6 details of the famous kitchen of the series Friends, which can be repeated in your apartment
The series has been friends for 25 years, and he is still fresh and dearly loved. The cuisine of Monica Geller for each viewer is a symbol of comfort and hospitality. And I must say that this room is remembered not only by dramas, but also by its original design. Fans of the series can adopt some interior details to recreate in their apartment a unique atmosphere of youth, hospitality and cordiality.
Round table instead of a wall
If you are a modest but happy owner of a studio apartment, or you are more fortunate and you have a spacious kitchen-living room, you can furnish it in the spirit of the series "Friends".
Leave the space open, do not make extra partitions. Let the kitchen smoothly pass into the living room, and on the conditional border of the zones place a round table. By the way, according to Feng Shui, a circle is the most favorable form, symbolizing harmony and balance of energies. It is noteworthy that the table in the kitchen of Monica is small in diameter, but all the friends fit perfectly behind it. So this is a great solution for homes where guests are always welcome.
Bright kitchen
The kitchen in Monica’s apartment was blue. And over the refrigerator hung a bright yellow shelf. Of course, it is not at all necessary to repeat just such a color scheme, because this is not about a copy of the kitchen, but only about following the style.
You can choose another color - it is important that it is unusual and you like. The country style, in which Monica’s cuisine is made, is also characterized by olive, the color of kale (shade of green), sand and terracotta shades. However, remember that the turquoise color reminds of the cult series.
Contrast Wall Decoration
Wall decoration in the series is also far from standards. Bright brickwork is combined with a wall of delicate violet color. In the era of fashion for a loft, it is easy to find an imitation of brick for different tastes and budgets:
- wallpaper under a brick;
- embossed pvc panels;
- plaster and stencil;
- flexible brick;
- decorative plaster tile.
Brickwork is a bright and self-contained element of the interior, so it’s enough to decorate only a small section of the wall under the brick, and paint the rest of the walls in an unusual but non-shouting tone.
Country Style Details
Monica's kitchen is made in a country style, which is characterized by natural materials. Cases and facades are made of wood; light cotton textiles are used in the design. Note: the curtain on the window and the curtain covering the cabinet under the sink are sewn from the same fabric - with the image of bunches of grapes.
The furniture looks simple and solid, and a fabric with a floral pattern adds coziness. In order to achieve a similar effect, you can independently assemble the kitchen from wooden shields and paint it in the desired color, and instead of facades use cotton curtains. Of course, making furniture with your own hands is a laborious process. Somewhat more expensive, but it’s easier to order a set with MDF facades, choosing the right color and country style milling.
Different color chairs
In the series around the dining table are always shabby-looking chairs, as if they were found at a flea market. Moreover, they are all different in color and shape.
However, their appearance is not accidental: the colors of the chairs themselves or their upholstery overlap with various elements of the kitchen. You will repeat this design move in your apartment without any problems. In any city there are hundreds of private ads for the sale of old chairs for a penny. By the way, new chairs were selected for each season of the series.So, having reviewed all the series once again, you will surely come up with your own set in the style of “Friends”.
Nice details
Reviewing the series again and again, you notice not only new shades in the actors' game, but also amusing little things in the interior. There are a lot of magnets on the refrigerator, and all of them reflect Monica's passion for cooking: these are figures in the form of utensils.
Decorative plates and cute pictures with the image of fruits are hung on the walls. Everywhere arranged vases and flowerpots with fresh and cut flowers. Perhaps any other person would have turned all these little things into dust collectors, but Monica, with her manic pedantry, managed to maintain the perfect order in her home.
Consider this nuance and do not overload your house with anything. Let all the decor elements be full of meaning and especially valuable to you. And do not forget about humor.
The creators of the series were not afraid to collect, in one space, seemingly incompatible elements and set the fashion for eclecticism for many years. Do not be afraid to conduct a similar experiment in your home, and perhaps your kitchen will become the headquarters or a safe haven for an epic company.
