51 Farmhouse Kitchen Ideas

Unpretentious and homey, farmhouse kitchens are filled with comforting warmth from their vintage-look apron-front sinks to their reclaimed wood, painted cabinets, open shelving, shiplap and design touches drawn from the past. Find ideas here for bringing farmhouse style to your kitchen.

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The Farmhouse Look

Farmhouse-style kitchens are all the rage for their warm, homey and personality-infused look. The classic farmhouse kitchen tends to focus on natural materials, unpretentious design, and cooking spaces that can accommodate large meals. Cabinets, chairs and large, rustic tables are often constructed from quality hardwood, with cherry, maple, oak and pine particularly common choices. Pine is an especially popular choice — its knotty, natural appearance reflects the down-home appeal of a farmhouse kitchen. But milk and chalk paint in subtle tones on cabinets are also great ways to get the farmhouse look.

From: cityhomeCOLLECTIVE

Sinks Are Central

Cooking utensils, appliances and storage are all important facets of farmhouse kitchen design, but sinks have a special place in the farmhouse look. The classic farmhouse sink features a deep, wide basin often made of porcelain or stainless steel; it's capable of catering to the cooking and cleaning needs of a large, farm-to-table style meal. Even if they don't feature a "farm-sink" in this style, many farmhouse kitchens still incorporate old-fashioned porcelain sinks. These classic sink types offer a great combination of style and function, making them a popular choice among homeowners looking to create a striking focal point for their farmhouse kitchen design.

Rustic and Charming Seating

For seating and dining options in farmhouse kitchens, high-quality woods are often the first choice. Tables are often classic "farm tables" — long planks of oak or other high-quality woods fitted together sturdily. Table and chair legs and back supports may feature rich detailing, and chair backs may even incorporate carvings featuring farmhouse scenes. This farmhouse kitchen features a rustic bench at the table to enhance the pastoral look.

Cozy Banquette With Rustic Fabric Cushions

The use of certain fabrics and patterns for curtains, tablecloths, pillows and placemats in farmhouse kitchens is quite common. Plaid, gingham, burlap, toile and rustic linens are popular, with the latter often featuring pastoral or historical scenes from farming eras gone by. This dining area's rustic farmhouse table promises room for anything — a formal dinner, art projects, work or repose. Ample light from the adjacent window is augmented by the contemporary pendant light overhanging the washed-wood table. Black dining chairs pair with a corner banquette in laminated oatmeal fabric and custom leather. Natural throw pillows are a soft touch and invite us to put the work aside and relax.

From: Ashley Ausland

Classic Farmhouse Cabinets

These bright white kitchen cabinets are paired with a contrasting blue island to create a classic farmhouse look.

Butcher Block Countertops

A rich walnut butcher block top adds character and warmth to this European farmhouse-style kitchen. The multi-functional island offers prep space and a spot for family and friends to gather while meals are prepared.

From: Tiffany Brooks

Vintage Charm

The island’s white enameled cast iron bar sink makes it easy to wash produce and clean glassware and includes an oil-rubbed bronze faucet with vintage farmhouse charm.

From: Tiffany Brooks

Wood Accents Add Warmth

This open-plan farmhouse kitchen features all white cabinetry and a warm butcher-block island. Above the island are two unique, silver pendant lights situated behind an exposed wood header. Barn wood is wrapped around the vent hood and ties in with the various other wood elements.

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The Farmhouse Goes Scandi

Open shelving and a monotone palette give this crisp white kitchen a farmhouse look with a minimalist Scandinavian edge.

From: Lauren Henno

Contemporary Farmhouse Kitchen With Vintage-Inspired Backsplash

Open shelving, vintage-look tile and lots of wood define this classic farmhouse kitchen. The wall of windows above the farmhouse sink give this space lots of natural light.

Industrial Touches

Metal pendant lights and wooden beams help add to the vintage feel of this farmhouse kitchen.

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Boho Farmhouse

A wood range hood and floors, glass pendant lights and crisp white cabinets, along with unique chairs and tile work, give this farmhouse kitchen a boho luxe style that's well-suited to a family.

From: Karen B Wolf Interiors

Idiosyncratic Touches

The farmhouse kitchen is the perfect canvas on which to imprint your personal touches, as this family did by adding a unique tile backsplash for a more contemporary look.

From: Karen B Wolf Interiors

Farmhouse Meets Modern

Dark hardwood flooring gives this lovely farmhouse-inspired kitchen a modern flair. Sleek, white cabinets provide lots of storage, and marble countertops are paired with a subway tile backsplash. Two brass-trimmed pendant lights provide soft lighting above the large kitchen island with leather stool seating.

From: Alice Cramer

European Flair

Exposed wood beams and a wood range hood, along with a delicate tile pattern, give European flair to this farmhouse kitchen.

From: Amy Leferink

Old Sink, New Life

This builder decided to add vintage charm to the kitchen with an iron sink picked up at an architectural salvage store. Floating shelves fastened to the original brick display some of the owner's favorite items including a mushroom shaped table lamp from the 1970s. Open crates below keep kitchen essentials handy.

Retro-Inspired Refrigerator

Vintage styles are making a big comeback with the help of companies like Big Chill and Smeg, which bring retro farmhouse appeal to even new home kitchens.

Seafoam Cabinets

A subtle shade of seafoam adds vintage appeal to this kitchen, and contrasts beautifully with the home’s high-gloss white wood floors.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Elegant in Green and White

The bleached butcher-block countertops and open shelving with pegs for hanging items give this kitchen old-fashioned appeal.

From: Brian Patrick Flynn

Contemporary Farmhouse

Contemporary upgrades and tastefully curated surfaces fill this farmhouse-inspired kitchen. Eclectic pendant lights hang above the marble waterfall-edge kitchen island providing plenty of storage and seating, while the wall of windows above the farmhouse sink give this space lots of natural light.

From: Ashley Moore

Charm Overload

Wooden accents marry with crisp white details in this sweet farmhouse kitchen. Two pendant lights hang above the wooden kitchen island with traditional dining chairs across from the farmhouse sink with flanking white cabinets.

From: Vernich Interiors

Open Shelving

Open shelving is one way to get the farmhouse look, especially when the shelves highlight collections of white or vintage glassware and dishes.

From: Carter Kay

New Build Farmhouse

The owner of this newly constructed kitchen wanted a traditional space that felt like it had some older elements mixed in with the new. The edge detail on the granite countertops is rough to add a little more character to the space. A large built-in display cabinet and a center island made to look like an older piece of furniture also has storage at both ends. The sink is a porcelain white apron front sink with a farmhouse-inspired faucet to enhance the overall rustic farmhouse look.

From: Emily Roose

Rustic Chandelier in Farmhouse Kitchen

Design touches, like artwork or antique farm equipment, or industrial metal light fixtures you might find in barns or an outbuilding, may be used to add visual interest to a farmhouse kitchen design, artfully hung from walls or integrated into the design next to more contemporary touches.

A Farmhouse Remodel

In this 1930s-era home, the homeowner wanted to keep the original farmhouse feel but update it with modern amenities. Integrated fridge and freezer panels are in keeping with the original charm of a '30s kitchen. The homeowner's large collection of jadeite dishes and white milk glass serveware on display adds to the vintage farmhouse feel. A refurbished farm sink further complements the new-meets-classic design. The end result is a beautiful kitchen reminiscent of old 30s style but with all of the modern needs of today.

From: Stephanie Hatten

Vintage Sink

One significant farmhouse detail like this vintage farm sink can go a long way toward enhancing your kitchen's farmhouse feel.

From: Stephanie Hatten

Farmhouse Sconces

New farmhouse sconces in a vintage style contribute to the rustic and relaxed feel in this remodeled kitchen.

Try a Chalkboard Wall

A chalkboard wall is a great way to give that farmhouse feel, and it's a budget-friendly way to have interchangeable artwork, says Texas designer Janna Allbritton with Yellow Prairie Interior Design. If your penmanship isn’t perfect, use a stencil. Pro Tip: use a level to keep lists and special messages straight, she adds.

A Modern Farmhouse Kitchen

This large modern farmhouse kitchen features a butcher block island with ample storage and two built-in pantries. White cabinets house the double oven with a white tile backsplash and under mounted sink. The range is placed in the center of the kitchen island with a custom white hood.

From: Anne Michaelsen

Farmhouse Kitchen Evokes Effortless Style

Simplicity reigns in this farmhouse-inspired kitchen. An industrial-style pendant light hangs above country-style dining table and chairs, while white cabinets and open shelves keep the space light, bright and open.

From: Kelly and Co. Design

Farmhouse Kitchen With Vintage Decor

Create a centerpiece vignette for your island in your favorite style, whether it’s rustic, vintage or modern. Texas designer Janna Allbritton of Yellow Prairie Interior Design says if you’re going rustic, look in your garage with a fresh set of eyes for unexpected items to use on the island. An old picture frame or caddy, like on this island, could do the trick. Use one large piece to anchor the arrangement, then decorate around it, she says.

From: Blissful Design Studio

Fresh Modern Farmhouse

Take a closer look at the farmhouse sink and see how the marble backsplash and kitchen counters are in perfect harmony. With chrome fixtures and white cabinets above, the vignette is both bright and peaceful.

From: Kerra Michele Huerta

Organization Vignette

Accessories like cookware, containers, dishes and storage options in the farmhouse kitchen tend to reflect a countrified, down-home theme. Mason and other traditional canning jars may be used for storage, reflecting the historical traditions from which farmhouse kitchen design grew. Inside this lovely kitchen, lots of farmhouse elements create a charming aesthetic. Clay dishware and retro glasses line the creamy white shelves with brass supports and complementary brass hardware on the cabinets beneath, which have an old-fashioned feel.

From: Erica Islas

Consider the Fixtures

Combining a farmhouse-style sink with a retro brass faucet enhances the subtly vintage feel of this kitchen.

A Kitchen Filled With Tradition

Designer James Farmer used a deep red runner to add a pop of color to the white walls and granite-topped cabinetry in this farmhouse-style kitchen with shiplap walls. A deep, dusky blue island provides additional countertop space, and a weathered ceiling beam adds contrast.

From: James Farmer

Rustic Meets Farmhouse

Farmhouse kitchens can be large or small, but an open kitchen of this size with its large island is ideal for socializing and for larger groups. The house is full of charm, with huge stone walls sourced from local quarries and reclaimed wood beams.

From: Cornerstone Architects

Farmhouse Galley Kitchen

There is plenty of natural light flooding in through the large windows along the wall of this farmhouse kitchen space that blends the perfect union of crisp white paint and natural wood. The galley kitchen features two-tone cabinetry, which is complemented by the reclaimed wood beams and a live-edge island. Photo By: Marshall Evan

From: Dustin Gerken

Minimalist Farmhouse

This new home is all about the details and giving a modern twist to classic ideas. The homeowners painted diagonal shiplap ceiling and created a custom stucco hood that matched the custom stucco double-sided fireplace between the dining and living rooms. The inset slab-front cabinets have a classic pewter cabinet pull and two different countertops; the island top has a mitered edge. The kitchen is framed with a rustic reclaimed wood beam that gives farmhouse character and charm to this new home.

From: JLV Creative

Classic Touches

Wood barstools, industrial-style lights and classic subway tile give this kitchen a classic look. The posts of the island are iron, another interesting textural contrast.

From: Lambert Home

California Farmhouse

This home, once decorated in '80s colors like bright pink, cried out for a makeover. Designers drew on the owners' SoCal roots to update it to California modern farmhouse style with Scandinavian-inspired elements. The galley kitchen felt closed off, so the changes included knocking down a wall and building an addition to accommodate the larger kitchen and a new breakfast nook with a pantry.

From: Becky Shea Design

The Requisite Farmhouse Sink

A farmhouse sink nestles into the bank of gray-green cabinets. Added bonus: Dishwashers are treated to lovely views.

From: Kristina Crestin

Metal Rack

Drinking glasses are always within easy reach with this fun, farm-style metal rack. Unique retro touches and repurposed outdoor or farm equipment can enhance your farmouse style.

From: Kristina Crestin

Exposed Beams

This French farmhouse-style kitchen mixes an old world vibe with modern, contemporary accents. Warm hardwood floors complement the exposed wooden beams overhead, with brass-accented, white cabinetry and stainless steel appliances.

From: House of Jade Interiors

Wholesome Details

This French farmhouse-style kitchen features a white tile backsplash and polished countertop, perfect for displaying cookbooks and a bowl of fresh farm eggs.

From: House of Jade Interiors

Farmhouse With a Modern Edge

Because the kitchen is defined by clean lines and crisp white walls, it was important to infuse the space with some warmth. Wood ceiling beams, hardwood floors and a matching dining set easily get the job done.

From: Brooke Wagner

Charming Wood-Trimmed Window

When matched with a large picture window and wood shelves, this kitchen with a farmhouse sink has fresh, farmhouse style.

From: Brooke Wagner

Cottage and Craft Touches

The kitchen seems to go on forever and is filled with charming farmhouse details, like the weathered gray china cabinet and an island with carved wood legs. Exposed wood beams criss-cross the ceiling.

From: Taryn Emerson Interiors

Gray China Cabinet

This tall gray china cabinet, handling the storage of serving ware and pretty pitchers, gets a distressed finish in keeping with the rest of the kitchen's relaxed farmhouse look.

From: Taryn Emerson Interiors

Unique Mixed Metals

A stainless farmhouse sink doesn't have to be just for traditional kitchens. This apron-front sink looks perfect in a contemporary setting with cooper fixtures. The polished stainless steel with sleek corners and an attached gray backsplash give it the traditional style a modern twist.

From: Anthology Interiors

Rustic, Industrial Kitchen

With seating for eight, the large dining table in the middle of this newly remodeled kitchen gives the homeowners a great space to entertain, while the combination of a farmhouse table and wrought iron chairs adds visual interest to the space.

From: Leanne Ford