How to Add Farmhouse Style to Your Home

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Find an old

   You should fine a distinctive sign to place on your mantle piece or on your shelf.
   
   Find something with a meaningful or fun message.
   
   You could also find a sign from an old restaurant in your neighborhood or something that feels nostalgic.
   
   If you can’t find what you are looking for, you could make your own sign or ask a local painter to make one for you., Fresh flowers are a staple of the Farmhouse style.
   
   By leaving the walls and background furniture in soft, light colors, you can focus the energy in a room around the fresh flowers.
   
   You might decide to have house plants or you could use freshly cut flowers, in a vase on your kitchen table.
   
   Whatever you decide, be sure to liven up your home with some bright, colorful flowers.
   
   You could put the flowers in blue mason jars or Industrial style, metal containers, for an authentic look., Whenever you are shopping for bedding, pillowcases, throws or sofas, you should prioritize natural materials.
   
   Linen, cotton and wool are hallmarks of Farmhouse style.
   
   In addition, try to find fabrics that have soft, light colors, and avoid excessively energetic colors such as bright pink or neon green., Place wire baskets around your living room, in the mud room or other parts of your house.
   
   You can keep books, magazines, pillows or gardening tools in the baskets.
   
   The utilitarian look of wire baskets is part of the Farmhouse style, and is also very practical.You could put some wire baskets underneath a bench in your mud room.
   
   In the winter, you could store your gloves, hats and mitts in the baskets.
   
   You could use wire baskets to store fruits and vegetables in your cold storage room or in your kitchen. , Industrial style accessories are a great match with Farmhouse style.
   
   Find an industrial style clock, vase, frame or other accessory and place it in your Farmhouse style house.For instance, you could put an industrial pendant light in your Farmhouse style living room.
   
   You could also put an industrial style bedside lamp in your Farmhouse style bedroom.
   
   The hard lines and metallic look of Industrial style will give some edge to the soft tones of Farmhouse style, while keeping everything rustic.
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   Step 2: weathered sign.

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   Step 3: Brighten up the room with some flowers.

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   Step 4: Shop for natural fabrics.

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   Step 5: Get wire baskets.

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   Step 6: Find industrial style accessories.

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