Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The Farmhouse Kitchen Plan

I know I'm getting ahead of myself, but I can't wait to see this kitchen finished.  While it's a bit dark and dated now, it's a big room with lots of potential and I'm really excited about it.

The inspiration?  Well, the simple farmhouse styling we see throughout the rest of the house.  Simple moldings.  Lots of sunlight.  And open to the dining room and living room.

In many ways, it reminds me of a kitchen we did a few years ago.  We incorporated reclaimed lumber into the design - on the island top and the open shelving.

SoPo Cottage Project #9



And like that house, we will wrap the steel beam with reclaimed lumber, to hide it with a period look.














So here's the layout.  We'll have a big center island, a double french door to the deck and lots of cabinet space.


View today
I love how the kitchen is open to the first floor - but you can't see any mess in the kitchen sink when you come in the door.  Great for a sloppy cook like me! And look how much light floods in the room with the new french doors we have installed. Won't that be wonderful once we have nice light walls?
Future view from living area
The farm sink will be centered under the kitchen window.  Next to the refrigerator is a big pantry.

The island provides storage and a spot for the microwave.


And the guys will be building a custom mud bench with additional storage next to the back door.
The mud bench will be next to the back door
View from the future deck! 
What else are we including?  Well, we're adding double french doors, that will open up to a mahogany deck and large, private backyard.  Don't you love the peek into the kitchen from the to-be-built deck? And I'll be swapping out a couple of the upper cabinets for some open shelving.

















I'm pretty excited about the finishes as well.  The cabinets are from Thomasville, in a color called Dover - a slightly taupe color.  We'll be using this complimentary quartz countertop around the perimeter of the room and reclaimed lumber for butcher block on the island.






Behind the stove, instead of a tile accent, I'm going to clean up this antique fireback we found in another house.  It will add a nice touch!
Antique fireback - soon to be accent behind kitchen stove
So what do you think?  Do you like the mix of reclaimed wood with modern cabinetry?  


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15 comments:

  1. Why did you switch from Thomasville from Martha Stewart? Just curious.

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    1. Color!!! I didn't want plain white and this color goes beautifully with all the other elements in the house.

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  2. I like it Laurel, and it will be interesting to see the "Dover" on the cabinets.

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  3. Love it, it will be a pleasure for the new owners to cook in and enjoy. I can just see kids sitting at the island.

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  4. I really like that countertop choice! That fireback will be a cool and unique addition!

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  5. It's going to look so good! I'm curious though about the narrow cupboard to the right of the fridge - what will it be used for? We have one like it with narrow shelves and it's baffled me for years.

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    1. It's a pantry cabinet. It's 24" wide and 24" deep, so it will hold quite a bit!

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    2. Sorry, I meant the one on the other side! It looks like it will pull straight out?

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    3. Oh the upper one!! Actually, we decided to delete both of those upper cabinets and will be installing open shelving in that area. It was a better solution under that beam that we needed to open up the room.

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    4. I used Soprano for my countertops and I love how it looks like many countertops of marble I saw when I was in France last year. It is very creamy. Not stark and there are taupe tones in it. It is not as cool as all the greys everyone is using. It also goes much better with wood tones because of this.

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    5. I like it so much I'm using it again in our latest house! It's a great neutral!

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  6. I really like putting the microwave in the island. As a short person, barely 5', I don't like the over the range microwaves - too high to see in.

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  7. That fireback! I saw a similar one at a garage sale a couple of months ago and wanted it, but we don't have a fireplace. What a great idea to use it as a backplate for the stove, it's going to look amazing.

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  8. Project number 9 was my dream home. Void of steps...can’t wait for this one

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    1. I think this one will have a similar feel!!

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