Rustic Kitchen Designs We Can't Get Enough Of

These 6 kitchen-design concoctions add a dash of sweet spice to the cabins and cottages they grace.

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Crafty Charm

A roll-away island is the key to this cottage kitchenette’s charisma. Its mobility fosters flexibility, allowing the small space to expand when necessary. Eye catching details, like the hand-hammered copper sink, wide window trim, sage-colored distressed cabinets and reclaimed-wood trusses and floor all contribute the cabin’s Craftsman vibe.

Photo by Bill Mathews

Singled Out

By keeping to one fairly consistent wood tone, opting for matte black appliances over shiny stainless steel and adding mottled granite counters, this tiny kitchen feels large, cohesive and well connected to its 1,109-square-foot cabin.

Honest Abe Log Homes / Photo by Brandon Malone

Barn(ish) Beauty

Not only can rustic and refined commingle successfully, the combination makes for a very cozy kitchen. Take this culinary concoction: A reclaimed-barnwood wall treatment serves as the backdrop for elegant appliances and cabinetry painted a sophisticated Pacific blue. A live-edge wood counter sits atop a base that boasts a traditional barn door “X,” while polished concrete floors add a hint of industrial practicality.

Timberlyne Group / Sand Creek Post & Beam

Explore All Angles

In an 864-square-foot cottage, you have to use every inch to its fullest. Nowhere is that more evident than in this cute-as-a-button kitchen. The space beneath the steep-pitched roof is cleverly maximized with built-in storage in every nook and cranny, while waist-high windows ensure the room is light and bright. Venetian plaster walls give the space a sunny glow.

Photo: Yankee Barn Homes

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Crisp & Cool

The owners of this quaint country kitchen selected the gorgeous granite counters for a very sentimental reason: It replicates an aerial view of New Hampshire’s White Mountains — the forests, the outlines of rivers and streams and the snowcapped peaks. Creamy white cabinetry and emerald glass subway tile pull the whole look together for undeniable cottage charm.

Coventry Log Homes / Photo by Mark Sorenson

Pretty to a Vault

A compact footprint doesn’t have to result in a space that feels confined. A vaulted ceiling can be the antidote to a cramped kitchen. Here, the prominent log wall with bands of white chinking soars behind the sink and stove to the peak of the roofline. The repetition of wood on the butcher block-topped island and again on the floor create cohesion and warmth, while the cabinetry’s vibrant color duo gives it life.

StoneMill Log & Timber Homes / Photo by James Ray Spahn

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