A Mainfloor Masterpiece
Scandinavian Farmhouse:
These clients were the worst! Just kidding, well maybe… This is our personal home remodel designed by me, the owner, in our 1905 farmhouse. It originally had a very choppy first floor that didn’t flow well and had been partially remodeled in the 70’s. Having previously remodeled a farmhouse we wanted to take a more modern approach this time around, so I decided on a Scandinavian farm style with natural wood, and lots of white.
I personally LOVE a big kitchen and it has always been the heart of our home. We decided to take out a large brick fireplace and chimney that was in the center of the main floor, and transition the formal living room into a large expansive kitchen, with lots of windows for natural light. In researching what I wanted to do with the island, I loved the more modern waterfall style that I saw, but wanted to switch it up. My husband built this massive 10′ island with clear vertical grain douglas fir, waterfalled like I wanted. The custom kitchen cabinets are matte black stained cherry, this gave me the black look I wanted while still allowing the beauty of the wood grain to show. Quartz countertops have proven to be very sturdy and resilient for our family and I enjoy the contrast to the dark cabinetry. The dining area is where the kitchen was previously, the walls were in poor condition after demo’ing out the old kitchen, so I decided to put in this board and batton to define the space from the kitchen and create some texture.
These clients were the worst! Just kidding, well maybe… This is our personal home remodel designed by me, the owner, in our 1905 farmhouse. It originally had a very choppy first floor that didn’t flow well and had been partially remodeled in the 70’s. Having previously remodeled a farmhouse we wanted to take a more modern approach this time around, so I decided on a Scandinavian farm style with natural wood, and lots of white.
I personally LOVE a big kitchen and it has always been the heart of our home. We decided to take out a large brick fireplace and chimney that was in the center of the main floor, and transition the formal living room into a large expansive kitchen, with lots of windows for natural light. In researching what I wanted to do with the island, I loved the more modern waterfall style that I saw, but wanted to switch it up. My husband built this massive 10′ island with clear vertical grain douglas fir, waterfalled like I wanted. The custom kitchen cabinets are matte black stained cherry, this gave me the black look I wanted while still allowing the beauty of the wood grain to show. Quartz countertops have proven to be very sturdy and resilient for our family and I enjoy the contrast to the dark cabinetry. The dining area is where the kitchen was previously, the walls were in poor condition after demo’ing out the old kitchen, so I decided to put in this board and batton to define the space from the kitchen and create some texture.
