American Farmhouse Style

American Farmhouse Style is the ultimate resource for open, welcoming American décor and architecture, whether in a historic farmhouse, modern country estate or suburban home.

Refresh for Spring!

American Farmhouse Style • APRIL/MAY 2025

Editor’s Choice • Find inspiring gift ideas for Mother’s Day and beyond.

Refresh Your Walls • Two experts share their insight on how to best use wallpaper in your next home project.

APPLYING YOUR WALLPAPER • Designer Elizabeth Rees shares her tips and tricks on how to make the most out of your wallpaper, whether peel & stick, traditional non-pasted or traditional pre-pasted.

Spring Refresh • These details are sure to elevate any space in your home with timeless charm.

Mother’s Day Gift Guide • Treat your mom this Mother’s Day with these fun and fabulous treasures.

It’s a Spring Thing! • Learn how to style spring vignettes with tiered trays and hand stamp your own linens.

How to Stamp Cloth Napkins

Renovate or Build? • Should you renovate your existing home or move into a new house? Let this quiz help you decide.

Living Space Logistics • Incorporate these timeless farmhouse details into the living spaces in your home.

Upcycling Furniture with Paint • Upcycling furniture creates a homey touch that’s classic for farmhouse style. Choosing the furniture and paint can be overwhelming, but Susan Hudson, creator of the Black Dog Salvage furniture paint line, has expert advice on how to choose your paint.

Keys to the Kitchen • Craft a cozy, inviting, functional and charming space at the center of your home.

What’s in a Sink? • The sink you choose will be central to your kitchen design. The kitchen experts and sink manufacturers at Sinkology share their expertise on your sink options.

Statement Dining • The dining room is the perfect area for large, foundational pieces that are staples of your farmhouse décor.

Bathroom Basics • Strategically pick materials and finishes for a bathroom style that will stand the test of time.

Bedroom Bliss • When designing your bedroom, keep things simple and warm for a welcoming farmhouse space.

Reimagining Home • A beloved Maryland waterfront property experiences a coastal cottage farmhouse transformation.

Beautifully Built Back • Rebuilding a home allows you to use the same parcel of land in a new way, ensuring that accommodations are made for modern life and updates and that the land and footprint of the rebuild are maximized in the best ways possible. Paul shares some insights into the process.

Life Al Fresco • With its magical location, letting nature in while also creating spaces to enjoy the outdoors was essential to this rebuild. Paul says, “We created four different areas for outdoor living on the water.” Here’s just what each one was and its benefits.

Cali Casual, Farmhouse Modern • A basic box kitchen turns into a casual-meets-modern farmhouse space, all while staying within a budget.

Fixer Upper Farmhouse • This South Carolina home transformed from an abandoned home into a farmhouse haven.

Architecture Advice • Through the architectural elements of your home, you can build a farmhouse look directly into the bones of the structure.

Celebrate Your Ceiling • The ceiling is the largest area of a room, but it often gets overlooked. Decorative Ceiling Tiles is out to change that and give homeowners a reason to look up. “Ceilings are a blank canvas,” says Milan Jara, founder of the company. “If you decorate your ceiling, it makes a huge difference.” Get ready to say goodbye to your popcorn ceiling and hello to a fresh new look.

Key Details • Sometimes, the smallest details can make...