Even in the event that you don’t live in the countryside, you have likely been on a road trip that meandered through farms and small towns. Somewhere in the middle, you likely saw a bunch of trees and a very simple home sitting in the end of a dirt street. At first glance, a farmstead can seem simple — there purely for function. However, with a resurgence in farmhouse architecture, more people are discovering the joys of capturing its enduring style. Here are 10 strategies.

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Produce a gathered look. The look here is refreshing yet worn. Use different colors and change the degree of distressing on cabinetry to make a gathered-over-time feeling. If you can, keep windows bare so views of the land are unobstructed. Farmhouse life is based around the kitchen table, and therefore don’t let that be an afterthought.

Bluebell Kitchens

Bring in the workhorses. Use an open-bottom utility table for your own kitchen island and top it with classic Carrara marble. Then choose a slab of Carrara for an extra-tall backsplash. To make this seem work, leave space in the funding for chunky baskets.

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Watch every detail as a chance. Use glass uppers to exhibit your white tableware and put in a refrigerator panel which has the look of an old icebox. A farm sink will pull it all together.

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Keep it functional. A butler pantry and spacious shelving says farmhouse. It is about usefulness and keeping it functional. Pullout bins which hold create, topped with the honed soapstone, feel right at home next to the wine cooler. Wood countertops are another good option in these spaces, as it’s warm and doesn’t typically have to stand up to constant water.

Murphy & Co.. Design

Tell a story. Find an old utility sink for the toilet and convert a beat-up part of furniture into a dressing table. From wood flooring into a powder room, it can feel like a small room or closet was taken over after plumbing hit the spectacle.

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Repurpose and multipurpose. In this home, a mirror was added to a old window to generate the medicine cabinet. A vanity serves as a vanity for the vessel sink, as well as a place to show the antique sewing machine.

Beadboard is a constant in farmhouses and cottages. It’s easy to work with and provides instant charm.

Kelly and Abramson Architecture

Soften with fabrics. Run a simple café curtain instead of cabinet doors to cover up requirements without taking away from the ruggedness of a timber dressing table.

Work the new into the aged. This modern glass shower disappears into the rock wall. The whitewashed, wide-plank Z door adds softness to the darkened room. Rough wood over is your perfect ceiling choice. Carry the look all the way through every detail with antique hooks and door latches. Keep it honest with exposed electrical and plumbing conduits whenever possible.

Knickerbocker Group

Feminize without fuss. The female periwinkle with this Dutch door is a fun contrast to the heavy metal hardware and rock walls. To get this look efficiently, pick a highly visible wall inside your home to produce the effect. If you are working toward the raw feeling of a space like this, stick with rough plank ceilings and pull from detailed trimming on windows and doors. Cabinetry doors should have a flat panel or a simple raised panel.

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Celebrate the porch. The farmhouse porch is wide and uncluttered. Proceed without a railing so the space is undefined and the entire porch will be used. The windows are reduced to extend the indoor living areas. Lighting is primitive, like lanterns or goosenecks. Hunt around for ceiling fans with a utilitarian feel to be suspended from horizontal wood ceilings or exposed rafters.

Michelle Fries, BeDe Design, LLC

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