Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Design and Mood Board

There’s something about the charm of a traditional farmhouse kitchen that I’ll love forever. But I knew with our house design I needed the minimalist kitchen with modern day functionality. With the help of Build with Ferguson, I got both. I’ve outlined everything you need to know about designing the perfect modern farmhouse kitchen and the features we picked!

Our modern farmhouse kitchen is a contemporary spin on traditional farmhouse kitchen. I couldn’t live without some of the traditional farmhouse elements like a farmhouse white, apron sink and warm wood floors, but I added in modern elements, like big, stainless appliances, matte black finishes and mixing of metals. Build with Ferguson helped me with just about everything in the kitchen. (See a super guide on their kitchen capabilities here.)

My whole goal in the kitchen was to balance the clean, crisp lines of the architecture with warm, subtle callbacks to traditional farmhouse kitchen design.

Here are my picks on the Build with Ferguson website!

wall sconce, flush mount light, drawer pulls, hinges, door handle, range, farmhouse sink, faucet, pendant lights

Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Characteristics & Design Picks:

Modern farmhouses kitchen can go so many ways. I went with a blend of modern and farmhouse. Paired some modern Shaker cabinets with traditional brass light fixtures. My husband could have easily done a contemporary design with modern frameless cabinets and rustic farmhouse lights. But in this case, I won. Here are my picks!

Lights

My pendant lights are my kitchen statement piece. The Hinkley Argo lights were my EASIEST selection. Big and bold with functionality yet still having a simple modern style. For my big picture window, I wanted to bring in the warmth of a farmhouse kitchen looking out on the farm (or lake) with the Hinkley Arti wall sconces. The brass finish on these is perfection. And the Hinkley Somerset flush mount for the attached powder bathroom was a perfect to bring in bit of brass.

Don’t be afraid to mix metals in terms of finishes in your kitchen, as most designers say!

Hardware

Simple pulls or knobs are popular in modern farmhouse kitchens. I kept gravitating to the cup pulls and half-dome pulls but my husband couldn’t warm up to those. We compromised on a simple design with a bit of a bold look in the Sanctuary collection from Top Knobs. We got 7-inch pulls for lowers, 9-inch ones for uppers and some 12-inch ones for the big drawers! I love the statement the big drawer pulls have against the white shaker cabinets. We also did matching matte black Baldwin hinges and modern Kwikset handles throughout the house.

Sink

My non-negotiable was my sink. I knew a year before designing the kitchen which sink I wanted. The Elkay fireclay, apron sinks are just stunning. A white apron sink is the signature feature of modern farmhouse kitchens, in my opinion. I went with a 33″ farmhouse double basin fireclay kitchen sink. Personal preference, I like two basins. (One for dirty, one for clean or drying!) A farmhouse sink can handle the mess and prep of large loads while maintaining a nostalgic feel. Add on the Elkay strainers and the famous InSinkErator garbage disposal and I am one happy home chef! I knew I didn’t want a stainless sink in this house but loved ours in our last house! It’s not uncommon to see a copper, stainless or bronze farmhouse sinks too. White is the classic favorite and I needed it in this house.

Faucet

A pot filler was not in the cards for me so I knew I needed a faucet with functionality and design. Don’t forget that a faucet can contribute to your overall kitchen aesthetic, too. Especially if it’s the only thing that sticks out of a waterfall island! I went with the Kohler Sensate Touchless Kitchen Faucet and it is SO good. It has a magnetic head that docks into place (aka kid proof) and the swipe of a hand turns it on and off. Not missing a pot filler here! 

What did I miss? I think I got it all! Anything you would change? Love or hate it? Let me know!! All good criticism welcome!