11 Charming Farmhouse Kitchens

Rustic meets modern in designer Ellen Denisevich-Grickis's Rhode Island home, which features a Murano glass chandelier hanging above a vibrant Shaker-style island.
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(photo: Richard Mandelkorn)

Rustic meets modern in designer Ellen Denisevich-Grickis's Rhode Island home, which features a Murano glass chandelier hanging above a vibrant Shaker-style island.

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(photo: Nikolas Koenig)

Large windows overlook the pasture in this Martha's Vineyard kitchen by architect Mark Hutker, which includes a La Cornue range and granite counters.

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(photo: Scott Frances)

This streamlined upstate New York kitchen designed by Thad Hayes includes a circa-1910 iron chandelier.

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(photo: Eric Piasecki)

Barstools by Mulligan's add a homey element to this Dutchess County, New York, kitchen by Gil Schafer, who also designed the cabinetry.

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The kitchen of this Hunterdon County, New Jersey, residence by Michael Graves, John Diebboll, and Robert Miller features maple cabinets.

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(photo: Giancarlo Gardin)

Fulvio Di Rosa restored the ceilings and designed the cabinets at this home in Borgo di Vagli, a tiny village in Tuscany.

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(photo: Matt Wargo)

A combination of reclaimed and patinated new wood was used to create the cabinets in this Bucks County, Pennsylvania, barn by Penny Drue Baird and Irwin Weiner.

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(photo: Bilyana Dimitrova)

The kitchen and dining area of Dean Marchetto's upstate New York farmhouse juxtaposes Arts and Crafts with modern furnishings.

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(photo: Erhard Pfeiffer)

The island in architect Howard J. Backen's sunny Napa Valley, California, kitchen doubles as a work space and a gathering spot.

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(photo: Tony Soluri)

Mark Manardo and Barbara Balow designed this Michigan kitchen to look like a communal Shaker kitchen.

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(photo: Derry Moore)

The unfussy kitchen of Angela Lansbury's farmhouse on the southeast coast of Ireland features a long table so that meals can be prepared and eaten in the same room.

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