Tiny House

There is something magnificent about an open door. The air breezing through, the welcome to visitors, the openess it gives a home are all reasons to crack those doors wide open when you can.

The designer, who as a child split her time between France and the States, used her grandparents' smaller, scalable European farm model as inspiration for her own garden beds and greenhouse. Today, the family is self-sufficient for food, except for "alcohol, caffeine and most carbohydrates," says Helgerson. They grow their own tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, onions, okra and "every type of berry that comes to mind."

Open shelves are equal parts practical and pretty. An open china hutch filled with useful and pretty items is so much more relaxed than the typical glass-front version. White wall cladding gives the entire space a fresh cottage look, and baskets of bountiful produce on display are a welcoming touch.See the rest of this home

The oil-rubbed-bronze hardware and push-button switch plate pop against white walls here.

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A white wooden hutch like this, tucked into the corner of the kitchen, provides essential storage for everyday dishes. A simple bowl of fruit displayed on the bottom shelf adds color and balances the crowded shelves above.More: Your Kitchen: Mix Wood and Painted Finishes

Freestanding furniture. Historic farmhouse kitchens didn’t have the unified cabinets and counters we see today; they were more likely to have a collection of freestanding pieces. Pieces like this cabinet break up the bland continuity that can take over a kitchen, and they can provide a key display space for collectibles. Also, note the whitewashed primitive siding here. Tongue and groove or less-finished butt boards have it all over drywall when it comes to farmhouse style.

Positionnement table et etagere entree

More kitchen ideas. Anticipate using a piece of furniture for part of the cabinets.

I love this farmhouse white with light pine floors

Cute and small. White door with windows

Planked walls, table, basket, doors.

white and black walls with wood floor

I don't think Mark will like this, but I like the idea of a cute side door opening into the kitchen to make it easier for groceries.

tongue and groove wall ?backsplash. just a thought......yes! you are on a roll. I think it would be nice to, essentially, run the wainscott around the room and then it becomes the backsplash too. A nice durable/kitchen and bath scrubable paint will work.

good kitchn door doors need on cacinet

Cupboard above base cabinet in kitchen by slider.

This picture demonstrates that a hodgepodge of collections look ok in an all white room. It still looks crisp and fresh

cluster colors/collections together on shelves

walls freestanding furniture