| Follow our top style ideas to add rustic charm to your | | | | surround is ideal to house the pale blue aga. |
| kitchen space | | | | Find the right window treatment |
| Love the country-style kitchen look? Whether you | | | | Bring your kitchen window to life with blinds or curtain |
| want to add subtle rustic touches, or go the whole hog | | | | swags in a country-coloured plaid pattern. For best |
| with a brand new country scheme, we've picked our | | | | results, choose a colour to compliment your units. Here, |
| favourite ways to introduce it into your home. | | | | the green and yellow check goes perfectly with the |
| Choose the right furniture and fittings | | | | wall and utility cupboard. You can also use country |
| Shaker-style units | | | | coloured curtain valences to give your windows that |
| A must-have for the traditional country-style kitchen, | | | | farmhouse country look. Go for a tartan print in earthy |
| shaker-style units are ideal for bringing that welcoming | | | | tones for an extra rustic feel, or faded florals for a |
| family touch to the scheme. Choose cabinets made of | | | | cute cottage style. |
| wood with aged surfaces and opt for round knobs to | | | | Finish with the rustic accessories |
| add to the country-style feel. | | | | Display tableware proudly |
| Tongue-and-groove panelling | | | | Opt for a painted dresser or antique cupboard to |
| Panelled walls or units left in wood or painted in a | | | | show off your ceramics and pottery. Open shelving |
| complementary shade are an easy way to create a | | | | not only provides storage, it gives the room a country |
| rustic feel. | | | | look, especially when earthware, stoneware and rustic |
| Chunky freestanding furniture | | | | items are displayed |
| Make the kitchen the heart of the house with a large | | | | Rustic storage |
| rectangular table made of pine, oak, walnut or | | | | Tuck away kitchenalia in rattan storage baskets to |
| mahogany with wooden chairs or old benches that are | | | | maintain the country feel without creating clutter. A |
| similar in style and material. | | | | feminine plate rack is also a great way to display your |
| Opt for a Belfast sink | | | | best china. Place a hanging pot rack on the ceiling to |
| A deep Belfast sink will add to the period feel of this | | | | hold vintage cookware. |
| traditional country-style look. | | | | Hang rustic accessories |
| Select Your Colour | | | | Add country-style accessories to the walls. Hang old |
| Go for a cream colour palette | | | | fashioned, weathered wood signs, vintage pots and |
| Cream is the perfect colour for that warm and | | | | pans, frames holding old farm recipes. You can also |
| welcoming country look. Use it on the walls or on | | | | hang, old vintage spice hooks and iron hooks on the |
| wooden kitchen units. | | | | walls to add interest. |
| Accessorise in pastel shades | | | | Mix-and-match tableware |
| Add the perfect finishing touch to your country-style | | | | Go for chunky mix-and-match tableware in creams, or |
| scheme, with antique buys, rustic accessories, and | | | | soften with ditsy florals and polka dot designs. |
| personalised touches - go for sugared-almond shades | | | | Pretty soft-furnishings |
| to add a touch of nostalgia | | | | Some other ways to accessories your country-style |
| Pick the perfect appliance | | | | style kitchen is to add fabrics in cute polka-dots or |
| Invest in a timeless classic like a large range cooker in | | | | country-style plaid. Choose tablecloths, napkins and |
| a pastel shade. Make the most out of any original | | | | seat cushions to compliment your curtains or blind. |
| features when you're planning your layout - this brick | | | | |