Everything You Need to Know About Modern Farmhouse Interiors (2024)

Invest in high-quality handmade and artisanal pieces to infuse your space with character. Here, Laura Williams of ATX Interior Design used furniture and accents in unique finishes to build rich layers. "This room has the contrast of the dark cabinetry with the linear wooden treatment behind the floating shelves and welcoming warmth of the leather chairs," Williams says.

Modern farmhouse interiors are bright, light, and airy, but they often use black as a strong accent color. This clean-lined bathroom designed by Lindye Galloway is a stellar example of modern farmhouse style.

If you frequently entertain guests at home, choose a strategic living room layout that promotes conversation and comfort. For example, this space designed by Leanne Ford Interiors has a curved sofa that's spacious and inviting. If you love the all-white aesthetic, take note: Ford brushed white paint onto the rug and custom rope light to give the monochrome look texture.

If you want to modernize your bedroom layout, keep the white walls and add color through the bedding, artwork, and plants. Playful lamps, a reclaimed pillar turned side table, and modern artwork give the eclectic farmhouse bedroom in this historic home designed by Andrew Flesher a modern edge.

A matte white living room is timeless. Try adding glass and metallic accents to sharpen up the foundation. Scour flea markets and thrift shops (or browse our favorite online vintage shops) to find high-quality accent tables, mirrors, lamps, and decorative items like vases and trays to fold into your decor.

Interior designer Jeffrey Alan Marks' Colonial Revival home in California is a study in the complementary relationship between farmhouse and modern design. Sleek light fixtures and trendy veined marble pair with soft green cabinets and sleek wooden accents that have an organic feel. The sage green paint brings the outdoors indoors in an intentional way.

Designed by Jennifer Schmidt, this stylish office is modern farmhouse minimalism at its finest. Don't overwhelm your space with too many decorative items—less is more! Eliminate clutter and give every item a designated place and purpose.

If minimalism isn't your thing, you don't have to focus on a single standout piece like a vanity table, dresser, or mantel when decorating. This bedroom styled by Ben Kendrick proves that a cohesive color palette can modernize a farmhouse interior. The gingham bed skirt and matching headboard, floral wallpaper, and wood-framed artwork look traditional but polished.

Combine sleek wood, metal finishes, polished stone, exposed brick, and woven fabrics to achieve a cozy and effortless modern farmhouse aesthetic. Opt for white oak cabinetry and brass fixtures in the kitchen or a sisal rug and relaxed linen upholstery in the living room. The floor-to-ceiling fireplace in space designed by Leanne Ford is a testament to working with what you have.

With a wooden toilet seat, console sink, stone floors, and a framed cow print, this bathroom checks all the traditional farmhouse design style boxes. Designer Heidi Caillier brought in an unexpected shade of mauve paint, brass fixtures, and slabs of smoky marble to give it a polished twist.

In this dining room, designer Lindye Galloway "used vintage-looking wood alongside contemporary sharp lines" to create a modern farmhouse aesthetic. You can take cues from midcentury modern design and incorporate rattan, caning, and other woven materials like leather into your design scheme.

Nothing says farmhouse like classic wood countertops—but using the material everywhere in your kitchen might look a bit too rustic. The solution? Top an island with butcher block and use marble everywhere else, as seen in this airy kitchen designed by April Tomlin.

Floral Morris & Co. wallpaper defines the sweet farmhouse character in this bedroom in the home of And Studio founder Arianna De Gasperis. The warm taupe and ivory color palette creates a relaxing atmosphere, and the linen headboard with matching bedding, a contemporary organic side table, and a modern sconce bring the space into the 21st century.

Give dark wood paneling new life by painting it a soft cream color, and then reintroduce the material in a fresh way through decorative accents, as designer Heidi Caillier did here. They add an organic touch without overwhelming the space.

A wingback chair upholstered in bouclé fabric and paired with a Cubist-inspired accent table looks fresh, contemporary, and cozy against the cream and pale pink backdrop of this living room designed by Kristin Fine. The color palette helps soften the ceiling's exposed beams, and the sculptural shapes prove that modern art is perfectly at home in a modern farmhouse interior.

A black-and-white kitchen floor is a farmhouse classic that can look totally modern, as proven by this otherwise streamlined and whitewashed space. The small kitchen island adds an extra work surface and touch of natural wood, while the modern pendant light brings the whole room into the moment.

Modern farmhouse style means mixing warmth into a clean, practical space to make it contemporary and relaxing. This primary bathroom looks approachable and cozy to live in, yet "the details stop and make you pay attention," says Jeffrey Dungan, its designer and architect. The freestanding tub is set in a separate niche to create a visual moment—and an inviting place to soak.

Bring in the fun! This neutral, offbeat space designed by Leanne Ford Interiors uses quirky seating and out-of-the-box furniture. Two stools double as mini side tables, plush cushions are piled on top of a ledge for a makeshift sofa, and a swing mounted from the low ceiling invites hanging out.