Rustic kitchens are warm and cozyThat is why so many families bet on them. Natural materials such as wood or stone play a major role in them. But are these the only keys to decorating a rustic kitchen?
If you are going to make reforms in your kitchen and want to give it a rustic style, there are several materials, finishes and elements with which you can play to get it. You probably don't even have to start from scratch and can build on something you already have. Shall we start with those keys? Take note!
The wood, protagonist
Traditionally all medium or dark woods have been used to decorate mountain cabins, town houses, country houses… These woods infused a lot of warmth into the different rooms, including the kitchen, but they also darkened those with little natural light and could become heavy in small kitchens.
Currently and to avoid such problems, however, it is common to bet on lighter woods. Or also for the white color, applying this on walls and furniture and reserving wood with very natural finishes for kitchen islands, tables, shelves or countertops.
Wooden shelves
Especially if you bet on a kitchen with white furniture, wooden shelves become a great ally to provide warmth. They are also an interesting alternative for increase kitchen storage space without cluttering the space. And it is that when a kitchen is small, it is not usually a good idea to cover its walls with tall and bulky cabinets closed from side to side.
In a small kitchen letting the wall breathe is key to making it look bigger, that's why replace some tall cabinets with shelves it works so well. It is also a much simpler and cheaper storage system which will save you money.
They are a ideal resource to organize plates and cups next to the kitchen table. Or to have the condiments at hand while we cook. Another very practical idea is to place small pots on them where we can cultivate our own small garden of aromatic plants:.
farm sink
Farmhouse sinks are key to decorating a rustic kitchen. Placing one of these in the kitchen will automatically give you that country house air What are we looking for. There are also today, with a very modern aesthetic so that they can fit into current kitchen designs.
They are usually very deep and practical to be able to scrub in them all the utensils of the kitchen without balances. And although they traditionally have generous sizes, today you can get them smaller, so as not to lose kitchen space, siesta is small and you normally use the dishwasher.
construction bells
Another detail that you can add to your rustic kitchen and that will make a difference is a large construction extractor hood like the one in the image below. Or, in your case, a commercial campaign that imitates it. It is very common in rustic kitchens to find these hoods covered in wood or painted white.
Hoods of this type, however, are only an option in large kitchens, since in a small one they could steal storage space. In addition, today the extraction capacity of the campaigns has improved a lot, so we are talking about a aesthetic rather than practical need.
Industrial lamps
All the industrial lamps They have always fit perfectly in the rustic style. If you get a chance, don't pass up the chance to place hanging lamps of this style above the kitchen island or the dining area. They will give the kitchen an unmistakable air.
Along with the above hanging lamps with glass lampshade and lamps made of vegetable fibers such as raffia, wicker or bamboo, are the favorites to decorate kitchens in a rustic style. Did you know that vegetable fibers are currently a trend to decorate our homes?
copper details
The large copper pots they always had a place in the rustic kitchens of yesteryear. Now they are not very practical and take up too much space to be used as a mere decorative object, but we can use this finish on other objects so as not to give up that shine they brought to kitchens.
A faucet with a copper finish, a bar on the wall where you can hang your kitchen utensils and rags, or some hanging tools with this finish can become a great ally to decorate our rustic kitchen.
Now that you know the keys to decorating a rustic kitchen, will you be encouraged by this style when reforming yours? If there is something rustic kitchens have, it is that they invite you to spend time in them. They are very familiar, warm and welcoming. And you can configure them in many ways, betting on more traditional or modern elements, to adapt them to your personal taste.