How I style our minimal country kitchen | French rustic farmhouse decor | Vigne Vierge
Вставка
- Опубліковано 28 вер 2023
- Bonjour Friends! Thank you for tuning in to a new video this week where I’m sharing with you how I manage our free-standing kitchen. We absolutely love it and have been quite surprised with how well we get on in this room without having counter space surrounding our sink or stove! That’s because our large kitchen table / workbench handles everything we need. It’s basically a large island that leaves plenty of space for preparing, drying, eating and for my everyday decor bits.
The marble backsplash was found at an Emmaus that we had cut at a local stone factory. The other half was salvaged and is being used as sort of catch all or as a cutting board. Ideally we would love to find the same marble slab to use as a back splash for our stove. We made the mistake of using mat paint instead of satin so the back of the wall has oil splatter that we can’t clean off. So a backsplash would be ideal for the future.
I honestly feel that not having cabinetry limits me from filling the space and that’s a huge bonus for me being that I don’t fair very well with clutter or what I feel are “too many extra things.” I bring less food home from the market and I utilize the already in place utensils or items I have instead of using various “gadgets.” It’s harder work, but a space saver for us.
I’m so happy in this space! It’s calming, soothing and easy to clean. I really enjoy being in here.
Love the neutral colors and rustic wood with the pottery! My favorite colors! The openness is fresh and airy. I wouldn’t have above cabinets either…my opinion) the artwork, material and flowers are all that you need. I love the pantry too! Everything looks great! ❤ 🪴
Fresh and airy, I love that. Thank you for your comment. 💕
love your cabenet-less kitchen!
your kitchen is so beautiful - it is the kitchen i imagine in my head when i think of rustic french country kitchens. very well curated and collected
Very kind of you Linda, thank you! We are still looking for some type of unit for the side wall so we can use that to help store plates and pottery! (An obsession 🤣) Happy New Year 2024!
Your home and kitchen are gorgeous. You are so talented. Your videos are so calming and beautiful to watch.
Glad you like them, thank you. Here I thought this video was too erratic especially because I wasn’t confident with my rapid voice over. 🫶 😵💫🙏
Beautiful kitchen. Love all the different pieces. If you had more storage it would just be filled up. I really like all the pottery pieces. Thank you so much for sharing.
Claudia! Thank you for also mentioning the pottery! 🫶
If your kitchen works for you, then that is all that matters. It looks great by the way.Wish I could be a minimalist but alas I am more of a hoarder. I think I would need more counter space, but with all the counter space we have, it is all covered with stuff by my son and husband, so having a table that works as a island you probably have more work space than I do.🙂 As for the pantry, I would opt for some off the floor storage myself with an open cabinet with shelves to put the crocks on so I wouldn't have to bend down to get to things. Aging is not kind to one's back.
I would appreciate not bending down. I’m serious about constructing our own multi tiered rustic benches…thank you so much for taking the time to comment and sharing with us! 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶
I like the colors you use. They integrate perfectly into your surroundings.
My husband is French, so we go there often. The lack of screens to keep out mosquitoes & other insects astonishes me about France. Do you ever think about adding them? One morning last summer, I woke up covered in mosquito bites in Bandol.
One other comment: Please consider wearing a helmet when up on a ladder. Our friend André in Béziers was badly hurt after slipping off his ladder. Another friend in NY died after falling off one.
Not having screens was an adjustment when I moved to Europe first to Sicily in 2011 but since then I’ve adjusted. We do think about adding them but honestly don’t come across any mosquito problems, even in Paris. The flies mainly but they fly back out and just the occasional spiders. 🕷️
Absolutely love your kitchen and having a walk in pantry is a dream of mine ❤️ I love your style, thank you for sharing ❤️
Thanks so much! 😊
It looks great. all the better for not overcrowding
Lovely ❤
Your kitchen, and all of your home is beautiful! I would love to have a kitchen just like it instead of my old American farmhouse one filled with ugly cabinets and counter tops..but, I'm probably too old to start over..lol..I love seeing this kind of content, along with the thrifting, which I love to do here..please show more of both
Thank you very much for the feedback! 💕
I absolutely love your design aesthetic and vlogs.
Thank you very much! 💕💕💕💕
Beautiful ❤very
Many many thanks
Beautiful!! Love anything French. I’m creole … mixed with France, African American, Spain. I lived in Germany/France when my dad was in the service and it was magical. Ever since my dad died in 2020 it’s all I think of is going back. But honey don’t stop or just do certain videos of the kitchen. Some of us love seeing that. Have a blessed week ahead . Mercy Beaucoup for sharing. Ah beinto
Hi appreciate that thank you. My dad was also in the service, he passed away 2021. 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶Hearts out to you.
@@Frenchcountryfriends you’re welcome darling.. wow ! Are we sisters lol? Hearts goes out to you as well. But please don’t stop sharing curtain things like of course the kitchen . I like to see how an unfitted kitchen works. I’m sure there are others to. Have a blessed week darlings
I discovered your UA-cam channel recently, I really like your simple and also very refined style.
We have many tastes in common, fat pots, copper utensils, flowers, cooking, flea markets, Emmaus...
Your house is absolutely gorgeous!
Thank you for these nice little trips with you 😻😻😘❤️
Bonjour! Thank you for joining us! We need more Puces! 🫶Do you use your pots as storage also?
Hi, my name is Rodger,
So nice to meet you here…
Yes, I use it to put my shopping bags and nets, I also use a small one to put my nutcrackers collection.
You know, I met my American best friend Laura (Leftcoastrevivals) on UA-cam, we were virtual friends for years, before we met in Paris last year.
À bientôt 😘
Love your unfitted kitchen and ‘everything’ table. Beautifully styled, Jeni! Happy weekend.
Thank you! You too!
I would love this
Very inspiring, loved all of it!!!
Thank you! 💫
You have a beautiful home and I love your kitchen. I agree with you, the more space there is, the more objects one tends to collect (and forget about). I would love to get rid of half of the gadgets we have collected (and some cabinets too).
Thanks so much! Justin and I still debate back & forth on getting a salad spinner. 🤣 Do you have one? Are they useful?
Yes we do, I use it and like it. I wash the lettuce, spin it dry and then store the lettuce in the fridge. We have salads every day and this makes it easier have it ready.
Hi. Just saw your video.
You tube has been all messed up.
I love your orchard. Great job Justin.
I love your sweet kitchen. My kitchen is crammed with teas, spices, herbs, Berkey, etc cabinet doors fallen off, drawers barely functional. I cook lot too. Colder here soon. Been very dry. Rain tomorrow.
I'm over wintering peppers indoors.
Nice to see you.
Teas, spices and herbs, I imagine the aromas are lovely in your kitchen Rhonda. 💕 Would you be willing to take of the cabinets doors and leaving them open space or hanging curtains?
@ourfrenchcountryfriends5678 yes I would like that. T. Y. That ladder looks so scary. You be extra careful. I know you are. Front of house looks great. That Hairy is a lot work.
I love everything about your home i always wish to create a home like yours but I always say to myself unless you have the beautiful Surroundings it’s never going to be the same .
The kitchen will work for me too, I am a minimalist person ❤
I love reading that!
Lovely & very serene. Had you considered moving your armoire to the kitchen to save on steps? How about a small cart/trolly on wheels, which could be used near the dishwasher, stove or next to the sink. One single shelf may add to the coziness.
Eventually a commode / console table / or rustic bench to hold our everyday pans and tableware would be ideal. 🫶
Beautiful ❤place ❤
Thank you for visiting! 💕
Love your kitchen already 🥰
Thank you 😊 Have a bon weekend! 💕
I absolutely LOVE your kitchen!!
Thank you!! 😊
French Country elegance ~ love it! ❤
Ohhhhhh French Country Elegance. 🙏
❤love this content
Thank you! ❤️We appreciate hearing from you!
I love your kitchen. Elegant simplicity.
Thanks so much! 😊
Beautiful home❤❤
Thank you. 💕
The kitchen is perfect when it makes you happy whenever you enter it. The view from the window is enchanting. I bought the pitcher collection from you and can't wait to see them on our new countertops we just added. Cooking and even doing dishes is much more enjoyable now. Thank you for your videos. 🍃Sabine
Thank you very much Sabine! What are your countertops like? New reno? Exciting! 🫶 I’ll drop off the package tomorrow afternoon. 💕
We have been living since 30 years in our 1920 house. We painted the cabinets and put a tile floor in at the beginning. Last year the fridge died and was replaced. The countertops are whitish quartz with grey glass pieces. The whole kitchen looks more fresh and happy. We have a french marble bistro table in one corner and a couple black chairs. Our stove is old, but fits to the style of the house and I hope it can be repaired if it stops working someday. I appreciate you finding all the french vintage pottery and sell them for such a reasonable price. I wished shipping would not have gotten so expensive in the last years. My German family is stopping this year to send Christmas presents because of the shipping. One reason I am getting presents for myself. Not sure I can wait till Christmas though.😉
Love your kitchen, although I might need some wood work tables on each side of the stove, but the simplicity is so beautiful. I have a traditional American kitchen with lots of cream cabinets and a large island in black wood cabinets. It was what I wanted 10 years ago and still love the cream color (I am all creams and light browns) and I do have a lot of stuff in those cabinets. I am constantly trying to clean out and get rid of items but I am sentimentalist and have a hard time letting go :). Love all you do in your home and absolutely love your house. Would love to have a tour of the entire house sometime in the future (but know that can be hard). Thank you for all your hard work on these videos
Thank you for sharing a peak into your kitchen! I love the cream and black combo, timeless…
I love your kitchen! I live in a 2 BR apt. and have a small kitchen. I seem to use it the same way you do. In my home ( before living here) I ha a large kitchen with all the bells and whistles. But I knew the small kitchen wouldn't bother me because my sis-in-law had a small kitchen in her home snd I use to help her cook on holidays for 20-30 people. We had no problems! ♥️♥️♥️♥️😘
I’m glad to read that you didn’t have difficulty adjusting to a smaller space. I wound hope that we all welcome the changes and see them as positive ones! Less to clean & less to store & less fess! 🤣🙏💕
I was wondering if you considered putting the dining room armor in the kitchen on the the blank wall ? I just love all your videos!
The armoire is way to tall for the lower ceilings in the kitchen. We do hope to find a a narrow commode or a console table of some sort. Juts haven’t found the right one yet. 🤞
I am also curious about your Smeg appliances. They are adorable.
Yes we love them! Please reply read my comment to @frenchfarmhouseflair 💕
Love your French country style kitchen, I seem to always work on the same worktop and that’s fine. Even better since I purchased my pots from you 😅
Hi thank you for commenting, I was hoping to hear that. I assumed we have a habit a “working” on the same spaces wherever that it. Those mustard pots! 🫶🫶 Thank you! Did you notice the larger ones on our table? I haven’t been able find anymore of those here but I’ll keep looking!
@@Frenchcountryfriends I did I was dribbling with envy! I feel a trip coming on to France in 2024! It’s all your fault btw….🤣🤣🙄🙄🤣🤣 lovely vlog as always, relaxing and a beautiful insight into your beautiful lives.
You know what you really need on the wall that leads to the pantry? A stunning armoire (will definitely complete the look) that will hold dishes, pots, cooking utensils and a rattan divided eating utensil tray. That would make the kitchen so french country. Please, no more benches. Your home is beautiful.
❤❤❤
I love your free standing kitchen as it suits the space, my kitchen has way too many gadgets lol 😂... cox’s apples are very tasty; are you going to esplanade the orchard? Love the styling videos as Jenny up a ladder gives me the “heeby geebies” stay safe ... get a cherry picker 😬
David! “Heeby Jeebies” is one of my favorite expressions!!!! 🤣💕🫶 Tell us more about your idea for the orchard? I didn’t understand.
Hi Jenny the French call it esplanier .. you prune and train branches almost like a vine so they appear flat easier to harvest and I believe they ripen at the same time… it’s because I think I saw Justin planting the trees against a wire… all the castles and country houses here have done this for centuries it makes better use of space less crop but improved flavour… can’t have you on ladders harvesting when those trees mature 😂
A medium to large soft colored painting might be nice in your kitchen. You’ve inspired me to Declutter my cabinets ❣️Gif bless you ❣️Love your pup. Hug him a lot. My angel recently took my beloved kitty to Heaven💕🐈⬛💕
Hugs to you…🐈⬛
I’m very intrigued by your French Country estate. Are you going to try growing the orchid organically?
Thank you! Absolutely and besides, we wouldn’t know what to do with ourselves if we didn’t let orchard growth happen naturally! 🫣 🤣
I too have an unfitted kitchen with mix and match pieces they are so individual …. Would your big cupboard from the dining room fit in your kitchen then more things are on hand ? …. In new to yojr vlogs so catching up thank you for sharing ❤
Thank you for watching. The cupboard is much too tall for the kitchen, you see it in a previous older videos. We also need to replace or strip it due state of the wood. 😵💫
It's beautiful, but don't you worry about getting pests in those open top jars?
Thank you, it hasn’t happened yet. 🤞I don’t they like all the root vegetables kept in the bottom pots.
Bonjour Jennie. Je viens de vous découvrir depuis peu. On est de Paris. Nous avons une résidence secondaire où nous passons nos étés dans le Sud-Ouest (Tarn-et-Garonne). J'aimerais savoir si vous faites de l'hébergement et vous êtes dans quelle commune des Hautes-Pyrénées si jamais on passe dans le coin pour voir votre maison. Quels sont les tarifs d'hébergement pour une nuit. J'aime beaucoup votre style simple. D'ailleurs je suis un peu comme ça et ma grand-mère était portière d'où mon amour pour la poterie. Merci par avance de me répondre. Fatiha bergalasse
Bonjour! Je suis tellement heureux que vous ayez visité notre vlog. Nous avons quitté Paris en décembre 2021. Notre lien Airbnb se trouve sur la page de profil…ou visitez notre page IG sur GiteBoutique. 💕
What is the name of your etsy shop?
Hi you can find us at frenchcountryfriends.etsy.com
Beautiful French country kitchen! I noticed that you have the Smeg appliances. Are you happy with them? We are going to need some new appliances for our property in France. Jessica from California🐑⚜️🤍
Yes we are! I wish I shared more about it. So thank you for asking. Initially we went for the look then we learned that their class efficiency ratings were very good. The only down side to the range is that the top needs to be cleaned after every use. The oil splatters for me often. 🤣 Maybe that’s normal for gas stove tops. The fridge keeps our grocery budget in line and we don’t keep leftovers long. It’s quiet and the seals look and feel durable. The dishwasher is perfect, quiet and efficient.