not block the ventilation system. Otherwise, it will be impossible to be in the kitchen.
- It is better to place all technical devices in one part of the room. This allows you to shorten the wiring, and therefore save on laying utilities.
- Heating appliances are installed near ventilation. Thanks to this, fewer connections are required and the system becomes coherent.
- Calculation of the power of the electrical network is done based on the total energy consumption. It is better to create a project that indicates the location of all sockets and switches.
- The sink and hob should not be close together. Because of this, expensive equipment may be damaged.
When arranging communications, the main thing is to take into account security requirements.
Expert opinion
Olga Kovalenko
Since 2010 I have been engaged in interior design and architectural design.
When creating a utility network, you should follow the installation instructions for the selected equipment. It is advisable to show the project to professionals who will check it for compliance with technical requirements.
Provence - sophisticated rustic design
This style is very well suited for a dacha, as it implies the presence of various small details, which are abundant in country houses. Most often these accessories are made by hand. Furniture in the Provence style is often made of wood, sometimes decorated. Although this interior looks “rustic”, it has exquisite motifs. Convenience, simplicity and economy reign here. A distinctive feature could be a stylized hood or a farmhouse-inspired rug.
Styles for the garden
The interior for the kitchen should be chosen taking into account the architecture of the house and its location. In this case, everything will look harmonious.
Some practical tips to help you make your choice:
- If the architecture of a country house is classical, the interior needs a corresponding one. Traditional options are suitable - Empire, Art Deco, English and American designs.
- For a kitchen in a cottage built of wood, rustic interiors - country and Provence - are best suited. You can stylize it as a Russian hut or a noble estate, and lovers of gentle romance will appreciate shabby chic.
- If the house has modern architecture and panoramic windows, minimalism or hi-tech would be the ideal option. A restrained Scandinavian style is also suitable.
- When a cottage is used primarily for winter recreation, this can be reflected in the design. The kitchen will take on a harmonious look if you choose the Swiss chalet style for decoration.
- Dachas located near water, be it a lake, river or sea, require appropriate design. The best option would be a Mediterranean interior.
These are just the basic and most obvious solutions. Any style is suitable for a country kitchen, if you play it correctly.
Color
- For reasons of practicality, it is better to use dark colors when decorating a country kitchen. The most popular shades are brown, which are associated with wood and naturalness.
- On the other hand, if the country house is not very large and the kitchen is small, it is better to use light shades that will visually enlarge the space.
country kitchen in light colors
- By using several colors at the same time, you can zone the kitchen, dividing it into a work area and a place to relax. This is especially true in cases where the kitchen has a seating area.
- To combine practicality and beautiful design, you can take one of two popular styles as a basis: Provence or country. They are based on the use of natural (or imitating natural) materials, natural colors and motifs. Consider these styles: Provence, in addition to wood, loves small floral motifs. They act as discreet decor that gives the country kitchen provincial simplicity, elegance and lightness.
- Country is a rougher style. Undisguised stonework in a loft style would be appropriate here. The advantage of this style is that you can use old furniture here: cabinets, tables, and other items. With the appropriate general design, all this will fit perfectly into the design of a country kitchen.
combination of a light country kitchen with natural wood color
Choosing colors for the interior
While compact kitchens in city apartments are traditionally decorated in light colors, the palette for rooms in a private home is much more varied. There are practically no restrictions. It is enough to take into account the main nuances:
- The location of windows relative to the cardinal direction. If this is the south, you can choose a cold palette for the interior of a kitchen in a private house. Warm colors are suitable for northern rooms.
- Exterior features. Even if the room has large windows facing the sunny side, they can be covered with landscape design elements. In this case, it is better to choose a light color scheme.
- The palette used in the interior of other rooms. The kitchen can follow the style of the rest of the house or, on the contrary, stand out through the use of radically different shades.
If you are in doubt when choosing, you should go the traditional route - decorate the interior in light colors (white, cream, beige, milky, etc.). This palette is associated with cleanliness, and therefore is always appropriate in the kitchen.
Expert opinion
Olga Kovalenko
Since 2010 I have been engaged in interior design and architectural design.
Dachas are intended for temporary residence only. Therefore, when choosing a color scheme, you can experiment and use those decorative techniques that will not fit into the interior of a city apartment.
Design and arrangement
It’s not enough just to choose a style for the kitchen; you need to correctly bring it to life in the cramped space of the dacha. If you approach the matter with all seriousness, you can get a unique interior that will amaze all the guests of the dacha.
Surface decoration
A country kitchen usually involves preserving the original appearance of all surfaces on it, but other alternative options are also possible. For example, when it comes to finishing the floor in a small country kitchen, you should choose those coatings that are highly resistant to wear and practicality, since they will need to be washed frequently. It is important to pay attention to moisture resistance. At the dacha in the kitchen, ceramic tiles, laminate or natural wood can be used, treated in a special way to prevent damage by pests and fungi.
The walls in the kitchen, if the cottage is made of rounded logs and the general concept of the intended style allows, are left unchanged. In some cases, vinyl or non-woven wallpaper is used in a country kitchen, and tiles are used for the apron area. But still, it is recommended to leave the surfaces without making any special changes.
Advice! If the cottage is made of brick, then leaving the brickwork exposed will be a good solution to make the kitchen stylish and in line with modern trends.
To decorate the ceiling in a country house, ordinary paint is usually used. Less often, the choice of owners falls on decorative panels. For some stylistic trends, wooden beams on the ceiling in the kitchen that do not hide are an excellent addition. By the way, they can make the kitchen space visually larger.
Most often, to decorate surfaces in the country, in particular in the kitchen, they try to use natural materials. It can be stone and wood. As for the first, its natural varieties are quite expensive, so artificial ones are used, which are difficult to distinguish from the original in appearance. They are a good addition to decorate a kitchen apron. Together with the same countertop, the design will harmoniously fit into the interior of the kitchen.
Wood is a classic material that is good not only as a base for various surfaces, but also as an option for making garden furniture.
Color palette
On the one hand, for a country kitchen it is best to use non-staining, dark shades. This way, various contaminants will be less noticeable on them. Natural brown and ocher colors usually look good in the interior of a country kitchen.
But, in the design of a small kitchen, dark color is taboo. It visually makes the room even smaller, so it’s better to opt for something more cheerful and bright. Here we are talking about milky, soft blue, powdery pink, beige, lilac and other similar shades. This will significantly expand the scope of the kitchen in the country. In this case, the furniture can also be light, but the best option would be the color of natural wood, which will look advantageous in the interior of any, even small kitchen in the country, as it sends us towards a rustic and natural orientation.
Using different color combinations, a small kitchen in a country house can be zoned. This will allow you to place emphasis on certain areas and highlight the working and dining areas without the need to install partitions.
Let's talk about furniture
In most cases, a small kitchen does not have room for a large number of furniture items and all of them are not new, but brought from the apartment after renovation. This in no way detracts from the merits of such kitchen furnishings in the country, only if the elements are not completely dilapidated. Any previously unnecessary cabinet can be slightly restored by simply removing the old covering and creating a new one. The decoupage technique also comes to the rescue, allowing you to decorate furniture with interesting designs.
This solution is quite practical, since full cooking usually takes place in a country kitchen, especially if there is no summer equivalent. They also do canning work here. And under the constant influence of temperature changes, humidity and fumes, furniture can become unusable. Such a turn is less destructive for old furniture than for recently acquired furniture.
A small country kitchen should not be filled with a large number of cabinets. It must have a sink, a stove, a refrigerator, several cabinets for storing utensils and food, covered with a common countertop that forms a work area. Such a minimal set will fit even into the cramped space of a country kitchen. If, for example, there is not enough space for something, then you can move the refrigerator, say, into the living room or onto the veranda.
An interesting solution that opens up new storage possibilities is the installation of wall cabinets that reach the ceiling. This will allow you to increase storage space without affecting the free space in the kitchen.
Stove or stove
This confrontation is relevant for those dachas that the owners inherited from grandparents who were accustomed to using stoves. Some new dacha owners want to replace the stove with a modern electric stove, and some want to leave it as the main attribute of village life.
A gas or electric stove is much easier to use, since you just need to connect it to the electrical network and turn the handle so that the burner starts to heat up. And the stove will have to be heated for a long time, constantly cleaned of ash, prepared and chopped firewood for kindling. Beginners in this business may simply not be able to cope with so many responsibilities. But the atmosphere at the dacha and the unique taste of food cooked in the oven make all those preparation processes completely insignificant.
If possible, it is best, of course, to use the oven. Among other things, it has an impressive cooking surface, which is the main advantage for a dacha. If you do not plan to use the stove, you can still leave it and use an electric stove. The stove will add a certain flavor to the design.
Decorating the space
The decor of a small kitchen in the country should be highly functional and practical. This means that there should be no unnecessary trinkets here. All elements necessarily have their place and role in the country house. For example, dishes with an interesting design, napkins and holders for them, towels, jars for bulk products, pepper shakers and salt shakers - these are the decorative details that can decorate a small kitchen in the country, but will not overload it and will serve a specific role.
Important! Purely decorative objects that decorate the work area can simply interfere with the cooking process.
Particularly relevant in the interior of the kitchen space in the country are those elements that are made by hand. Their inclusion will give the room warmth and comfort. This can be embroidery on tablecloths, napkins and towels, wooden and clay products created with your own hands, various culinary panels, homemade photo frames placed on the wall and other decorations.
Natural fabrics such as linen or cotton are suitable for window curtains and other textiles, but mixed fabrics will be much more practical, so in most cases they are recommended. Such fabrics are washed faster from various contaminants and dry instantly.
How to decorate the floor, walls, ceiling
When designing a kitchen in a private home, you should use mainly natural materials. By subordinating the interior decoration to the idea of unity with nature, you can fully experience the benefits and atmosphere of country life.
In finishing, you should avoid using fashionable vinyl wallpaper, PVC cladding panels, double-glazed windows, linoleum, etc. It is better to use textured plasters, lay parquet, cork or solid wood on the floor, and decorate the walls with ceramic tiles or wood panels. Also appropriate would be paper and textile wallpaper, jute mats, and stone that can be used to decorate doorways and arches.
However, this rule does not need to be followed fanatically. Natural materials can be replaced with artificial ones. For example, nothing will prevent you from choosing a wood-look laminate or an acrylic countertop instead of a natural marble one. The main thing is to maintain a balance between practicality and appropriateness of materials in a country house, in close proximity to nature.
Expert opinion
Olga Kovalenko
Since 2010 I have been engaged in interior design and architectural design.
It is necessary to consider not only compliance with style, but also safety. The finishing will be subject to greater stress than in a city kitchen, and therefore the materials must be durable and undemanding in maintenance.
Stylistic decisions
The interior of a country kitchen should correspond to the general concept of the whole house and be combined with decoration and materials. Many people prefer to maintain a rustic flavor and unity with nature, so the most common designs are the following.
- Ecostyle. For a country kitchen in a wooden house, there is nothing better than using natural, environmentally friendly materials. The style also involves the installation of communications and devices that will help save energy, reduce water consumption, and recycle waste. The interior uses natural shades: green, azure, wood.
- Provence. This style of the French hinterland has long been loved by our compatriots for its sophistication and originality. Natural materials are also used here, but handmade products made from wood are most welcome. The set using the decoupage technique with a touch of antiquity looks great. This design has the opportunity to revive old furniture and breathe new life into it. As for the color scheme, such an interior involves the use of green, light green, blue, white, yellow, and pale yellow shades.
- Scandinavian. The design embodies a harmonious combination of rustic flavor and modern functionality. Unlike Provence and eco-style, expensive and trendy household appliances are appropriate here, since the main emphasis is on convenience. In this case, the set must be made of natural materials or its high-quality analogues. The interior is usually dominated by white and its shades: ivory, milky. Decorative elements in the form of chair covers, soft decorative pillows, an abundance of textiles, and hand-made crafts are very welcome. This DIY kitchen looks elegant and very cozy, especially when decorated with indoor plants.
- American country. This style is quite democratic in the choice of finishing materials, furniture, and colors. As in the Scandinavian interior, special attention is paid to functionality and convenience. The main rule is the presence of free space and a minimum of unnecessary decor. These are usually spacious island kitchens with plenty of appliances and a well-equipped work area.
- Russian dacha style. This is one of the areas of country style, which is divided into ethnic and geographical groups. Here it is important to recreate the atmosphere of the Slavic ancestors who lived in huts, so the main attention is paid to kitchen utensils. This is a samovar, clay pots, dishes with Gzhel painting and other similar attributes. Massive furniture made of log wood, a little rough and bulky, would be appropriate. Instead of chairs, it is better to put wooden benches and cover the table with a tablecloth with patterns and ornaments.
- Classical. This is a design that never goes out of style and looks great in both the countryside and the city. It gives an atmosphere of luxury, sophistication and restraint at the same time. Solid wood furniture with carved facades, moldings, and forged metal parts is a distinctive feature of this interior. The classic style is more suitable for spacious rooms, since in small kitchens it will not be possible to recreate the amazing color. It will be good if the room has high ceilings. In the case of a kitchen-living room, it would be appropriate to hang a crystal chandelier. As for the color scheme, the interior may be dominated by white, brown, milky, sand, beige, always in combination with gold. It is better to hang massive curtains on the windows with garters.
Displayed dishes and wall clocks help diversify the kitchen interior.
A kitchen in the country with your own hands is an opportunity to realize your creative potential and bring to life ideas that you would not have dared to do in a city apartment. Designers' advice will help you create a unique and exclusive interior that will become the pride of its owners.
Necessary furniture and equipment for a summer residence
Here everything will primarily depend on the size and layout of the room. In the design of a large kitchen there are almost no restrictions on the choice of furniture. However, such a room may have a complex shape. Every nuance will influence the choice of furniture and equipment.
A universal option is a corner kitchen set. It takes up a minimum of usable space, while allowing the use of maximum convenient storage systems. In addition, there are other advantages:
- the working triangle can be positioned perpendicularly, i.e. the refrigerator, sink and hob;
- corner sets are suitable for kitchens of all shapes and sizes;
- After installing the furniture, there is enough free space.
Linear layout is a good choice for standard rooms. It should be preferred if you plan to create a full-fledged dining area in the kitchen.
A parallel layout is a good option for a walk-through room. Along two free walls there is a kitchen set and household appliances. If the room is wide, you can also install a dining group, which will allow the whole family to gather around the table.
U-shaped sets are appropriate when a large number of storage systems and household appliances are required. For example, this option should be preferred if, when decorating a kitchen in a country house, you plan to install an oven, dishwasher, washing machine, and extractor hood.
If the room is located on the attic floor, you will have to abandon standard sets. Wall cabinets are replaced with shelves. This will help engage the roof slopes. You can also use lower cabinets - they can be much more spacious than ordinary kitchen cabinets.
A room combined with a dining room or living room is more difficult to decorate than a standard one. First of all, you will need a powerful hood that will protect against odors. Its minimum productivity is 1000 m3/h. It is also worth zoning the space, which will be helped by furniture - bar counters, sofas, storage systems in the form of partitions.
Expert opinion
Olga Kovalenko
Since 2010 I have been engaged in interior design and architectural design.
For kitchens in private homes, it is worth choosing custom-made furniture. This is due to the fact that the premises in dachas are not standardized, and therefore you may not be able to guess the size when purchasing.
How to arrange
Despite the fact that choosing finishing materials is clearly more pleasant than solving sewer problems, you will have to put in a lot of effort to do everything right. On the one hand, the process of organizing a kitchen in a country house is quite similar to that in an ordinary apartment or house.
Correct design is the key to success
On the other hand, you need to consider how suitable the materials are for these purposes - for example, expensive paper wallpaper in a house with weak walls and a thin roof may not survive the first serious rainstorm. So now we will look at this point to understand what to focus on and decide which materials are suitable for use in the kitchen.
How to decorate the walls
As already mentioned, ordinary wallpaper is unlikely to suit you. But vinyl ones, due to their high resistance to moisture, are quite suitable.
This statement is also true for paint: simple mixtures can quickly peel and crack, but waterproof, washable coatings can withstand use in difficult conditions. According to reviews on forums, rubber paints have proven themselves to be the best.
Waterproof paint is a great option for the kitchen
Ceramic tiles are not a bad choice. However, in this case, it is necessary to carefully select the composition for processing the joints and make sure that the tile fits tightly. As for the adhesive base, we recommend silicate - it is highly waterproof, quite durable, but does not weigh down the structure too much, which is important for the usually thin walls of country houses.
Tiles - time-tested
Wooden lining is another interesting option. It will cost you less than boards, and will look no less impressive. However, there are some nuances here: you need a material with special impregnation, preferably both waterproof and heat-resistant.
Lining is popular
Important: If you decide to install a Russian stove at your dacha, you will have to abandon wooden elements in the decoration. Of course, this combination looks quite impressive, but in reality the risk of fire is too high. Don't forget about your safety.
An extraordinary but fashionable solution is a kitchen with bare brick walls. Of course, this is only permissible if the brickwork is neat and all the bricks are intact. However, in general, this move looks very cool - if you have chosen the right kitchen style.
Brick can look very interesting
How to finish the floor
This is perhaps one of the most difficult questions. If your building has a solid foundation, then there are practically no restrictions. But what if the foundation is conditional or simply absent?
In this case, the strength of the material and its resistance to moisture and chemical processes that occur upon contact with the ground should come first.
Concrete is considered a fairly popular material for decorating country floors. Don’t think that it is boring and gray: modern options can look very decorative. In addition, it is durable and practically indestructible - ideal for difficult country conditions.
Who said concrete is not suitable for the kitchen?
Wooden floors are often installed in dachas. However, there are some nuances here. If the house has a solid foundation and the room is not damp, nothing limits your choice. Buy wood based on its visual qualities; feel free to install parquet or laminate flooring.
But if the reliability of the base raises questions or the kitchen is quite damp, you need to choose dense, expensive types of wood - otherwise the coating will quickly become damp. The problem can be solved if you organize a good waterproofing agent under the floor and reliably cycle it. However, often the costs are not justified - a lot of money is spent, and the longevity of such a floor is very doubtful.
Wooden floor - timeless classic
All the same theses apply to laminate flooring - a cheap coating will very quickly become unusable, and an expensive one will cost you a fortune and will require significant preparation of the foundation.
It is not at all advisable to install parquet boards in a dacha - most of them are characterized by low resistance to moisture, so they deteriorate very quickly in dacha conditions.
But linoleum is not at all afraid of moisture. In addition, it has a wide variety of design solutions, some of which very successfully imitate various more expensive materials. Linoleum has another problem - squeezability. That is, if you are used to walking in shoes, heels will leave a mark on the surface. On the other hand, few people wear high heels at the dacha.
In addition, linoleum is afraid of temperature changes and can crack in frost or become deformed in heat. Therefore, think carefully about the temperature regime in the kitchen of your dacha, even if you do not plan to visit there in winter.
Linoleum - stylish and practical
Ceramic tiles are an almost ideal material for a country kitchen. True, it is quite cold, so you will have to walk around the kitchen in shoes or buy several rugs. In any case, you won’t have to worry about deformation due to moisture or low temperatures.
Tiles are often laid in the country
Expensive stone or marble floors, self-leveling acrylic floors, carpet or cork are rarely used in the country, so we consider it unnecessary to talk about them in detail. It only makes sense to install such coverings if your dacha is a permanent structure, and not an ordinary country house.
Closed: veranda and terrace
It must be said right away that such a summer kitchen will require a project and documentary permission from regulatory government authorities. The premises will be classified as a full-fledged building, and non-approval will result in penalties and the inability to sell the property.
Among the advantages of closed kitchens, the following should be noted:
- Protection from adverse influences. You don’t have to be afraid of wind, rain or snow, summer heat, or insects. Cooking won't turn into a challenge.
- In the closed kitchen you can place functional modern appliances. This allows you not to change your diet while staying at the dacha and prepare your usual dishes.
At the same time, there are also many shortcomings. Not everyone has enough time and energy to create and approve a design for a closed kitchen, and then arrange it. Equally important is the fact that this is an expensive construction. This option is suitable only if you have financial resources and enough time.
Combination of kitchen and living room
The entire first floor is usually allocated for guest and work areas, so a kitchen-living room in a country house is a very common option. Interior and design ideas can be very diverse, because a large room allows you to bring the most daring ideas to life. In a combined room, special attention should be paid to zoning the space. This can be either a visual division or a substantive one. The first includes finishing, color scheme, different floor coverings, and the latter includes furniture, sliding structures, shelving, partitions, sofas.
When renovating a kitchen in a country house, special attention should be paid to proper lighting and communications, since it will be very difficult to correct mistakes after construction is completed. The work area needs good lighting first of all. It is necessary to illuminate the apron by installing spotlights around the perimeter of the headset. Turning lamps, spots, and tracks would also be appropriate. A fluorescent lamp has no place in the kitchen, as it distorts the color of food and causes anxiety. As for the recreation area, the lighting here may not be so bright, but more subdued to create a romantic and relaxing atmosphere. It is recommended to use wall sconces, floor lamps, and lamps. Properly placed lighting will also help in zoning the space.
Kitchen, living room and dining room in a single space of a country house interior
Open: gazebo and light veranda
This type of layout is budget-friendly and easier to implement. An outdoor kitchen is called an open kitchen, which is most often installed in a gazebo, sometimes on a summer veranda. It is intended for cooking - barbecue, kebabs, etc.
You can arrange your kitchen space with your own hands. For this purpose, a site of a predetermined size is concreted. Supports are installed along the perimeter on which the roof is laid. For cooking you can use:
- stone oven;
- barbecue or similar devices;
- gas stove with a separate cylinder.
The main advantages of an open kitchen:
- The cost of the project and construction is low, and the arrangement is completed in the shortest possible time. If there are no plans to install communications and there is no documentation, the house can still be sold if necessary by dismantling the kitchen.
- It is more than possible to carry out construction work yourself. This does not require special skills or specialized equipment.
There are also disadvantages. In particular, the kitchen equipment will be primitive. It will not be possible to install modern equipment and arrange a full-fledged work area.
In the summer, insects can be very annoying, and the possibility of staying in the kitchen will completely depend on the weather. Thus, this is an option exclusively for those who relax in the country during the warm season.
Arrangement, equipment and features of the layout of a country kitchen
Before you start creating a design project, you need to decide on the layout of the kitchen. In this case, we have five options for furniture arrangement to choose from. All of them are based on the principle of the working triangle. The stove, refrigerator and sink should represent its tops. This is done solely for the convenience of the hostess and to save her time when moving.
If the summer house is small, and the kitchenette is also small, then in its cramped spaces you can implement an L-shaped, linear or parallel layout. In the first case, the working surface occupies two adjacent walls and the corner between them. With a linear layout, the entire set is located strictly on one plane. A parallel arrangement involves placing furniture along two opposite walls. If the room is so small that there is no room for maneuver at all, then you should think about combining it with the living room. In this case, you can use a luxurious design technique - an island layout. In it, the work area, along with the hob, and sometimes the sink, protrude into the “open ocean” of the room. The U-shaped layout is used in medium-sized rooms. Traditionally, the countertop or sink is located under one of the windows, and the entire set covers three walls at once.
Most often, in dachas, a combined kitchen-dining room option is implemented, so it is worth allocating space for a dining area. As for the equipment, here it should be exactly the same as in the apartment, with one small exception. If active recreation involves harvesting and storing it in jars, then you will have to slightly “strengthen” the culinary area. You need to buy a stove with more burners than a regular one. This is necessary to simultaneously prepare several dishes for lunch, sterilize jars and conjure a fragrant brew for the winter. By the way, salads and preserves are prepared in large portions in large bowls, and in some recipes the container along with them has to be additionally boiled in hot water using large saucepans.
It is better to allocate a separate two-burner stove or stove for these processes. Unfortunately, such culinary and preparation magic is problematic to create in small spaces. You may have to worry about building a separate closed summer kitchen or its primitive version with open walls.
When combining with other rooms, be sure to use zoning rules. This, at least partially, will help protect another room from the aggressive kitchen microclimate, which in the country becomes even “meaner” due to constant canning, a steam curtain and the corrosive smells of brine or jam.
Photo gallery of kitchens for a country house
Below are images with examples of the interior of country premises. Ready-made solutions developed by professional designers will inspire you to implement your own ideas and help you decide on a kitchen design option.
Arranging a comfortable private home has many features. However, if you take into account all the nuances of choosing the interior style, finishing materials, furniture and household appliances, you can create a country kitchen that is in no way inferior to a city kitchen in functionality and beauty.
Interesting decorative elements
The decor of a country kitchen should be practical and functional. Therefore, you should pay attention, first of all, to the aesthetic appearance of those items that are used while in the kitchen. You can choose dishes with interesting decor, original napkins, towels, tablecloths. At the same time, you should not fill the workspace with objects with purely decorative functions - they will only interfere with the cooking process.
Handmade in decor
Handmade products look especially good in the interior of a country house. They add coziness and homely warmth to the room. Embroidery on tablecloths and napkins or in a regular frame will look good in the kitchen. Handmade pottery and wooden items will also fit perfectly into this room.
Natural materials in kitchen decoration
Natural stone is an expensive material, so it is rarely used in the decoration of country houses. Artificial stone and brick can be used to finish the floor, kitchen backsplash and other elements of the room.
Wood is a traditional material for the construction and decoration of country houses. In the interior of a country kitchen, it will look good not only in the form of furniture, but also when decorating walls, ceilings, and floors.
Textiles made from natural fabrics are perfect for the interior of a country kitchen. Curtains, tablecloths and napkins made of linen, cotton and other natural materials will be a good addition to a country-style interior.
