Old style “barn doors” look black kitchen cabinets, oh, there is something very attractive about old-fashioned barns now, they are stately and picturesque, evoking the warmth of older days.

Old French farmhouses and country style kitchen, copper cookware. (

Aged Copper Kitchenware For French Country Style Kitchen

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Rustic old wood dining table. above photos credit: French magazine Art & Décoration

Color schemes tips for french country style decor:

The look of French country style decor is spontaneous, appealing and without fuss. The charm rests in the rustic nature of the accessories and furniture and the simple, sunny merging of colors. The colors chiefly connected with French country style decor are sunny yellow, gold, soft green, red, rust and smatterings of lavender, blue and pink. Build a cheerful and sparkling environment with the mingling and coordinating of colors and fabric designs that might even be considered confusing in other interior decors. (Tips via ehow.)

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Small Rustic Kitchen and Dining with Flagstones

Decorating French country style kitchen, space decorating and kitchen cabinets are the primary things, but the accessories and dinnerware are also very important.

Decorative metal urns and oversized platters and bowls make a dramatic statement in the old world kitchen. Whether your decorating style is French country, Tuscan, or traditional, the addition of metal urns, an iron hanging pot rack, aged copper wares or decorative iron wall decor can pull a Mediterranean kitchen’s design elements together by creating a dramatic focal point.

Orange is an important color to consider when creating a Mediterranean style kitchen. The orange in Mediterranean design is burnt terra cotta orange or even darker. Rusty burnt orange is chosen as wall and floor color and is seen in decorative copper accessories and cook wares. Darkest shades are found in scrolled ironwork, dark cabinetry and furniture.

Each aged copper container is designed with unique imperfections to give the appearance of antique copper vessels aged with time.