Kitchen Interior Design Styles – Rustic

Rustic interior design style is the perfect choice if you live in an old farmhouse or cottage and want to give your home the look and style of yesteryear. However, it doesn't mean to say that you can't have any mod-cons that we've all grown so accustomed to. Rustic charm can be achieved on any size of budget, of course the larger the budget the more you can integrate old and new. For small budgets rustic allows you to have free standing kitchen cupboards, open shelving along with the customary rustic looks provide by wicker baskets and used wooden boxes.

This style is also perfect for those who want to take life at a slower pace – open ranges are ideal for getting the look but they're not an absolute necessity as other forms of cookers will also look equally as stylish.

Wooden clothes airers are perfect for drying herbs and hanging pots and pans and are a quick and easy way to get the look of bygone eras.

Keep your colour palette neutral or opt for mellow colours such as sage green. One of the greatest advantages of rustic interiors is that you can start with a little and as you find hidden treasure in flea markets and boot fairs you can add more pieces until you reach the point when you have achieved the rustic look to suit the size of your kitchen.

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5 Bright and Beautiful Kitchen Room Interior Design Ideas

Fed up with your drab and boring kitchen and can't afford to rip it out and start again? If this sounds familiar there are other alternative ways of breathing new life into your kitchen.

1. Changing the cabinet handles is a quick and easy way to up-date a kitchen.

2. Painting the cabinet doors can change the whole dynamics of the room; you can be as bold or as subtle as you like – just remember to prime the doors properly and use paint which is designed to be used on cabinet doors.

3. Look down...maybe it's you’re flooring which is boring! Add a stylish rug to give yourself a little underfoot comfort as well as adding colour and/or pattern to the floor area. Don't forget to use anti-slip backing or you could find yourself unintentionally sliding across the kitchen floor.

4. Change your window dressing. Try something new – if you've always had curtains then try roller blinds or the latest café or bistro curtains instead.

5. Give yourself a little work work surface by having a free-standing cupboard or small table.

There's lots of ways to up-date your kitchen without the need for a total re-fit; be inspired to try something different.

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