Country Kitchens for your Country Home; Decorating Ideas, Design and Images

Enjoy our country kitchens. Some ideas to create your own using the right furniture, decor and design.

Just how does one create kitchens with that country style and look one sees in decorating magazines or other people's homes?

A country kitchen conjours up scrubbed pine tables and herbs. It's the heart of the home where people gather for meals, bake bread, can vegetables and fruit from the orchards, or just a place to sit and chat and share the happenings of the day.

As a result, it should be a welcoming place with good light, a place to sit, a place to cook those country meals, and that specific country style you choose will be an extension of your personality.

There are many different types of country living kitchens from the rustic to the traditional, French romantic and even the sophisticated.

If you already live in a farmhouse, then a country living kitchen would be a natural choice. We hope to give you some good country kitchen ideas that you can take away with you so that you will know just what to do when redecorating or building your country home.

A large country living kitchen reflects the more relaxed atmosphere of country. It's also a hard-working area. Floors have to cope with the punishment of muddy and dusty boots. Hearty meals and numerous snacks are consumed around the kitchen table and cooked in woodstoves or farmhouse ranges.

Have a built-in wood box beside the woodstove which can be filled from the outside through a trap-door. This will save the unavoidable dropping of wood debris being dragged through the kitchen

Rugged floor finish and a strong table and comfortable chairs would be a boon in this type of kitchen. Nowadays, the season's excess of fruit and vegetables can be either bottled and stored in a generous pantry, or deep frozen. But when you have a farmhouse kitchen you can display these on your dresser in decorative canning jars.

When dealing with food in quantity, more work and storage space is needed than the average city kitchen can afford. But there's no earthly reason why a kitchen shouldn't be glossy and stylish or a city kitchen matter of personal preference. The only hard and fast rule is that your kitchen should serve you well and be in harmony with your lifestyle.

A picture of a Traditional French Country Kitchen Decor