What is French kitchen design?
French kitchen design is practical and simple. The color scheme is a defining characteristic. Intense, bold hues like blue, yellow, green and crisp, clean whites are evident in this style. Other materials like stone, terra-cotta, copper and wrought iron are used in French kitchen design. French kitchen design can include such elements as exposed ceiling beams, rough stone flooring and rough plaster walls. Whimsical elements such as hand painted grapes, rosters, vines and flowers can also be used in French kitchen design. Other themes depicted in the French kitchen design are rural country scenes, farmyards and pastoral landscapes. Checks and stripes can be used in linens. An important part to the French country kitchen is the addition of stone, copper, or painted wood over hood that has a descending perspective as it moves toward the ceiling of the kitchen. It is common to see hanging pots, especially copper pots, iron kitchen tools and utensils, and dried herbs in the French kitchen d
