Shabby chic kitchens are just lovely — so cozy and inviting. Get inspired by these decor ideas if you consider this style. I’ll show you how I incorporated some of them into my farmhouse/cottage kitchen.
Shabby chic decor often starts out with a lot of white, and then you decorate with soft pinks and vintage, chippy treasures or dainty flower patterns or lace.
Let me show you what I mean:
Oh, is there anything more lovely than a shabby chic kitchen?
When I got early access to Pinterest many years ago, a whole new world opened up for me.
Instead of ripping pages out of magazines, which I did all the time, I started pinning pictures of things and ideas I love to my 200+ boards.
My shabby chic board grows with more ideas all the time.
A lot of shabby chic and chippy kitchen ideas also have elements of farmhouse or cottage decor. They even work well with a more modern style.
I’m a big believer of buying items that speak to you and creating your own style by surrounding yourself with decor you love. Even if its not all farmhouse or shabby chic decor, it will work together just fine because you like all of the items.
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Shabby Chic Kitchen Decor Ideas
First rule of shabby chic decor: lots of white! So white cabinets for sure, like these:
A shabby chic kitchen calls for furniture pieces and decor with chippy paint like this bench.
One easy way to achieve that: repaint a furniture piece you already have white with chalk paint that doesn’t require any sanding or stripping.
Then use sand paper to sand down some spot to create the chippy look. I painted my chairs I use in the kitchen like that.
This is a beautiful little hutch I’d love to have space for in my farmhouse kitchen:
I like that anything vintage looking works in a shabby chic kitchen, even anything that isn’t in perfect condition. You can buy any vase or container or little shelf at a thrift store and paint it white for added accents.
I have a farmhouse sink like this one in my Blue Cottage — it’s the one thing I insisted on in the whole house.
When you order one, make sure you get free shipping — these sinks are very heavy! I ordered a fireclay farmhouse sink because it’s so durable.
This sink is reversible — check out the other side!
A chandelier in the kitchen? Yes, please!
The wood accents on the island and the hood also add to this style of kitchen. Now I’m thinking of adding wooden appliques to my range hood. You can get these and others on Amazon for not much money. It’s such an easy update!
This chandelier would be my choice — can you believe it’s under $100?
I bought a similar one and added it to my staircase.
I absolutely love little shelves like these. It’s wall art and adds more storage space. I appreciate any extra space to display my many vintage items.
My parents had an antique store and were collectors of many things, and I definitely inherited that bug. I love vignettes of things, like creamers and bowls on open shelves.
I have a collections of Green Gate cups in my shabby chic kitchen, for example.
Shabby chic farmhouse decor means soft, often pink colors. So adding canisters or a cake stand or a few cups in pastel colors in an easy way to add to the shabby chic flair.
I have a thing for chippy, painted wood floors. If my floors don’t look so nice any longer in a few years, I would totally consider painting them white. I don’t even care if some of the paint gets chipped off at some point — that just adds to the charm.
I hope you enjoyed these decorating ideas and that they inspire you to restyle your own kitchen, with just a few more accent pieces or something larger like a hutch or this console table I added to my kitchen to show off my vintage dishes.
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Shabby Chic Farmhouse Kitchen Decor Ideas
Susie says
I loooove all your ideas! Simple n comforting.
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thank you!
Ann says
I luv all the ideas you shared, especially that floor. I luv painted floors too. Pinned and I would luv to invite you to share it was over at Wall to Wall DIY Wednesday, which runs thru Mondays. Best, Ann
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thank you, Ann, for the invite!
Cindy@countyroad407 says
My word I think I pinned just about every picture. I love them all! Each one has its own unique cuteness about it. So much inspiration!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Cindy, I’m so glad you liked them!
Carissa Rasmussen says
I love your style! I am such a sucker for painted wood floors as well!
You should join my link party, http://www.carissamiss.com/2015/01/outside-box-no-17.html
I love your stuff!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thanks, Carissa!
Elaine says
Love, Love, Love!! Hey I would love for you to share your stuff on my new link party that started today! Its called My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday! Here is the link http://www.cookinandcraftin.com/my-2-favorite-things-link-party-1/
Brittany says
I absolutely love shabby chic! I think the reasons being it is really easy to create because pretty much you just scuff up things (kinds :-) and it’s all about repurposing and reusing. Two things I am all about! Thank you so much for the inspiration! I found this page over at Worthwhile Wednesdays and I am so excited to start following your blog!
Sharon - Her Organized Chaos says
I LOVE shabby chic especially in a kitchen. I think it makes a small kitchen look big. We have thought of so many ideas for when we redo our kitchen I just keep coming back to shabby chic decor. Le sigh.
normaleverydaylife says
Love these pictures. Very inviting! I’m always drawn to this kind of look, although I’ve been unable to replicate it in my house the way I’d like to! :)
The Home Boutique says
Love all the pics in this blog, definitely my kind of style too!
Gena says
Cool blog! Is your theme custom made or did you download it from somewhere?
A design like yours with a few simple adjustements would really make my blog shine.
Please let me know where you got your design. Bless you
Tatyana says
I just love that style! Amazing pictures!
Cheri says
I am featuring you at http://www.decor2adoreable.com on 7-15-2012
Cheri
Dagmar says
Where, I don’t see it :)
Linda Everett says
I love the picture of your kitchen. I can’t wait to see your living room!
Ever So Cute says
How amazing. Thank you for sending me this link. I love love love! One day I shall have a home like this myself…fingers crossed. Love & Peace x
Dagmar says
OMG, I could only hope to have such a cute kitchen one day. But I’m buying some of the elements already :)
Kate a.k.a. The Secret Goddess says
Love these photos! I have a thing for white in a kitchen myself – except for this one vintage Pyrex bowl that is white w/ little red and orange partridges – it is center on my kitchen wall shelves and I so enjoy seeing it everyday <3
Kelly Clark says
I just stumbled across your blog, I have seen the top two kitchen pic’s many times. I’m currently remodeling my kitchen, well more like destroying it really and I’m doing exactly that look! I’ve found some old cabinets and were heading out tomorrow on an 8 hour drive to pick up my farm sink. My kitchen is really really small too but that makes it all the more cozy. I hope you get your dream kitchen soon. The one good thing about the shabby chic look is its cheap to do!
Dagmar says
Hi Kelly, wow, you must really love farm sinks: an 8-hour drive? Hope you also get to do some sightseeing :) I’m planning to buy mine from Ikea.
Shari Lynne says
I love this kitchen too Dagmar!
Blessings!
Monique says
It’s amazing how much nicer rooms look when they are *not* perfect… ;-)
Mary Jo @mainegirl5 says
This is my style, but I like a little more natural wood in with the distressed white. If I could, I would live in a cottage or a camp. Isn’t that where we have some of our fondest memories?
STYLIZIMO says
They all look so cosy.
Odie Langley says
Great idea & beautiful pictures.
kelly @kellynaturally says
Well right now, our kitchen isn’t big enough for a table… but one day! I LOVE the kitchen sink with the chandelier above.
Mama Syder says
Love your blog…and your dream kitchen! Gorgeous! x
Verena says
Beautiful kitchen! And you are right it looks very cozy!
Have a wonderful sunday!
Hug´s,
Verena
MaxiVelasco says
Oh my! I love the kitchen! Our kitchen’s too small and I definitely need a lot more space for my baking. I wish to turn our kitchen to that on the photo.. now. I wish.
have a pretty day!
By the way, I am now following your blog. Hope we can exlinks, too.
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