When looking for design inspiration for your rustic country kitchen, look outdoors. The countryside provides plenty of inspiration and beautiful material to work with. In addition to natural elements, use bold colours and vintage pieces to create a budget friendly, old world charm. Here are ten frugal design ideas for decorating your rustic country kitchen.
Dried flowers, Garlic and Herbs
Hang dried flowers and herbs on hooks or tuck them in shiny enamelled containers and old wooden buckets. Rose petals and hips adorn vintage mason jars beautifully. Hard necked garlic makes a beautiful display as do pressed flowers. When pruning the garden save your heavy wooded vines for making wreaths and other unique adornments.
Dried herbs and flower petals look lovely when displayed in old mason jars.
Garlic in an old wooden water bucket makes a pretty display.
Cut lavender posies are perfect for adorning walls and shelves, place them in storage boxes to deter pests and keep items smelling fresh.
DIY wreath using vines and lavender from the gardenFarm Fresh Décor
Farm fresh eggs provide a beautiful eye catching display on your counter top. Bowls of tomatoes, apples or other things from the garden or market make practical edible displays.
Lovely fresh eggs in green, cream, speckled and chocolate brown.Rustic Accents Using Wood
Consider using branches and materials that you find outdoors to make simple things like curtain rods. You can go for a natural knotty and rustic style or sand them down and stain them for a more classic look. Tree stumps make great cheese platters or trivets and logs can be used to create table legs.
One of a kind curtain rods
Wooden cheese platter or trivet (or in this case candle holder)Vintage Furniture & Accessories
Vintage furniture can fill your kitchen with functional, one of a kind, old world charm. Old pieces are usually solid wood which means that they are easy to refinish or up cycle. Modular kitchen furniture give you the freedom to rearrange your kitchen on a whim!
Vintage furniture provides one of a kind functional storageHandmade and Refinished Cabinetry
Old hand cabinets can easily be sanded, stained, refinished or even milk painted. Re-purposing old furniture or making cabinets and kitchen islands from up cycled materials creates a truly unique and functional kitchen space.
Rustic handmade cabinetry can really add an old-world feel you your kitchen.Cast Iron Pots
The famous French chef Jacques Pépin hangs pots and pans on the walls of his kitchen. Look for unique pot racks that can be wall mounted or hung from the ceiling or consider speciality brackets that can be anchored to the studs in your walls. If your kitchen has wooden walls, heavy black screws will do the trick.
Cast iron cookware adds a rustic charm and hanging your pans provides convenient storagePottery & Glassware
Pottery is beautiful, functional art that often gets tucked away in cupboard for safekeeping. It brings functional, quirky style and splashes of color to a kitchen space. Treasured pieces can be hung on walls using special adhesive hangers. Search for: Disc Adhesive Plate Hanger to find them.
Colorful pottery adds a functional splash of color to a country home
Whimsical pottery can be hung on your walls
Vintage Accessories
You can find really décor items at thrift stores, antique shops and garage sales. You might even have some forgotten pieces tucked away in storage or at a relatives house. Get more enjoyment out of your vintage pieces by using them regularly.
Look for vintage finds that are both functional and visually appealing.
The inspiration for placing this vintage stained glass desk lamp in the kitchen came from a scene from the film Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya SisterhoodSmall Appliances
Consider buying unique small appliances that stand out amongst the modern stainless steel models. look for enamelled versions in vibrant hues.
This red stove top whistle kettle adds a pop of color in the kitchen
This kitchen scale has a vintage look to it but is perfect for weighing sugar and flourEclectic Lighting
Lighting can make a huge difference to the look and feel of rustic country kitchen. Look for styles that mix metals, have exposed bulbs and unique characteristics. You can often find old lights at vintage shops and there are many DIY tutorials on making lights using old wagon wheels and other eclectic materials.
Vintage styled lighting with modern energy efficient LED bulbs
Rugged lighting with exposed Edison style bulbs
Mix and match your lights for a rustic lookRustic country kitchen décor on a budget is easy to achieve. Take inspiration from nature and try your hand at some DIY crafts. Scour local flea markets and garage sales and decorate to make a happy and inviting space that you love to cook in.
