Create a Country Kitchen in
Your Home Using Unique Designs and Earthtones
by Candice Pardue
If you're tired of the plain look of
many modern kitchen designs, you can bring "country livin"
to your kitchen using a few simple design techniques.
Your kitchen can be transformed into a lovely, inviting
room.
What is a Country
Kitchen?
A country kitchen has a bit of a
rustic or antique items, but still contains all the modern
appliances and conveniences. While the country kitchen
of today is a little more advanced, you can still obtain
that pleasant, comfortable decor that was common in fancy
homes of long ago.
Kitchen Accessories
Create a country theme throughout your
kitchen with accessories. You
can create a theme based on your personal likes and decor
items to match your kitchen colors. Reds, greens and
yellows are always a good blend in a country kitchen.
To create a theme choose decorative
but useful accessories that are consistent with your theme,
such as letter holders,
canisters  ,
cookie jars, salt and pepper shakers  ,
spice bottles, potholders, hand towels, baskets and coffee
mugs.
Creative Kitchen Cabinet
Ideas
Cabinets are the backbone of your kitchen decor. You don't
have to rearrange them or replace them to get a new look and
feel. You can simply refinish wood cabinets to create
a country pine atmosphere.
Instead of expanding the cabinets outward, you might be able
to expand a few of your cabinets upward. Adding fancy
extensions to the tops of a few of your cabinets will make a
world of difference in your kitchen decor. These
add-ons are great for displaying flowers, foliage, knick
knacks or antiques. The extensions can be in the form
of open shelves or small glass door cabinets.
 You
can also replace a couple of your solid cabinet doors with
glass-faced doors to get a new appearance. Glass-faced
doors still provide storage, but the glass will break the
monotony of plain cabinets while enhancing the overall decor
of the room.
You might simply leave the doors off one of your cabinets
and replace the doors with a small, decorative curtain
instead.
Another great way to enhance your decor with cabinets is by
adding fancy front legs to each corner at the bottom of your
cabinets. This gives the appearance that your cabinets
are free standing, and creates a beautiful new look for your
country kitchen.
You can work with your old cabinets in such a way that
everyone will think you replaced them. Just be
creative and carefully plan before beginning your cabinet
makeover.
Counter Tops and Flooring
Paint or finish your counter tops in a sleek, marble finish
to contrast your cabinets. Your counter tops can match
your flooring, either in color or design. Brick
patterns make lovely flooring for a country kitchen
decor.
Backsplash
Your backsplash can be plain white or another light color to
break through the darkness of your wood cabinets. You
can add mini-shelves or racks to your backsplash to display
country decor accessories such as farm animal knick knacks,
fruits, canisters, etc.
Country Kitchen Windows
Curtains or valances that have earthtone colors mixed with
country designs can also add tremendously to your
decor. Try decorating your window sills with small
plants to add greenery to the mix!
Use these unique decor methods to create a country kitchen
that's warm, friendly and adds beauty to your overall home
decor.
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