Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I think old houses, and the people who love them, are fascinating. In truth, farmhouses have never been known for their modernity.

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But when modern farmhouse becomes overly popular, it becomes prosaic, something that Karens and Eat, Pray, Love crowds enjoy. Joanna Gaines herself is now mass producing the style via a partnership ...