How To Achieve A Stylish Rustic Look To Your Cafe Using 3 Tips

rustic cafe lookThe rustic look has always been a firm favourite with café’s stretching right back to the bistro’s of Paris at the turn of the century with their gingham tablecloths, rickety wooden furniture, and wine bottle candleholders. Nowadays of course rusticity is still considered pretty chic, but only if you get it right. Get it wrong and rather than rustic charm, you’ve got cheap and tacky. With this in mind, here are some pointers on how to bring some rustic style to your cafe.

Oversized chalkboard

No rustic style cafe would be complete without an oversized chalk-board. Often used to cover a compete wall they give a real homely, rustic feel. The good news is that if you don’t want to buy one you can easily make one with some wood panelling to make a frame and some common or garden chalkboard paint. Use it to write the specials of the day so customers can see your great food at a glance or alternatively, how about writing some inspiring or beautiful quotes for your customers to read. A chalk-board wall gives an interesting rustic look that your customers will love.

Distressed fixtures and fittings

Distressed fixtures and fittings can be bought relatively cheaply from car boot sales and auctions, as well as online. Whether it’s something quirky like an old wardrobe, or a series of boxed shelving units, it really can give you a great look. Alternatively if you’re feeling a little creative then why not distress your own? There’s plenty of advice and videos on the internet and what’s more it doesn’t have to be perfect. That’s the beauty of distressing, anyone can do it. If you want to take it one step further, then how about cladding your bar area in wood panelling and giving it a thin coat of whitewash. It gives an amazing finish that really looks the part.

Getting the right furniture

The good news about rustic furniture is that it doesn’t have to cost you the earth. Look for simple but solid furniture, such as the Tolix inspired stool, Bentwood chairs, simple but stylish Megan chairs and adjustable Detroit stool. All work really well to blend in with a rustic style. Pair them with light coloured butchers-block tables or even old oak barrels to give a modern adaptation of the perfect rustic look.

Here at Cafe Furniture Melbourne we have a wide range of commercial-grade cafe furniture much of which can be used in a rustic setting so why not check out our website at www.cafefurnituremelbourne.com.au to see what we have to offer. If you can’t see what you’re after or simply need advice then contact us on 1800 261 489 and talk to our experienced team who are only to glad to help. Finally if you’re in the Campbellfield area then why not pop into our showroom where you can see all the furniture first hand.

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