Pine is a lightweight, durable wood that’s versatile and easy to customize. If you aim to create a warm, rustic-inspired look in your kitchen, this material is an excellent choice for cabinetry. From a cozy pantry to upper and lower cabinets, check out the photos of these elegant cooking spaces with pine kitchen cabinets for some unique decor and design inspiration.
Keep Kitchen Colors Consistent
Pine is naturally light, so carrying that color scheme throughout your space makes sense, like the kitchen in the example below. The stone counters and backsplash are warm shades of brown, allowing everything to blend nicely without looking too monotone. An even lighter-toned wood floor adds to the design theme, and the limewashed walls are also presented in a soft, subtle shade of tan to match the cabinets.
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Use Pine Cabinets for a Functional Workspace
The lower cabinets or drawers here feature a unique design that makes it easy for the homeowner to open and close them. The utilitarian-inspired style gives a sense that the person who lives here is a true chef. These cabinets appear handmade, and you can see the incredible workmanship on display with every detail.
Photographed by Therese Jahnson for Historiska Hem
Elevate Pine Cabinets with Other Textures
While pine kitchen cabinets often tend to be simplistic in style, they’re elevated in this space thanks to the mixture of other textures. Simple white tile on one wall creates a focal point, while the unique plastered walls in the rest of the room give it a splash of modern appeal.
The section of built-in shelves filled with decor like small sculptures and vases also brings this kitchen a sense of individuality and personality.
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A fully Pine Kitchen for a Cabin Look
If you’re going for a cabin look, apply pine wood in the rest of the cooking space as well. This beautiful cabin kitchen is finished with pine slabs on the walls and ceilings, paired with a grey cement floor for a modern aesthetic.
The warm wood furniture and window frames stand out against the white-soaped pine kitchen.
designed by Fyra (in collaboration with Ark Helsinki, photographed by Riikka Kantinkoski)
Pair Pine Cabinets with other Colors for a Versatile Look
Pine wood is extremely versatile and easy to combine with other cabinet colors. Here, the lower cabinets are picked out in a sleek black, while the section of upper cabinets remains in their natural pine wood state to create a two-tone kitchen look.
The use of stone, globe pendant lighting, and gray walls brings everything together to make this kitchen a warm yet modern space.
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Try Knotty Pine Kitchen Cabinets for a Playful Component
Instead of “traditional” pine wood, this kitchen features cabinets constructed of knotty pine, which gives it a fun and unique touch. The mixture of browns and different patterns in the wood turns any boring cooking space into a unique place. Open shelving on the wall above the sink provides a place for plates, bowls, and other necessities within easy reach.
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Use Hardware to Make a Statement
If you’re planning a kitchen design, every element counts, including the small details. Here, the light-colored pine wood kitchen cabinets are simple and warm, but the black hardware lends a sense of drama. Not only does it help to visually break up the space, but it also adds functionality and a subtle modern touch.
Photographed by Mia Borgelin for Historiska Hem
Try Pine, But Make it Modern
From a piece of furniture or a single pantry cabinet to the entire kitchen, pine doesn’t have to be a boring material choice. We love the style featured here with a “floating” cabinet design surrounded by a thin slab of stone all the way around. An incredibly dramatic chandelier hanging above really contributes to this kitchen’s impressive modern style.
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Go with the Grain
Leaving pine wood in its natural state will highlight the grain of the material, creating an almost ethereal, sculptural effect. You can purchase pine wood yourself and build kitchen cabinets DIY, which is what this reference appears to do. Note how each of the cabinet fronts showcases the pine wood’s grain all going in the same direction for a cohesive, uniform aesthetic.
Styled by Thomas Lingsell, photographed by Orchideén for Historiska Hem
Pair Pine Upper Cabinets with a Stainless Steel Kitchen
The modern stainless steel kitchen cabinets with stainless steel countertops and handles are paired with warm pine wood upper cabinets. The warm tone of wood balances out the modern metallic element of this kitchen design.
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A DIY Pine kitchen with a historic pantry cabinet
The cabinetry in this kitchen seems DIY and the owners drilled holes in the doors to open them rather than using hardware for a modern touch. The lower cabinets are kept in their neutral wood tone, while the upper cabinets are painted grey. This contemporary look stands out against the historic pantry cabinet next to it.
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