What is the best coating for the kitchen? Tiles, glass, resins, wallpapers, enamels, stickers and woods. The choice is wide and, then, where to start? How to match the kitchen cladding with the wall units, the furniture and the floor? What is the most functional coating?
To answer these questions and also to give you great ideas about trendy kitchen coverings in the next few years, we have selected five unmissable proposals. From the classics mosaics ai three-dimensional coatings that will dictate the mainstream in the coming years, five ideas to adapt to any style. Characterize your kitchen in a unique way and add your own touch to our suggestions.
1. The mosaic
There is nothing to be done, the coating a mosaic it’s a classic and always has great success in the kitchen as well. A good choice, especially nowadays, given that in the kitchen furnishings the coverings are no longer laid up to the ceiling. The small tiles ultra cured and the color combinations are the fundamental elements in a mosaic cladding. Its versatility, together with the possibility of using it for both large and small surfaces, make it a truly indispensable element of decoration.
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The choice of materials of the mosaic, together with the form and to laying the tiles, remains the essential element to define the style of the kitchen.
The denim effect mosaic, for example, it reproduces and embellishes the workmanship of the weft and warp of the jeans fabric, creating a surprisingly contemporary and urban effect.
A glass mosaicon the other hand, it can also be used in kitchens with a more classic style, but wisely reinterpreted in a contemporary key. In this case, for example, even if the inspiration comes from crystal, the innovative rhombus shape of the tiles allows you to create innovative and composite geometric games is floral pattern?
As for the mud flaps, in general it is better to prefer a mosaic with glass or polished stoneware tiles. The smooth and shiny surfaces naturally lend themselves to one better cleaning and maintenance, which is essential in the kitchen.
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2. The tiles
Perfect for the kitchen is also the tiled cladding. The tiles are one practical solution and now companies create them in every shape, color, size, material and finish. In the midst of retro revival, the are back in fashion cement tiles, square or hexagonal, from the early twentieth century, which can be used both for the walls that for i floors.
In general, in addition to the now indispensable porcelain stoneware which guarantees excellent performance in terms of mechanical resistance and chemical detergents, are also making a comeback handcrafted ceramics. From Vietri majolica to Faenza, to all the others Italian artisan excellence, these products work very well both in environments with a traditional flavor and as an unmistakable cameo in a more contemporary kitchen. Very trendy are also the azulejos of Portuguese origin, these small glazed delights that are attracting for their bright colors white, blue and yellow.
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If, on the other hand, you love pure and ultramodern designs a pattern on slate it will give that touch of artistic luxury (reminiscent a bit of Escher) fundamental in this style.
3. Three-dimensional coatings
The innovation of three-dimensional wall coverings is not only in the shapes but also in the materials used. The most commonly used three-dimensional coatings are ceramic ones. There are many fantasies and the texture offered by this type of material: smooth lines and geometric shapes. From an aesthetic point of view you can allocate one wall to this type of effect, or you can apply panels only in strategic points.
The processing, in most cases of white-paste ceramics, also allows to reproduce the tactile finishes of precious materials like marble and stone.
In this case, the three-dimensional wall was created behind the kitchen using slabs with a base of enameled cocciopesto worked with a material effect that reproduces a wave.
There is a huge range of materials that can be used to create three-dimensional coverings. If the design technology also offers them in metal and cork, it is clear that the practicality of the cleaning of the kitchen will direct the choice towards ceramics, resin glass, glazed stoneware, but also Corian and specially worked wood.
The beauty of these coatings lies in the disparate laying method, matching and combination, which allows you to create ever new and never banal effects capable of decisively characterizing any kitchen.
4. Wood
Many designers are of the opinion that a fantastic solution for the covering, in some cases, is to give continuity to the spaces by using the floor tiles also as a covering.
Think of a warm and enveloping parquet that unravels near the wall. Even in the kitchen it is possible. Of course the wood, especially if used also as a splash guard, must be specially treated. But this is not as impossible a step as one might think.
5. Wallpaper
Yes, you can also have wallpaper in the kitchen.
Most of the wallpapers, in fact, have been subjected to specific treatments which can make it fireproof, waterproof, sanitizable, odorless, resistant to fading and high temperatures.
A wallpaper can frame and highlight a specific area of the kitchen, such as the display area of the dishes or enhance the dining area. If you have a island kitchen, you can coat the base with a wallpaper.
This non-woven wallpaper, composed of cellulose and agave, soft to the touch and washable with neutral solutions, making it ideal for kitchen upholstery.
5 unmissable ideas for kitchen cladding: images and photos
In the gallery you can admire other interesting proposals to find the ideal coating for your kitchen.
What is the best coating for the kitchen? Tiles, glass, resins, wallpapers, enamels, stickers and woods. The choice is wide and, then, where to start? How to match the kitchen cladding with the wall units, the furniture and the floor? What is the most functional coating?
To answer these questions and also to give you great ideas about trendy kitchen coverings in the next few years, we have selected five unmissable proposals. From the classics mosaics ai three-dimensional coatings that will dictate the mainstream in the coming years, five ideas to adapt to any style. Characterize your kitchen in a unique way and add your own touch to our suggestions.
1. The mosaic
There is nothing to be done, the coating a mosaic it’s a classic and always has great success in the kitchen as well. A good choice, especially nowadays, given that in the kitchen furnishings the coverings are no longer laid up to the ceiling. The small tiles ultra cured and the color combinations are the fundamental elements in a mosaic cladding. Its versatility, together with the possibility of using it for both large and small surfaces, make it a truly indispensable element of decoration.
Read also: Embellishing the shower box with stickers: 7 ideas to renovate your bathroom
The choice of materials of the mosaic, together with the form and to laying the tiles, remains the essential element to define the style of the kitchen.
The denim effect mosaic, for example, it reproduces and embellishes the workmanship of the weft and warp of the jeans fabric, creating a surprisingly contemporary and urban effect.
A glass mosaicon the other hand, it can also be used in kitchens with a more classic style, but wisely reinterpreted in a contemporary key. In this case, for example, even if the inspiration comes from crystal, the innovative rhombus shape of the tiles allows you to create innovative and composite geometric games is floral pattern?
As for the mud flaps, in general it is better to prefer a mosaic with glass or polished stoneware tiles. The smooth and shiny surfaces naturally lend themselves to one better cleaning and maintenance, which is essential in the kitchen.
You may be interested in: Modern wallpaper: how to dress your walls with style
2. The tiles
Perfect for the kitchen is also the tiled cladding. The tiles are one practical solution and now companies create them in every shape, color, size, material and finish. In the midst of retro revival, the are back in fashion cement tiles, square or hexagonal, from the early twentieth century, which can be used both for the walls that for i floors.
In general, in addition to the now indispensable porcelain stoneware which guarantees excellent performance in terms of mechanical resistance and chemical detergents, are also making a comeback handcrafted ceramics. From Vietri majolica to Faenza, to all the others Italian artisan excellence, these products work very well both in environments with a traditional flavor and as an unmistakable cameo in a more contemporary kitchen. Very trendy are also the azulejos of Portuguese origin, these small glazed delights that are attracting for their bright colors white, blue and yellow.
Do you want design advice on how to furnish? Join the group
If, on the other hand, you love pure and ultramodern designs a pattern on slate it will give that touch of artistic luxury (reminiscent a bit of Escher) fundamental in this style.
3. Three-dimensional coatings
The innovation of three-dimensional wall coverings is not only in the shapes but also in the materials used. The most commonly used three-dimensional coatings are ceramic ones. There are many fantasies and the texture offered by this type of material: smooth lines and geometric shapes. From an aesthetic point of view you can allocate one wall to this type of effect, or you can apply panels only in strategic points.
The processing, in most cases of white-paste ceramics, also allows to reproduce the tactile finishes of precious materials like marble and stone.
In this case, the three-dimensional wall was created behind the kitchen using slabs with a base of enameled cocciopesto worked with a material effect that reproduces a wave.
There is a huge range of materials that can be used to create three-dimensional coverings. If the design technology also offers them in metal and cork, it is clear that the practicality of the cleaning of the kitchen will direct the choice towards ceramics, resin glass, glazed stoneware, but also Corian and specially worked wood.
The beauty of these coatings lies in the disparate laying method, matching and combination, which allows you to create ever new and never banal effects capable of decisively characterizing any kitchen.
4. Wood
Many designers are of the opinion that a fantastic solution for the covering, in some cases, is to give continuity to the spaces by using the floor tiles also as a covering.
Think of a warm and enveloping parquet that unravels near the wall. Even in the kitchen it is possible. Of course the wood, especially if used also as a splash guard, must be specially treated. But this is not as impossible a step as one might think.
5. Wallpaper
Yes, you can also have wallpaper in the kitchen.
Most of the wallpapers, in fact, have been subjected to specific treatments which can make it fireproof, waterproof, sanitizable, odorless, resistant to fading and high temperatures.
A wallpaper can frame and highlight a specific area of the kitchen, such as the display area of the dishes or enhance the dining area. If you have a island kitchen, you can coat the base with a wallpaper.
This non-woven wallpaper, composed of cellulose and agave, soft to the touch and washable with neutral solutions, making it ideal for kitchen upholstery.
5 unmissable ideas for kitchen cladding: images and photos
In the gallery you can admire other interesting proposals to find the ideal coating for your kitchen.
