What is a modern farmhouse?

You don't want baseboard to be thicker than door casing. It's better if baseboard dies into the casing. Personally I think 1" is a bit thick for a base if it is flat on top.

I too want to know what is a modern farmhouse it has always been a puzzle to me, is it a modern house on a farm that would be my understanding. . As for trim I like all the same in all the spaces and 4" is perfect for all and depending on ceiling height 4 - or 6" for case and no 1/4 rounf or shoe mold for modern look.

A 1 x4 and a 1 x6 are both 3/4 thick. You don't need any more depth to a baseboard, unless you are enamored with dusting.

I have done the wider head trim that is thicker than casing with the overhang. It gives a simple Craftsman look and is labor saving. Casing larger than 4" is usually too large. Do a mockup and see. I like baseboard to be not more than 5/8 thick. 6" high worked in my house.

For those asking - modern farmhouse in our case is a little farmhouse style (think gables and shed dormers, natural wood tones, hardwood floors, neutrals) with a modern twist, so very clean modern lines of the house a la Hutker Architects work, drywall returns, simple trims and finishes (e.g. slab front cabinets, shaker style rail and stile doors). Once I have pics of it looking more than a sheathed structure, I will gladly share

@JAN MOYER - THANK YOU! These are beautiful projects (WOW, the VIEW!!!). This is kind of what I was looking at. We know we like the 6" baseboards, I will check as I would think they're 3/4" thick so as @Seabornman says, the casing and baseboard is slightly less thick than the headers on doors -- not a hill a will die on, but I do like that nice look. You both reaffirmed what I was starting to wrap my head around with the 6" baseboard and 4" casing, so thank you!

I really think that, although "Modern Farmhouse" is a made-up term that originated on HGTV for a style that neither resembles a working farmhouse nor resembles modernism in anyway, the term has been around long enough that pretty much everybody who frequents a design forum has a consistent visual of what these houses look like.

It's made up. It is descriptive of an eclectic combinations of styles that really have nothing to do with the words in the name. We all get it.

But people who persist in pretending that they don't know what it is, are just being pedants and giving those who use the term a hard time just to give them a hard time.

If you don't like the name just skip the f-g post.

I never uttered the M.F house words to my client, or to any trade involved.

My only little buzz words were "strictly simple", "organic", "textured", "warm" and modern.

Why? Because I wanted no one conjuring up ship lap,......ahem ..contributions.

The point of the house was the view, as much as we could squeeze in relative to framing, and wherever we could get it.. There were some give ups in that, as there always are. Simple as that.

The M farmhouse never needed to be a cliche - blame that on the clocks and you know who of TV