Rustic and Cottage Kitchens

It's time for another kitchen post - this time focusing on
rustic and cottage kitchens. The above is a fantastic
eat-in kitchen that has a modern cottage feel to it. It's
spacious and has an airy feel to it with all of the white
in the room.

This kitchen is definitely more of an ornate kitchen. The
dining table and chairs give it a more country and cottage
feel. It's very interesting how the ornate detailing in the
wood and the ornate chandeliers are juxtaposed against
the simpler country chairs.

Here's a more updated feel to a country styled kitchen.
I just love how spacious this room is. Don't we all wish
are kitchen and dining rooms were this spacious?!

Talk about a super tall ceiling! The height of the
room is definitely impressive. I love how the island
doubles as a very functional dining area.

I just think this eat in kitchen is so pretty.

The painted ceiling and floors are a really
unique feature in this kitchen.

Hello modern color in a cottage kitchen.
Love it!

Dark floors against white - I adore it.
I go nuts for Fire King - so the jade-ite
collection above is really the perfect set
of dishes and bowls for this kitchen.

Shabby Chic island in this modernized cottage
kitchen. I rarely find a shabby chic kitchen. It's
pretty unique.

I love the short benches for this long island.
Open plan kitchens are the best.

If you have a log home, I think this kitchen would be perfect.
Rustic wood beams, flooring and a stonework. How divine.

Lyn Peterson's Real Life Kitchens

My favorite two kitchen books.

House Beautiful: Kitchens

Here's a link to my past kitchen posts
for more inspiration - Alkemie Kitchens.

What sort of kitchen styles do you like?
Super Modern? Cottage? Traditional?
Vintage? Glamorous? European? Asian?

Photos from BH&G, Homes & Gardens,
Country Home and Victoria Hagan.