8 Elements For Your Industrial Style Kitchen

The industrial style is timeless and it allows you to offer a kitchen a touch of modernity coupled with an authenticity that we never tire of. If you want to adopt this style for your kitchen, respecting its color codes and the appropriate materials, without making any mistakes, take inspiration from the 8 elements presented to you here for successful industrial decoration.

Your kitchen should be a warm space, in which you enjoy evolving to prepare the best dishes. Do you feel comfortable in an industrial-style environment, with its combination of wood and metal, its touches of black, gray, or yellow, and its furniture that is both sober and elegant? So, tap into the following ideas to create the perfect industrial-style kitchen!

A metal worktop

Metal is one of the two dominant materials in the industrial style – along with wood – and it is ideal for a worktop that is heat-resistant, easy to clean, and has a high decorative value. You will have the choice between stainless steel and aluminum, for the most common, or copper, zinc, and tin for the most original.

The idea is to achieve a certain harmony in your industrial-style kitchen, in keeping with the other elements. This subtle mix of materials and colors gives an artistic side to the room, which can only inspire aspiring chefs and fans of New York lofts and other buildings drawing inspiration from factories of the past. Imagine your work plan in the kitchen, simulate the final effect with 3D views, and estimate the budget easily, with the right tools. Visit a kitchen specialist like SoCoo’c to find out more about these possibilities.

Wooden storage furniture

A well-appointed kitchen must be equipped with storage furniture, which will house your favorite plates, cutlery, pots, and pans. Choose wood for the doors and fronts of your kitchen furniture, to offer that authentic touch to the room, characteristic of the industrial style.

Above all, don’t skimp on cupboards and drawers, arranging them both on the floor – to store the most commonly used items – and up high, for the dishes and appliances that you need more occasionally. A well-organized kitchen means increased well-being!

Suspended lighting fixtures

Industrial ceiling lights, with their dangling wires and bulbs at the ends, are one of the elements most easily associated with industrial style. They must therefore absolutely be part of the decoration of your kitchen. If you are not a fan of dangling bare bulbs, a pretty black metal lampshade will also look great to gently illuminate the room.

Metal shelves

Just like drawers and cupboards, the shelf has an undeniable practical function, because it allows you to store kitchen utensils to have them within reach. But we particularly appreciate it for its decorative virtues. Made of metal, it contrasts with the wood of neighboring furniture and you can easily place small green plants, a bowl of fruit, or industrial decorative accessories such as an old radio, a stainless steel scale, or a typewriter.

From the splashback to brick patterns

The splashback, to be placed above your worktop and your stove (or your hobs), is a major element of an industrial-style kitchen. The pattern best suited to this style? The red bricksince it immediately recalls the 19th century, its factories, and its immense hangars, from which this decorative style is inspired today. We distill it sparingly to avoid the feeling of suffocation that it can cause and it is possible to opt for a white or gray brick effect, or even for a vintage splashback in Azulejos tiles, to vary the pleasures.

A Table with iron legs

The kitchen table, whether it sits in the center or is placed in a corner, can display different styles as part of an industrial decoration: all in stainless steel, 100% wood, or even marbled for the most elegant. The most obvious choice might be a mix of the two main materials of this style, with a solid wood table top and metal legs. To respect the harmony of the room, we advise you to choose the same metal, or at least the same tone, for all the elements of this material present in the kitchen.

Black faucets

Black is the color most suited to industrial kitchen decoration, for your sinks and faucets. In brass or ceramic, the models for these two elements are numerous. You could also opt for maximum practicality with taps with removable sprays, mixers, and anti-limescale coatings which make maintenance easier.

A concrete effect floor

The floor is a decorative element that should not be forgotten and the industrial style generally gives pride of place to wood, tiles, or linoleum. But one material stands out when it comes to offering your kitchen the ideal covering, offering ease of maintenance, modernity, and elegance: concrete. Depending on the color chosen, it will blend in perfectly with the other elements and its resistance over time makes it an excellent choice, when renovating an existing kitchen or designing a new one.