The term “French country kitchens” gets a lot of love in the interior design world, seeing as how this aesthetic effortlessly merges form with function, as well as lived-in rustic charm with a kind of understated glamour. Think of such kitchens as adhering to a kind of straight-out-of-Provence cottagecore style—to the tune of exposed wood beams, slightly weathered finishes, vintage furniture finds, soft fabrics, and lots of space to cut Comté cheese for your backyard picnic.
French-born ELLE DECOR A-List designer Robert Couturier, who recently parted with his Normandy villa in favor of living in New York’s Harlem neighborhood, shares a few precious pieces of advice for anyone trying to nail the look. “A [country] kitchen has to be clean, very bright, and have tons of antique copper pots and pans. It should always smell of pastries cooking!” he tells us. “Mine in France was like that. I am not so keen on eating in the kitchen, so I only kept a bridge table and four chairs [there].”
Realistically speaking, you don’t need to reside in the French countryside to have a country kitchen of your own. Here, we’ve rounded up 20 ideas—handpicked from the ELLE DECOR archives and beyond—for replicating the look no matter what your abode’s coordinates are. One thing’s for certain: You’ll be saying oui to these endearing cooking quarters in no time, and we’ll be right there with you.
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