15 Extraordinary Rustic Kitchens

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The original hearth in the kitchen of linen matriarch Dede Pratesi’s 17th-century Tuscan villa adds warmth and rustic charm to the space. Enjoy the homespun charm of Architectural Digest's best rustic kitchens below. 

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The kitchen of this Big Sky, Montana, retreat (above) is equipped with a Wolf range, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, and a farmhouse sink by Waterworks. Bozeman-based architect Paul Bertelli built the home, and it is decorated by Markham Roberts.

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Locally sourced Aguayo tile paves the floor of designer Genevieve Faure’s kitchen in the Dominican Republic.

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Reclaimed 17th-century wood was used for the kitchen cabinetry in the Axel Vervoordt–designed Rome flat of renowned pianist sisters Katia and Marielle Labéque.

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The vaulted basement at the Easton Neston estate in Northamptonshire, England, was restored by architect Ptolemy Dean and now serves as the home’s primary kitchen.

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Preservation architect Joseph Pell Lombardi updated the kitchen of his medieval French home, Château du Sailhant, installing a range by La Cornue. The copper pots and pans are from the 19th century.

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A 19th-century Welsh dresser holds dishes passed down through generations in the kitchen of music consultant Andrea Anson’s New York City townhouse.

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Outside Venice, Italy, a Studio Peregalli–designed kitchen has walls sheathed in majolica tile and a La Cornue range in a coordinating shade of burgundy. Antique dining chairs join the Carrara-marble-top table to form a casual eating space.

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A La Cornue range and hood in black and gold adds chic sophistication to the simple kitchen of Pierre Bergé’s Russian-style vacation home in Normandy, France.

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An antique tin chandelier adds a fanciful element to the classic kitchen of Villa Cetinale, British musician Ned Lambton’s vacation home in Tuscany, Italy.

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Pendant lights by Tom Dixon hang over a sleek island in the kitchen of an Olson Kundig Architects–designed vacation home in Washington’s Cascade Range. The ceiling is lined with reclaimed corral boards, and the red chairs are by Moooi.

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A large central island topped in oak is the heart of the kitchen at aristocratic architect Benedikt Bolza’s family home in Umbria, Italy.

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Large kitchen windows provide a view of surrounding farmland at a family’s barn-style house on Martha’s Vineyard, in Massachusetts.

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The mesquite-and-sabino island in the San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, kitchen of designers Andrew Fisher and Jeffry Weisman is the perfect platform for preparing fresh guacamole. The mirrored hood above the Viking range reflects a portion of the room’s frieze, which was created by the couple.

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Neapolitan majolica tiles sheathe the kitchen of a Studio Peregalli–designed apartment in Naples, Italy. Next to the crockery cabinet, a pair of English oak chairs are grouped with a circa-1800 Swedish breakfast table.

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By Leslie Anne Wiggins

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