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Modern Farmhouse Design

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When considering a design theme, there are thousands of styles to mimic and replicate. In fact, you will find that each design theme has its own set of guidelines that can help you master its aesthetics in your own household. So when it comes to design styles, it is not uncommon for two methods to blend in order to create something beautiful. In fact, every design style offers its own set of benefits. Therefore, mixing two can create the best of both worlds, and this concept is no exception when it comes to Modern Farmhouse design. This style blends Mid-Century Modern with the Rustic style of Farmhouse Design to create something truly unique. So if you are a fan of either or both styles, this may be perfect for your own household.

Mixing Sleek Minimalism with Rustic Comfort

Mid-Century Modern is a design style that has come and went in the industry. It is still used today, but it is not to get confused with Contemporary. Modern design is styling with sleek, hard cut lines. It usually features a very open layout with and minimalistic approach. While this design is beautiful, it lacks the character and comfort of farmhouse design. Farmhouse is a design style that grew off of the traditional Rustic styling. This design puts rural influences at the core of the design and adds comfortable textile and more natural elements into the room.

Color Palette

When it comes to the color palette, typically, Modern design has the influence here. This design will feature a light and neutral color palette using grey, beiges, whites, and blacks. The palette allows the space to contrast well and feels very open. Plus, it is also common to see a very open layout in these design styles. This characteristic comes down to not only the architectural influences but your minimalistic approach as well.

Authentic Wood and Stone

Yet, on the other hand, Farmhouse is very prominent in the décor and furniture. You will notice hardwood flooring or natural stone to be a significant influence in this design style. You will have many natural kinds of wood and stone qualities being facilitated in the décor and furniture as well. These natural elements help balance the design and keep it more grounded. 

Modern Farmhouse is the perfect blend of comfort and cleanliness. With these styles combined, your house can feel like a model home that is ready to host any event. We hope you enjoyed learning about this style and try to facilitate these tricks in your own home. For more insight on design styles and tricks, make sure to subscribe.

Farm to Table Inspired Kitchens

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The farm to table movement in food is always influencing the way we think about and design our kitchens.  The return to locally grown produce and farm raised meats has increased the popularity of farmhouse style in the kitchen.

 

Farmhouse style sinks are one of the most popular sink designs in recent years. The farmhouse sink is a deep and wide sink that can work with a number of kitchen styles, including modern and contemporary.  The clean lines and rectangular shape of the farmhouse sink fit in with most cabinet styles as well.

 

Flooring inspired by old farmhouses is also a big trend. Reclaimed wood floors, some from antique barns, gives any kitchen an instant vintage feeling. New wood floors can be found with a rough, hand-hewn finish that gives them the look of reclaimed or antique wood floors.  Wider floor boards are also popular in kitchen floors.

 

Linoleum and marmoleum, a green product, can also work for a farmhouse or vintage kitchen floor. Offered in sheets or tiles, these floors can add color and pattern to a vintage or farmhouse inspired design.

 

Beyond floors and sinks, cabinets and islands are getting the farmhouse treatment.  Furniture that can work at adding storage like an armoire or wood cabinet can take the place of a walk in pantry in a farmhouse kitchen. Farmhouse tables can stand in for a kitchen island.

 

Baskets, bowls and crates for storing and displaying farm fresh produce can be placed on kitchen counters, islands and shelves to add color to the kitchen.

Floor Advice! A Reader Asks for Help.

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Calling all designers!! A loyal From the Floors Up reader is in need of some advice and I thought it would be fun to give her different perspectives and opinions. Please read below to learn more about her project.

Some information about the house and style of the kitchen:

House is from the 1870s, more a farmhouse style than ornate Victorian. Floors throughout 1st floor are all original heart pine, except the sunroom off the kitchen which is a marmoleum click checkerboard. There is an unfinished basement below most of the kitchen, the rest (by the sink) used to be an outdoor porch (therefore we can not reuse the original wood). We would like some form of radiant in-floor heat as currently the room is unheated, but are unsure whether to go with staple-up hydronic or electric mats as sometime in the next few years we want to update the whole home heating system (either to electric heat pump/AC or geothermal). We have three growing boys and a dog and need a  kitchen floor that will hold up to them and last a LONG time. I believe the square footage of the kitchen/laundry is approximately 350.

The kitchen will have sort of an unfitted look, with a separate hutch, separate pantry cupboard, and only two upper cabinets on either side of the sink window. As mentioned previously, the lower cabinets will be off-white; the double oven cabinet, two uppers, and hutch will be blue; and the hood, refrigerator panels, and pantry will be green. So all 3 colors have to look good next to the floor. There is also an antique exposed brick chimney that runs floor to ceiling.

As you can see, our backsplash is kind of a statement piece, and while the soapstone sample is quiet, we are hoping the slab we ultimately choose will have a more dramatic veining. All of this makes us think we need a “quiet” floor but maybe we are wrong?

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Our reader has gotten a couple of opinions from other designers with blogs, but I am curious to see what other opinions we can offer her! Any advice or opinions would be greatly appreciated as this is just a fun exercise in opinions and perspectives! She has already shared with me that she is considering cork as well as ceramic hexagon mosaics, but don’t let that sway your answers! If you would like to see photos of the samples of other items she has chosen, please email me at shannon@dcspg.com and I will forward them to you.

Thanks!

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