Traditional farmhouse style kitchens made a huge comeback in recent years. They are classic, timeless…and also, today’s must-have kitchen design. However, when I started to research ideas for an Early American farmhouse kitchen design, I was shocked at how little I found.
My solution?
I will use this page to tell you everything I learned while designing and constructing our dream Colonial kitchen. You won’t have to struggle to think up all of these ideas from scratch like I did.
We’re on a journey together here. I’m starting to build this page in January 2019. Please bookmark it, follow me and pin this stuff so you can return and see the new articles I posted. I created a dedicated Pinterest board for Early-American farmhouse kitchen design, too.
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Hey and, I learned yesterday that my kitchen already started to inspire other kitchen renos happening right now in Connecticut. Thank you! I’m an older sister so I learned young that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Early American farmhouse kitchen design topics
I’m filling this in as I go…
How (and why) there are no toekicks under my kitchen cabinets
Classic design elements
Paint colors
Cabinets
Countertops
Flooring
Lighting
My three priorities for brightening up our farmhouse kitchen lighting
Cathedral ceiling with reclaimed beams
Inside the walls
Splurge or save
Things I wish I knew
My dream window garden
Sink and faucet
Refrigerator and freezer
Range and hood
My favorite small appliances
Reclaimed shelves
Hardware
Why I went over budget on our farmhouse kitchen hardware and…sure, you want to know how much?
Windows
Doors
Houseplants for the kitchen
Farmhouse table plans (from insteading.com)
Kid-friendly kitchen design
Kitchen design for tall people
Pantry
The island
Found in our barn!
Antiques
My guilty pleasures
Kitchen accessories
Bonus! The mud room
Bonus! Our stocked bar
What we would do differently
Straight up screwups