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When we talk about white kitchens, we generally hear three types of comments:
- I love it!
- How do you keep it clean?
- It’s just too white. I like warmth and color!
For those worried about keeping a white kitchen clean — I’ve had two white kitchens and it’s really no more work to keep clean than any kitchen. It’s definitely an issue of personal preference, but I have loved my white kitchens.
And, for those of you who want a warmer more colorful white kitchen — just add a few different elements and you’re set! Of course, if you don’t like white, no white kitchen will fit your taste. But if you like the white but want to add a different dimension and some warmth, today I have 8 tips for you to create a look like this one! (image via Better Homes and Gardens)
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8 Tips For A White Kitchen With Warm Wood Tones
1. Decorate and Organize At The Same Time
Often that space above the cabinets is filled with purely decorative elements — which is fine — but making some of the space (or all of it, if it’s a small area) a place to organize and store odds and ends helps free up valuable lower space for the things that you need more often. Seasonal decorations, disposable dishware, extra table linens — no one will know what you have stored up there in these direct but stylish baskets!
2. Add Varied Textures
White kitchens are very clean and smooth looking, but the key to making them home-y and not orphanage-y is to use a variety of textures throughout the room. The white isn’t just flat white — the white beadboard on the walls and cabinets adds dimension without adding visual noise. And did you see that barn door on the pantry? You know I love barn doors
Varied texture also helps add warmth to the kitchen by using similar tones in a variety of warm, natural materials. Wood countertops, woven baskets, and linen (or muslin or burlap) fabrics work together to add a little bit of country charm to a modern white kitchen.
3. Make It Useful
A kitchen that is just striking isn’t one any of us want to cook in — we want something that is both striking AND useful! Add a little bit of necessary function to the kitchen with a memo board near the stove to hold recipes or other reminders, and a nicely framed whiteboard adds some family organizing without looking too much like a whiteboard.
4. Shine It Up
The copper storage canisters and deep metal cabinet hardware and faucet contribute to the warmth of the other textures and add a little class. Find similar copper canisters to here (or try these in brushed bronze) to add some shine to your kitchen.
5. Go For Butcher Block!
If you’re looking to add warm wood tones to your kitchen, you can’t go wrong with butcherblock. There are many ways to Handmade and install butcher block countertops, but here are just a few of the ways we’ve seen here on Bekob:
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Reclaimed Wood Countertop Butcher Block Countertop Using Wood Flooring $100 Wooden Countertops
6. Add Modern Touches
If you want to go full-on white country kitchen, keep your furniture to more traditional wooden styles. But if you want your kitchen to feel a little bit more modern, barstools are a great place to start! We like these vintage-inspired metal barstools from Wayfair.
7. See To The Floor
Wood flooring is one of my go-to ways to add both warmth and style to any room. In this kitchen, the wood floors really pull the whole look together — and the wood tones don’t have to match exactly! The different colors of wood look great together. We love our wood floors, and they are a great fit for a kitchen area because wood is durable and cleans well. See different ways you can install and restore wood floors here.
8. Add A Rug
Wood floors look lovely, but accenting with rugs makes the place more cozy and allows you to express your style. And a direct flour sack print like on the rugs in this kitchen is straightforward to Handmade! You can paint a rug to add some color like I did, or you can start with a plain rug and paint it any design you want! Beth from Home Stories A to Z shows you how to paint stripes.
More great wood and white kitchens
(see even more on my Kitchens board on Pinterest)
via Country Living
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