2 min readMartha Stewart’s 153-acre Bedford Farm property, purchased in 2000, has evolved into a showstopping estate.
The home’s kitchen was renovated in 2021 and features a black-and-white palette, high-performance appliances, and warm metallic accents.
While this kitchen boasts more appliances and features than any normal home cook space may have, Martha frequently films here, and the space is equipped to handle any task.
Martha Stewart’s influence on homemaking is undeniable. From furniture and linens to luggage, she has built one of the most enviable lifestyle empires—one that has shaped how we live at home for more than four decades. Along the way, the business mogul has owned several remarkable properties. From a shingle-sided fixer-upper in the Hamptons to the pink granite drive of her Maine estate, each home has been thoughtfully designed (and often redesigned) with her signature eye. Her farmhouse in Bedford, New York, is no exception.
One of her most ambitious projects, the property was a true blank canvas when Stewart purchased it in 2000—153 acres of rolling fields and untapped potential. Now known as Bedford Farm, or Cantitoe Corners, the property is celebrated for its sweeping daffodil beds and flocks of peafowl. She’s also been known to host Cinco de Mayo gatherings here, complete with her signature “Martha-ritas.” While the entire estate is worth admiring, it’s the kitchen—which she occasionally shares glimpses of on her Instagram—that truly captures our attention, with its layered, “cluttercore”-inspired charm.
The expansive kitchen was renovated in 2021 as part of a larger redesign led by Stewart herself. She replaced the former custard-yellow palette with a crisp black-and-white scheme, refinishing the original cabinetry in a deep, inky hue and refreshing the walls with classic white paint to complement the existing soapstone countertops. Alongside updated flooring, she expanded the kitchen’s already impressive functionality with an array of new appliances: a double French-door wall oven, a traditional pull-down oven, a standard stovetop, and a six-burner cooktop built into the island—often used for filming—plus an ice cream maker tucked beneath it.
To soften the monochrome palette, Stewart layered in warm metallic accents, incorporating antique copper-plated stools, brass hardware, and her collection of classic French cookware. These pieces are displayed across seemingly endless shelving and an overhead hanging rack positioned near the dual cooking stations.
While our kitchens are nowhere near as packed as Martha’s, she is an expert homemaker—it only makes sense that she would have a kitchen setup that’s ready for every single cooking or baking task you could throw at it. Plus, she definitely needs all those burners when she’s hosting for hundreds!
