From HGTV.com
There’s something warm and cozy about a cottage-style kitchen — you just know comfort food is being made in it. Cottage-style rooms often include elements like exposed beams, open shelving, chandeliers and shabby-chic antiques. For more on this style, check out this video and these five cottage kitchens from HGTV.com.
Exposed cabinets, vintage light fixtures, wicker baskets and bright pops of color against a neutral background put a modern take on cottage-style.
HGTV Green Home 2008
The early 1900s flush-mount fixtures in this galley kitchen give it the charming look of yesteryear. Calming sea foam green paint brightens the retro-inspired cabinetry.
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Off-white cabinets, beadboard, handmade accessories and wooden floors make this kitchen quintessentially cottage.
Open shelving is a trademark cottage look. By distressing and painting the wood on this built-in unit, the designer has created a perfect spot to display a vintage china collection. 
Design by Ackerman Interiors
Love the open ends on the galley kitchen. I have one that I hate. Unfortunately, the other end is the front of the building.
Love love love the cottage kitchen in the HGTV 2010 green home! There's just something very elegant about the contrast between the white cabinetry and the dark dark hardwood floors.