Industrial Farmhouse Style
What Is Industrial Farmhouse Style?
Industrial farmhouse style is a hybrid of the industrial and modern farmhouse home décor trends that have been popular in recent years.
History of Industrial Farmhouse Style
Industrial Farmhouse Style is a modern home décor trend that is rooted in nostalgia for both the agricultural and industrial past.
Modern farmhouse style is a somewhat generic take on the farmhouse traditions largely of the U.S. and Europe, popularized in the U.S. by HGTV personalities such as Joanna Gaines, who has built a lifestyle empire around a crowd-pleasing, neo-rustic aesthetic that create a wholesome fantasy of farm life for modern families.
Industrial style is based on the aesthetics of the Industrial Age and has become increasingly fashionable in recent decades as industry began to disappear from cities, and warehouse and factory conversions of homes and offices became synonymous with urban hip and chic.
Modern farmhouse style can skew a little cutesy and twee, while pure industrial can feel cold and sterile. The two styles together create a pleasing balance that explains why they work so well together and remain a mainstream trend.
Key Elements of Industrial Farmhouse Style
Industrial Elements
Focus on raw materials such as brick, metal, glass, concrete, and hardwood
Architecture, fixtures, and décor favor simple, strong, clean lines
Architecture may include exposed piping, ductwork, wiring, and structural elements as integral to the overall aesthetic rather than hidden behind drywall
Existing structural elements such as exposed brick walls, rustic wood ceiling beams, large metal-grid windows, or polished concrete floors are preserved and highlighted
Materials are often weathered, distressed, and otherwise worn, with a patina that celebrates their age and provenance
Newer builds without existing features may use reclaimed or new materials designed to look old
Color palette tends to be neutral, in shades of black, white, and gray
Subway tiles are an affordable, ubiquitous feature of both industrial and modern farmhouse design, but finished with dark grout gives them an industrial edge
Fixtures lean toward black metal, oil-rubbed bronze, or copper
