By using rustic, primitive home decor you can transform your kitchen from a place of utilitarian tasks to a cozy nook where your family really wants to spend their time.
From Fast and Furious to Laid Back
The modern kitchen of the fast food generation, with its stainless steel appliances and round, black center island surrounded by barstools, leaves something to be desired. You can bring a sense of family and togetherness back to your house with a little primitive home decor.
What you Need to get the Effect
The piece de resistance, the ultimate addition in the way of primitive home decor, is the dry sink. It doesn t have to serve any function other than as a conversation piece, but this item definitely brings you back to the old country home . Dry sinks are not all that easy to come by, so rest assured that if you can t find one of these pieces there are other ways to achieve the rustic look.
An old fashioned, free-standing cupboard with a hanging wooden towel rack to match are easier to find and relatively inexpensive. You can even make your own sturdy wooden bench to use along one side of your table. Spending a lot of money on actual antiques for your primitive home decor isn t necessary, since you can create a faux antique look for any piece of wooden furniture by using paints and glazes from your local home center.
Special Little Additions
Folk art accents add a hand-crafted touch to your primitive home decor. You can create folk art items yourself or purchase them at flea markets. Wooden cutouts of cows, sheep and fruit can be painted and hung on your walls, or placed on counters and shelves. You can fill wicker baskets with wooden fruit, and display handmade candles with country candleholders. A red-checkered tablecloth with matching napkins and towels, accompanied by hand painted salt and pepper shakers and a matching sugar bowl are also inexpensive additions.
Use quaint primitive home decor signs with welcoming phrases like, Home is where the heart is. Or you can use a child s chalkboard to write, Today s menu, to add a friendly touch to your country kitchen. Imagine holidays, weekend breakfasts and Sunday family dinners celebrated in the true sense of family and home when you spend those special times in the comfort of your quaint country kitchen.
Keywords: Home Improvement, Home Decor