Have a wonderful collection of ironstone pitchers? Show them off by lining them up along a shelf or special spot in your kitchen. Again, they will make a stunning display and will be easily available when needed.

Just a few white pitchers spruce up this kitchen.

Lastly, another reason traditional kitchens are winning me over: space to display objects. Although I despise clutter, a few relevant objects placed on display can really act as accessory-like invitations. That is all. Time for another Pop-Tart. Just kidding, a cheeseburger.

Style Secret: Artful AccessoriesJust as a good host blanches at the thought of seeing guests underfed, a traditionalist can't stomach cold, blank walls or sparsely populated shelves, which defeat the all-important air of welcome. Collections are massed together or fanned out in a logical way: china, figurines, plants, books, boxes, globes. If it's not mounted over the mantel, art usually follows the hang-it-at-eye-level rule; a group of similar pieces often sport identical frames and are arranged in a tidy grid. Plates and platters look right at home on the walls. Mirrors tend to be grand and gracious (think sunburst, bull's-eye or Venetian).Make it fresh: Austere paintings and sculpture will strike an off note in a traditional space, but you don't have to stick with Renoir reproductions and hunting scenes, either. Lots of modern art feels soft and graceful enough to fit in, and, of course, black-and-white photography is timeless and versatile. Leaving canvases frameless can make them feel less formal. Unless you're into fern bars, pass up frilly plants in favor of more sculptural foliage. Consider simple ironstone, Delft or creamware instead of porcelain; balance elaborately patterned pieces with clean white ones.Tell us: What's your style? Straight-on traditional, or traditional with a twist? More: Turn Tradition Into Fun and Unexpected Interiors Oriental Rugs Beyond the Living RoomHome Styles: New Traditional Design

colour pallete

Kitchen balance welcoming

cocina

nice

the fan

Love the shelf/mantle piece over the range... and the platters and plates on the backsplash? Yes, please.

white accessories

the overhang above the stove

hidden hood

traditional 10

Cute

Style Secret: Artful Accessories

Curtains

Use of plates and pitchers; crowded, but not cluttered.

Kitchen

Decor on top Of the gas range

style

utensil rack; style; everything

vent hood

very nice

A shelf above the range where I could display seasonal items in my kitchen would be cheering.

Hood over range

Nice to display a bit of a 'collection' of nice objects, such as white ironstone. I don't care for the all-cleared type of kitchen maintenance.

:)

china

display areas

This is the kind of traditional I gravitate to- simple- not too fussy. I want it to stil feel welcoming and cozy- not uptight or too frilly.

kitchen

love shelves

I love recesses in the wall. Nothing says custom like those.

plates on backsplash

nice touch and additional space. can add the moulding above any existing cabinet then add the vent moulding. looks like expensive cabinetry

Hood and backsplash

Shelf above stove

so cute

It's charming and feels like it has age and beauty without looking old.

Nice compromise between a mantle and stove exhaust.

Accessories

chambers range look

Kitchen accessories

plates over stove

K

cute rangehood cover

hood shelf

White kitchen's always look fresh and clean. I like how the dishes are displayed also very nice.

so charming! especially the black & white dishes!

Stove hood cover

collection

I am attracted to spaces that tell me the simplistic story of who lives there. I wanna feel like I know them just by spending time there

hood

kitchen

Detail

Style Secret: Artful Accessories Just as a good host blanches at the thought of seeing guests underfed, a traditionalist can't stomach cold, blank walls or sparsely populated shelves, which defeat the all-important air of welcome. Collections are massed together or fanned out in a logical way: china, figurines, plants, books, boxes, globes. If it's not mounted over the mantel, art usually follows the hang-it-at-eye-level rule; a group of similar pieces often sport identical frames and are arranged in a tidy grid. Plates and platters look right at home on the walls. Mirrors tend to be grand and gracious (think sunburst, bull's-eye or Venetian). Make it fresh: Austere paintings and sculpture will strike an off note in a traditional space, but you don't have to stick with Renoir reproductions and hunting scenes, either. Lots of modern art feels soft and graceful enough to fit in, and, of course, black-and-white photography is timeless and versatile. Leaving canvases frameless can make them feel less formal. Unless you're into fern bars, pass up frilly plants in favor of more sculptural foliage. Consider simple ironstone, Delft or creamware instead of porcelain; balance elaborately patterned pieces with clean white ones. Tell us: What's your style? Straight-on traditional, or traditional with a twist? More: Turn Tradition Into Fun and Unexpected Interiors Oriental Rugs Beyond the Living Room Home Styles: New Traditional Design

i love the thing place comfortably.

recess fr cooking tuff in kitchen

Mantle over cooktop

hood

in case chimney not useable

Kitchen

Range hood!

beautiful accessories

nice traditional white collection

luv the shelving over the oven

white kitchen mantle

Great for a small kitchen.

Cuisine style

cupboards

white on white - clean

pitcher display on top of counter

Pitchers

white on white...clean

Farm house kitchen look

Estilo tradicional 10

covered vent

same color way

feels good. collections of pottery

artful accessories

Love how the hood vent wood covering is made.

overhead stove hood?

hood, stove

pitchers on shelf same color as walls ad interest but don't pop out

kitchen

shelf over microwave

Alternative idea for the back splash behind the range

mantel/shelf

like the hidden vent and the plates as a backsplash

love

hood cover

Love this kitchen. Colors and style mix

pitcher display accented by the plate

Love the fan above the stove,, hidden

Clean,appears black transfer ware

not the mess just the style

CABINETS ARE NEAT - LOTS OF INTEREST IN ASSESSORIES

mouldings/trims

Decorations

:)

so clean

Kitchen ideas using plates and pitchers

Hood

Pitchers

pretty kitchen objects

So quaint and lovely!!!

arranging things

Stylist display of white ceramic collection.

Tidy

white kitchen!

The plates

make an alcove above stove for spices

french kitchen

Pretty, silver cream, etc. would look good with pops of color accessories

White

Clutter with style

Coastal kitchen

Black and white plates behind stove

Great shelves and white paint.

plates

Kitchen

pitchers above wtove

Country kitchen

traditional style using collections to accessorize

Hood cover/shelf. Little shelf in backsplash

Accessories

Lovely, peaceful

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love display shelf on top of vent

mantle hiding the stove exhaust and a place to display treasures.

Shelf idea for over stove is awesome!

hang utensils near oven. Use pewter? plates over counter?

sweet, white, vintage charm

mantle

contained space stove area

accessorize kitchen

mantle over the stove - is this a possibility?

Shelf design

YES!

niche in wall

Design sense

Backsplash

Toile Plates & Warm Kitchen

nice

Artful accessorizing

White pitchers on shelf above the stove

Clutter on counter love it

kitchen decor

Love all the white

Love

Love kitchen arrangement of collectible treasures.

Pretty

Mantle and collections

Kitchen colors

hood

Plates on wall

updated traditional styles

hood with cabinets

simple hood

hood vent

I like the simple mantle

Custom range hood

kitchen stove and backsplash

kitchen accessories

Hood

Decorative shelf

love the transfereware

Kitchen

Love the feel..and displays

Ooooh, I like this look!

Jarras blancas

pitchers, platters

lovely

like all the accessories

If i cooked this is what my kitchen would look like - because I don't cook

Pretty for kitchen

vent hood

Just exquisit! And I want a useable exhaust top

range hood

Oven hood

I have some of my grandma's china that is pink and white. Wonder if I could incorporate that somewhere in the house?

collections!

plates on wall, colourscheme

Little Niche's in the wall behind the stove in the kitchen would be an easy detail???

Traditional

Simple Hood

Niche and plates

Hood - Does not overwhelm the room

The hood is very well done

Love the pottery

hood

love accessories

LOVE the hardware and bulky white touches.

Nice look

Color and of course Dan carrithers

Ok. These people must not use their stove. Anything that I have near the stove ends up eventually getting covered with grease!

Love the ability to display cool stuff!

range hood accessories

Accessorize with ironstone, delft,I creamware