Country Kitchens

Do you love country kitchens? Do you live in the country? Perhaps you simply long to live in the country surrounded by fields, woods, and gardens. Either way, you can have a beautiful cozy farmhouse style kitchen no matter where it is that you call home.

A Country style kitchen has been and still as one of the most popular decorating themes with folks everywhere. Here we’ll highlight some simple ways to bring that cozy country feel to your kitchen.

Country kitchens can be bright and airy with white cabinets and appliances accented with cobalt blue tile and accessories. However, a country kitchen can also be warm and inviting filled with earth tones and wood furniture and accented with warm shades of red, gold, green, brown, and crème.

Wood flooring is just one of the styles of flooring you can choose for this kitchen decorating scheme. Opt for natural, eco-friendly materials that will look fantastic and wear well over time.

Fabrics for farmhouse style kitchens should compliment the colors of your furniture and accessories. White eyelet lace, homespun plaid fabrics, and gingham prints are popular choices for kitchen window treatments, tablecloths, napkins, or chair cushions. Plain linen or cotton curtains can easily be stenciled by hand to match your theme.

Design charming lamps from old jars and vases found at flea markets, auctions, or thrift stores. Insert a lamp kit inside the jar or vase and you have a beautiful and functional accent for your kitchen.

Shop for second hand wood furniture that appears to have some history. Estate sales and flea markets are ideal places to find old or antique furniture that would fit perfectly into this kitchen decorating theme. Keep in mind that the nicks, scratches and slight dents add character to the piece, provided they aren’t too obvious.

Distress your wood cabinets yourself with a bit of time and creativity. Add knobs or handles to your kitchen cabinets that you’ve found at the local thrift store. Painting cabinets a warm color or a light, bright color is another option.

Braided rugs in front of the kitchen sink or under the eat-in kitchen table keep your feet warm and add country charm to your kitchen.

Display pasta, flour, sugar, and like items in large glass jars with metal lids. Or, use antique tins of all shapes and sizes to contain those food items you use the most and like to keep handy. Stack rectangular tins on the counter or in the pantry to add interest.

Antique farm tools, kitchen utensils, pottery, crocks, large serving bowls, wood plaques, old-style mason jars, lanterns, candles, your grandmother’s butter churn, cookbooks, baskets, colored bottles and antique serving trays can be displayed on a wall, shelf, or mantel.

Barn beams salvaged from a fallen-down barn are authentic accents for any cozy kitchen.

A country kitchen is a warm, inviting, and cozy space filled with personal and authentic accents. Fresh flowers in crocks, antique pouring pitchers or vases add color and natural beauty to your kitchen area. Add a wooden window box filled with fresh herbs on your kitchen windowsill.

A large earthen serving bowl with fresh fruit on the island, fresh baked bread in the breadbox and a fruit pie cooling on the counter – those are the extra special touches you add once the decorating is done.

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