Tendencias decorativas en la cocina

En este 2013 se han impuesto una serie de tendencias que son las que más se van a llevar a la hora de decorar y elegir los muebles de nuestra cocina. ¿Las conoces?

Las tendencias en cuanto a colores, pasan por los tonos beige y crema en todas sus escalas, ya que al ser colores claros reflejarán mejor la luz y aumentan la sensación de espacio, de amplitud.

Otro color que ha adquirido gran protagonismo es el verde en sus diferentes tonalidades, sobre todo el esmeralda como el gran destacado entre todos, al igual que en los baños. Por supuesto el color blanco, por el que no pasan los años, tendrá su hueco en los colores para cocinas de este año.

En cuanto a los materiales, han cobrado mucha importancia los muebles con acabado estratificado y los polilaminados.
La madera, al igual que el color blanco, se suele mantener año tras año en todas las listas de tendencias, ya que siempre aporta un toque a las cocinas que no pasa de moda sea cual sea el material que más se lleve ese año.

También se repiten colores que han tenido especial importancia en el 2012 como por ejemplo el naranja, que se ha posicionado con fuerza y se niega a abandonar las cocinas en el 2013, por lo que si vuestros muebles tienen esta tonalidad no os preocupéis porque seguirán siendo tendencia.

El acero se muestra como otra gran opción fundamentalmente para las cocinas más amplias. Es un material muy higiénico y resistente a las manchas, por lo que su utilización en la cocina es ideal.

Tendencias decorativas en la cocina

Tendencias decorativas en la cocina

Cinco propuestas para azulejos de cocina

Hoy día podemos encontrar prácticamente cualquier modelo de azulejo en las cocinas de las viviendas modernas. Las tendencias que marcan la pauta se saltan lo clásico e introducen diseños cien por cien vanguardistas donde los colores, los formatos y las asimetrías se llevan más que nunca. Por todo ello, la colocación de nuevos modelos de azulejo en la cocina es una manera asequible de actualizar la decoración de la misma y de renovar su apariencia. Tanto el color como la forma elegidos influyen sobre el aspecto final, por eso hay que saber con seguridad qué tipo de azulejo queremos.

Mosaico en colores: este modelo en cuatro colores con formato mosaico es desenfadado y hace destacar las superficies que forman la cocina. Una alternativa actual para quienes estén cansados de las clásicas cenefas pero optan por dar un poco de color al espacio.

Este azulejo rectangular en una gama de colores más fresca resalta sobre el blanco del mobiliario. Resulta dinámico y muy contemporáneo.

Los azulejos de cerámica son uno de los más usados. Estos de gran formato son ideales para cocinas amplias. El gris jaspeado proporciona estilo y equilibrio.

Un azulejo blanco en pequeño formato es ideal para tendencias más contemporáneas. La cocina se ve fresca, inspirada y armónica.

Los azulejos con dibujos urbanos resultan modernos y actuales. El rectángulo jaspeado combina con la superficie del mobiliario de la propia cocina. El color crema y el gris conjugan a la perfección, creando un entorno relajado y con estilo.

Fotos: puntceramic.com ; frandoz.com ; homeinovation.com

Cinco propuestas para azulejos de cocina

Cinco propuestas para azulejos de cocina

10 ways to have a greener kitchen

No, it’;s not painting it neon green … ha ha ha … I’;m sorry I could not avoid the obvious joke, obviously we are talking about trying to make our kitchen to be as green and sustainable as we can. And it is not necessary to give up the comfort and design and we can worry about the environment and have a nice, practical kitchen. Let’;s see how we can get with these 10 tips that we show below.

Use stainless steel furniture and accessories for the kitchen and glass tops are committed choices for the environment. Since 70% of the stainless steel used in kitchen sinks for example is recycled and so does the recycled glass countertops where up to 95% in manufacturing.

Create a green dot for waste disposal in our kitchen can steal some space but is a good way to participate in the selective collection of waste generated different home.

One of the best ways to contribur sustainability from the kitchen of our house is to reduce the consumption of water and electricity . So we have to worry about the energy efficiency of our appliances and water consumption they have. Washing machines and dishwashers are primarily involved in the consumption of water and electricity so I will try to buy the ones that have the best rating, AAA in terms of power consumption and consume less water.

As for the dishwasher must be noted that although we have the best qualified in terms of energy and water consumption if we use half load are spending 75% of the energy they would use him at full load. So just put up the dishwasher when full .

The cleaning products we use and also greatly affect the environment. So I will try to acquire and use onlybiodegradable and environmentally friendly cleaning .And do not forget everything to do with products like baking soda and vinegar that are greener cleaning products.

We began this article with the joke of the painting but it is also a serious issue for the ecology. The use of solvent paints anything not environmentally friendly. Endeavor to use clean paints, water-based and solvent-free more aggressive with the environment.

We have plenty of appliances connected to the mains and standby position, it represents a low power consumption that is constant and even after the month is reflected in a significant amount of kilowatts, according to the International Energy Agency between 5% and 10% of the electricity consumption of a household is wasted in this foolish way. So unplug them when not in use these appliances have standby.

We talked about the steel and glass as materials with high recycling rate at the beginning of the article but this does not prevent us from using furniture and wooden floorsin our kitchen. But we must be inquisitive and take an interest in the origin of wood that have been developed that furniture and floors. Today all manufacturers emphasize either the origin of the raw material when it comes to sustainable timber, ie it meets certain requirements regarding the production, but often ignore such information.

One of the most environmentally friendly practices that can be performed in decor is recycling, reusing old furniture and accessories to give them a new life and a new use if necessary. Simple, logical and convenient.

The kitchen floor is another area that needs attention, its coating must also be involved in this task of turning our kitchen into a green kitchen. The linoleum is a product that is made ​​from products such as linseed oil and pine resin, should therefore be from renewable sources. Thebamboo is a renewable resource, rather than wood because it takes less time to grow bamboo cane than any tree. The cork is also an environmentally friendly choice as collecting the bark of the cork, the cork is done with the live tree without causing major damage.

10 ways to have a greener kitchen

Have a perfect pantry in the kitchen

When we do not have enough space to create a pantry or do not want to start a work to that end we must sharpen their wits and find other solutions. A good solution is to acquire a wardrobe that we can use as a pantry and can be included in the decor of the rest of the kitchen. No need to be a cabinet like the rest of the kitchen furniture, simply that is the same style. It may even be interesting to act as contrast dye and becomes an attractive focal point.

In this kitchen rustic style has installed a walk-in pantryin the same style but in a neutral color to contrast with the cabinets painted blue kitchen.

A closet may not be enough pantry so we will have to devise supplementary storage . A shelf hung a doorcabinet can be an interesting option especially for storing jars of products most commonly used.

A board to post notes like the above picture can also be hung on a door or the side of the steward closet. A simple painted wooden board or fabric lined with magnets or metal clips is fully integrated into this rustic style.

Install hooks for hanging bags and a basket to hold brochures, magazines and newspapers will help to keep the chaos under certain limits. A mibre baskets or wooden crates on the ground are also a good idea to keep those things you do not know where to place.

But if you prepare jams or homemade preserves and envasas of such an elegant and original way as the image above need not hide them much because they are very decorative and can have them in sight anywhere.

Vegetables can be stored anywhere in an ingenious way.As easily or economically as we can see above form. Usingbags made ​​from recycled materials .

Or a traditional cabinet to store apples like this is truly lovely. We will be more expensive but it is a fantastic solution for storing fruit and vegetables naturally.

Have a perfect pantry in the kitchen

Ideal lighting in the kitchen

Do you know which room is the heart of the house ?Some may say that his room other than the room, but the truth is that we all spent more time sitting comfortably inthe kitchen , where breakfast and dinner usually almost daily. Why almost daily? Because most of us work and lunch out, but dinner always go home.

In this space we often tell us how we did, sharing our secrets, agree to leave or arrange a family outing or just playing together at home, either a monopoly, a memory card or a poker game .

As the most important area of the house, we can not leave abandoned because often our friends and family to enter it and should always give a good impression.Therefore I will give some guidelines how you can improve the lighting in your kitchen to give it that touch of personality and warmth that every home should have.

Tips and recommendations

• A general recommendation we give decor expertsreview all the lighting in the house, that is, to see the kind of light in every room, so that from there we can make the necessary changes.


• The main source of light in the room should come from the main focus coming from the roof , which should reach every corner of the kitchen after this and come-ons of light in specific corners.


• Usually feature kitchens with cupboards and drawers, a fitted kitchen, a refrigerator and a dining set aside, where the family gathers to share breakfast, lunch (weekends) and dinner. One way to give personality to the furn to is placing light lamps suitable for every room and corner.


• An example is light between upper cabinets and kitchen cabinets (where you put the blender, rice cooker and kitchen ladles), in many small kitchens as department, this part is used for chopping vegetables and finish preparing food.


• Therefore it is important that there is enough light to perform this work in comfort, to provide you with this job , you can install some light fixtures and recessed lighting to the naked eye does not see, but when you do much work and make you look elegant and tidy your kitchen.


• Another area to be illuminated is the breakfast area(where we spent more time sitting in the kitchen), here we place warm lamps hanging type that enhance the area with incidental light.


• The recommended distance between the table and the lamp should be not less than about 60 cm. so that the brightness does not bother the guests feel very hot or the environment. If your cabinets are stained, you can enlighten them so that the dishes inside look striking and elegant.

Then I leave some examples of how to light your kitchen with style and following the tips above:

For a modern kitchen .

The kitchenettes gain more space with light colors to lamps.

With a lamp gives more warmth to the breakfast areaand appliances more presence.

As in the previous proposal, but adapted to a large kitchen and sophisticated.

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Ideal lighting in the kitchen