The modern farmhouse design aesthetic is one of the biggest trends currently in the interior design world. It is the blend of rustic architecture with modern furniture that unite with each other to create a warm, cozy, and effortless space. It centralizes ecofriendly living with repurposing whatever you already have around or what you can salvage from yard sales and antique stores. You don’t even need to fix the item up if you don’t want to, especially if you want to lean into the “shabby chic” side of things. If crafting and DIY isn’t quite your thing, you can find new items in this style from all sorts of stores or the internet like Amazon™ and Wayfair™ if you can’t find whatever you’re specifically looking for locally.
Every interior design style has its own distinct features and can easily be applied to all sorts of spaces in your home. Let’s break it down in terms of your new home office remodel.
The Essentials of Modern Farmhouse Design
Show Off Your Wood and Trim Work
Farmhouse style is known for highlighting the wooden elements in your space to make it feel more rustic. Wide plank floors and wood beams there are the two biggest was to highlight these architectural details in you workspace. If you’re looking to add some rustic details in a space that is lacking, it is easy to DIY shiplap paneling on a wall (or ceiling if you’re ambitious) on a budget using reclaimed wood. You can also hit the local hardware store or lumber yard to find the wood you need. If shiplap isn’t quite your thing, you can add beadboard paneling around the lower half of the room for a similar effect. Adding a sliding barn door to your room or closet space if it is missing a door, or swapping your old door for one is.
Lighting Up Your Home Office Space
Good lighting is an absolute necessity in your home office design. First for overall room lighting, an antique chandelier with candles is classic. This chandelier can have branches or be more circular with less ornate details. You can make these yourself with tools like spray paint, DIY light kits from the hardware store, and old lamps or wheels from the flea market.
If you want to add more ambiance lighting, candle sticks on a shelf or lantern wall sconces will give a soft warm glow. Any sort of floor lamp that you already have will fill in the gaps in the corners of the room. String lights are a fun way to bring the outside into your office if that’s what you’re looking for. The bigger party, Edison bulb-style ones can be strung across the room and the smaller fairy light-styles can be coiled up in an old wine bottle or glass bowl for a whimsical touch.
For task lighting, a simple metal desk lamp will do the trick. This is not an area to overthink, any sort of table lamp that you already have is more than perfect.
Furnishing Your Office Space with Farmhouse Charm
Modern farmhouses tend to have bulkier furniture that your whole family can gather around or cozy up into. If you were in your living room, for example, a large, simple but plush couch in neutral colors are the biggest trend, with a large wooden coffee table. In a dining room, a large wooden table with optional picnic bench style seating is classic. Now let’s translate that over to your home office furniture.
For your home office desk, you can generally opt for one of three trends. If you have an antique writing desk, this is the perfect moment for it. If not, any solid wood desk, bench, or small kitchen table will function beautifully. If you’re going the DIY-route, take any sort of old wood slap, a wood table top, or an old dining room table and then rest it on a pair of metal filing cabinets, old cabinetry, or nightstands. This is a great way to repurpose salvaged pieces while giving you plenty of storage in arms reach.
Your office chair is the perfect moment for some personality depending on how rustic or modern you want your overall office furniture vibe to be. Choose a metal chair or stool if you want a more industrial or rustic farmhouse situation. If you want a more elevated and eclectic feel for your desk chair, grab a spare dining room chair (the less it matches your other dining room chairs the better). And if you want movability, you can either add casters to a chair you already own or purchase a rolling swivel chair that have a similar feel, be it covered in leather (real or vegan), fabric tufting, or a simple metal framework.
Plenty of Storage
Storage is fundamental to any home office space, and modern farmhouse ones are no exception. If you have built in bookshelves, now is the time to celebrate and take advantage of them. If not, or in addition if you want more storage, add wide bookcases or break out your grandparent’s antique hutch to store all your books and office supplies. Floating shelves held up by black metal brackets or salvaged corbels add to the industrial farmhouse or rustic farmhouse aesthetic appropriately.
Filing cabinets, wall-mounted wire magazine racks, wooden crates, and storage baskets of various mediums like wicker, rope, metal, or fabric, all provide great organization and the ability to hide clutter easily. The more storage space, the better could very well be the motto of this design.
Farmhouse Home Office Décor
In modern farmhouses, you will find all sorts of rustic and metal accents throughout. You can add fun wooden framed signs or mirrors for some personality. Chalkboards and corkboards are perfect help you stay organized and on task. Consider a large metal wall clock as a focal point in your wall décor. Finally, greenery in all forms: dried, fresh, or artificial, will help bring the outside in and freshen up your space.
Why Should I Go For A Modern Farmhouse Design In My Home Office
Storage, Storage, Storage
One of the best things about designing with farmhouse charm in mind, is the storage opportunities. As previously discussed, storage is arguably the central most key in this design aesthetic. You are encouraged to incorporate everything from bookcases, open shelving, vanities and hutches to all manner of filing cabinets, storage bins and baskets. No matter how cluttered your space feels, giving your home office décor a farmhouse style makeover will instantly help you feel refreshed, organized, and empowered.
Reuse and Repurpose
A “make do” mentality is central to remodeling any space and this is no different. Reusing and repurposing furniture is core in keeping that rustic touch to your office space. Basically, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, and if it is broke, fixing it is optional. If a piece has some cosmetic damage, that’ll only add to it’s charm.
Blendable with other styles
Modern farmhouse décor blends well with any other style of home décor. It doesn’t matter what time period or architectural style you’re already dealing with because farmhouses existed in in all of them. The more touches you add from style categories like industrial lean into that rustic aesthetic. Balancing with Scandinavian, minimal designs leans into a very contemporary look and going Victorian (or basically any other aesthetic) will strike an eclectic note.
This blendability makes it easier you to change up your home office décor because you can make very small changes to create this modern farmhouse look. You can reuse pieces you already have and give them new life with small changes, like a new coat of paint, new hardware, or using it in a different manner from it’s original purpose. You can also add just a few accent pieces, like a chalk board or some new baskets, to freshen up your space.
Conclusion
Now that a significant portion of the workforce is now working from home, many are struggling to create functional and productive workspaces within their homes. Deciding on making a modern farmhouse styled office allows you to create a warm, cozy, and inviting space that is practical and full of storage.
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