The new luxury farmhouse kitchen design blends traditional charm with modern comfort.
We live in an old house in the country, so a farmhouse kitchen is something that always strikes a chord with me. I love that this design style seems tailored to making happy family memories and cooking cozy, comforting meals. A farmhouse-style home in general, can be a practical, timeless choice, but like with any home decor style, there are certain trends that really stand out and can date your interior design. We can all picture what the perfect country kitchen looked like in 1992, and it’s quite different from what’s considered the current modern farmhouse style, to say the least. There are more recent trends that might fit into this category of decorating that are already starting to look a bit tired and overdone as well, so today I thought I’d share some inspiration for beautiful, updated kitchens that are appropriately contemporary but still have that comforting farmhouse vibe.
All photos are by our photography firm Art & Spaces. Please see the first publication of this post for a full list of designers and cabinet makers for each project.
High Contrast Farmhouse Kitchen With Blonde Wood
This look is grounded in crisp black and white, with bright white cabinetry and black furnishings. The look is softened with the blonde wood tones and gold hardware used throughout the space.
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Modern Flat Front Wood Tone Cabinets With Fresh Green
The fresh green cabinets in this kitchen are done in a more traditional style, then contrasted with modern wood tone flat-front upper cabinets for a look that’s fresh and unexpected but absolutely beautiful.
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English Country Inspired
These dark walnut open shelves are made for both utility and decorating in this kitchen that was inspired by an English country-style home. Glasses and dishes can be stored at arm’s reach and paired with more decorative elements to create a beautiful focal point on this simple wall.
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The Big Traditional Family Farmhouse Kitchen
This kitchen was made for big family gatherings with its large footprint and open floor plan. The combination of open shelving, closed cabinetry, and glass front cabinet doors make it a great space for displaying treasured items and storing all the kitchen necessities.
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Soft Wood Tones and Crisp White
This bright white kitchen cabinetry is updated with lowers and a kitchen island in soft wood tones. The cabinetry style is very classic, but the chunky black cabinet door handles, and oversized pendant lights give a nod to current styles.
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An Unexpected Color Combination
This kitchen will never truly be outdated simply because it’s unique to its owners and designed only with their tastes and style preferences in mind. The bright blue lowers are a bold statement, but the cabinet door style and chunky butcher black island are pure traditional country kitchen.
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Rich Green Cabinetry Makes a Statement
This little kitchen is absolutely charming with its saturated green cabinet color. Matte black accents and an eye-catching mesh on the cabinet door give this space even more personality. A little bit of wood is always necessary with painted cabinets and here they’ve used it very beautifully on the back of the open shelving area.
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This Chef’s Kitchen is Bold in Black
This large, open space feels like a chef’s dream. Black cabinetry is surprisingly effective in all different styles of home, and since it’s a neutral, it will absolutely stand the test of time, even though black interior decor is very much in style at the current moment.
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Warm Wood Tones Freshened Up With White
The warm wood tones of the lower cabinets in this kitchen give this space a nostalgic, homey feel, but a kitchen done in all wood cabinetry like this would look outdated. The bright white cabinets and simple matte black hardware and plumbing fixtures keep this kitchen feeling fresh and new.
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High Contrast Modern Farmhouse
When it comes to the modern farmhouse look, high-constrast spaces are the name of the game. This all-white kitchen has black hardware, fixtures and lighting, as well as contrasting grout on the tile backsplash.
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Rich Blue Cabinetry Creates a Welcoming Space
This stately kitchen has more of a traditional look with its classic blue and white color palette, but it’s definitely a look that would fit right in at any big farmhouse. The rich, moody color on the lower cabinets plays well with the gold tone hardware and plumbing fixtures.
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Knotty Maple Cabinets Provide Enduring Charm
Upper and lower cabinets finished in character-filled knotty maple bring a cozy, rustic vibe to this large traditional kitchen. A deep wood stain creates an inviting atmosphere, while black accents and a herringbone tile backsplash keep this space feeling contemporary and current.
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A Custom Metal Range Hood Creates an Instant Focal Point
A show-stopping custom metal range hood trimmed out in wood creates an instant focal point in this sleek, modern traditional kitchen. The counter-to-ceiling subway tile allows the rangehood to be the star of the show while providing a bit of texture and interest to an otherwise blank wall.
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An Old-World Stone Arch in a Modern Kitchen
A cooking alcove is created with a charming, old-world-style stone arch in this very modern family kitchen. Hidden shelves tucked away on either side of the arch provide plenty of useful storage for spices, cooking oils, and kitchen tools.
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Courtenay Hartford is the author of creeklinehouse.com, a blog based on her adventures renovating a 120-year-old farmhouse in rural Ontario, Canada. On her blog, Courtenay shares interior design tips based on her own farmhouse and her work as founder and stylist of the interior photography firm Art & Spaces. She also writes about her farmhouse garden, plant-based recipes, family travel, and homekeeping best practices. Courtenay is the author of the book The Cleaning Ninja and has been featured in numerous magazines including Country Sampler Farmhouse Style, Better Homes and Gardens, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, and Our Homes.