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farmhouse style

/ˈfɑːrm.haʊs staɪl/

Very Common

A home design aesthetic using shiplap, neutral tones, rustic wood, and vintage-inspired pieces.

Has a strong generational split online. People who decorated in 2016 defend it. Younger design creators use it as shorthand for mid-2010s taste. Neither side is wrong.

Real-world examples4 examples
#ExampleWhat it meansSource
01farmhouse style gets a bad rap now but honestly my house still makes me happy every morningThe speaker doesn't regret their design choices despite trend backlash.instagram, 2024
02if i see one more farmhouse style flip i'm losing my mind. get some color in there.The speaker is tired of seeing the same aesthetic in house flipping content.tiktok, 2024
03we bought the house specifically because it already had the farmhouse style. nothing to redo.The existing aesthetic was a feature that appealed to the buyer.tiktok, 2023
04my parents renovated in 2017. full farmhouse style. the shiplap is structural at this point.The parents committed fully to the trend during its peak.x, 2024

Use it when

  • Describing a home aesthetic using shiplap, neutrals, and rustic elements.
  • Critiquing or referencing the HGTV-era design trend.
  • Shopping for pieces with a rustic or vintage-inspired look.

Do not use it when

  • The style uses bold color or maximalist elements.Use “maximalist” instead.
  • You mean the clean lines of mid-century or Scandinavian design.Use “mid-century-modern” instead.

Variations and related forms

modern farmhouse

A cleaner, more contemporary take on the farmhouse style.

Farmhouse style vs mid-century modern

farmhouse style

Farmhouse style leans warm, rustic, textured, and organic. Shiplap, reclaimed wood, neutrals.

VS

mid-century-modern

Mid-century modern leans clean lines, walnut, bold accent colors, and geometric shapes.

Origin and context

Popularized by Chip and Joanna Gaines on HGTV's Fixer Upper starting in 2013, farmhouse style became one of the dominant American interior design trends of the 2010s. The look peaked around 2016 to 2019 and entered trend backlash discourse by the early 2020s.

First seen
mid-2010s
Confidence
high

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Updated: 2026-08-29License: CC BY 4.0

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