Get that Country Kitchen Look With Country Style Kitchen Doors

Kitchen refurbishment is an impactful and cost-effective way to restore your kitchen to its former glory or give it a whole new look. The beauty of kitchen renovations is that it's a far quicker and less costly process than opting to rip everything out and start again.

You can make a significant impact by updating your kitchen doors rather than changing your existing kitchen entirely. Indeed, your kitchen units could be in perfect order, so installing new kitchen doors, hinges, end panels, accessories, clever storage solutions, and a few other design tips can help you achieve your perfect kitchen without the need for an entire refit.

In essence, you are dealing with aesthetics and creating a completely new look to give your kitchen a cottage or country kitchen appearance. Kitchen refurbishment is not so much about changing the entire kitchen furniture. It is more about identifying aspects of your kitchen that you can adjust to achieve a more traditional design and making improvements in these areas.

Where the challenges lie

In most kitchens, the greatest surface area is occupied by the kitchen doors, worktop, central panel, and end panels. Also, it is these areas that receive the most wear and tear, splashes, stains, and daily knocks. They are also the areas that get exposed to sunlight, which can fade their colour.

The units, on the other hand, generally remain protected, so they are likely to be in better condition. So, replacing your kitchen doors can help you achieve the country style kitchen you desire.

Country style? Traditional style? Cottage style? What style do you want for your kitchen?

The most important question you can ask if you've decided to go for a refurbishment is what style you should pick. Larger kitchens and those in cottages or rural houses tend to lend themselves particularly well to the traditional country-style kitchen. We have an extensive range of kitchen doors, each giving you different style options.

Warm and welcoming, country kitchens exude a warm charm of their own and provide the perfect setting for informal dinners or chats around the kitchen table. However, opting for a country kitchen style doesn't mean that you necessarily have to drop off the fashion ladder.

There are more desirable styles in contemporary kitchens, just as there are those that check all the boxes for achieving a country kitchen style look.

Country style kitchen doors - Limed oak

One wood in particular has maintained its desirability and never been usurped by fading fads and passing trends, and that's limed oak. Limed oak has been used for hundreds of years, initially as a protective measure against woodworm and other oak-munching insects. These qualities make it an ideal choice when looking for a country kitchen look.

However, the white residue left by the caustic lime substance added an extra layer of appeal to the already popular oak, making it a much sought-after wood for country homes.

Limed oak is easily recognisable due to its attractive, distressed look. It doesn't quite fall into the shabby chic category; limed oak offers a touch of understated class that is equally at home in a modern setting as it is in a more rustic one.

In addition, the lime makes the wood more resilient against the constant fluctuations of temperature you tend to find in kitchens; fluctuations that can warp and bend less hard woods. It's also a popular choice in country homes and kitchens, as limed wood has mildly antiseptic properties, helping to keep your culinary HQ bacteria free.

At the Kitchen Restoration Company, we offer a wide range of styles and finishes for country kitchens, which you can explore by visiting our country doors range. Natural wood offers a timeless quality that is rarely superseded and can also be used for worktops, as well as for replacing kitchen cupboard doors and drawer fronts.

All our door and drawer fronts are made to measure, so even the quirkiest of country-style kitchens can benefit from having doors made to fit those peculiar nooks and crannies that add character to the room.