Even if you live in the city, you may still yearn to bring a little bit of country style into your home and what better way to do this than with country kitchen decor. Whitewashed old brick or stone walls are the perfect starting point but if your kitchen walls are perfectly smooth you may have to fake it with a textured finish to give the rustic look.

A reproduction or genuinely old, iron chandelier hanging from the ceiling continues the old style theme. A stone or tiled floor in an off-white or creamy shade give a homely feel and add warmth to the room. For kitchen furniture choose painted freestanding pieces rather than fitted cabinets for storage. A pine dresser painted in white or cream will fit in perfectly in a larger farmhouse style kitchen – paint some old wooden chairs to match.

Soft roman blinds at the windows are ideal for a country kitchen and here you can introduce some color and pattern with a gingham check or pretty floral materials. Keep some fabric back to make seat pads for the kitchen chairs or a matching table cloth. Having at least a small table in a country style kitchen is important. Arrange an old pitcher full of fresh flowers on the table and another on the dresser.

Add a couple of peg rails for hanging kitchen utensils or bunches of herbs. Add old enamel storage containers on a shelf or on the dresser and leave pretty pieces of miss-matched tableware on display. Search your local thrift stores or flea market for pretty, old pieces that will enhance your scheme. These places are great for finding inexpensive country decor pieces. Keep all your modern appliances out of sight behind gingham curtains so that they don’t spoil the look of your country kitchen home decor.