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.