Farmhouse style kitchens can take many forms — from dressy and elegant, simple and modern, rustic and primitive, French or American. There are, however, a few must-have elements that a design requires in order to give it that farmhouse feel.

Wood Countertops for Farmhouse Style Kitchens
Farmhouse kitchen designs are unpretentious and tend to incorporate mostly natural, organic materials. Kitchens are also typically designed to accommodate cooking large meals. It is for all of these reasons — and many more — that wood countertops are included in farmhouse kitchen designs.
According to HGTV, high quality woods are often the first choice for seating and dining options in farmhouse kitchens. Tables are often classic wood “farm tables”—long planks of oak or other high-quality woods fitted closed and sturdily together. Wood countertops have been crafted of all different species, shapes, and sizes for farmhouse kitchens.
Wood Countertop Designs in Farmhouse Style Kitchens
Sarah Kahn Turner of Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath designed this farmhouse kitchen to include a large Walnut kitchen island top. The Walnut wood top is complimented by the rough hewn texture of the wood beam atop the range hood.

Farmhouse Style Kitchen designed by Jennifer Gilmer Kitchen & Bath
Landmark Cabinetry chose a Reclaimed Oak wood counter for this rustic, farmhouse kitchen. The counter compliments the exposed ceiling and flooring.

Farmhouse Style Kitchen designed by Landmark Cabinetry
Karen Swanson of New England Design Works designed this modern farmhouse kitchen to feature a large Walnut butcher block for the kitchen island end. The warmth of the wood adds a level of comfort and texture to the abundance of neutral colored cabinets and white subway tile.

Modern Farmhouse Kitchen designed by New England Design Works
This elegant farmhouse kitchen designed by Artisan Kitchen and Bath captures southern charm at its finest. Expanded corners were added to the Walnut kitchen island countertop to highlight the columns in the cabinetry.

Elegant Farmhouse Kitchen designed by Artisan Kitchen and Bath
A Reclaimed Oak wood countertop gives this new kitchen designed by Monica Miller of J.S. Brown & Co. charisma beyond its youthful age. The farmhouse look is accomplished through floating shelves that compliment the wood countertop, white subway tile, a vintage super market sign, and decorative letter wall decor.

Modern Farmhouse Kitchen designed by J.S. Brown & Co.
Chip Tiber, CKD, NCDIQ, of Studio 76 Kitchens & Baths designed this classy kitchen to feature a distressed Walnut wood kitchen island with a farmhouse sink. The metal hood, pendant lights, and stools add an industrial flair.

Farmhouse Kitchen designed by Studio 76 Kitchens & Baths
To see more farmhouse style kitchens with wood countertops, visit our Countertop Image Library.