Gray kitchen set: design, choice of shape, material, style (65 photos)

Features of color, its advantages and disadvantages

Despite the simplicity of the color, gray can vary in tones, from warm red to blue-gray, almost black and silver. A light gray kitchen set is suitable for a small kitchen and a dark gray for a well-lit large space.

Advantages of a gray kitchen set:

• does not cause aggression and does not provoke a breakdown;
• it is a versatile color for kitchens of any size when choosing the right shade;
• practicality of color (on a gray kitchen facade, traces of splashes, fingers and water are not as visible as on black or white);
• a noble look that will not go out of style;
• gray serves as a background for any color of kitchen utensils and decorative elements;
• gray kitchen set looks stylish.

A kitchen can become gloomy if the kitchen unit, walls, and decor are presented in a single gray color without variation in shades and companion colors.

Modern or classic style?

Modern style

The gray kitchen set is great for modern hi-tech and minimalism due to the metallic sheen, gray gloss and chrome accessories.

For a modern style, it is important to choose a suitable headset shape, functionally use all the drawers, do not store dishes on open shelves and choose the simplest possible kitchen facade. By color, it can be any shade of gray in combination with white, steel, red and other colors.

On the picture gray island set in a modern style. Thanks to the abundance of natural light and light finishes, the kitchen looks spacious.

Classic style

A gray kitchen set is also suitable for a classic kitchen, provided that gray is combined with a stone countertop, a wooden facade with carvings and twisted handles. For the classic style, glass doors, light wallpaper, stone or parquet tiles are appropriate.

In modern classics, you can combine a kitchen set with Roman and roller blinds. The set should be light gray, uniform, or combine a light gray top with a dark gray furniture bottom.

Choosing a headset shape

Based on the size of the room, it is important to choose a functional type of kitchen set in shape. Furniture can be linear, angular, u-shaped or island.

Linear

A linear kitchen or straight kitchen means placing all the furniture, oven and refrigerator along one wall. Suitable for rooms of any size and differs in the number of pencil cases. Such a headset looks good in any style, especially in modern high-tech. The advantage is that you can put a dining group next to it, the disadvantage is that the corner space is not used.

Angular

A corner kitchen set is the best option for a compact kitchen, where furniture is located along two adjacent walls, in the corner is a sink or a stove, under which there is a spacious cabinet.The corner is also created using a stationary or folding bar counter.

U-shaped

A U-shaped kitchen set looks good in a rectangular kitchen, where the set is located along three walls. The window sill is actively used here as an additional surface. The disadvantage is that the dining table must be located in another room. Suitable for a country house with a veranda or dining room.

Island

The gray island set reveals its beauty only in a large kitchen, where there is a need to reduce the working space and the need for additional surface. This is kitchen furniture, which in the middle of the room is complemented not by a dining group, but by a table from the headset ensemble. The island may have a countertop, stovetop, or sink.

On the picture island set, where the central table simultaneously serves as storage cabinets, a work surface with a stove and a dining table.

Materials for the manufacture of the headset and its coating

The most popular materials are MDF and wood.

The facade of a gray kitchen can be covered with PVF film, plastic. The advantage of plastic over film is that it does not deform when it comes into contact with hot dishes. A wide selection of shades and textures will help you create the right style.

Glossy, matte or metallic?

• Glossy the gray kitchen façade matches the matt walls, floor and countertop. Gloss is appropriate in modern interiors, so the shape must be appropriate. Fingerprints and streaks are visible on the glossy doors, so it is important to keep the surface clean.

On the picture island suite with glossy facades, which are combined with a matte floor and work surface. Gloss reflects light well, so it is important to have multiple fixtures and chandeliers.

• Matt a kitchen set is equally suitable for any style of kitchen, goes well with a glossy floor or an apron.

• Facade set made of aluminum or steel gives a metallic shine, lasts a long time and is not afraid of cleaning with a brush and cleaning agents. For a gray headset, such a facade does not need additional decor.

The choice of apron and table top

Apron

An apron should be chosen in a contrasting color, or gray, but lighter or darker than the kitchen set. It can also be a color or monochrome drawing. From materials it is better to choose ceramic tiles, mosaics, granite, steel, tempered glass. Laminate, wallpaper, plaster, painting are not suitable as an apron due to instability to abrasion and high humidity above the working area.

On the picture kitchen with a glass apron with a photo print. This finish is combined with a matte façade.

Table top

For a kitchen countertop, a color for an apron, a contrasting color, black, white, metallic is suitable. From materials it is worth choosing wood, ceramics, natural stone, acrylic. From a budget option, a laminated MDF tabletop is suitable.

Choice of color and finish of the kitchen

For flooring, the best choice is porcelain stoneware tiles, which can be square or rectangular in shape, imitate the texture and color of wood. You can also use laminate or linoleum. Dark gray, brown, white and beige floors are suitable for a gray headset. If there is a rug, then it can be in the color of the kitchen facade.

Ceiling should be light and easy to clean. Therefore, a single-level stretch ceiling with a glossy or matte canvas, painted, finished with wallpaper, plastic panels or foam boards is suitable.

On the picture a kitchen with a flat plastered white ceiling that looks neutral and makes the space visually larger.

Walls should serve as a backdrop for kitchen furniture, so they can be a neutral shade of pink, brown, pistachio, beige or white. Gray walls can blend in with furniture, so it's best to choose light shades.

The material is suitable for paint, plaster, PVC panels, moisture-resistant wallpaper. Washable especially resistant wallpaper with three waves on the label is suitable for the kitchen. They can be non-woven, vinyl, fiberglass. Wall murals are also suitable for decorating the dining area.

Color matching options

The combination of two colors can be different, from a gray facade with colored inserts to an equal combination of contrasting shades.

• White-gray the combination in one headset is more common than others and looks organic in any style.

• Red-gray the kitchen is suitable for a modern style. The combination of a gray facade and red kitchen drawers looks organic.

• Combination of two neutral colors gray and beige suitable for minimalism style. These shades look best in matte designs.

• Orange very attractive, so it should be in moderation, the tangerine shade with the dark gray color of the kitchen facade looks good.

• Gray green the kitchen facade is suitable for a modern style. Green can be in any shade, from light green to ocher.

• Gray brown the headset looks attractive only against a light background of the walls. It is better not to mix these colors with each other, they may be gray, and the top of the facade - brown.

• For purple gray is the background, such a kitchen facade is suitable for a well-lit room.

• Gray-blue glossy furniture is suitable for a compact kitchen. The blue color is soothing and does not get bored over time.

• Black gray a matte kitchen facade is suitable for a spacious kitchen with two windows. There should be more gray and the walls should be white.

A gray set can look different, depending on the size of the room, the color of the companion and which side of the world the windows face. It is a stylish color that will always remain in timeless fashion.

Photo gallery

Below are photo examples of the use of a gray headset in the interior of the kitchen.