French Country Kitchen Decor

French Country kitchen decor gets it character and individuality from everyday kitchenware and accessories. Whether old or new, just about everything connected to the kitchen is used as added decoration.

In the French Country kitchen just about all kitchenware is on view, for two reasons - to be within easy reach of the cook and secondly to be admired and enjoyed.

Glassware, ceramics and metalware will be chosen for its shape and fine lines to enjoy using as well as to admire.

In the armoire handsome plates, cups, saucers and dishes will all be stacked into pleasing piles or grouped into interesting compositions.

Creamware – cream bodied earthenware, first made in the 18th century to imitate porcelain - is also proudly displayed.

Faience – tin glazed earthenware - a very popular accessory in Country French kitchens - with gorgeous colored glazes in mustard yellows, splendid greens and creamy whites are proudly displayed on shelves and in alcoves.

Drinking glasses are most likely to be displayed on window sills and wine glasses and carafes grouped on the table, ready to be used. Collections of tea and coffee pots will be grouped on counter tops.

Pots and pans, mostly shiny copper, will be hung near the cooking area or from a wrought iron pot rack suspended from the roof.

There will be stacks of wooden trays, woven baskets and twisted wirework containers enticingly holding fruit and vegetables.

Inherited treasures will be proudly displayed along side modern pieces.

Wrought iron and twisted French wirework, in the form of pot racks, baker’s racks and containers, hold anything from eggs to cutlery and even table linen - which incidentally, once had embroidered monograms or cross-stitched initials.

Candlesticks and candelabra in different sizes will adorn tables and shelves.

Last but not least, French country kitchen decor would never be complete without something green or flowering, placed in any attractive container, connecting the kitchen with the outside.

• Haul everything out of your cupboards; find kitchenware with interesting shapes, colors and decoration. Then look at it with imagination and see what you could place together to make interesting groups on counter tops, shelves and on the table.
• The French love decorating with a quirk, so also look in your cupboards for items that can be used as interesting containers.
• Plant some kitchen herbs in some old decorative cake tins or canned food tins.
• Place cooking utensils in a tall earthenware vase or jugUse a wooden cutlery box to display fine designed cutlery instead of keeping it hidden in a drawer.
• If you don’t have the appropriate space for an overhead pot rack to hang pans, hang a small circular pot rack from the ceiling and attach bunches of dried lavender or herbs. Or attach decorative iron hooks to the wall.
• Display granny’s kitchenware with pride.
• The odd carved wooden rooster and a flagon or two of golden olive oil will complete the picture.

Welcome to Maison De Kristine for the French at heart. French Bee glasses & casual bistro dinnerware from Comptoir as well as old world Provencial French styles and brands are just a few things we always offer.