Working kitchen area : photos and design ideas

Do you think that brings together 99% of all kitchens?That's right, the working area! Whatever housed furniture and appliances: U-shaped, L-shaped, straight-line method or the island, it is still a working kitchen area is present in each of them.For those who forgot to inform you that this is an area of ​​kitchen space, where there is just the process of cooking.Typically, this zone has a standard set of kitchen furniture and appliances, and it includes a hinged cabinets, floor cabinets, stove and sink - in short, everything that is necessary for the process of preparation of culinary masterpieces.

As you can see, a set of conditions for the kitchen is very limited, therefore, to diversify the work area in two ways:

• change the location of the desktop and make it together with a stove and a sink in the room center or any other place;
• use different materials for furniture and decoration, to make the situation of its exclusive cuisine.

Let's start ...

Kitchen apron working area

Work apron in the kitchen can be called the most vivid and expressive elements.And all thanks to modern materials, which combine the reliability, functionality and beauty.Take, for example, skinali - a decorative panel that is installed in the apron area and performs both a protective and a decorative function.It is made of impact-resistant tempered glass and with dignity withstand temperature extremes, which are often found near the stove, in addition, this panel is resistant to water and drops of hot fat.

Skinali for working kitchen area

Beautiful design of the working area cuisine

But this is not the most interesting!It is noteworthy that the glass panel can be applied to any image which you want - the sea with palm trees, gorgeous rose or aquarium.Move the image on the wall will not be working.Due to large format printing and technology to image transferred onto the reverse side of the glass, and its ends are sealed so that there could not penetrate moisture and, therefore, the drawing does not deteriorate.Speaking of moisture, skinali advantage over conventional ceramic tiles is just a single piece of monolithic glass and the absence of joints with grout, as in the case of the tile, so that the fungus does not appear there, that's for sure!Yes, and look after the smooth and flat surface much easier.

glass panel can be up to 3 meters, but if you want to close a large part of the wall, you have to combine the panels 2-3 and seal the joints.But all the work in the kitchen wall under the overhead lockers will be an original look.And if you're still out there organizing LED backlight, the aquarium "come to life" in front of you, in bright colors painting the amazing underwater world.

Skinali for the working area cuisine

So slowly and slowly we came to the second method of working area decor - its illumination.

Lighting of the working area on

kitchen illumination of the working area in the kitchen has two functions - at the same time it serves as lighting and decoration and even a night-light may be at night, because the dim glow is enough to drink water or eat at bedtimea piece of cheese.Agree, a chandelier, located in the center of the ceiling is not enough, because it will create a shadow in the work area.

There are many different options for lighting the working area in the kitchen.For example, a practical solution - it spotlights on the ceiling, which are located on the perimeter of the work area.You can also make a box on the ceiling of plasterboard, repeating arrangement of wall cabinets, light fixtures and mount it.

countertop for your desktop in the kitchen

Another interesting option is the installation of spots (luminaires with directional light) on the hanging lockers and under them.This lighting can be considered as the main and quite sufficient to carry out the whole process of cooking.And if you choose rotary lamps, then use them to be able to highlight not only the work area, but also the whole kitchen.

lighting kitchen work area

Work apron in the kitchen Photo

Lighting of the working area in the kitchen

A variety of lighting options open LED ribbon in front of us.Along with standard white light, color LED lights can emit a single color or sparkle like a rainbow, a smooth transition from one shade to another.This way you can highlight anything - a kitchen apron, countertop, wall cabinets, base kitchen units or illuminate the entire kitchen as a whole, "empty" decorative ribbon on the perimeter of the ceiling.

Beautiful LED backlight working kitchen area

LED work light

The modern design of the working area cuisine

Originally highlight working kitchen area as possible and with the help of modern pendant lights and chandeliers, which are fixed directlyon a desk or a kitchen island in a way that does not interfere with cooking.

Island - working area cuisine

Backlight workspace kitchen pendant lamps

Design kitchen working area photo

working area in the kitchen Photo

countertop design working kitchen area

Desk kitchen - is one of its elements, without which, in fact, is not the whole working area.Agree, even to cut bread or cheese should be on some kind of surface, not to mention the process of cooking, when all the time you need something to cut, grate and chop.If we are not talking about exclusive materials such as granite, marble, stone and glass, the most common way to make a unique kitchen countertops - is to choose the "fun" color for this element of kitchen units.

Looks great dark worktop for the kitchen in the background a bright interior.For example, a black or gray countertop cabinets framed ivory looks just fine.

design of the working area cuisine

Other options combination is also not lagging behind in visual perception, for example, fresh looks blue countertop combined with black cabinets or purple top with white cabinets.Experiment and match the colors that you like, but for a more resourceful customers can order exotic flowers countertops, simulating wood or stone.

Working kitchenette window

And, of course, artificial and natural stone countertops, marble or granite will always be held in high esteem.These noble materials not only resist shock, scratches and temperature differences (which is especially important near the plate), but also have a presentable appearance.

Working kitchenette window

From the latest achievements should also be noted countertops made of tempered glass, which combine both strength and grace.The color of a surface, you can choose absolutely any, as precisely as possible to fit it into the interior of the kitchen.

Worktop white glossy

Continuing the theme of kitchen countertops, it is necessary to dwell separately on the location of the working area in the space.It can be located not only at the blank wall and surrounded by cleaning the plate, but also outside the window opening.Done working kitchen area by the window elementary simple - sill removed and in its place installed countertop.If desired, here you can move and kitchen sink with stove.Such an organization of the working space in the kitchen, you can adopt not only the owners of small apartments (after all, this method can greatly expand the boundaries of the workspace), and country houses that are sure to take advantage of a piece of land on the other side of the window and arrange it gorgeous flower garden.Believe me, enjoy the process of cooking in blooming flowers and bees, the workers on them - is an incomparable pleasure, moreover, it sets a certain mood.

working area along the kitchen window

Working kitchen area along the window

As you can see, despite the fact that the working area of ​​the kitchen - it is an integral part of any apartment or private home, to come to its design can be showndifferently, the involvement of the creative process of a variety of modern materials and all their imagination.