Nowadays, many owners of modern apartments want to decorate their premises in such a way that they contain elements of national culture and traditions Slavic people. One of the most popular design solutions is apartment interiors made in Ukrainian style. As a rule, in such premises an environment is created that looks like a rural hut. Wherein modern materials used for finishing, as well as Appliances, are successfully combined with traditional attributes of Ukrainian life.
The main colors predominant in this design are beige and white. They look impressive in combination with yellow, green, red, black and blue shades used in decoration and decorative elements. In apartments designed in Ukrainian style, only natural materials are usually used. Decorative plaster is used here as a decoration for the walls, which creates a rough texture on the surfaces.
Will add a colorful note to the decoration of the walls art painting. Colorful images of national ornaments and patterns, birds, flowers or rural landscapes look very beautiful on surfaces. If desired, you can create niches in the walls and decorate them with pottery, in which various spices or grains can be stored. The ceiling in a Ukrainian kitchen should be snow-white; for contrast, you can use dark wooden beams in its design, and paint it with floral patterns along the edges.
For flooring, it is recommended to use a laminate that imitates the texture of natural wood; linoleum or ceramic tiles. An indispensable attribute of such an interior is an antique stove or its imitation. If desired, an electric fireplace decorated in antique style or an exhaust hood in the kitchen, painted in Ukrainian style, can act as a hearth. The main feature of furniture in this design solution- this is simplicity and maximum functionality. Must be present here wooden table, having a rectangular or round shape; massive benches with decorative carvings, as well as wall cabinets made from rough, untreated boards.
As lighting devices, it is recommended to use various candlesticks, antique lamps or lampshades in the shape of flowers, for example, cornflowers or sunflowers. It’s hard to imagine Ukrainian style without accessories traditional for this country. Bright textiles with ethnic patterns embroidered on them will help create homely coziness in your apartment. These could be tablecloths, curtains, napkins, potholders or towels.
You can decorate your kitchen using decorative dishes, which are usually made of wood or clay. On dinner table Clay vases decorated with images of sunflowers, poppies or viburnum are placed on the windowsill. No less popular here are such products as clay jars, pots, plates and figurines depicting people or animals. Work area can be decorated with carved wooden cutlery and patterned cutting boards.
The peculiarities of the Ukrainian style in the premises are emphasized by such decorative elements as fagots with onions and garlic, protecting against the evil eye; amulets made from various colors and herbs, as well as wealth-attracting bags filled with corn and beans. When decorating such interiors, it is advisable to show a sense of proportion, because in order to emphasize the features of the Ukrainian style, it is enough to add only a few thematic accessories to the design of the room.
Lately it has been very fashionable to decorate the kitchen in ethnic style. This style actually has a lot of directions. These are Scandinavian, European, Japanese, Indian and many other movements. But one of the most popular and interesting is the Ukrainian style.
Decoration in Ukrainian style
When decorating a kitchen, special attention should be paid to finishing materials. They must certainly be natural. On the floor it is best to lay laminate, linoleum with a pattern like antique wood or ceramic tiles Brown. The walls should also be made “antique” (see photo). This can be organized using decorative plaster. As for shades, the best shades are yellow, beige, white, brown and blue colors. You can also decorate the walls with paintings depicting viburnum, sunflowers, and birds. You can arrange niches in the walls in which to place various decorative elements.
When decorating a kitchen in Ukrainian style, no less attention should be paid to the ceiling. It can be whitewashed and decorated with dummies wooden beams, for example, as in the photo. The lighting in such a room should be soft and warm. Lighting are chosen to match the interior and, if desired, decorated with paintings.
Furniture for kitchen
The interior of the Ukrainian style is modest. Its main attribute is, of course, the table. It must be made of wood and preferably massive. The legs of the table can be decorated with carvings, and it is covered with a beautiful embroidered tablecloth. In a kitchen in the chosen style, shelves must be used, preferably dark in color (see photo). Dishes, clay pots and painted plates are placed on them. It is worth noting that dishes play one of the most important roles in Ukrainian style. The kitchen must have carved boards and spoons, painted dishes and festive Ukrainian dinnerware.
Ukrainian folk art Since ancient times, a great path of original development has passed, enriching itself in close ties with the art of other peoples, primarily Russian and Belarusian. There is not a single object in the everyday life of Ukrainians that has not been touched by the artist’s hand.
In the opinion of Ukrainians, a person comes into this world also in order to decorate it. Folk art is in a harmonious relationship with the path of historical development of the people, their way of life and work activity.
Wood carving.
Since ancient times, Ukraine has been known for its woodworking masters. Wood was used to build housing, household and protective structures, churches, monuments; Agricultural and household items, furniture, dishes and much more were made from natural wood.
Some elements of buildings and others wooden crafts decorated with carvings and often paintings. At first, the carving was planar in nature. Flat carving techniques have been preserved to this day in many regions of western Ukraine, in particular in Transcarpathia. To make the flat carved design more textured and noticeable, coal dust was rubbed into the recesses.
In the 17th and 18th centuries, carving was especially widely used in iconostases, icon cases, candlesticks, as well as statuary carving. This can be seen in the iconostases of the Assumption Church in Kiev - Pechersk Lavra, St. Nicholas and St. Michael's cathedrals in Kyiv and the cathedral in Bolshie Sorochintsy.
Many rural wood products in Central Ukraine and parts of Galicia in the second half of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century were characterized by carvings that differed from ancient technology flat thread.
The ornamentation of a geometric and floristic nature was significantly enriched. In most products, large surfaces were covered with ornaments. The composition of the ornament often contains circles and semicircles of large sizes, which consisted of individual small elements. At the end of the 19th century, the volume of production of small wooden products for sale increased, which were characterized not by household, but by decorative and artistic significance.
In the Hutsul carving technique, ornamentation is combined with inlay and has a predominantly planar geometric character. That is why, to this day, Hutsul carvings cannot be confused with any other type of similar art objects.
Wall painting.
Another of the most characteristic types of Ukrainian folk decorative art is wall painting. Wall painting achieved its greatest development in the steppe regions of Ukraine. Most often, the drawings were made with colored ocher and red clays, which were diluted with soot and blue, as well as vegetable and mineral paints.
Since the 19th century, various aniline dyes began to be widely used. The paintings became more polychrome (multi-color), luxurious and rich. Among the most common ornamental motifs were flowers and plant motifs.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the centers of folk wall painting were Uman, Podolia, Khmelnitsk, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa and Kherson. Painting in the Lemkiv region and Transcarpathia had a unique character. The walls are decorated with paintings on the outside, and painting elements are widely used in interior design interior of Ukrainian housing. Most often, windows and doors are decorated with painted elements, as well as the main element in every home - the stove.
Wood painting was widespread in the steppe and forest-steppe zones to decorate furniture and various household items. This can be seen in the surviving elements of painting on furniture and chests. In this case, too, floral ornaments were most often used.
Ukrainian pysanka.
The traditional painting of Easter eggs in Ukraine also had a purely decorative purposes and adhered to strictly defined traditions. Painting techniques reflected the artistic tastes of individual regions; even some villages had their own traditional patterns, which distinguished them from other settlements.
The main technique was the symmetrical placement of the ornament. All types of ornaments are found in Easter eggs - geometric, geometrized and floral. The Hutsuls created a huge number of different compositions from geometric elements and figures, often using images of animals - horses and deer.
Ceramic tableware.
IN folk art Ceramics also occupy a significant place. The main groups of Ukrainian folk pottery production of the 19th century correspond to the territorial distribution of clay deposits. Among them the following territories can be distinguished:
- Kyiv (Kyiv, Dybintsy, Mezhgorye, Kanev, Vasilkov);
- Chernigovskaya (Ichnya, Nizhyn, Korop, Glukhov);
- Poltavskaya (Mirgorod, Oposhnya);
- Sumskaya;
- Kharkovskaya (Zmeev, Izyum);
- Podolskaya (Bor, Adamovka, Zherdyanovka, Bubnovka);
- Lvovskaya (Sokal, Tolstoy);
- Ivano - Frankivskaya (Kosiv, Kuty).
The period of development of artistic pottery falls on the end of the 18th - first half of the 19th century. One of the most common types of ceramic products in the Kyiv, Poltava, Chernigov and Vinnytsia territories where pottery production is located is red ceramic tableware- covered with glaze and painting.
White glazed ceramics were common in the southern and southwestern regions. In some areas, for example, in the Ternopil region, “polished” dishes made with a glaze of a slightly smoky color were extremely common. But the geometric ornament amazed with its beauty and unusualness - it was applied by engraving.
In the 19th century, figured dishes for wine and other drinks, made in the shape of animals and birds, were common. This type of dishes were real objects of art, which Ukrainians widely used in everyday life.
The names of the 19th century pottery masters Adam Batsutsa from Adamivka (Podolia) and Vasyl Shestipalets from Lviv are known. For ceramics from the central regions of Ukraine, characteristic ornamental elements are grapes, pine trees, stars, berries and leaves.
The products of masters from Oposhna - F. Chereshka, Yu. Riznik, V. Parosny, Libeshchak, A. Slasten, A. Bakhmetyuk and P. Koshak - are characterized by special decorativeness. The painting of the dishes shows a passion for plant patterns, restraint of composition, and rich ornamentation. Large stylized floral elements of a relief nature are gradually introduced.
Ceramic tile.
The heyday of tile production occurred at the end of the 17th century. And already in the 18th century, ceramic tiles were widely used by Ukrainians to decorate the surface of stoves. Since then, the tiled stove has become a part of people's everyday life.
Ceramic tiles are distinguished by their variety and high decorative qualities. At that time there were many varieties ceramic tiles, among which are the following:
- embossed;
- glazed;
- terracotta;
- painted;
- picturesque;
- ornamental;
- green, with a blue pattern;
- with brown edging;
- yellow;
- with drawings on everyday themes;
- with images of animals and birds;
- with a violet in the center;
- with the image of a medallion and many others.
Very often during the manufacturing process tiles The masters put the date and their name. Thus, the works of the masters of narrative ceramic painting Bakhmetyuk (Hutsulshchyna), Panasenko (Ichnya) and many others have survived to this day. In the ornamentation of ceramic tiles, one can trace a gradual transition from motifs borrowed from professional art to the development of decorative plot ornamental painting based on local traditions.
Glass products.
One of the most original types folk craft in Ukraine has become the production glass products- dishes in the form of animals and birds. Other glassware includes various shot glasses. glasses and damasks - colored and transparent, clean and with a pattern.
Glass products were made in three ways: blowing, casting and drawing. Glass production was widespread mainly in Volyn and Chernihiv region. But other areas did not stand aside either - glassware They also did it in Podolia, in the north of the Kiev region and in the Poltava region.
Weaving and embroidery.
At the end of the XVIII - early XIX centuries extremely high level reached weaving and . Various fabrics were produced, as well as various products- rugs, tablecloths and towels. They were decorated with woven patterns, embossing and embroidery.
The production of lint-free wall hangings was widespread, as well as various homespun runners that served as floor coverings. Carpets of three types were made: with transverse stripes, medallion type, and also with floral patterns.
It was characteristic of Ukrainian carpets that the entire field was never completely covered with patterns. It was the background that most often played a huge compositional role. Folk ones were usually dyed the color of natural wool - so their shade was most often dark brown or black.
TO decorative appearance weaving includes the production of patterned fabrics, woolen fabrics for tailoring and highly artistic embroidery. In the 19th century, the centers of decorative weaving were:
- in the Kiev region - Pereyaslav, Boguslav, Ivankov, Obukhov;
- in the Poltava region - Zenkov, Reshetylivka, Sorochyntsi;
- in Vinnytsia - Klimbovka, Yalanets;
- on Western Ukraine- Zolotov, Glinyany, Zbarat, Mikulintsy.
Ukrainian towels.
At the end of the 19th century, the production of decorative towels became especially widespread. Before this period they were made white with red designs, and from the second half of the 19th century century, red and white towels also came into everyday life.
The main elements were geometric figures of oak and birch foliage, intertwined branches, flowers, burdocks, grapes, cockerels, doves, ducks, eagles, as well as motifs, dishes and other elements.
One of the oldest elements is the “tree of paradise” motif. This motif reached the greatest variety of options and perfection in Poltava and Kyiv. One can also note the factor that Ukrainian towels in each locality were distinguished by their ornamental motifs, patterns and colors.
The embroidered towel played an important role in the life of every Ukrainian family. It served not only for everyday needs, but was also used in festive and ritual ceremonies, and also served important element registration of every Ukrainian housing.
Sincere songs, cheerful dances, a richly laid table and people - simple, open, hospitable. A bright and noisy party in Ukrainian style will be an excellent birthday gift for someone who likes to relax on a truly Slavic scale!
Decor
The degree of difficulty of preparation largely depends on the meeting location. If this is a cafe/restaurant of Slavic cuisine (which one does not play a big role), bring national flavor to suitable interior quite simple. In the courtyard of a private house or in nature, a few bright details are enough, because... nothing distracts from the topic.
IN modern apartment It’s more difficult to organize a Ukrainian party with your own hands, but it’s also possible if you approach the implementation of ideas creatively. Hundreds of MKs from the network, simple materials and time, which will take quite a lot to decorate a Ukrainian party, will help. We offer ideas:
- The stove is the main attribute of the hut; it is where you should start transforming the room. Cut out a silhouette from white cardboard and paint it with bright bird flowers (the patterns are very simple, a child can do it). From the same cardboard, the grip, the pots - all together with the stove to the free wall. You will get a bright decoration and a gorgeous photo zone;
National ornament – tablecloths, bedspreads, towels, napkins, sofa cushions. And also grandma’s striped rugs. Ethnic patterns instantly transform the interior, indicating a given direction.
- Be sure to hang a horseshoe at the entrance. Decorate the walls with wreaths, bast shoes, and village landscapes. Place them on shelves and make mini-scenes of dolls in national costumes (rag, straw). Find a secluded but visible place for the colorful brownie. All these attributes of a Ukrainian party are easy to make with your own hands;
- a fence of twigs along one wall, in the background there is a hut with a thatched roof painted with flowers. You can cut out a goat from cardboard, place buckets next to it, hang fake jars and other symbolic attributes. If there is little space, a few miniature fragments of a fence will suffice;
- At a Ukrainian-style party you can’t do without the gifts of nature. Apples and other fruits in baskets, vegetables in buckets, garlands of bunches of aromatic herbs, beads of mushrooms, braids of onions and garlic on the walls, under the ceiling, above the table with treats;
- bright ribbons radiating from a common center will create a festive atmosphere. And also ears of cereals, flowers in bouquets and wreaths - poppies, sunflowers, bells, cornflowers (can be artificial, now you can’t immediately distinguish them from real ones);
Ethnic ambience is emphasized musical instruments(cardboard bandura, kobza), massive chest in the corner, simple and painted clay dishes- jars, pots, jugs.
To make an original invitation in Ukrainian style, decorate a white blank with your own hands. Along the edges there is a braid with an ethnic ornament (print or draw according to the example). In the center is a loaf and spikelets, a mud hut with a thatched roof and a garna maiden standing next to it, or a flower wreath with colorful ribbons.
Suits
If you have time to prepare, you can organize a full-fledged costume party - national Ukrainian clothes will not hurt your pocket. Of course, we're talking about stylization, not handmade. And still very beautiful!
Depending on the region, ethnic costumes have significant differences. But embroidered shirt is always associated with Ukraine, and this is what we recommend choosing. For men, this is a simple loose shirt with trim at the collar and sleeves. Tie bloomers or tapered trousers with a sash or braided rope.
Modern women's embroidery for a party in the Ukrainian style is clothing of almost any cut (blouses, tunics, shirts, sundresses, even cocktail dresses). A bright skirt just above the ankles and a white tunic will do. Light makeup, red beads, simple hairstyle - loose curls, a braid or two braids.
A wreath with ribbons will complement the look (there is a tutorial online on how to make a wreath with your own hands from paper buds, it’s easy). A striking element of the costume is the famous red caps!
Or maybe the Ukrainian party scenario will take place on a farm near Dikanka? Or remember folk tales? Vakula and Oksana, godfather and godfather, Cossack robbers, devils and witches, Viy himself or the hero Kotigoroshko and... it’s impossible to list them all! Of course, it is better to distribute the images of folklore/literary characters in advance.
Menu, serving
Cooking for a Ukrainian party with your own hands is a real pleasure. Simple recipes and affordable products guarantee a lush Slavic feast! True, you will have to forget about the diet. Dumplings with potatoes, homemade sausage, pampushki, cheesecakes, potato pancakes, pancakes - and that’s just the “snacks”.
Set the table at home, without any frills. Treats in large dishes generous slides. It would be great if there was clay and wooden utensils, embroidered tablecloth, napkins. The table should be decorated with abundant, tasty, satisfying food, and not with thematic decor.
For main course, stewed pork or roasted whole suckling pig sea fish or roast. Or maybe a goose? Pickles, vegetable salads, sauerkraut, horseradish, mustard and, of course, lard! Garlic onion, jelly, herring, mushrooms...
Have the guests burst yet? Then pies for dessert, pancakes with sour cream or jam and... is that enough? Oh, drinks! Vodka, honey and kvass must be on the table for ambience, but otherwise to the taste of the guests. For your birthday, order a Ukrainian-style cake blooming with sweet poppies, sunflowers and cornflowers.
Entertainment
Whether it is urban in the center of Kyiv or ordinary people on a distant farm near Dikanka, Ukrainian national holidays are unthinkable without dances and songs. Download folk and modern music, conduct a humorous master class on hopak or Cossack music. Having divided into boys and girls, arrange a battle of voices - who will better sing the song chosen by the presenter/birthday boy?
The host’s monologues destroy the atmosphere of general rage, so it’s hardly worth coming up with a plot scenario for a Ukrainian party. Let competitions and entertainment be introduced into the process as if by chance, at the suggestion of the “toastmaster-barker.” This course of the holiday is more consistent folk festival in Ukrainian style. We offer competitions:
Five cans
Tin cans are placed one on top of another in a vertical tower. You need to throw a stick (a soft ball indoors) so as to knock down the top can. Happened? One more throw. Did you miss or did a few cans fall? The tower is being restored, next move. They play until they reach 20 points (plus a point for each can they knock down) or if someone manages to knock down all five cans in a row.
Cossack agility
While sitting on a chair to the song “Esaul-Esaul”, jump with your butt on a foot pump (from a mattress, a gymnastic ball - ask your friends), holding a ball in your hand, put on a hose. The goal is to burst your balloon faster than your opponent.
Maiden beauty (for guys)
Cut inexpensive fabric into equal length strips. Tie them to the backs of chairs according to the number of players. You need to braid the ribbons into a braid to the very tip faster than your opponents, sit on a chair, wrap the braid around your waist (as if tied to the chair) and shout: “You caught me on the braid!”
Namalyuy-ko
Crocodile with tasks in the Ukrainian style, make cards for the competition (random choice - draw a Cossack, a hut, a jug, little slippers, etc.). Draw with two hands right side drawing right hand and vice versa. There is a yellow marker in one hand and a blue marker in the other.
Natsedi-ko (for girls)
You will need boards/cardboards with drawn cows and holes in the place of the udder. Depending on the number of participants, it can be done in pairs. Pour in rubber glove white water (flour, gouache), insert the cuff into the hole and tie a knot with reverse side. Just before the competition, use a needle to make a hole. The goal is to strain more “milk” into the bucket in the allotted time.
MK or handicraft competitions (motanka dolls, wreaths), strength games for guys, performances by artists - folk dances and songs, Cossack tricks with weapons - will fit perfectly into the scenario of a Ukrainian party. Don't forget souvenirs: mugs, stationery, keychains, magnets or amulets, towels, dishes in Ukrainian style.
Some people are attracted by modern nanotechnological images of interiors, while others prefer ancient ones, filled with ethnic meaning and features of life of past centuries. It is precisely such colorful motifs and folk traditions form the basis of the Ukrainian style of home decoration.
Creating a similar atmosphere in your home is quite simple, especially if your memory contains childhood memories of a rural house, in the kitchen of which your grandmother in a colorful apron gave you fresh milk. This room in your home will look very fabulous and rustically cozy if you furnish it in Ukrainian style. And we will be happy to tell you how to most accurately achieve this effect.
If the soul requires simplicity and home comfort
Observing how quickly technological progress is advancing across our country, and how our way of life is changing, there is a feeling that we are losing something very important - our roots. But many traditions, including those in creating home comfort, can bring into our everyday life a piece of the way of life that our ancestors cherished.
Photo: Kitchen with Ukrainian motifs and furniture decor
Ukrainian style is considered one of the closest to the Slavic population. It is homely, warm and dear, and therefore popular not only among true representatives of this nationality. The kitchen, furnished in Ukrainian style, is full of cordiality and hospitality. And this effect of a real rural hut is achieved with the help of:
light walls and ceiling;
national patterns;
the presence of a hearth or stove;
the use of natural wood, lime and clay in the interior;
carved, stylized “antique” furniture;
designer decorative elements from the field of folk applied art.
Good colors of Ukrainian cuisine
The most important colors for the design of such a kitchen are white and red. They set the general atmosphere of Ukrainian style. You can also use the following shades in this interior:
beige, light yellow;
green, olive;
brown, sand;
blue, light blue;
It is important that the main background in a Ukrainian-style kitchen is set precisely light shades, and only individual elements and objects may be darker or brighter.
Photo: Interior of a kitchen decorated in Ukrainian
Features of kitchen decoration in the ancient traditions of Ukraine
“Ukrainian” cuisine is characterized by the use natural materials who will do general form more down to earth and natural. Walls can be covered with:
rude decorative plaster, imitating a “mud”;
light plain wallpaper;
stone-like tiles;
glossy white or beige paint;
wooden panels or timber.
Ukrainian style gives great freedom for creativity in terms of decorating kitchen walls. You can apply national ornaments around the perimeter of the room or paint one of the walls with birds, fruits and other folk motifs.
Also, the Ukrainian style involves the use of additional niches for dishes and various utensils in the kitchen walls.
It is best to make the floors wooden. But, if for some reason it is not possible to use a board for finishing, then a ceramic one will do just fine. floor tiles under wood or stone, as well as linoleum imitating solid wood.
Photo: Example of decorating a ceiling with beams
The ceiling in a large kitchen can be decorated with cross beams, and in small room it is better to leave it simply whitewashed. This will visually increase the height of the walls and add light to the room.
To add some antique flair to the interior, you can use shutters on the windows, and also build a small stove. Many people make some kind of false fireplace. To do this, the base of the stove is made of plasterboard and decorated with brick. But the hood stylized as a stove looks best.
“Living” furniture for the kitchen in Ukrainian style
When your kitchen has already turned into a room similar to village house somewhere in the outback near Kiev, then it’s time to pick up real rural furniture. It will be great if you stop at making your kitchen set to order, since it is quite difficult to find beautiful cabinets and chairs with folk carved patterns.
Also excellent option It could be restored furniture that you inherited from your grandmother or purchased at a flea market. It, like the walls, can be decorated with paintings and then varnished.
Photo: Original furniture for the kitchen in Ukrainian
The following interior items are best suited for “Ukrainian” cuisine:
solid, big table with benches or stools;
small chests of drawers, cabinets and cabinets;
open cupboard or buffet;
work surface with open shelves and niches;
built-in or antique-style household appliances.
Painting on furniture will add a national touch to your kitchen. And, of course, beautiful, professionally executed drawings will delight the eye, lift the spirits and delight your guests. For painting you can use the following patterns:
rowan branches;
mischievous sunflowers;
brave Cossacks against the backdrop of green fields;
apple blossoms;
scarlet poppies;
ears of wheat.
Photo: Items for decorating a kitchen in Ukrainian style
Decorative items dear to the heart
And, of course, like any room in an ethnic style, a Ukrainian-style kitchen requires the appropriate accessories and decorative elements. Perfectly complement the chosen image:
wooden spoons and cutting boards;
clay pots, jars and jugs;
green glass bottles with elongated necks;
poker and broom;
towels, tablecloths and curtains embroidered with traditional Ukrainian ornaments;
bunches of garlic and onions;
antique lamps.
A kitchen made in Ukrainian style can be very bright and original, or it can stand out with calm colors and a minimal amount of decor. It all depends on what you are looking for in this image. After all, this direction of design thought requires its creator to invest his soul in the interior. Therefore, when creating your “Ukrainian” kitchen, do not forget to be guided by your desires and preferences so that the result pleases you and your family long years with its individuality and rich inner content.