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Farmhouse Design Details to Add to Your Home
For most homeowners, the term "farmhouse decor" conjures up images of an interior with rustic features that reflect a casual, rural lifestyle on a farm. However, in today's homes, our real estate agents are seeing a much more modern version of the farmhouse style that combines rustic appeal with sleek, modern design elements.
In many Augusta homes for sale, the appeal of cozy farmhouse living is combined with contemporary architectural features that bring old and new together. Take a look at some great farmhouse touches that can quickly give your home an updated, eclectic style.
Overhead Beams
Large rooms with contemporary or modern features can feel cold and uninviting without a few cozy accents. To introduce a warm, farmhouse style, consider adding exposed beams in rustic pine or distressed wood finishes to your ceiling. Keep in mind that you need to have a higher ceiling, preferably over 9-feet, to create a space that feels open and airy. A large living room, family room, or open kitchen with high ceilings is the perfect place for exposed beams.
Exposed Brick
Exposed brick emphasizes natural elements and raw textures in any interior. It's one of those building materials that can blend in with almost any style, from modern to industrial. For farmhouse touches, consider adding exposed brick to your kitchen, family room, bedroom, or bathroom. You can purchase a thin brick, which is half the thickness and weight of real brick. It comes in various colors, and it's easy to install on walls, shelving, and fireplaces.
Shiplap Walls
Shiplap is actually rough-hewn wood slats that were once used to construct walls in old barns, sheds, and rustic buildings. Today, you can easily find interior shiplap at most home improvement stores in a variety of wood finishes such as cedar, pine, poplar, and even medium-density fiberboard (MFD). The interlocking boards make shiplap the perfect material to use on interior walls if you want to add farmhouse style to your home.
Sliding Barn Doors
Modern farmhouse style has brought sliding barn doors into the spotlight as a stylish and practical interior feature for homes. These doors attached to rustic wall-mounted supports can be used on bedroom closets, dining room and pantry nooks, laundry rooms, and storage spaces. If you have an open floor plan or live in a loft, sliding barn doors are a great way to separate spaces and provide privacy in bedrooms and bathrooms.
Industrial Accents
The cozy, rustic appeal of farmhouse style is the complete opposite of industrial design, yet they're being paired together to create a stunning new look. The vintage charm of old wall signs, antique quilts, wooden boxes, and faded textiles is being combined with hard steel tables and chairs, metal bar stools, leather upholstery, and bold, bright colors. If it sounds like an unlikely pairing, it is, but the result is a definite show stopper when it comes to design appeal.
If you're considering buying or selling a home in the Augusta area, contact us for more information about available homes that may be the perfect fit for your family's lifestyle.