Kitchen Remodel
This hundred-year-old-kitchen had solid bones but had seen better days. Worn by a half-century of neglect, we worked with the original elements to maintain the look and feel of a traditional American kitchen. We increased functionality while creating more space for people to gather in the most important room in the house.
The original farmhouse sink looked out on the rear yard. We selected the sink as one of the core components to structure our remodel of the kitchen around.
Raised Cabinets
The end result, including raising the cabinets up more than a foot, combined the restoration of the existing elements and the addition of new materials that preserved the original look and feel.
Hickory Custom Island
We built the new island to provide both a centralized work space as well as a place to congregate. We brought the kitchen to life with a characterized hickory for the countertops, wainscot, and shelving. The contrast in colors of the Hickory woodwork, the natural brass hardware and the white cabinets creates a sense of warming while also providing a clean, distinguished look.
The open shelving was made possible after we removed a wall that had formerly contained a laundry chute, which was no longer functional. We wrapped the new hood in the same species of wood to visually integrate the 1940's Wedge wood stove with the rest of the trim work. The space offers both tremendous functionality as well as a place to come together.
The original built-in cabinets were covered in a half-dozen layers of paint. This is pretty common though it makes wood aficionados cringe. We chose characterized hickory for the trim. It brought a wooden element to the white kitchen without darkening it. The darker hues in it also integrated with the original fir floor, which was already stained dark. We scraped and sanded the cabinets back to luster and, after a fresh spray with a semi-gloss finish, they looked brand new . We reinforced the new island with steel plates because the homeowner makes his own charcuterie and wanted to be able to butcher a whole hog on top.