You can take many routes when you begin to design your farm beyond the basics. Not only do you need to consider your day-to-day objectives, but also what map you’ve chosen to placeyour farm in Stardew Valley. With that in mind, we’ve tried to include as many different types of inspirational farms as possible. Some ideas on the list are also universal, meaning they can be easily modified to what map you have. Try out one, some, or all on your own farm!
13. Circular Center
While there are tons of logistical layout ideas that are shared in the Stardew Valley community, we think there’s always room to prioritize aesthetics. This is because your farm is a place you will travel around every day you play the game. That’s why we think this layout shared byTanner on YouTubeis a great inspiration to make your farm pop. Using a mixture of mushroom trees and other common tree varieties allows for coverage that creates theillusion of a perfect circle.
12. Organization Heaven
If you aren’t concerned with having a specific style for your farm, you may instead look at organizing it as neatly as possible. This layout presented byretributionpics on YouTubegives a great look at what anoptimized farmcan look like. We can see manysingle-crop patcheswith walking paths in between them. The player has also placed sheds directly after one another, with the greenhouse and tapped maple trees on each side. Doing a layout like thismakes daily chores super easyto complete.
11. Urbanized Property
Do you want your farm to look like you’re strolling through Pelican Town’s main area? If so, check out this layout byPoP on YouTube. Crops are placed in aquad grid format to emulate a town square, as well as multiple cabins placed close to the player’s main home. Next door is a Slime Hutch and Stable, with a barn and ponds nearby. All of these structures are separated by stone pathways and stone lamps, giving adowntown vibe.
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10. Simple & Sleek
A lot of the design for Stardew Valley, especially on farms, focuses on natural colors with some primary colored accents. That’s why this layout shown bySarity on YouTubecaught our attention. Instead of going with normal hues, this farm is adorned withdark wood tones, black roofing, and surroundings crowded with rich greens. Flower pots and bright red roofs are not necessary on this farm, which allows the player to create adramatic and streamlined lookfor their property.
9. Efficiency-Focused
For the farmer that wakes up and immediately heads outside to collect bounties that bloomed overnight, a farm focused on efficiency is a must. As shown on aYouTube video by Cliff Edges, a farm that helps a player collect assets quickly needs a lot ofsmartly-designed pathways. For example, the farm above shows paths that loop around to quickly grab honey and crops. If the player needs to travel further than this, they can also immediately jump on thehorse at the stable right next to their home.
8. Condensed & Convenient
While having so much open land on your farm can be nice, it can also make daily tasks all the more daunting. For those who don’t want to feel like they’re running in a million directions to do their chores, consider condensing everything. To achieve this, you can take inspiration fromSir Nemo’s YouTube video.Center your crops around your hometo make collection easy in the morning, as well as add iridium sprinklers to cover the task of watering them. Sir Nemo also smartly places otheressential structures to the marginsof the main space, such as vertically lining up silos and placing a few tapped trees in extra spots.
7. Controlled Chaos
Some players don’t want a uniform and clean-looking farm, instead they may want something that looks more natural. Looking at aYouTube video by korokleafs, we can find a great execution of this idea. You don’t want to go overboard and make it hard to complete your daily farming tasks, so make sure youleave plenty of pathways. But don’t be afraid to mix things up with different materials and paths that are not straight.Place lots of grass patches and plantsaround the farm to enhance the look.
6. Clean Artisan
There is a lot of focus on crops and animals when it comes to farm layouts, which makes sense as both are essential to running a successful farm. Let’s not forget artisan work, though! It is a great source of money and keeps players very busy on a daily basis.Fuzzireno on YouTubegives an inspiring farm for anyone in the artisan career, with sheds right next to their home, square lots for honey, and oil machines strategically placed. They’ve done all of this masterfully, with wide and clean pathways to keep everything looking neat.
5. Kitschy Color
While we’ve covered unique color choices, maximalism, and clean pathways on this list, we haven’t quite covered an entry that fits the bill for all of these attributes. In a video shared byKyper on YouTube, we get an example of how toneatly line tons of assets with bright colors everywhere. you may still easily navigate your crops and find buildings, all while enjoying the aesthetic value ofcolorful buildings and flowers all around. To keep the area from looking too crowded, the player chose toutilize both paths and fencing.
4. Tropical Playground
For those building on a beach farm, it can be hard to know how to decorate a farm. A reason for this is that crops end up relegated to the greenhouse in late-stage gameplay. This makes it hard to what goes where in their layout. AYouTube video by MerakiMaigives some valuable inspiration, showing a plot lined withshrubbery, ponds, and playful path formations. The end result is a farm that looks cute andnaturally beachy, with some pops of color throughout.
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3. Cozy Ranch
There are obviously tons of ways to show your personality through farm decoration in Stardew Valley, but sometimes you may not want a rigid aesthetic. ThisYouTube video by Punnyshows that you don’t need to go with a specific design style, like minimalism or modern, to pull off a good-looking farm. They have created a farm thatevokes realistic and cozy vibesthrough a variety of small touches. One of the key details we notice throughout is the use ofgrass to show overgrowth, as well asmaking the home a different color schemethan the natural parts of the farm.
2. Shoreside Orchard
As we discussed in a previous entry, adorning your beach farm with tons of crops is usually more trouble than it is worth, seeing as you’re able to’t use sprinklers. A video bySatoshi Gaming on YouTubeshowcases a focus ontrees, ponds, and artisan machines(with some crops). The rustic look of the farm is enhanced bywooden pathways and not leaving much negative spacebehind. We also noticed that they kept the few crops they had on their farm close to the house to make for easy watering when needed.
1. Multiplayer Cottagecore
Many Stardew Valley players primarily focus on multiplayer gameplay, which may make their farm requirements a bit different. This design shown onYouTube by Pachimarigives some inspiration for how to set up a farm used by multiple players. One of the key aspects is creating a blueprint that allows each player to leave their home andimmediately have a place to get to work. The farm shown above does that. Crops, fishing, animals, and more are all instantly available upon leaving their homes. It doesn’t hurt that this farm also achieves aneffortlessly adorable appearance.
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