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

Loft Features

This style has a number of specific characteristics:

• The industrial interior welcomes a lot of space without partitions and the presence of large panoramic window openings.
• Wall decoration in the loft-style kitchen is rough stucco, bare brickwork, concrete or rough boards.
• For the design of furniture facades, metal, plastic or glass is used.
• The atmosphere is complemented by open communications, pipes, ventilation and more.
• In an urban environment, decoration in discreet colors combined with good lighting, both daytime and artificial, is appropriate.

Choose a color scheme

Factory style is mainly performed in an achromatic range, which can be diluted with various textures, such as rust, red brick or wood. To give the interior freshness and accuracy, choose a white palette found in the design of a kitchen set, worktops or dining group.

A variety of gray tones are appropriate in the loft - from mirrored and polished steel to dark matte graphite. This color is harmoniously combined with yellow, peach, turquoise or brown shades. The bright kitchen with beige walls is favorably emphasized by coffee furniture.

In the photo there is a loft in the kitchen with an accent wall under a brick and furniture, designed in a red and white tint palette.

Coal black tones look very organic in the industrial room. This brutal design, conveying the atmosphere of the attic, is suitable for appliances and furniture in a dark design, as well as tinted glass elements.

Green accents contrast interestingly with factory rudeness, dilute the austere interior and give it a certain fragility. If the room has a non-standard layout, a black-and-white gamut will be an excellent solution: opposite shades help with highlighting niches, corners and various zones.

The photo shows an industrial-style kitchen whose walls are painted in deep blue.

What kitchen furniture and appliances are suitable?

A competent selection of furniture and appliances will give the space an individuality, and the atmosphere exclusivity.

Dinner Zone

A kitchen table in the style of a loft most often has a rectangular and elongated shape. The design is complemented by folding stools or wrought-iron chairs without armrests. Design seats covered in leather, as well as simple plastic models with chrome legs are appropriate.

The photo shows a dining area with a leather sofa decorating the industrial-style kitchen-dining room.

Both antique and modern products look equally good as a sofa and armchairs. Upholstery of furniture for the kitchen, designed in the style of a loft, is made of fabric or leather and may have an aged look.

In the photo there is a kitchen with a bar counter in the loft style, made of raw boards.

Kitchen set

In industrial style, straight and angular headsets are usually found. For a room with niches, bay windows, ledges and other architectural features, designs with an individual design are ordered.Facades are made of plastic, stainless steel, glass or rough processed wood, coated with neutral enamel or a laminated film with imitation of metal.

An interesting finishing solution for the countertop is a stone veneer. Kitchen cabinet cabinets have a strict geometric shape and have a smooth surface. Practical corner kitchens with an ergonomic structure for comfortable cooking are quite common.

In the photo there is a bright island kitchen without upper cabinets in the industrial style.

In a spacious room with a high ceiling, a kitchen island or a U-shaped kitchen will look spectacular. Such a set in most cases has a bar counter with high stools. The working area should be smooth and simple. For its design, wood, metal or glass is chosen, and also decorated with chrome elements in the form of shelves, hooks or edging.

In the photo there is a loft-style kitchen design with a direct set with a metal facade.

Storage systems

Loft allows open shelves, shelving or hooks. A similar option is quite convenient and simple. Shelves with metal corners carry the atmosphere of an industrial warehouse, and in combination with nickel-plated dishes create the image of a loft in the kitchen as in a restaurant catering unit.

The photo shows wall-mounted open shelves with lighting in the industrial-style kitchen.

Modular shelving or antique utensils make it possible to give beauty to the environment while expanding storage space. Their design should have natural rudeness to create the necessary contrast.

In the photo there is a small loft kitchen, decorated with wooden shelves with glass doors.

Appliances

The main highlight and bright accent of the room are retro red refrigerators with rounded corners, as well as stylized stoves. To create a calm 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. Brass or bronze taps look no less original. To save space, use built-in appliances. The industrial color is emphasized by a metal or glass hood with high-quality illumination.

In the photo there is a retro red refrigerator in the interior of the kitchen in the style of a loft.

What is the best finish?

Examples of kitchen lining:

• Apron. The traditional solution for the apron zone is brickwork, its imitation or tile in the shape of a rectangle. Also in the cladding apply materials that reproduce the texture of wood or metal. The working wall can be decorated with steel panels or tempered glass.
• Walls. Industrial design involves the presence of bare red, white, gray, black brick walls, concrete or stone planes. It is possible to use imitation, which will help create tiles, plastic panels or wallpapers.
• Floor. A classic option is a concrete floor. As a coating, matte porcelain tile or linoleum is suitable. A plane decorated with a wide deck board with the effect of scuffing and aging will look especially original.
• Ceiling. The general interior of the loft is ideally complemented by concrete slabs. With a sufficient height of the room, they add wooden beams, a metal crate, pipes and ventilation.
• Doors Since this style does not imply the presence of doors, the most transparent sheets or glass sliding partitions are installed.

In the photo there is a stylish corner kitchen, where wall decoration supports the idea of ​​a loft: matte black tiles imitate brick, and decorative plaster - concrete.

In the loft, windows without decor are supposed, therefore, if possible, tinted windows are used.Horizontal blinds or plain roller blinds will not interfere with the free passage of natural light into the room.

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

For loft-style walls and floors in the kitchen, wood is often used. It can also be found in basic furniture or ceiling finishes. Here, the most appropriate is the use of hard wood with an aged texture that emphasizes the authenticity of the situation.

Lighting

The industrial interior is characterized by simple lighting in the form of single pendant lights or a group of bulbs without shades. To provide the necessary brightness in the kitchen allow metal chandeliers, steel table lamps, spotlights or spot LED diode.

In the photo, the interior of the kitchen, complemented by black ceiling lights on suspensions.

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

In the photo, hanging lamps above the bar, creating a bright accent in the white kitchen in the loft style.

What decor can I use?

In decorating factory designs, rude dishes in the form of plates, pots and cups in gray, black or brown shades are appropriate. Elements in the kitchen in the loft style can have a plain design and be made of glass, stainless steel or ceramic. Clay pots, vases and wooden coasters will be a great addition.

In the photo, the decorative design of the kitchen in an industrial style.

The loft-style kitchen interior does not need unnecessary accessories. To create a more comfortable atmosphere, the walls are decorated with clocks, modern paintings, slate boards with inscriptions or indoor plants are placed. A good addition can be a vintage decor in the form of a round alarm clock, a kerosene lamp and other things.

In the photo there is a large industrial-style kitchen with a wall decorated with graffiti.

Examples of design in the interior of the apartment

Factory style often involves dividing the kitchen space into distinctive areas. Zoning is carried out thanks to screens, mobile partitions or furniture elements. In the interior of the loft, the use of bold color transitions is appropriate. A separate area can be distinguished with bright colors, spectacular wallpapers, posters or graffiti.

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

Also, for the design of the kitchen in the apartment, a restrained loft style with natural elements is suitable. The basis of eco-loft includes natural materials of a natural shade, gray-white colors and simple objects in shape.

How to style a small kitchen?

The small kitchen space in the panel house is decorated in white, steel shades and complemented by smooth glossy surfaces. Visually extend the room allows the parquet board, laid perpendicular to the window opening.

For ceiling cladding, whitewashing or stretch canvas is suitable. In a small loft-style kitchen, a light-free set without handles with cabinets up to the ceiling will look especially harmonious. The dining table is replaced by a narrow bar counter.

The photo shows the interior of a small-sized loft kitchen, complemented by white accents.

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

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

Life hacks for budget design

An inexpensive option will be painting the ceiling in white and finishing one wall with wallpaper with a stone or brick pattern. Open shelves can be replaced with shelves from raw boards.Such an interior economy solution has a very stylish look and involves a minimum of costs.

In the photo there is a budget design of a loft kitchen with a brick-walled wall.

If you show your imagination, you can create an industrial design using the remains of building materials or old furniture that needs restoration.

Ideas for a country house

The industrial style of the loft in the kitchen is favorably emphasized by a fireplace with a metal grill and large window openings without decor. The loft interior in a wooden house looks very impressive. In this case, the decoration is supposed to have many parts made of wood in the form of ceiling beams, flooring and other elements that create a successful combination with metal and chrome surfaces.

In the photo there is a spacious kitchen-living room in a loft-style country house.

Industrial style can be easily used in the country. Furniture designed with one's own hand will be an interesting option for a summer kitchen in the loft style: it looks especially successful in combination with concrete floor and brickwork. An old fridge or safe is suitable as a closet. Unusual flair will bring to the setting benches with seats made of metal or plastic. Woody flowers in large deep tubs will add a special cosiness.

Photo gallery

The loft-style kitchen is characterized by a bold, slightly rude and bold design, which is ideal for creating an original and unconventional interior.