Japanese-style cuisine will always seem a little more than it actually is, because in the Land of the Rising Sun a huge number of people live in a limited area, therefore both houses and apartments in Japan are usually very small in size. In terms of the visual expansion of space, the Japanese have reached perfection, and nothing prevents them from using their techniques to slightly increase the size of their own kitchen.
First you need to throw away all unnecessary, what you do not need, what you do not use, and also what you do not have enough space for. The kitchen should be perfect order, and at the same time should be only the most necessary.
The main rules of Japanese-style kitchen design are:
- use of natural materials
- minimalism in the choice of accessories,
- lots of natural light
- using mirrors and soft diffused light,
- functionality of all items
- the possibility of transforming the interior, depending on the needs.
All that you do not need to have on hand every minute, put them in cabinets and shelves, the doors of which do not allow you to see what is inside. Nowhere to put a toaster? Think, and you really need it? In Japan, he believes that if there is no place for some thing, it means you don’t need it.
Council Discard a large number of small parts, decorative tableware, on display - such diversity visually reduces space.
Japanese-style cuisine can not be in disarray, the more objects and decorative elements in it - the farther you are from the chosen target. Mirrors will help to "push" the walls and increase the volume, lamps with matte shades will create the effect of daylight, which is mandatory in this style.
Color palette
The color palette of Japanese cuisine is close to nature. These are all shades of brown, from light to dark, white with the addition of warm tones of milk or pearls, pale green, yellow and beige. The Japanese are also very fond of red, and they use it with pleasure as an accent. But it should not be too bright. “Acidic” shades are not allowed.
Furniture
Large, massive wooden furniture will clutter the room, so instead of it, it is worthwhile to dwell on light visual modules of light shades of natural wood. Furniture in Japan is solid, though not heavy, it is usually made of unpainted wood - the natural texture of wood is used as the interior decoration.
Plastic items in the design of the kitchen in the Japanese style are excluded completely. Only natural wood, bamboo, clay, jute, sisal. Apply straw, silk and linen fabrics, and glass for decoration.
Lighting
The kitchen should have plenty of natural light. To improve the situation, if the room is darkish, properly placed mirrors and daylight lamps with matte ceiling light can help: they imitate daylight well. The best material for the ceiling is not glass: in Japan it is replaced by rice paper. The lamp itself is preferably wooden.
Accessories
Decorative elements in the design of the kitchen in the Japanese style should be expressive, and they should not be much.
- On the table you can put a simple vase with a dry composition, made according to the rules of ikebana.
- Japanese pottery or bonsai trees, a sample of calligraphic art or an elegant screen decorated with traditional Japanese painting - choose to your taste.
- The screen can additionally serve as a movable partition for the allocation of functional areas.
- Textile elements should be light natural tones.
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