Hi jcutl, Marie here.

Are you wanting to stay true to the country aesthetic?

If you want my advice, stay smooth on all your drywall even ceiling.

Don't do any texture anywhere it cheapens any look.

If you must do texture - don't do popcorn, go to a knockdown.

Keep your walls smooth so it'll be easy to add wainscotting, headboard, paint etc.

If it were my home, I'd keep it all smooth! Good luck!

Knock down on ceiling only.

Don't add texture to your drywall. It's very dated and will just be a pain later if you ever have to do replacement or painting. Leave texture to fabrics, art, and accessories.

Texture is hardly dated .. unless your walls are perfect you'll see everything with smooth. This is nice .. (disregard the color!) a smooth hand troweled finish ..

smooth hand trowel

Smooth. Just make sure your drywall contractor is really good!

I vote for minimal texture as shown in the gold painted finish. I think of Farmhouses as being rather rustic and organic, so I think subtle texture or plaster can add a handmade look if you will. Just paint it flat for a softer minimized look....somehow I don't see reflection on a farmhouse wall....but that is just me!

As Sammy says your contractor must be really good for a truely smooth finish,Level five without any spray texture at all! I do like a very slight knock down though. This can be very attractive in a rustic setting and you don't have to worry so much about flaws. It is not the same as the one pictured above; this is a bit smoother. I wish I had a better pic, sorry.

I don’t know what happened to drywallers but I have never has a smooth drywall finish that was not perfect IMO all this texturing is because the drywallers are not trained to be pros , No texture is the best finish and always will be. I do agree it is regional you would rarely see textured walls in Canada

Here in the Chicago area it is all smooth all the time for drywall. It does take a skilled tape and mud crew to get it just right it is messy and takes several days, but so worth it.

It does seem to be a regional issue. I have lived in NY, Ohio, Michigan, and never seen a textured wall in any houses. Only drywall with taped and mud seems. Only our vacation rentals in Florida have had textured walls. Not a fan since it seems like camouflage for a bad tape/mud job. Where are you building?

Smooth is the preferred look.

In addition to skilled tapers, you also need a good framing job. That's where the expectations versus price comes into play as the texture needs to be decided up front so it can be bid appropriately. A GC is responsible for the final outcome so shouldn't be a problem but a homeowner hiring out individual trades will likely run into a finger pointing session if problems arise.

I am in Florida. The gentleman who does my drywall is Canadian! And is very skilled. I think texture is a personal choice here though and has nothing at all to do with the quality of the taping and mudding job! I have seen some beautiful textures in multi- million dollar homes. As there are so many different style homes here that lend themselves to textured walls ( Mediterranean, Spanish etc.) it could of course be a regional preference. These textured finishes are only as good as the skill of the craftsman applying them however!

Smooth!!!

Textured walls are definitely regional. I haven't seen many textures walls in California, but in my home state of Texas they are everywhere. Textured walls in regions where they aren't the norm, do tend to stick out and seem rather dated, but others, not so much. I think textured walls are quite ugly and I don't necessarily see the connection between textured walls and farm house, but that might be just me.

Really Steph? I didn't know textured walls existed until I moved to Southern CA! I hate them but we have them all throughout every home here.

I've lived in Southern California over 7 years, Northern 3yrs, and I've never seen them in any home I visited or lived, so who knows. I had a issue with one room I could have easily textured to quickly complete it, but I hate textured walls so much, I learned how to properly skim coat walls.

Smooth!! Textured walls are definitely regional - when we moved to Oregon, every house, including ours, seemed to have them. I came to the conclusion that nobody in Oregon knew how to mud and tape. ;) I loathed them - but short of redrywalling everything, we were kind of stuck with it. In MA, our 1980s colonial had heavily textured walls in the "rustic" family room (complete with fake beams) which we removed. The rest of the house was smooth. In Ontario, other than ceilings, you rarely see textured walls and the drywallers are often highly skilled. (often, not always)

You will pay more for smooth walls, that's just the way it is, just depends on what you want.

I miss my smooth Chicago walls!

I agree that most standard textures are very 1980 orange peel. I'm over it. I love smooth walls but you have to trust your mud guy. Mind convinced me that a light texture on the ceiling will help hide the butt joints better. Smooth for the walls. Texture comes later for me.