How to decorate the minimalist kitchen
The minimalist kitchen is a popular choice among many of our customers and we understand why. The straight lines and well-chosen details result in a kitchen looking beautiful over time and easy to keep clean. The light colors that often characterize minimalist interior contribute to a spacious feeling and the smart material choices enhance the longevity of the kitchen.
Below we have collected our five best ideas on how to decorate your minimalist kitchen.
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Calm colors and straight lines create a harmonious impression.
Open shelving with a few but well-selected details getting more common.
Storage
What many want to achieve with the minimalist style is a kitchen that is easy to maintain and perceived as calm and harmonious. If this is your goal it is important to have storage in mind when designing the kitchen. Maximize the storage options – wall cabinets, high cabinets, and a kitchen island if the space allows, to be able to put away all the things that otherwise would disturb the harmony.
Read our best tips for open storage.
By maximizing storage it is easier to keep the kitchen neat.
Painted walls in the same color as the kitchen for a calm impression.
Bright and calming colors
The minimalist kitchen is known for its light and calm colors inspired by the Nordic nature. The popular colors white, grey and beige often constitute the basis, and if you want to enhance the feeling of your minimalist kitchen, continue with details in nature's color palette.
Get inspired by Scandinavian colors.
Bright colors contribute to that spacious feeling many long for.
At Nordiska Kök you can select by any color or a variety of wooden treatments.
Straight lines
Minimalism is characterized by its straight lines and stripped-down impressions that contribute to a calm and harmonious feelings. Like a blank canvas that is happy to be accompanied and enhanced by beautiful details, for example a beautiful still life that breaks the expectations of how the decorations should be. Feel free to decorate with objects that you have grouped at different heights, for example a smaller vase, a candle and a bowl that together challenge the straight lines.
Cutting boards and ceramics in different shapes and heights look beautiful in the minimalist kitchen.
A minimalist kitchen with a graphic Terrazzo worktop.
Few selected details
A home always feels cozier when the personal possessions are given space. In the minimalist kitchen, we want to avoid the overwhelming feeling of kitchen decoration everywhere and therefore recommend decorating with few but well-chosen details. If you wish to create contrast to the otherwise straight lines, decorate with objects in various organic shapes.
Read more about how to think about details in the kitchen.
A few but well selected details do the trick.
By grouping objects, it does not feel messy.
Lighting
A room requires its own lighting, regardless of style and shape, but here is your chance to go a bit crazy and break away from the traditional minimalism. Create a beautiful still life that is left to stand on its own and catch the eyes of your guests. A large ceiling chandelier with mouth-blown glass or few lighting sources in different shapes creates a warm expression.
Let the ceiling lamp stand out for a powerful statement.
Lovely interior in this minimalist kitchen.
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