- The cabinets
Cabinets for rustic kitchens don’t have to be old-fashioned or impractical! In fact, having a rustic style kitchen has nothing to do with having little functional or inadequate cabinets today. The idea is to achieve the same look as before, or at least with a finish that seems rudimentary on the outside, but that offers the most current amenities on the inside.
To achieve this you can and must turn to a kitchen designer. These professionals are experts in getting the look you want with today’s best design technologies.
- Coatings
For the walls the coverings are not far from those used on the floor, with an aesthetic emphasis on stone and wood. For more modest versions, the tile works wonders at a less frightening price.
Still, stone or wood counter tops are a must have. Micro cement with a rudimentary appearance is an excellent material that serves not only to coat the floor, but also the walls and even to make sinks and counter tops.
If you don’t want such a heavy aesthetic, which can happen if you follow the idea of having all the materials and rustic finishes to the letter, the solution is to combine a bit of modernity, polished surfaces and current materials, with purely rustic materials. Want an example? Install cabinets with a rough finish and place a polished stone counter top. It will be just fine.
You can achieve a rustic style using modern materials with coatings to imitate the rustic, but be careful with this option. It may be cheaper, but if you don’t add anything naturally rustic to give it credibility you will have a bad taste.
- the accessories, equipment and appliances
To complement your rustic kitchen, avoid decorative and functional accessories with very modern designs. Choose glass over plastic and cotton.
If you can, hide the appliances inside the cabinets, as this equipment will hardly be considered rustic. Tables and chairs should not be made of modern plastic, although there are interesting pieces with retro designs on the market that may include this material. The best solution will be to include a table made by you in a DIY project, but if you are not good at carpentry you will find good furniture with this style on the market.
The decorative accessories must have a natural tone, such as tree trunks, dried flowers and lanterns, or with an old-fashioned aesthetic, such as candy jars covered with cloths and ribbons, for example.
- How can I transform a modern kitchen into a rustic kitchen?
– If you can, add one or two open shelves with hooks to hang utensils. Place glass jars with simple aesthetics with the ingredients for cooking there, hang clay mugs and one or two copper casseroles. If you have space, also place a dry ornamental pumpkin, an old crock pot. You can find super interesting things at very affordable prices at craft fairs.
– Also change the lighting. Choose a rustic chandelier, with wood or wicker.
– Kitchen textiles must also be changed. Opt for kitchen towels and a lace tablecloth, for example. – Be careful when looking for a coherent image, as you run the risk of having a random space, without any style. Be inspired by these and other images that you find on our website, and there you go, you have your modern kitchen with a rustic touch.
