How to decorate a loft-style kitchen - a detailed design guide

Features of the loft

This style has a number of specific characteristics:

• The loft welcomes a lot of space without partitions and the presence of large panoramic windows.
• For kitchen walls, it is best to use rough plaster, bare brickwork, concrete, or rough planks.
• Metal, plastic or glass are used to decorate furniture facades.
• The furnishings are complemented by open communications, pipes, ventilation and more.
• It is appropriate to design in discreet colors combined with good lighting - both daytime and artificial.

Choosing a color scheme

For a loft, an achromatic scale is mainly used, which can be diluted with various textures, for example, rust, red brick or wood. To give the interior freshness and neatness, choose a white palette that is found in the design of the kitchen set, countertops or dining group.

A palette of gray tones is now popular - from mirrored and polished steel to dark matte graphite. This color is combined with yellow, peach, turquoise or brown shades. A light kitchen with beige walls will be favorably emphasized by coffee furniture.

In the photo there is an accent wall under a brick in the interior of a kitchen with furniture in a red and white palette.

Charcoal black tones look very organic in the loft. Appliances and furniture in a dark design, as well as tinted glass elements, are suitable for such a brutal style that conveys the atmosphere of the attic.

Accents of green color interestingly contrast with the factory rudeness, dilute the strict interior and give the style a certain fragility.

If the kitchen has a non-standard layout, a design in black and white would be an excellent solution: opposite shades help with the selection of niches, corners and different zones.

In the photo, plain blue walls in the interior of the kitchen, the style here is set by the work area with brick trim.

Which kitchen furniture and appliances are right for you?

A competent selection of furniture and appliances will endow the style of the kitchen with individuality, and the atmosphere with exclusivity.

Dinner Zone

The kitchen table most often has a rectangular and elongated shape. Supplemented with folding stools or wrought iron chairs without armrests. Designer seats covered in leather are appropriate, as well as simple plastic models with chrome legs.

In the photo there is a dining area with a leather sofa that adorns the spacious kitchen-dining room.

As a sofa and armchairs in a loft, both antiques and modern products look equally good. Kitchen upholstery is made from practical materials such as thick fabric or aged leather.

The photo shows a loft style in the kitchen with a bar counter made of raw boards.

Kitchen set

In the loft style, straight and angled headsets are most often found.For a kitchen with niches, bay windows, ledges and other architectural features, custom designs are ordered.

The facades of the headset are usually made of stainless steel, glass or roughly processed wood, covered with neutral enamel or laminated film with metal imitation.

An interesting finishing solution for the countertop is a stone veneer. Kitchen cabinets have a strict geometric shape and a smooth surface.

Practical corner kitchens with an ergonomic structure for comfortable cooking are quite common.

The photo shows a bright island loft kitchen without upper cabinets.

In a spacious kitchen with a high ceiling, an island or an u-shaped set will look spectacular. This set has a bar with high stools. The work area should be smooth and simple. For its design, they choose wood, metal or glass, and are also decorated with chrome elements in the form of shelves, hooks or edging.

In the photo there is a straight set with a metal facade in the interior of the kitchen.

Storage systems

Loft style allows for open shelves, shelving or hooks. This option is quite convenient and simple. Shelves with metal corners convey the atmosphere of an industrial warehouse, and in combination with nickel-plated crockery, they create the image of a loft in the kitchen as in a restaurant catering unit.

In the photo, wall-mounted open shelves with lighting.

Modular shelving or antique dish racks allow you to add beauty to your kitchen while expanding storage space. When designing a loft-style kitchen, furniture should have a natural roughness to create the necessary contrast.

The photo shows a small kitchen decorated with wooden shelves with glass doors.

Appliances

The main highlight and bright accent in the kitchen are red retro refrigerators with rounded corners, as well as stylized stoves. To create a calm loft design, a more modern product with steel doors is installed.

An important element of the interior is a stainless steel sink with a chrome mixer equipped with a high watering can. Taps made of brass or bronze look no less original in the loft. To save space in the kitchen, built-in household appliances are used. The industrial flavor of the style will be emphasized by a metal or glass hood with bright illumination.

The photo shows a red retro refrigerator in the interior of the kitchen.

How best to finish?

During the repair, it is important to pay attention not only to building materials, but also to carefully work out each zone. Let's consider each in more detail.

Apron. The traditional solution for a loft is considered to be brickwork, its imitation or tiles in the shape of a rectangle. Also in the cladding, materials are used that reproduce the texture of wood or metal. The work wall can be decorated with steel panels or tempered glass.

Walls. Industrial design involves bare red, white, gray, black brick walls, concrete or stone surfaces. It is quite possible to use imitation, which will help to create tiles, plastic panels or wallpaper.

In the photo, the concrete wall decoration supports the idea of ​​a loft in harmony with black matte brick tiles.

Floor. The classic option is a concrete floor. Matte porcelain stoneware or linoleum is suitable as a coating. A plane trimmed with a wide deck board with the effect of worn and aging will look especially original.

Ceiling. The overall interior of the loft will ideally complement concrete floor slabs. With a sufficient room height, wooden beams, metal crate, pipes and ventilation are added to them.

In the photo, the concrete ceiling, decorated with dark wood beams, emphasizes the general direction of the loft in the kitchen.

Wood is often used to decorate the walls and floors in the kitchen.Also, wood trim can be found in basic furnishings or on the ceiling. For a loft, the most appropriate use of hardwoods with an aged texture, emphasizing the authenticity of the setting.

The loft style implies open spaces, but in large kitchens there is often a need to divide the space into functional areas. Zoning is carried out thanks to screens, movable partitions or furniture elements. A separate area can be highlighted with brightly colored paint, spectacular wallpaper, posters or graffiti.

In the photo, the design of the kitchen studio in the interior of the apartment.

Lighting

An industrial interior is characterized by uncomplicated lighting in the form of single pendant lamps or a group of bulbs without shades. Metal chandeliers, steel table lamps, spotlights or diode spotlights allow you to provide the necessary brightness in the kitchen.

The photo shows the interior of the kitchen, complemented by black ceiling lamps on suspensions.

To organize lighting in the loft style, it is possible to install ordinary sconces without shades, painted in white, black or metallized shades. In addition to the main light sources, spectacular pendants or accessories are selected.

In the photo there are pendant lights above the bar, creating a bright accent in a white kitchen.

What kind of decor can I use?

In decorating the interior in the loft style, rough dishes in the form of plates, pots and cups in gray, black or brown shades are appropriate. Loft-style accessories can have a monochromatic design and be made of glass, stainless steel or ceramics, but there should not be many of them in the kitchen. Clay pots, vases and wooden coasters are perfect complements.

In the photo, the decorative design of the kitchen with accessories in a rocker theme, which emphasizes the individuality of the owner and complements the overall style.

The loft-style interior does not need unnecessary accessories. To create a cozier atmosphere, the walls are decorated with clocks, modern paintings, slate boards or houseplants. A good addition can be a vintage decor in the form of a round alarm clock, a kerosene lamp and other things. Windows are often decorated with blackout curtains or blinds.

In the photo, a wall with graffiti and decorative ventilation pipes perfectly conveys the whole meaning of the loft style.

A discreet loft style with eco-elements is suitable for kitchen design in an apartment.

When decorating a kitchen in a country house, a fireplace with a metal grate and large window openings without decor are suitable for creating a loft.

In the photo, large wooden beams in the attic kitchen-living room are organically combined with the facades of the headset and the bar counter.

How to stylishly decorate a small kitchen?

A small kitchen space in a panel house is decorated in white, steel shades and complemented by smooth glossy surfaces. Parquet board laid perpendicular to the window opening allows you to visually stretch the room.

For lining the ceiling, whitewash or stretch canvas is suitable. In a small kitchen, a light set without handles, with cabinets up to the ceiling, will look especially harmonious. The dining table will be replaced by a narrow bar counter.

The photo shows the interior of a small kitchen, complemented by a white chandelier.

A small room is sometimes combined with a balcony. Thus, it is possible to expand the usable area and add more light to the room. If you chose a loft for the kitchen in Khrushchev, then the dining area is placed in the living room to save space.

The photo shows an example of a small loft-style kitchen with authentic brickwork and a light corner set.

Life hacks for budget design

An inexpensive loft-style renovation option would be to paint the ceiling white and decorate one wall with wallpaper with a stone or brick pattern. Open shelves can be replaced with raw board shelving. Such an interior economical solution will create the necessary type of kitchen and involve a minimum of costs.

In the photo there is a budget loft-style design with a wall covered with brick-like wallpaper.

If you show your imagination, then you can create a loft using the remnants of building materials or old furniture that requires restoration.

Photo gallery

The loft in the kitchen is characterized by a daring, slightly rude and bold design, which is ideal for creating a distinctive and unconventional style.