If you’re looking to make your kitchen the ultimate homey space, then the farmhouse style might be the way to go. Farmhouse design is defined by a few key principles, such as simplicity, functionality, and warmth. Though the meaning of this charming style has evolved over the years from a structure built on a farm to something more broad, it is an extremely popular interior design style. However, if you’re looking specifically for farmhouse kitchen ideas, then you’ve come to the right place.
There are multiple variations of the farmhouse style, like European farmhouse and modern farmhouse to name a couple. To capture the European style, you’ll want to embrace more color than in the traditional style of this aesthetic, which is mostly characterized by neutral tones. For modern farmhouse kitchen ideas, you’ll likely veer more toward minimalist choices. Whichever variation you choose, know that you’ll be left with a perfectly warm, welcoming home with some country touches.
Keep scrolling to find 35 designer-approved farmhouse kitchen ideas that’ll either inspire an entire remodel or encourage you to utilize these tips in your existing space.
Paint Your Cabinets
PinKate Starkel
While highlighting the wood tones in your kitchen can give it a farmhouse look, there’s something so charming about using painted cabinets to emphasize this aesthetic. Designer Amanda Jacobs didn’t want anything to look modern in this space, and using this hazy green to coat the cabinetry helps give this fairy-tale space a bit of a vintage touch.
Hang Vintage Wall Decor
PinJenna Peffley
Give your farmhouse kitchen a rustic appeal by hanging up your aesthetically pleasing baking pans on the wall. In this kitchen by Heather French, one half of French & French Interiors, the designer and homeowner decided to decorate with these vintage pans to bring a touch of warmth to the white walls.
Add Modern Elements
PinMali Azima
This farmhouse kitchen is given a modern touch through designer Suzanne Kasler‘s use of marble, gold accents, and sleek pendant lights over the island. You can still feel the farmhouse influences through the wooden beams on the ceiling and the striped chairs, but it feels more elegant.
Use Multiple Wood Tones
PinShade Degges
In this romantic kitchen by Jeremiah Brent, you can find some farmhouse elements scattered throughout, like the multiple wood tones he decided to feature in the space. The island is a dark, beautiful wood, and the wooden beams on the ceiling bring a lighter warmth with their honey-like color. It helps this bright kitchen feel more approachable, as do many other farmhouse details.
Paint Over Paneling
PinALI HARPER
This moody butler’s pantry by the team at Pfeffer Torode has a few farmhouse elements to it, such as the painted-over wood paneling lining the walls. This wall accent gives the small room a more rustic feel, and the gray paint keeps it looking modern.
Put in an All-Wood Island
PinALI HARPER
The oak island in this Nashville kitchen adds an undeniable warmth to the neutral-colored room. The team at Pfeffer Torode had this one custom-made for the client, and the shiplap on the walls as well as the wooden ceiling gives this kitchen a more farmhouse vibe.
Elevate It With Stone
PinPatrick Biller
Designer Allison Willson built her family’s farmhouse from the ground up, using elements from the natural scenery surrounding their abode for inspiration. While this farmhouse kitchen has classic touches of the aesthetic, such as the wooden beams and the vintage details, Willson added her personal spin to the room by using rubble-finished limestone walls to elevate the space and make it feel centuries-old.
Hang Plates on the Wall
PinPatrick Biller
Hanging plates and serving dishes on the wall is one of the most charming details of a classic farmhouse kitchen. It makes the room feel more country-like and simple, yet Allison Willson manages to keep it elegant with the dark blue backdrop and light cabinetry.
Utilize Built-Ins
PinEmily J Followill
One of the key elements of the farmhouse aesthetic is using antique elements in your design, so for this farmhouse kitchen, designer Ashley Gilbreath utilized a built-in to hold some kitchen essentials. This built-in only adds to the rustic charm of the rest of the bright room, and displaying dishes and serveware on the shelves brings out a refined, country feel.
Open Up Your Shelving
PinStacy Zarin Goldberg
Replace your closed cabinets with open shelving for a farmhouse kitchen aesthetic. Designer Kate Abt left the shelves open in this dirty kitchen, giving the space a less structured look and allowing for a more relaxed vibe. Plus, you can do what she did and put up a decorative wallcovering behind the shelves for visual interest.
Paint With Bright Colors
PinJared Kuzia
Though farmhouse style is based a lot on neutral tones, that doesn’t mean you have to stay away from bold hues in your kitchen. You can still capture a more playful farmhouse look by adding bright colors, as long as you bring in other farmhouse elements. In this yellow kitchen by Cecilia Casagrande, she also used pewter hardware and light wood for the herringbone floors to add to the slight rustic and definitely whimsical feel.
Bring in a Pegboard
PinAlexandra Ribar
In this perfectly bright farmhouse kitchen by Leanne Ford Interiors, the Julia Child-esque pegboard to display pots and pans adds a nice European touch. Plus, if your cookware is pretty to look at, this is a good way to add metallic pops of color to the space without taking away from the neutral scheme.
Put Up Wallpaper
PinJoseph Bradshaw
Though it’s more French farmhouse than your classic farmhouse kitchen, this scullery by Lindsey Black is given dimension from the wallcovering that’s the same color as the cabinets. The simple yet impactful pattern on the wallcovering is extremely charming in the space.
Bring in Antique Touches
Pinsara prince
Bringing in antique touches to your farmhouse kitchen is absolutely essential to the aesthetic. Though this comforting kitchen has more Mexican roots than rustic ones, designer Rita Chan brought in farmhouse details through the little things, like this vintage shelf.
Have a Light Color Palette
PinNathan Schroder
Choosing a light color palette is very farmhouse, as is displaying your china. The team at Dunbar Road Design chose to paint this kitchen in a pale blue with neutral and light wood accents throughout.
Embrace the Beams
PinJulie Soefer
Wood beams are extremely popular in farmhouse kitchens, so embracing and even emphasizing them helps create that country charm. In this kitchen, designer Marie Flanigan used reclaimed beams to add that farmhouse feel.
Bring in Artwork
PinNicole Franzen
On top of this shiplap wall is a beautiful still-life artwork that helps add an elegant farmhouse feel with clear ties to European design. Amy Knerr, the designer of this space, chose a reflective gold frame for a touch of warmth in this neutral room.
Choose a Neutral Backsplash
PinLauren Miller
Neutral doesn’t mean basic, and designer Ashley Montgomery proves that in this bright and airy farmhouse kitchen. She chose a simply patterned tile backsplash behind the stove, bringing some depth and visual interest to the room.
Embrace Textured Wood
PinJohn Merkl
This moody kitchen by Sheldon Harte perfectly captures a European farmhouse vibe thanks to the use of textured wood throughout the space. From the ceiling to the cabinets, the rustic details are overflowing.
Install Cabinet Skirts
PinChaunte Vaughn
For a more country vibe to your farmhouse kitchen, hang up some cabinet skirts in place of closed doors. It is such a charming design choice, especially in this sunny kitchen that Meta Coleman designed.
Layer Warm, Neutral Tones
PinChaunte Vaughn
Warm details are so beneficial in creating a farmhouse kitchen, so Meta Coleman decided to layer warm, neutral tones in this pantry area for a more country look. The open shelving and small wooden island bring more of the aesthetic into the room as well.
Focus on the Sink
PinChaunte Vaughn
Can you really have a farmhouse kitchen without that classic farmhouse sink? Designer Meta Coleman made sure to put in a deep, two-section sink that offers as much functionality as it does stylistically.
Choose Items and Finishes That’ll Age Well
PinKatie Newburn
Like the use of antiques, choosing materials and details that will patina over time is crucial in a farmhouse kitchen. In this beautiful room, designer Shavonda Gardner wanted “living” finishes on the unlacquered copper pots, sink, and soapstone counters.
Tie in Your Facade
PinLisa Flood
Farmhouse design isn’t just an aesthetic—it’s an entire outlook. Ensure the vibe carries throughout your home—in a totally modern way—by incorporating details from the facade of your home into your kitchen. In this home by designer Emily Janak, rustic materials like soapstone countertops and a log wall pair with modern touches like slab-front cabinets and sleek black stools.
Incorporate Natural Materials
PinLisa Romerein
One hallmark of the modern farmhouse aesthetic? Natural materials. Finishes like stone walls, weathered beams, limestone walls, and marble countertops combine in this space by designer Marshall Watson to create a rustic and welcoming space. Modern touches like angular stools and industrial-inspired lighting keep the whole room feeling fresh.
Mix Countertop Materials
PinPaige Rumore
Nothing screams farmhouse more than an all-wood countertop—but opting for one throughout your kitchen may result in a space that feels a bit too rustic. The solution? Pair a butcher block island countertop with a modern marble stone on the surrounding cabinets, as seen in this airy space by April Tomlin.
Upgrade Your Ceiling
PinMolly Culver
Bring warmth and natural texture to your modern farmhouse kitchen by accenting the ceiling with reclaimed wooden planks. In this space by Bandd Design, the overhead detail adds the perfect rustic vibe to an otherwise streamlined and modern kitchen.
Paint It a Nature-Inspired Hue
PinTREVOR TONDRO PHOTOGRAPHY
Interior designer Jeffrey Alan Marks’s colonial revival home in California is a study of the complementary relationship between farmhouse and modern design. Sleek light fixtures and trendy veined marble pair with nature-inspired soft green cabinets and natural wood details.
Add a Graphic Pattern
Adam Kane Macchia
Botanical prints are a natural pairing for farmhouse design, but if you’re looking to meld the rustic aesthetic with modern sensibilities, try opting for a more graphic print instead. In this Nashville home by Studio Dearborn, geometric floor tiles add a touch of structure and edge to the room.
Consider an Extra Sink
PinReath Design
At their core, farmhouse kitchens are all about functionality—and what is more functional than an extra sink? Commonly called a “slop sink,” bonus sinks in the kitchen have a long history as places to wash supplies, prep produce or flowers, and more. The bonus washbin in this California kitchen by Reath Design is made from a modern, moody marble and boasts a spacious worktop, along with extra storage below for tools and other essentials.
Skip Upper Cabinets
PinFrancesco Lagnese
When in doubt, simple is better when it comes to modern farmhouse kitchens. Phillip Smith’s Rhinebeck home skips upper cabinetry altogether, lending a clean and airy vibe to the casual space. A metal rolling cart acts as an island, while reclaimed beams add visual interest overhead.
Blend New With Old
PinStephen Karlisch
For a look that is both timeless and very now, combining vintage finds with new furniture and accessories is a must. This stunning cook space by Sabbe Interiors relies on a mix of modern and rustic accessories—like a pendant lantern, thrifted baskets, metal transom door frame, and wood dining set—to flex effortlessly between design aesthetics.
Display Your Cookware
PinJohn Merkl
Add a modern pop of metal—without losing the workhorse mentality that farmhouse kitchens are known for—by displaying your c0okware in a prominent spot in your kitchen. This California home, designed by Sheldon Harte, gives center stage to the homeowner’s collection of stainless steel pots and pans while also using the metallic accent to add a bit of edge to the scene.
Show Off Your Collections
PinAnine Schlechter
Another great way to bridge the design gap between modern and farmhouse aesthetics? With accessories! This charming kitchen space, designed by Cathy Chapman, pulls in rustic vibes through country accessories, while the lighting, paint colors, and luxe floor add a modern touch.
Go Bold With Color
PinHeidi Caillier
Designed by Heidi Caillier, this kitchen is a moody masterpiece. The wooden counters and backsplash keep the space warm and casual while the inky blue paint makes for an intimate and cozy atmosphere, both of which are perfect for a modern farmhouse environment.