![]() ![]() Paramount is that modern farmhouse is not a style that demands academic application, not least because you are probably not designing interiors for an actual farmhouse, and the tenets of practicality and suitability need only to apply to your life rather than an imagined situation that sees you working the fields from dawn to dusk. Modern farmhouse but make it Swedish – at Cathy Nordstrom's Swedish summer house Anne Nyblaeus Equally, if you’re wedded to florals, focus on the more botanical variety, such as Tess Newall’s new Secret Garden wallpaper, or Lake August’s meandering nasturtiums. At the same time, it’s important to avoid a surfeit of twiddly side tables – or anything else - that would prevent you from striding efficiently through a room.įabrics are “nubbly linens, textured wool, sheepskin, and boucle,” all in a natural and neutral palette “which can create an amazing effect.” If you do want pattern, think stripes and ticking rather than chintz or gingham (gingham curtains definitely being cottagecore, especially when short and given a frilled edge) – “though a large check can be very modern farmhouse,” says Emma. ![]() Alongside, “maybe there’s a Swedish clock, or a French armoire – items that brings gravitas but feel modern, which can mix in with actual contemporary pieces,” she says. Cathy Nordstrom talks about the style “conveying warmth and a sense of embrace,” and praises it for being “not too precious.” All in all it sounds both appealing, and useful, particularly as you don’t actually need a farmhouse “it even works well in a newbuild,” says Emma - so, what are the vitals? How does modern farmhouse differ from a more generic farmhouse style? And how might this new look impact our own interiors (if it isn’t already)?Įlsewhere in the house, yes there are antiques, but they could tend more towards “architectural mid-century pieces,” says Emma. ![]() Rather, modern farmhouse is genuinely lifestyle-driven - with benefits “it’s chic, sophisticated and grown-up – but it’s also a liveable, relaxed look, family-oriented, good for pets – and it works both in the country and in town,” says Emma Sims-Hilditch, whose London home is proof of that final point. True, it could be seen as a natural segue from cottagecore, in that it still appeals to our obsession with the back-to-basics rural dream, however unlike cottagecore very little about modern farmhouse plays to the Instagram algorithms: it’s not about bright colours, busy patterns, frills, table-scaping or easily-acquired stuff – in other words, it’s not a style that has derived from people putting form over function. What is significant about ‘modern farmhouse’ is that it is perhaps the first new style since the advent of Instagram to become popular despite Instagram (although there are almost 3 million uses of the hashtag). Recent articles in the broadsheets have related it’s rise there to the opening of certain (British) kitchen showrooms in New York, specifically Plain English and deVOL, as well as the pervasive influence of Soho Farmhouse – and that is relevant, but it’s not the whole story. ‘Modern farmhouse’ is such a term along with ‘ modern country’ (the two are not dissimilar) it’s being used by decorators, designers and enthusiasts alike, and anyone who works in interiors will doubtlessly have received the same slew of press releases that I have, naming it as the most popular interior design style in the United States. ![]() Every so often, a new design description creeps into colloquial use, becoming a means of reference for a particular style of interiors. ![]()
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