My client bought a beautiful, 150 year old farm house with a number of acres, a large work shed, a pond, a silo, etc. They wanted the very best farm house kitchen design she could find. Their ‘new’ place was wonderfully ancient, with post and beam construction and not a single floor in the house was flat (much less level / LOL). We ended up rebuilding their master bath, installed cabinets in their pantry and completely re-did this kitchen I’m writing about.
She had very good taste (my opinion) and liked the look of the cabinetry on our website. She sent me a few pictures of cabinetry from a vintage cabinet shop in England. They were doing authentic, century old reproduction furniture. The look was perfectly understated. We used a few of their details but more importantly, she conveyed the kind of look she was attracted to… and we came up with this kitchen design….
These next three shots are a rough sketch of the floor plan and two renderings for the face views. You’ll notice that there are no wall cabinets…
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turn this floor plan upside down to view it as the photos were taken
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drawn without the island (to not block the view of the sink)
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stove wall / looking to the right
Here are two close up of the doors & drawer fronts. Tall drawer fronts we made as frame and panel but shorter ones became slabs with a bead running along the top and bottom edge. We also increased the door frame widths to make them closer to a older, more authentic look.
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dishwasher and pull-out trash bins sit on each side of the farm sink
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42 inch wide passage way (work area)
Here is the island…
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island’s back side (sink side)
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she suggested this open ended configuration
And a left and right wide shot…. The kitchen is too large to photograph it all in a single master shot. In the first picture you’ll also notice more cabinets we built in the pantry (room in the back )
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a good functioning workspace that remains pleasing to the eye
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she recently texted me saying she loves her kitchen / that IS what a cabinetmaker loves to hear.
I really love old, vintage woodwork and so glad a client was looking for just that look.
Russell Hudson / Hudson Cabinetmaking, Inc.
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