The updated rustic conquers the kitchen
Although it is a style that can be applied to any room in the house, it is perfect in the kitchen. It is a way to enjoy the rustic style that is so popular both in a house in the city and in the countryside. You won’t feel out of tune. In addition, if the rest of the decoration of the house is more current, you will also feel that you are maintaining unity, giving yourself the whim of playing with the rustic.
How is the rustic updated?
In the kitchen , the furniture is made of wood with a wood finish (although in the updated rustic to a lesser extent than in the traditional rustic) or in colours, both with plain fronts and with moldings or slats, but in more straight lines than curves. And with simplicity, no ornate moldings. The visual weight of a piece of furniture is offset by color. White and soft woods reign supreme in updated country-style kitchens.

This is where the wink to the rustic is more marked. And with the coatings you have a lot done. Exposed stone walls are perfect for this style. Also the white tiles, with more marked joints, or the hydraulic tile (it’s top !) are key in this style. The new rustic forgets fruit borders. Walls and floors are simpler but with the most accentuated rustic guide. In the image, Gayafores tile.
Faucets and appliances
They are a perfect asset to give a rustic character to the kitchen without giving up today’s features. Most kitchen brands, both for faucets and appliances, have more retro or rustic lines that will fit. The taps will give an unmistakable touch. If you do not want to invest in more special line appliances, integrate the most current models behind fronts of the same furniture. Of course, in the fire area, instead of a ceramic hob or induction, it leaves a gas cooker in sight. It’s rustic!
Maxi sinks
They are very rustic and also fit in kitchens sporting this updated style. I’m sure you’ve seen them. They are maxi sinks with a lot of depth, which are seen from the front and are generally made of white porcelain, although in updated rustic-style kitchens they are also modernized in other materials such as stone or synthetics that imitate it. They are still present in the most up-to-date rustic style, also on the kitchen ceiling. The beams can be original and recovered in older or country houses, or they can be installed on the ceiling since there are wooden beams or lighter materials that are fixed to the ceiling and that simulate the original ones. In wood or painted white. The entire ceiling can also be covered with wooden plates or strips instead of beams and it is a more modern solution that does not lose its rustic essence.If you are rehabilitating a house and you find vaults, leave them visible and enjoy them! Our advice is that you balance with more rustic details and others that are more up-to-date. Your kitchen does not have to meet all the requirements that we detail here, but you must play with them, mix. And so you will personalize the space.
Kitchenware in sight
On open shelves or in cabinets, protected from dust behind glass doors. But leaving the kitchenware in sight is a rustic plus for your kitchen. It can be more retro or current tableware, but displaying it on rough wooden shelves or display cabinets, even on hooks on the wall below the furniture will help achieve the style.
If you already have a kitchen with rustic-style furniture but you find it heavy and you feel that it is somewhat outdated, painting can help you a lot. Plan a kitchen reform, but without works, to get the look you want. Paint the fronts of the furniture in light and bright colors and change the handles. You will notice the change! This kitchen is a proposal from the Bruguer painting firm. Ask in a specialized store for the best type of paint for your furniture according to its material. If they are made of wood, even chalk paint like Chalk Paint works for you. You will have to finish it with a wax and that’s it.

This wink is very decorative and it works! There are brands of electrical mechanisms (such as Fontini) that have a retro line that imitate old plugs and switches. Cheer up with them in your new rustic kitchen.

This corner of the kitchen, if you are lucky enough to have a space for it, will add a rustic note to the whole. Combine more rustic furniture with more current ones. For example, a rustic table with more modern chairs and vice versa. If you want both the table and the chairs to be more traditional, go ahead. Let a lamp hang from the ceiling to break and update the space.
Not just wooden countertops
In a rustic kitchen, wooden countertops are one of the most used, but in the most up-to-date style they are not the only ones. It is true that they are warm, but they also have disadvantages in use and maintenance (they are porous, so stains form easily and they need to be applied with a protective oil from time to time). The new rustic kitchens do not rule out resorting to more comfortable materials such as porcelain or synthetics, even stone.