Matte and glossy kitchen facade
If possible, you can order or buy any unique set, you can choose a white kitchen with a matte or glossy facade. The choice of a wooden countertop also depends on the choice of kitchen.
Glossy
A glossy white kitchen with a wooden worktop is suitable for a modern style, for a small kitchen. Gloss reflects light well, creates an airy atmosphere.
It is easy to leave marks on a glossy facade, but it is also easy to clean, which is important for a white kitchen. Gloss should be combined with matte wood countertop, backsplash and floor.
Matt
A matte white kitchen with wood worktop looks equally good in a modern and classic style thanks to the variety of types of headsets.
In a matte white kitchen, splash marks are less visible, but they are also more difficult to clean. It does not reflect light, so additional lighting is important. For organicity, the wooden tabletop can be glossy, matte.
Headset shape
It is important to choose a suitable headset shape that will look beautiful in the kitchen.
Linear
A linear white kitchen with a wooden worktop is suitable for medium to small sized rectangular spaces. All cabinets and pencil cases are located along one wall, including the oven. The length of the headset is selected independently. This is not the best time-saver for a large kitchen. Together with a white set in one kitchen, you can conveniently place a dining table.
Angular
Corner white kitchen with wood worktop is suitable for rational housewives and small spaces. Here, a corner is involved, which, in the usual layout, remains unused. You can put a sink in a corner, and under it, in an ergonomic cabinet, you can store not so often necessary kitchen items. The corner can also be made with a fold-down bar, which will help out for quick meals.
U-shaped
A U-shaped white kitchen with a wooden worktop is suitable for a rectangular room, where a sink or additional shelves and surfaces can be placed at the top of the letter "p". With such a layout, it is important not to force the window into furniture. In a small kitchen, there will be nowhere to put a dining table, so it can be moved to a designated area of the living room.
Island set
An island white kitchen with a wooden countertop is best suited for a large area. With this shape, a linear or corner set is combined with an additional large table in the middle of the room, which can be on wheels and act as an additional work surface with a sink or stove.
Style selection
White is versatile, smart and casual at the same time. It suits any style and makes the kitchen look different depending on the color and type of decor.
Modern style
A modern white kitchen can be matte or glossy. The facade should be straight and simple in shape without bevels. The wooden countertop can be light, dark or ebony, match the floor or the kitchen table. From the decor, watches with a simple round dial, contrasting roller blinds are suitable. For a minimalist style, a matte kitchen with blind doors, a dark brown countertop is suitable.
Loft style
Can be created with a dark wood countertop, a white kitchen with glossy fronts, a brick wall above a work table, or at a dining table. Chandeliers with metal shades, chrome mixers, cacti, glassware are suitable for decor.
Scandinavian style
Differs in love of white and brown tones and a mixture of minimalism with modern style. A white kitchen can be of any shape, and a wooden countertop is best chosen from bleached or dark wood. From the decor, images of mountains in a picture or on a photo wallpaper, translucent curtains, white pillows and dishes are suitable here.
Classic style
A white kitchen should be exceptionally matte with glass doors, carvings, curls, gilded, black or silver fittings. The wooden countertop should be of solid dark wood to match the color of the laminate or parquet. From the decor, short curtains like French or Austrian ones, Roman curtains, lambrequins, upholstery textiles, a tea set, a round dining table are suitable.
Provence
The style is distinguished by the type of furniture, the way the sink is installed and the unusual decor. The walls should be pastel green, pink, against which there will be a white kitchen with a wooden countertop. From the decor, wildflowers, knitted textiles, embroidered curtains or cafe curtains with a print, a wooden clock, a ceramic apron with a geometric color pattern are suitable.
Eco style
Eco style is characterized by a combination of natural colors such as green, white, brown. The color of the wooden countertop does not matter, the kitchen should be white, the apron under the furniture, contrasting or under the countertop. An important decor is pots with planted herbs or flowers, white or green curtains, a rattan dining group, and natural textiles.
Apron selection
An apron in a white kitchen can be an accent or a neutral functional decor. It can be made of durable printed glass, laminate, tiles.
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To match the countertop | You can make an apron to match the color of the countertop from wood-like tiles or laminate. The uniformity of the work surface can be combined with the floor and look contrasting against the background of a white headset. |
Matching the color of the furniture | The white apron will merge with the facades, this solution is suitable if there is an idea to combine these colors. You can also make a gold strip on the apron. |
Contrasting | A contrasting apron will become an accent. It can be a landscape, bright abstraction, colored mosaic, multi-colored ornament. Any bright shades will do. |
To match the color of the countertop in a different shade | The color of light or dark wood, which differs by several shades from the work surface. |
The choice of material for the countertop
A wooden countertop is called one, the production of which is associated with wood or wood materials. It can be a table top made of MDF, fiberboard, chipboard, veneer, wood.
- Solid wood worktop is a solid or compressed piece of wood. Such a countertop needs to be sanded and varnished from time to time, it serves for a long time and is not afraid of the kitchen microclimate.
- Veneered table top covered with thin layers of wood on top of a chipboard.
- MDF and chipboard boards consist of wood fibers and shavings, which are glued together with a synthetic (chipboard) or natural (MDF) adhesive.
Combination with wallpaper
Wallpaper of delicate shades of pink, blue, green, cream and beige, wallpaper with a golden pattern, white wallpaper, bright orange, dark green, light brown, gray, lilac are suitable for a white kitchen.
Wallpaper can be plain or with a design. It is best to choose non-woven vinyl wallpaper that can be wiped clean with a damp cloth without harming the color and texture of the wallpaper.
Combination with curtains
It is better to choose curtains of short length or with a lifting mechanism, roman or roller blinds. Eyelet curtains, cafe curtains are also suitable.
In color, they can be translucent white, coffee, red, green, match the shade of the walls. It is better to choose linen and cotton from fabrics with admixtures of synthetic fibers of viscose or polyester so that the fabric retains its shape and color after washing.
Photo gallery
A white kitchen set with a wooden countertop can be called a versatile option for a kitchen of any size and style, which is also easy to modify with curtains and textiles of a different shade. Below are photo examples of the use of wooden countertops in the interior of a kitchen with white facades.