Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Design and Remodel

We recently completed a whole house remodeling project for our clients Bill and Tiaha. They recently purchased their new home from Bill's parents, who originally built the home. It was a two-story custom-built country home surrounded by beautiful greenery. A closer look at the kitchen revealed many dated elements, including dated oak kitchen cabinets, laminate countertops, a drop-in sink, and a ceiling fan right in the middle of the kitchen! When it was built, the kitchen was considered spacious and modern. Thirty years later, it was in desperate need of an update.

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Getting Started: A Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Design

The kitchen featured a peninsula that made the layout inefficient. To make the floor plan functional for the family, it had to be redesigned. The plastic laminate countertops were scratched and damaged, the orange oak cabinets made the kitchen feel dark, and the ceiling fan with the orange shade in the middle of the room had to go. Our solution started with the layout. Bill and Tiaha were happy with the location of the appliances. Their goal was more storage and improved flow. We changed the kitchen layout, removing the standard 1990s peninsula to make room for a large island down the middle of the room. This gave the homeowners the additional storage they wanted and immediately improved the flow in the kitchen.

Creating A Brighter Kitchen

We painted the cabinets in Sherwin Williams Alabaster. The off-white matched the farmhouse design aesthetic and brightened up the kitchen. To make it stand out visually, we painted the island Evergreen Fog. To add to the design, we installed a butcher block countertop on the island and Blanco Matrix quartz countertops along the perimeter. The kitchen island allows for better flow through the kitchen and provides more usable storage with plenty of drawers and room for the micro-drawer.

Replacing the Sink: Finishing the Modern Farmhouse Kitchen Design

Finally, we tackled the sink. The existing sink was a double-bowl drop-in sink that needed to be deeper, and neither sink bowl was big enough for dishwashing. Our solution was to replace the dated sink with a large farmhouse sink with plenty of depth and width for washing dishes and ties into the new modern farmhouse interior. Since we had fixed the layout, improved the flow in the kitchen, and improved the storage, Bill and Tiaha requested floating shelves near the sink to lean into the Modern Farmhouse aesthetic. All these elements worked together to create a brighter kitchen with a better flow that lets the feel of nature in!