Rural kitchens in Tuscany are often makeshift and unfitted.
This one, with fitted cabinets enclosing the refrigerator and along the stove wall, would be considered “American style.” Still, it is in Italy where open storage areas in the bottom cabinets are as common as open shelves (instead of upper cabinets) on the range wall. Large scale terracotta tile behind the range and on the floor is typical as are the white stucco walls and tile ceiling. Kitchen chimneys in old houses are remnants of the original fireplaces and often still function without extractor fans.
