Chalet style kitchen (45 photos) - original and exquisite

This original design style gets its name from a hut used by shepherds in the Swiss Alps in ancient times. The main purpose of this small house was only to hide people from bad weather. Therefore, initially, the dwelling did not differ in any special interior, everything was simple.

Over time, these huts have become a permanent haven for people, and the interior has changed, turning the house into a cozy nest.

Original chalet style - kitchen

It was this house that formed the basis of the world famous chalet style, which is attributed to the country style. Although both styles are very different from each other, there are some common elements they have. It should be noted that the chalet style today is mainly used to decorate country houses, in city apartments it is used very rarely. But if it is used, then only for finishing the kitchen.

Chalet style features

The Chalet kitchen is, as in the country style, a large number of natural materials:

• Wood;
• A rock;
• Cast iron;
• Leather;
• Copper;
• And so on.

In terms of color presence, you can give preference to brown and all its shades, black, white, sand, gray. But bright colors, although they are used, are in small quantities. These are usually green, blue and red.

Simple and functional - chalet style

Walls, floor and ceiling

1. As for the floor and ceiling. The floor is only wooden from untreated boards, not painted.
   True, today it is increasingly being replaced by ceramic tiles that imitate natural stone, the price of which is much lower.
   • Firstly, it does not plead for the quality and design of the floor base.
   • Secondly, the practicality of ceramic tiles has made them the most demanded finishing material.

The main attribute of the ceiling design is beams. If the design of a chalet-style kitchen is made in a country house, then the installation of beams must be taken into account even at the construction stage. If this style is used in a city apartment, then the ceiling beams can be made "false" from polyurethane elements.

Note!
By the way, such beams are inexpensive, and their installation is not difficult.

1. It's even easier with walls, an uneven surface is possible here, therefore textured plaster is used most often.
   It can be simply whitened or painted with water-based paint. But, as noted above, stone is part of the chalet style. Therefore, the walls can be finished with stone tiles in whole or in part.

Some designers, giving preference to warm materials, advise decorating the walls with wood (just like with stone, in whole or in part). For this, it is recommended to use rounded logs or wooden panels cut in half. In Russian conditions, a wide lining is suitable.

Furniture and other accessories

Chalet style furniture

Furniture, as in country style, should not go beyond the village life (see photo), that is, simplicity and functionality.

Here are some of the requirements that apply:

• This style should be used exclusively wooden furniture for the kitchen, and this applies not only to front parts, but also the working surface.
  It is made of unpainted boards, so the headset looks massive and rough.
• Chairs and armchairs can be made not only of wood. Wicker furniture with leather trim will look great here.
  But this is not the only upholstery that can be used for decoration. Plain and floral fabrics are also used here.
• The dining table is the basis of the exposition, therefore it is placed in the center of the room. This massive piece of furniture should be bulky.
• If the kitchen is combined with the eating area (dining room), then decorating the space can be complicated. For example, throwing a soft carpet on the floor or hanging an animal's skin on the wall, covering the sofa with a coarse blanket, or hanging hunting trophies.
• Cast iron or copper cooking utensils.
• Bronze taps in the sink.
• Wrought iron or wooden chandeliers.

Appliances

Currently, no housewife can do without household appliances. But a chalet-style kitchen does not accept the presence of even geometric shapes, straight lines and the sheen of modern household appliances. What to do? They will have to be hidden or camouflaged.

Choose only built-in appliances that can be installed in a kitchen set by closing the doors. And select small appliances (microwave oven, coffee maker, and so on) exactly in the color chosen for the decoration of the premises.

Note!
A little imagination and these devices will merge with the interior. To do this, you can apply stencil drawings on them, which you can do yourself.

Attention!
In order for chalet kitchens to match their style, it is necessary to negate all hints of technical progress. Jay's usual hood will have to be decorated with brickwork.

Fireplace

Designers believe that a fireplace, as a decorative element, must be present in the chalet style. But you perfectly understand that it makes no sense to build it in the kitchen. Usually this is an element of the living room, so the chalet style in the interior of the kitchen does without it.

By the way, the hood above the stove, decorated with brickwork, is a good reminder that the fireplace is still present in this room.

Original chalet-style design

Designers recommendations

• The naturalness of the style is its main trump card. But over the years, natural materials are becoming more and more expensive.
  It became unprofitable to use them in construction and finishing works. Therefore, on the market, more and more often and in large quantities, finishing materials began to appear that can replace natural analogues.

• About beams and kitchen tiles under the stone has already been said. But I would like to mention other materials, for example, laminate.
  It has nothing in common with natural material, only an imitating surface. But imitation of wood, stone, sand is a real opportunity to replace natural floor coverings with them.

• And if we consider the style of a chalet in a city apartment, then preference still needs to be given laminate for the kitchen. In addition, it has excellent performance characteristics.

• But if the chalet style is applied on a suburban area, then the summer kitchen courtyard decorated by it will charm not only the owners, but also the guests of the house.

Summarize

If we have convinced you that the chalet is what you need, then watch the video for completeness. And let this be an instruction that you can rely on when design work is carried out in your house or apartment. The most important thing to remember is that the chalet style is coziness and comfort with elements of minimalism.