COTTAGE KITCHEN SHELVES

I love looking at photos of cottage kitchens. 

There is something about a small cozy kitchen that evokes feelings of home for me. 

One of the things I am interested in is open shelves and I found a lot of those when looking at cottage kitchens.

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Open shelves are a great way to display those things that give a kitchen a cottage feel.

This kitchen uses shelves to display two of my favorite things. White dishes and baskets. 

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I love the variation in shelves. These shelves have been painted a cottage white and have been dressed up with some quaint gingerbread trim.

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Elsewhere in the kitchen, the owner has chosen a more rustic touch. While the shelves are open, the owner has used an old screen door over them. 

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Small cottage kitchens require ingenuity and open shelves can be anywhere you can find the space. 

Here the owner has utilized the space above her cupboards to add a shelf. 

I think it is absolutely charming.

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How do you feel about open shelves in the kitchen?