25 Rustic Kitchen Decorating Ideas

In the Alpine retreat of St. Moritz, the kitchen ceiling and walls are covered in 18th-century Portuguese tiles, a 19th-century French table is surrounded by contemporary English chairs, and the light fixtures are 19th-century French. .

Former Vogue editor Virginia Tapker helped a friend redesign an 1870s farm in Bedford, New York, for modern living. The kitchen island is made from vintage marble slabs on a steel base, the stove is from BlueStar and the shelves are made from reclaimed wood found on the farm. The pendant lights are from Rewire and the floor is concrete.

In the kitchen area of ​​Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi's Santa Monica home, an Italian industrial light fixture hangs above an antique bluestone table and 19th-century American Windsor chairs. An Yves Koford Larsen armchair and a mid-century Danish lounge chair in original leather sit near the fireplace.

The tall Tuscan fireplace in this Italian kitchen is original to the house. The chairs are made in Spain, and the light fixtures are made by Florentine craftsmen.

Leslie Tan and her husband, architect Gerald McCormack, renovated their rustic, cosmopolitan kitchen in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The walls are covered in Talavera tiles, the floor is paved with stained brick tiles, and an antique farmhouse-style table is surrounded by linen-upholstered Casamidi chairs from Mitu Atelier.

The kitchen island in this London home is made with a 19th-century cast iron stove and topped with Carrara marble. The pendant lights are his early 20th-century French creations, and the walls are covered in his 19th-century Portuguese tiles.

Hammered Steel Island and Potluck enclose, kitchen aid stove and armory all clad The cookware is part of the industrial-chic vibe in the kitchen of Katie Brown's weekend home in Bridgehampton, New York. Cabinets made from salvaged wood, wooden countertops, and paved brick floors help give the place an old-fashioned look.

Artist Nicola Tyson's farmhouse in New Paltz, New York, is an example of Shaker-like simplicity at its finest. The cabinet, designed by architect James Joseph, was inspired by mid-19th century farmhouses. A circa 1800 sawback table and his 1810 ladderback chairs feature ample open shelving, a soapstone sink, wide plank floors, and viking range.

A neglected 110-year-old barn on Long Island has been beautifully renovated by Polo Ralph Lauren homeowners Michelle Botbol and Arthur Kristofiak. Urban Archeology pendant lights sit above the kitchen's marble-topped island. The brick-covered fireplace looks crisp and contemporary thanks to the white paint. Also, the grandfather clock is a Swedish antique.

Patrizia Maffeo and Dario Polenghi used antique tiles from Southern Italy to create a vibrant backsplash in a 17th-century farmhouse in the south of France. With a Louis XIV farm table, skirted farm sink, and plenty of open shelving, this is the kind of kitchen you'll want to spend all day in.

This restored 16th-century farmhouse in West Sussex, England, features some of the most rugged elements in this kitchen, including a rough-sawn oak island and Aga stove. Homeowners use ovens for both cooking and heating. York stone floors are original to the house, and pots hang within easy reach above the arched masonry walls.

Designer Henri Quinta and his wife Francoise's Victorian mansion in Perpignan, France, has a kitchen packed with plenty of work surfaces where they can cook and create flower arrangements. A zinc-topped table takes center stage, while a concrete and wood sink unit is designed by Quinta.

Keith Johnson and Glenn Senk's 1912 Dutch Colony in Philadelphia is an ode to French country chic. The marble and oak island is a replica of the island at La Mirande Hotel in Avignon, and the vintage grape baskets are from the Champagne Valley. Other rustic elements include brick floor pavers and quirky chandeliers.

Antique stools surround an Anders Willum Jensen table in the kitchen of the 1760 farmhouse in Columbia County, New York, where photographer William Waldron lives with his family. The vintage factory lighting is from his CITE, and the sink and fittings are salvage finds.

At Château du Jonquet, designers Amy and Todd Hase's 17th-century Normandy summer home, vintage Empire-style dining chairs surround a winemaker's tasting table in the kitchen. A vintage worktable serves as an island. Open shelves display a collection of French porcelain.