Cabinets with Character

A farmhouse kitchen brings back nostalgic memories to nearly everyone, even if they never experienced warm, homemade bread straight from the wood burning oven.  A farmhouse kitchen is a symbol of family, good food, simpler times, and a lifestyle that is almost extinct.   Exuding warmth and charm, the farmhouse style kitchen can accommodate every activity from baking to a Monopoly game.  Everyone is welcome, everyone is comfortable, and it is a low maintenance decorating choice. 

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This bright and cheerful kitchen belongs to a 1875 Tidewater farmhouse situated in Irvington, Virginia. Stephanie had new cabinets made with recessed beaded-board panels to reflect the simple, homespun character of the place. Even the refrigerator and dishwasher are disguised with matching panels. Other glass-front cabinets and open shelves allow Stephanie plenty of room to display her collections of antique bowls and dishware. Well-chosen items like heart-pine countertops.

Custom cabinets and matching appliance panels: Contemporary Kitchens; conkit.com or 804-758-2001.
Countertops: Butcher-block, also by Contemporary Kitchens.

Farmhouse-Style Sink
A butter yellow farm-style sink completes the kitchen’s authentic look.

The nostalgic look of a farm-style sink (also called farmhouse) harkens back to a simpler time when vegetables were freshly picked from the garden and rinsed off in the kitchen. Originally, this hardworking, utilitarian style of sink was intended for tasks that required a deep basin.

Its signature front apron protrudes beyond the countertop and into the space generally reserved for cabinetry. Stephanie’s sink, which is actually wall-mounted (Gilford apron-front in Sunlight by Kohler), also has an integrated backsplash.

Breakfast Nook
Surrounded by large double-hung windows, the breakfast nook continues the same airy feel of the kitchen. Painted a pleasingly light blue, the dining table was handmade by a local craftsman. The playful scalloped detail of the table’s skirt is echoed by the edging of the nearby window shade.

Painted Floors
Once Builder John D. England had replaced the pine floors, Stephanie painted them a subtle yellow-and-white harlequin pattern to brighten the space and add an aged appearance.

Flooring: vintage pine flooring; for  a similar look, try vintage pineflooring.com or 866-203-6924.
Floor paint: Alternating diamond pattern in White Dove (OC-17) and Butter (2023-60) by Benjamin Moore; benjaminmoore.com.

Photo: Erik Johnson , Article: Robert Martin. Read more on www.southernliving.com

Oak is a very popular material used in the construction of kitchen cabinets due to its durability and natural beauty. With colour ranges ranging from light to dark and rich tones evident in the open grain, oak kitchen cabinets are unique as well as classy, leaving anyone’s kitchen feeling refreshed and lightened.

Classic Oak Kitchen

Cooke & Lewis bring the best materials together and bring out the best in them. This timeless Classic Oak Kitchen is brought bang up to date by teaming the mellow tones of solid oak with high gloss ebony granite laminates, earth toned slate wall tiles and pale glossy floor.

Arlington, Cooke & Lewis Oak Kitchen

Cooke & Lewis have taken a traditional design and recreated it for modern living with cutting edge ideas and details. Solid oak doors with arched detailing and neat tongue and groove panels say style… with substance.

Solid Oak Classic

Cooke & Lewis bring the best materials together and bring out the best in them. This timeless classic is brought bang up to date by teaming the mellow tones of solid oak with high gloss ebony granite laminates, earth toned slate wall tiles and pale glossy floor.

Walnut Style Shaker Kitchen

This rich and vibrant walnut style finish takes sophistication to a new level. Mixed and matched with an ice white solid worktop, brushed nickel handles and the gleam of metallic accessories, this shaker design catches the imagination as well as the eye.

Classic Clevedon kitchen. This is classic Cooke & Lewis styling at its very best – confident yet understated. The beautiful framed doors create the impression of hand-built quality and the subtle woodgrain and warm honey tones of oak are punctuated with black granite worktops and bold metallic accessories. This pulls the whole look together.

Cooke & Lewis

German kitchen manufacturer Bulthaup have shared with us some inspirational photos of their contemporary kitchen design, and design can create comfortable and perfect cooking time for some people who love the modern and simple kitchen interior design. The kitchen was designed with super stylish modern minimalist theme. It looked so clean and awesome with the white color.

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The York kitchen by Wickes is a rustic white kitchen with an elegant charm. The kitchen doors are solid oak with a distressed paint finish to give it a ‘worn in’ look. So it won’t show the knocks and bumps. (via: www.newkitchenideas.com)

Rustic Kitchen Island

The rustic design of this island coordinates with the country French-style kitchen and its antique-look cabinets, but the finish creates a dramatic contrast. (via: kitchenbathideas.com)

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Black Rustic kitchen with modern appointments

The WoodMode cabinets include a handy flip-up door which conceals the Jenn-Air microwave, keeping it convenient but out of sight. A tumbled marble, ceramic, and carved-tile backsplash contrasts with the wooden cabinetry, which has basket-weave doors and drawers.

Mix traditional wooden furniture with retro accessories for a welcoming, farmhouse-style kitchen. Display teacups, knick-knacks and utensils on shelves and hooks for a really vintage look.

Texture-Rich Kitchen
Designer Susan Dossetter created this kitchen with textures in mind — the cool stainless, the warm oak, and the soft shades of white in the marble, tile, cabinetry, and cast-plaster ceiling.

Custom Range
The La Cornue range was handmade in France to designer Susan Dossetter’s specifications. “It’s so beautiful, it’s almost like jewelry for the kitchen.” stainless steel cabinets

 Co-designed by Andrew Skurman. Featured in April 2008. via: housebeautiful.com

Designer: Jethany Lee, CKD, Preston Feather Building Centers, 800-968-2501.

This home’s setting on Pickerel Lake helped define a kitchen redo that is as bright and cottage-casual as it is efficient. The centerpiece is a distressed red island with charming turned legs, beadboard doors and a maple butcher-block top. The island’s warm, spicy red contrasts with off-white stained cabinets accented with a vanilla glaze. The homeowners hand selected their granite, a stone called Gold and Silver marked by black, white and gold veining. The granite adds an unexpected touch of contrast and sophistication to the kitchen. Read more on www.mynorth.com

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High-gloss lacquer finishes in white give a sharp, contemporary look to a kitchen. They work best with paneled and stainless steel appliances, although sleek white appliances also can work. When going modern with a white kitchen, you can go bold with an orange quartz countertop or multi-colored recycled glass countertop, or go sleek with a pale gray or white material, for more of an “un-kitchen” look. You could also add stainless and glass cabinet doors and other stainless details, like legs or toekicks, for a modern look.

Kitchen curtains can vary rather greatly in style and also designs. On the design front, kitchen curtains can run the gamut involving materials of any color or pattern theme imaginable.  The right kitchen curtains allow you to relax and concentrate on your food without worrying about what your kitchen looks like. When you’ve got the right kitchen curtains, you know that your kitchen looks good. Styles common for this type of window treatment include:

Tiered – Kitchen curtains of this type will often leave part of the window exposed. At the top there will be a valance and at the bottom a privacy curtain.

Valance only – This involves the use of nothing more than a decorative valance at the top of the window rather than full kitchen curtains.
Valance and swag – This style in kitchen curtains will leave the center of the window exposed, but cover the top and sides.
Sheer – Kitchen curtains of this type will cover the entire window. Tie backs may or may not be used.
Purposes for kitchen curtains
The reasons to put up curtains in the kitchen can vary. Some people prefer full privacy. In this case, sheers or total coverage options make the most sense. For those who want to preserve view, swag and valance combinations tend to be the most suitable and stylish.

light cotton curtains
If it is increasing the lighting in the kitchen , the best will always be a light in the windows and light cotton curtains, which will allow all the work in this room is carried out perfectly, although you may serve those that are made of a mixture of cotton and nylon.

A traditional turn of the century French farmhouse-style kitchen. The natural building materials such as wood, plaster, terra cotta tiles and wrought iron give rise to the true feeling of a French farmhouse-style kitchen. Notice the use of copper cookware, as well as the wrought iron hangers for the pots, pans and utensils. French Bistro Theme Black Kitchen Design

This French farmhouse-style kitchen image reveals the skylight ceiling that offers an abundance of natural light, and also reveals the large kitchen table used for entertaining lots of family and friends.

This modern style French country kitchen has all of the attributes of an old world French kitchen. Ample storage space abounds, almost all usable areas are utilized. Notice the weathered and rustic wooden cabinets and earthy granite countertop. Multiple streams of natural lighting are allowed to illuminate the congested area, post and beam forms the construction, wrought iron is used for the chandelier and cupboard handles, and a Roman blind provides window coverage.

Using gray color as the main one in a room design isn’t as easy as it sounds.If you want to have a gray kitchen then below you could find an excellent example of such one.

Soft Grey kitchen Cabinets

Simple Design, Gray Country Kitchen

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This kitchen demonstrates that gray color perfectly fits to modern minimalist design. Contemporary gray matte laminate kitchen cabinets look sober and very elegant at the same time. This color choice has one more advantage it is in ideal harmony with stainless steel appliances. This allows to find right sink, cook top, oven and other kitchen accessories without any troubles.  By adding some bright elements to this color scheme you could make a kitchen more warm and comfy. (via: digsdigs.com)

This contemporary gray kitchen is a part of One collection by Ernestomeda. Ernestomeda is an italian young and dynamic company focused on the highest segment of the design modern kitchens market, visit  Ernestomeda  and get  more information about it.