Kitchen design using brick: stylish examples and ideas.

Features of finishing with decorative brick

When choosing a finish, you need to pay attention to the following nuances:

• Brick is a porous material, so it needs to be treated with water-repellent impregnations so that the masonry does not lose its attractiveness.
• Facing even with the thinnest brick will steal useful centimeters. If the kitchen is small, it is better to lay out the dining or work area with bricks, and make all other surfaces monochromatic. An excellent solution would be white masonry.
• Since this finish does not have very good reflective properties, it is advisable to decorate the wall opposite the window with brick. Thus, natural light will smooth out such a drawback.
• In addition, the accent wall in the kitchen should be properly illuminated. In order to emphasize the beauty of the finish, several lamps are installed.
• Any brick finish will fit into the interior of a spacious kitchen space. Gray, black or dark red masonry will not affect the volume of a large room in any way.
• For a kitchen in an apartment located in an old house, the simplest finishing option would be a natural brick wall. To give the surface a presentable appearance and protect it from dust and dirt, it should be covered with paint or varnish.

Options for imitation brickwork

The main types and features of interior decoration:

• Decorative brick-like stone. Very often used in kitchen cladding and gives the design individuality. Due to the huge selection, artificial stone with imitation brick looks as realistic as possible. Gypsum brickwork has special advantages. Gypsum finishing is environmentally friendly, breathable and durable. In addition, the material is easy to process and can be painted in any desired color.
• Ceramic tiles. The most popular and most suitable option for decorating the kitchen space. Ceramics are easy to lay and have a three-dimensional texture corresponding to brick. Glazed tiles are appropriate for the apron area, as this coating is very easy to maintain. Clinker or concrete tiles with a glossy, matte surface or texture imitating torn brick are also used for wall decoration. The advantages of ceramic tiles are that they are durable, moisture-resistant, long-lasting and resistant to temperature changes, and also go well with various finishing materials.
• Wallpaper. Photo wallpaper is chosen for some kitchen interiors. Due to modern printing capabilities, the appearance of the canvas is as close as possible to the original finish. However, due to the fact that the wallpaper does not have a characteristic structure, the decor will not acquire that special charm that brick walls give.
• Wall panels. They are quite an interesting solution. Panels with imitation brick are large in size, which allows you to quickly decorate the entire wall. Visually, the panels are almost indistinguishable from the analogue. The only downside is that brickwork has higher performance properties than wall panels.

The photo shows decorative brick in the kitchen in the design of the dining area.

What color of brick looks best?

The masonry can be done in any color scheme. For example, to give the kitchen a sense of cleanliness and visually expand the space, white brick with seams of the same shade is preferred. Such decorative finishing is in harmony with almost all materials in the form of metal, wood or plastic.

Brick cladding in gray tones will help to create a calm and peaceful design. Against such a background, the decor and furniture elements look especially advantageous. Natural and simple beige masonry will also form a light interior and contribute to a visual increase in the volume of the kitchen.

Not only classic color solutions are appropriate for the design. An interesting option is to use blue, green, straw or pistachio-colored bricks. When choosing textured shades that contain various decorative additives and mineral inclusions, the wall surface will look voluminous and original.

Dark brown masonry is common, which looks especially stylish and extraordinary in a spacious kitchen space with sufficient natural light.

Red brick will fit into the interior of a kitchen in any style. Such wall cladding undoubtedly attracts attention and becomes the main decorative element of the room.

The photo shows the design of a modern kitchen with a white brick wall.

An original and bold design method – black brickwork. The finish will advantageously complement a minimalist or modern kitchen design. Despite the fact that the dark shade adds elegance and contrast to the atmosphere, it is advisable to use it partially.

What can be decorated in the kitchen?

Examples of using brickwork in kitchen design.

Accent brick wall in the kitchen

Creating one accent wall plane is a well-known a design technique that fills the interior with colors and makes it less boring.

Evenly laid bricks will give the design a harmonious completeness. Imitation of a bare brick wall from floor to ceiling will become a real decorative composition.

For an industrial or classic kitchen interior, the design can be rough and unpainted masonry.

The photo shows an accent wall with brick painted red in the kitchen interior.

If you want to create a more saturated and colorful accent, the brick finish can be painted or coated with acrylic varnish.

Brick-like apron finish

An equally important interior detail of the kitchen is the apron. The design of this area determines the appearance of the entire room. An apron area laid out with bricks will bring loft aesthetics to the atmosphere.

The ideal solution would be ceramics or hog tiles that repeat the outlines of the brick. The finish can be smooth, rough or covered with a special glaze.

A very fashionable design move is a brick apron finished with unglazed Tuscan tiles. This type of cladding is expensive, but its appearance is as close as possible to natural masonry.

The photo shows a kitchen interior with an apron area finished with glossy ceramic tiles that look like brick.

Finishing door or window openings

Decorative flexible clinker is a good option for finishing the area around doors or windows. Openings decorated in this way look more attractive visually.

You can also highlight window or door openings against the background of the overall kitchen interior using brick plaster. In addition to decoration, this cladding will act as a surface protection from mechanical impacts.

The photo shows white brick in the design of a balcony opening in the kitchen design.

Brick panel

It will help to focus attention on the wall and achieve an unusual, stylish design. Due to the bricks, it is possible to originally play up the space and give it a spectacular look.

Photos in various interior styles

White, gray or other light-colored cladding will harmoniously fit into the design of a kitchen in a Scandinavian style. The masonry should be neat, natural, aesthetic and not look too rough.

Romantic Provence or rustic country styles are perfect for brick decoration. Here it is appropriate to use artificially aged finishing material in a lighter range, adding light and space to the room.

The outrageous loft, combining luxury, wealth and underground, prefers cladding with imitation of crushed brick. Beaten, chipped and torn brickwork with a rough surface will give the kitchen space additional volume.

The photo shows a combination of wall decoration with brickwork in the interior of the kitchen in the country style.

Brick can bring some extravagance to the interior of the kitchen in the minimalist style. The surface can be covered with a suitable paint, for example, black. Such a design will favorably emphasize the minimalist design.

For the high-tech style, perfectly smooth and glossy cladding in gray or white shades is used. The grout is matched to the color of the bricks so that the seams are invisible.

The photo shows a small loft-style kitchen with an accent brick wall.

Examples for a kitchen-living room

Brick can be used to originally zone a combined space. Decorative brickwork is appropriate for laying out a dining area with a dining table or a place to relax. The partition between the two functional areas is finished with red, white, yellow or any other brick that matches the overall color scheme of the interior.

The photo shows a kitchen-living room with walls decorated with bricks of different colors.

An interesting option is to create a combined facing of bricks of several shades. In this way, it will be possible not only to divide, but also to decorate the combined space.

Design ideas

Imitation masonry in combination with wood looks harmonious, stylish and allows you to achieve a unique, cozy and warm atmosphere in the kitchen. A wooden kitchen set will stand out against the background of red-brown brick finish. The natural color scheme of the brick favorably emphasizes the natural wood shade, while the wood with a natural texture smooths out the roughness of the brick finish.

An unusual solution is considered to be the use of a facing material with an aging effect. No less original in kitchen decoration is a plane laid out with glass or mirror bricks.

The photo shows a brick wall in the kitchen combined with a set of natural wood.

For a kitchen interior in an old style, classic masonry is appropriate to use for finishing a modern stove. Decorative bricks are used to lay out the portal, as well as a false panel that covers the hood and create a structure similar to a fireplace chimney.

The photo shows a kitchen design with photo wallpaper imitating aged brick.