Americana Kitchen Ideas

Americana Kitchen Ideas - Try some of these tips to get started on your patriotic kitchen.

Americana kitchens are intended to be charming and cozy and when you implement the ideas found below, you better keep the apple pies baking and coffee brewing cause all of your friends and family will be visiting this charming kitchen.

My favorite americana kitchens have walls painted white with an americana themed border. Borders can be found in stars, stripes or verses.

Favorite verses found on Americana themed border

• God Bless America
• Faith Courage Strength
• God Shed His Grace
• Sweet Land Of Liberty

There are lots of great deals to be found at estate sales, antique stores and thrift shops for furniture, rugs, curtains and other kitchen decorating accessories.

Window treatments are commonly made of homespun materials in plaids, stripes or solid colors. Many are adorned with themes such as appliqued stars or flags. Shutters and shades also work in americana kitchens.

For your americana kitchen you will want to choose overhead lighting and task lighting. You can add a extra special touch with candles, wall sconces and oil lanterns.

Natural wood floors are perfect for this type decor. Add some braided or rag rugs to tie all the elements together.

There are so many accessories to choose from, such as

• Stoneware in americana colors
• Reproduction tins
• Pottery
• Barn stars
• Crocks
• Wall Art
• Wreaths
• Folk Art
• Plaques with verses

Peg racks are great for hanging patriotic dish towels, pot holders, aprons, cups and tin cookie cutters, etc.

Display red, white and blue dishware and glassware behind glass cabinet doors.

Decorating with these americana kitchen ideas will take some planning, especially when choosing accessories, because there are so many shades of red and blue to choose from, so always shop with color samples, so you wont end up with wrong shades.

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