7 Ways To Create Functional Yet Characterful Spaces In Kitchen

Combine Exposed Brick With Sleek Lines

This Boston home's modern rustic style is matched by Shannon Tate Interiors founder Shannon Tate-Giordano's use of natural timber and industrial brick with clean lines.

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Pick Modern Wood Cabinets

This modern rustic kitchen in an antique barn in Suffolk, England, has a brick floor, wooden ceiling beams, and sleek wood kitchen cabinets.

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Honor Natural Materials

Herlong Architecture and Interiors used a lot of timber and stone in the kitchen of this recently built waterfront residence to create an inviting, coastal-inspired area.

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Combine Historic Architecture With Modern Materials

Roundhouse designers added a sleek white kitchen in a room inside a room to honor the architecture in this stunning kitchen.

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Use Salvaged Wood Cabinets For Sustainable Style

Retrouvius' kitchen is warm and unusual, made from recycled wood cleverly redesigned.

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Mix Antique And Bespoke Cabinets

Mixing modern, handmade cabinetry with antique freestanding kitchen components creates a unique, character-filled room.

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Use Rustic But Useful Materials

Julia Dempster, a famous interior designer, used earthy textures throughout this guesthouse kitchen. Relaxed organic linens and ancient grain sacks lend a rustic appeal, but they can smell and discolor in kitchens.

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 Add Texture With Handmade Tiles

To give this Shaker-style kitchen a Mediterranean charm, interior designer Shannon Tate-Giordano employed terracotta floor tiles and patterned wall tiles.

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