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What Makes A Modern Country Kitchen?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">We've been talking recently about gorgeous kitchens, and how to accessorise a Modern Country kitchen...and that got me thinking: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">What is it exactly that makes an eye-boggling Modern Country Kitchen?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A muted colour scheme is a must...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img height="426" src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_05_0000_max_620x414.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">That uncertain grey-green-blue is Modern Country heaven....for cabinet colours, try Farrow and Ball Blue Gray, Dulux Stone Green, or Farrow and Ball Pigeon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="black and white kitchen in a Victorian cottage" height="640" src="http://www.atticmag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kit-bw-vicycottage1-435.jpg" width="481" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Shots of industrial chic, like these gorgeous warehouse lights hanging over the islands...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Farrow & Balls Slipper Satin & French Grey. Counter tops”  “are walnut on the island and pale brown quartz on the cooker and sink base.”" height="511" src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/bc/e6/4c/bce64cd2abbec2cfe2bb9de792eb8935.jpg" width="640" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Modern Country kitchen" height="254" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b3/98/51/b39851a0016e5fe6cfad738f2404959c.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="400" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A large, homely cooker...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjswO4DtwWG0j7c2Onqqgj2DtLwZ5Mc4M0A9OEfQJxUlhbBkJShrxvCmp7ag-sFLd4l5iqNLL3Fw0-r_8VhpZDsZO81HpW4hylt8ueJuxIphjQBcdDGAvI3auO1Vvk882c7GNyNgmSDAhY/s640/country-escape-3-lrg.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Country touches like this large mantel over the AGA...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV25xjWI1e89-h6OcHqL2A3-ItBecC57avjNUH0W8ZTGXsZEJ4NRkYjpG7FdtfIxxQDEVzLIELIY4Nb_jseT0uHgdKusBILQH_K220A9kepKnNU8KwHKFx_-JN6dMbL4HaFB89uZaXCV3O/s1600/Glasbey8sml.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV25xjWI1e89-h6OcHqL2A3-ItBecC57avjNUH0W8ZTGXsZEJ4NRkYjpG7FdtfIxxQDEVzLIELIY4Nb_jseT0uHgdKusBILQH_K220A9kepKnNU8KwHKFx_-JN6dMbL4HaFB89uZaXCV3O/s1600/Glasbey8sml.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and the use of rustic wood...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Country kitchen... oak beams, cream aga and touches of grey blue" height="640" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/7b/82/27/7b8227dec9ba0e5f32f9c3825ea96d03.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="476" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, best of all, a pot of tea with friends....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziOrQ_pgJRIatdirdBiXxKSCqw64KrbpWVZdn1hOkxuwGwN2JM9etIoP8HvG1hNd317UGhGwlQclg1R9E557JC1xHyjRNg03TrwRQpUD-8jr5ApcTFJMSLGjsAt8oeayw69dLaaHyW6v6/s1600/Our+Modern+Country+Kitchen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjziOrQ_pgJRIatdirdBiXxKSCqw64KrbpWVZdn1hOkxuwGwN2JM9etIoP8HvG1hNd317UGhGwlQclg1R9E557JC1xHyjRNg03TrwRQpUD-8jr5ApcTFJMSLGjsAt8oeayw69dLaaHyW6v6/s1600/Our+Modern+Country+Kitchen.JPG" width="432" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...which is what I'm doing today!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/modcountrystyle/kitchen-modern-country/" target="_blank">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

What Makes A Modern Country Kitchen?

We've been talking recently about gorgeous kitchens, and how to accessorise a Modern Country kitchen...and that got me thinking: What i...

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Modern Country Loves: Smeg Victoria Range Cooker

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If there's one thing a Modern Country kitchen needs, it's an eye-catching cooker. Range cookers have a way of welcoming people into the kitchen, now the heart of every home, like nothing else can.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="423" src="http://www.smeguk.com/smeg_uk/images/708/469/TR93P_Which_Best_Buy_(1).jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just feast your eyes on this baby:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGWcpr7ijyks5mVbzZWQxrha5D4bF9wuadfGrinO-IR-MZP-0wj6HifQoQT7xL0jZkaeeF4WRxgaoZyfKj8tjWK-5WpEv4CpOxZTN8NVolPDgGpkeSsDBrz1fTCQ-eEmSZl47knKJbX_4/s1600/small2_TR93B+Lifestyle+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGWcpr7ijyks5mVbzZWQxrha5D4bF9wuadfGrinO-IR-MZP-0wj6HifQoQT7xL0jZkaeeF4WRxgaoZyfKj8tjWK-5WpEv4CpOxZTN8NVolPDgGpkeSsDBrz1fTCQ-eEmSZl47knKJbX_4/s1600/small2_TR93B+Lifestyle+4.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">This is the Smeg Victoria Cooker...and I want, <i>want</i>, W:A:N:T one! Can you see me stamping my foot?!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVZ0RPsunWZRECeNo_4bwzgymhjepSDLCJ3HUpWxWFiVxV-HAfbFt99OxK2dg4H7eWwuT7mjak4QwBbk0SrAwvXp_Bl8jBwn722mrFY7BF1rHAKedFQMnvssP8gnub5BKbEGdtoht9-JU/s1600/TR4110AZ+Lifestyle+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrVZ0RPsunWZRECeNo_4bwzgymhjepSDLCJ3HUpWxWFiVxV-HAfbFt99OxK2dg4H7eWwuT7mjak4QwBbk0SrAwvXp_Bl8jBwn722mrFY7BF1rHAKedFQMnvssP8gnub5BKbEGdtoht9-JU/s1600/TR4110AZ+Lifestyle+2.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's the little details that count, that help with making up the bigger picture, and the Victoria range has those little details in abundance...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Smeg Kitchen Victoria" src="http://www.edilportale.com/Upload/h_32597_05.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">... the stylish controls, the cast-iron pan stand, the plate rack, as well as optional extras like the pizza stone and grill plate.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.edilportale.com/Upload/h_32597_03.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The panelled doors, with their pleasingly chunky handles, give more than a nod to the clean, austere lines of Shaker style but somehow manage to convey glamour at the same time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc-d_KIHV-AlQKDO1RBaYto_QnlIBGArY0qxpD2F1bg84mR18r5FLEGMJbOd1w-XmYv7YwB2Aut_726k_AuLrOVOTqzt9VQpx6YN81KZYhASwx17sN13eQjDs7QAsp3Wkd0WOUcp5OZm6/s1600/TR93B+Lifestyle+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDc-d_KIHV-AlQKDO1RBaYto_QnlIBGArY0qxpD2F1bg84mR18r5FLEGMJbOd1w-XmYv7YwB2Aut_726k_AuLrOVOTqzt9VQpx6YN81KZYhASwx17sN13eQjDs7QAsp3Wkd0WOUcp5OZm6/s1600/TR93B+Lifestyle+1.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">By choosing the colour of your <a href="http://www.smeguk.com/stockists/" target="_blank">Smeg Victoria Cooker</a> with thought, you can either add a touch of Modern to a rural kitchen (try the black, silver or red wine options) or, conversely, a touch of the Country to a contemporary kitchen (pick cream, pink or baby blue) </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhE10bcV5gsVvJcfnTqNZux2bXwDx44J1jIqI8GBtAFnp-7xrp1KyhdDr6pW8Iiko5iZqrzEnVsh0dusJ4XbfCUgvsO2W4xEO8SPU_RMxeEryXvJmNlm_Y0kJKcduK2hOf8R_igX6BcZ2/s1600/TR4110AZ+Lifestyle+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhE10bcV5gsVvJcfnTqNZux2bXwDx44J1jIqI8GBtAFnp-7xrp1KyhdDr6pW8Iiko5iZqrzEnVsh0dusJ4XbfCUgvsO2W4xEO8SPU_RMxeEryXvJmNlm_Y0kJKcduK2hOf8R_igX6BcZ2/s1600/TR4110AZ+Lifestyle+5.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Victoria Range is an icon of real beauty, whether in the larger (TR4110) or the slimmer version (TR93). And what's surprising is that the smaller, at only 90 cm wide, has an almost identical oven capacity, meaning spatially-challenged kitchens needn't compromise on cooking space. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GI9eVUKhu7lKTPO35WlOYiG_WHYjEelHIoRuXOhcUlbcBdDOsqmxDVLww0gQjcncM5CJER41ByFzlQNj9697R7PIMjiholtSgcyt6iqZeC1wcaYFFeZF-Komxd8xzI-BZizBR68zQnMR/s1600/TR93P+Lifestyle+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7GI9eVUKhu7lKTPO35WlOYiG_WHYjEelHIoRuXOhcUlbcBdDOsqmxDVLww0gQjcncM5CJER41ByFzlQNj9697R7PIMjiholtSgcyt6iqZeC1wcaYFFeZF-Komxd8xzI-BZizBR68zQnMR/s1600/TR93P+Lifestyle+2.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The auxiliary oven on the right of the TR93 has masses of space, <a href="https://twitter.com/smeguk" target="_blank">Smeg</a> have packed in a whopping <i>four </i>different shelves. Count them...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="640" src="http://img.jumbo-outlet.nl/TR93CNL_open_303.jpg" width="524" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And most importantly, the Victoria range cooker is not just a pretty face: both sizes of the cooker have now won the coveted <a href="http://www.smeguk.com/news/victoria-tr93-traditional-cooker-wins-which-best-buy/" target="_blank">Which Best Buy award</a> for their </span><span style="font-size: large;">roomy capacity, </span><span style="font-size: large;">ability to heat up super-quickly, fuel consumption and exceptional cook and grilling qualities</span><span style="font-size: large;">.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAhCHwIviooKyvY0oqQghY3CkWGww0U4kWlTwMrIPyYZhLGffNdgyF-inBOHyFCWf7z04d9xfThkgIN9G4b6HRT2Mr9tnpQuQOjZGHH9Z0aCres7p0tJayYm8nPGEuNHHzGKKCXakHs1b/s1600/TR4110AZ+Lifestyle+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAhCHwIviooKyvY0oqQghY3CkWGww0U4kWlTwMrIPyYZhLGffNdgyF-inBOHyFCWf7z04d9xfThkgIN9G4b6HRT2Mr9tnpQuQOjZGHH9Z0aCres7p0tJayYm8nPGEuNHHzGKKCXakHs1b/s1600/TR4110AZ+Lifestyle+3.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tell me, is it possible to want a cooker too much?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEishdyCk6ObcKba86AmGFXP8ZzlWNLaNUxY1YUf5fZgrAuub43PCTanFzHQIWZaHPxWWEyGo27f0dmV6LlJVoivf2FfJI6bW-2vZuJ37vNTL_rqXDcTQ0gCMjkXzyiu81CunQfWH1y3_ZU/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEqUyRhCg66gPfNQHh81rGOfvP_VywWXZqmmtMCjkwk_8h3tp2giJzjabWtNCTfsCfeGInxUcrjS5f4hN-9ni-WpudY16p2jrQvLG77TNFiylmGDVHlNlhiZJunob4YyRG5n7m46U703I/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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