How to combine furniture?
Intense red and black are a perfect match. A kitchen set in such uncompromising shades will add passion and respectability to the atmosphere at the same time.
The distribution of the range depends on the owner’s wishes: red furniture will serve as a magnificent accent for a dark kitchen, and a dining area in black tones will add solidity and respectability to the interior. Glossy facades that reflect light will add brightness to the kitchen, and matte ones, on the contrary, will muffle the saturation of the chosen colors.
The photo shows a scarlet corner kitchen-dining room with a dark ceiling. Instead of a table, a bar counter is used for zoning.
There are many ways to combine the red and black palette: for example, installing garnet-colored facades with black inserts. Charcoal-colored household appliances fit perfectly into the scarlet interior: a stove, a hood, and a refrigerator.
The photo shows a black acrylic countertop framed by a red set, diluted with chrome details.
It is much easier to decorate a spacious kitchen in red and black, but what should owners of Khrushchev-era apartments and studios do who are in love with such an active color combination? To create a bold and expressive interior in a small room, you should avoid small details that break up the space: free-standing cabinets and open shelves with dishes. Instead, designers recommend ordering furniture exactly to size, using gloss to reflect light and built-in appliances to save space, and decorating the top in red and filling the bottom of the kitchen in black.
The photo shows a small kitchen with lingonberry accents. The graphite color adds depth to the room, and the unadorned plastic windows help to unload the space.
How to choose curtains?
Choosing textiles becomes a difficult task when arranging an eccentric red and black kitchen. The fabric should include one of the shades used in the interior. In order to avoid excessive decor, you should decorate the windows with plain curtains without patterns.
The type of curtains also depends on the location of the window. If the window sill is converted into a tabletop or access to the window opening is occupied by furniture, practical blinds will come to the rescue. In order not only to protect yourself from prying eyes, but also to create coziness, you can use Roman or roller blinds.
The photo shows a spacious kitchen in bright red and black tones. The window is decorated with thick curtains of gray and red colors and light white tulle.
Curtains with a pattern and grabs are inappropriate in a youth red and black kitchen, but they look organically in a classic or country interior, giving the atmosphere character.
Choosing a finish
Wallpaper or paint can be used to finish the walls of a red and black kitchen. Decorative plaster is also popular. The best option is a single-color coating without patterns, or with a barely noticeable texture, which will soften the severity of the setting.
Linoleum or laminate “under the tree” is used as a floor covering, but designers most often give preference to tiles. It is environmentally friendly, easy to clean and adds chic to the red and black kitchen. By combining different types of flooring, you can create zoning, separating the dining area from the work area.
The most popular way to finish the ceiling in a red and black kitchen is whitewashing: this way the top of the room does not attract unnecessary attention. Another practical option is a suspended ceiling with spotlights.
The photo shows a kitchen in a country house, where the walls are painted a noble cherry color, and the ceiling is bordered by a black baseboard, echoing the furniture.
It is ideal if such “little things” as a door, chandelier and fittings do not stand out from the general red and black palette: charcoal, silver and scarlet shades are appropriate here.
It is worth talking separately about the kitchen apron, which protects the cooking area. Designers agree that it should contrast with the hanging cabinets, so a red top and black bottom is a canonical option. As a rule, the apron is kept in dark tones.
If the owner chooses a red apron, then the cabinets and pedestals should be black. A skinali – a wall panel made of glass – is perfect for this purpose. The glossy lacquer surface of the skinali is durable and easy to maintain.
The photo shows a corner kitchen, the decoration of which is dominated by black, and red is an accent.
A black and white glossy kitchen and red brick are a successful combination. The terracotta color becomes an intermediary between two energetic shades, softening their influence. This is an excellent solution for connoisseurs of the loft style, not devoid of extravagance.
The photo shows a small straight kitchen with a TV and a scarlet refrigerator against the background of brickwork.
Plus a third color
To reduce the aggressiveness of the red and black range, an additional shade is often used in the design of the room.
Black-red-white kitchen
White is the most popular guest in modern kitchens. It is universal and expands the space, so it goes well with the red-black combination. The downside is that under its influence, the color contrast becomes more noticeable, and this gives the atmosphere formality, depriving it of comfort. To avoid this effect, it is recommended to use tonal shades of red (burgundy, purple) or use it minimally, as accents.
An excellent option for a small kitchen is an apron made of black and white tiles laid in a checkerboard pattern. This technique complicates the geometry of the room, distracting from the modest dimensions and hiding irregularities in the form of niches or plasterboard boxes.
The photo shows a radius red and black kitchen with a white countertop and photo printing on the apron.
With the addition of gray
A red-black-gray kitchen is another successful solution. Ash shades muffle the dominant duet, making it softer and calmer. You can decorate the countertop, apron or walls in gray, and also create a combined set of three colors.
The photo shows a red and black kitchen with elements in gray tones: wall cabinets, walls and floor tiles.
Combination with beige
Calm beige, like white, works to expand the space, but adds warm notes to the red and black interior. It can be used to dilute the set, including details made of light wood. In addition, the decoration of the walls and floor in sand tones can serve as a pleasant background for a “gloomy” set. Beige furniture (dining table and chairs), countertop or apron will also be a great addition.
The photo shows a coral country-style kitchen with warm lighting and black and sand details in the apron trim.
Interior style
A variety of styles can be built on the basis of the red and black combination. Let’s consider several of them.
Minimalism is characterized by laconicism and clarity of lines. There are no excesses, and the decor is distinguished by an abundance of light and space. The uncompromising nature of the red and black duet fits into this style quite well.
High-tech is characterized by lacquer coatings with metal and glass inserts, multi-level lighting and ultra-modern household appliances. The red and black kitchen is successfully complemented by white and chrome elements.
Black in a classic style is the embodiment of luxury and respectability, but the use of bright scarlet can easily violate the boundary between sophistication and bad taste. To maintain the style, it is recommended to use accents of muted brick color or burgundy.
The photo shows a black kitchen in a minimalist style with a muted red finish.
The red and black range is also quite appropriate in the country style. Since the main material for decorating a country kitchen is wood, both the background and the furniture should be designed in a natural theme. Facades painted in natural coral go well with dark wood. Black details – furniture handles, shelves, lamps – complete the picture.
Red and black in a Japanese-style kitchen look distinctive and noble. Japanese minimalism welcomes the use of light textiles and natural materials, such as bamboo and natural wood, and the distinctive lathing of facades, ceilings or partitions is a distinctive feature of the design.
Red and black are ideal for the Art Nouveau style. It looks great in combination with modern household appliances and furniture without unnecessary decorative additions.
