One of our favorite all-time projects? The rustic yet sophisticated 19th-century timber-and-tin cottage where photographer, stylist, writer, traveler, and shopkeeper Kara Rosenlund lives with her husband, Timothy, in Queensland, Australia. (We originally featured the cottage in our House Call column back in 2012.) Today we’re taking a closer look at the kitchen, with simple, cottage-style bones and endlessly changeable accessories—perfect for the whims of a stylist. Here’s a look.
Photography courtesy of Kara Rosenlund.
![in keeping with the home\2\17;s history as a worker\2\17;s cottag 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/kara-rosenlund-kitchen-queensland-cottage-733x1100.jpg)
![salvaged finds, such as the white painted open shelves, mix with collected kitc 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_kitchen-01-r-crop.jpg)
![we like the way rosenlund treats the space like a gallery; here, a distin 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_kitchen-detail02-r-crop.jpg)
![deeper tones of black and wood to keep the white space from feeling too clinica 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_kitchen-detail03-r-crop.jpg)
![another trick to neutrality in the kitchen: decanting pantry staples, spices, a 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_kitchen-deatils4.jpg)
![in a well organized utensil drawer, vintage finds are grouped by use or by fini 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_drawer-detail.jpg)
![the space beside the kitchen was formerly part of an outdoor deck, but rosenlun 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_dining-room.jpg)
![a net bag serves as product storage. (see \10 woven string bags for grocer 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/img/sub/uimg/08-2012/700_kitchen-details.jpg)
The Kitchen, Collections Added
![the same kitchen, bedecked in more \2\20;kitchenalia\2\2\1; from 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/kara-rosenlund-kitchen-queensland-cottage-cutting-boards-733x978.jpg)
More cottage-chic Kitchens of the Week:
- Kitchen of the Week: A Compact, Nautical Entertaining Kitchen on Cape Cod
- Kitchen of the Week: A Streamlined Cape Cod Classic
- Steal This Look: A Cheap and Cheerful Fire Island Kitchen, Summerhouse Edition
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