Something about renovating a farmhouse just sounds so idyllic to me. And Joanna’s farmhouse kitchen renovation doesn’t disappoint. She and her husband took it from closed off and dated to open and, well, check it out yourself…
Hey guys! I live in Texas and my husband and I are in the middle of renovating our 125 yr old farmhouse. We have been married for ten years, have four kids, and have lived in 9 homes. All of which we bought, lived in, and flipped. After we move into the farmhouse, I am done. I hope.
When my husband first showed me this house, I walked right out of it and said there is no way. Two weeks later we were signing papers and it was ours. I had to get my game face on so that I wouldn’t freak out. There was so much potential especially in the kitchen area and this is where I decided to focus the most. The kitchen had a huge brick wall (you can’t see it in the before pic) and it just felt so dark and dated.
We decided to take the brick wall down to counter top height so the kitchen would be open to the rest of the house. I wanted a clean palette in the kitchen because when life gets crazy with four kiddos, it seems to all happen in the kitchen. My kitchen tends be the pit stop for school bags, paperwork, mother’s day out crafts, etc… I wanted the space to feel clean even when things started piling up. Brazilian black granite and white subway tile is as clean and simple as it gets.
We lightened the space up by painting the existing cabinets and brick white. We also added glass to the cabinets that framed out the sink and we replaced the window above the sink. My big affordable farm sink came from Ikea. I chose an affordable, durable laminate floor- clean up is so easy with these!
I went to a used restaurant supply place and found a stainless steel island with wheels, got it for a bargain!
This house ended up being perfect for the six of us. I am glad my husband had the guts and vision to get past the obvious! – Joanna
If you want to see more from Joanna and her husband Chip, here’s her blog. And in the favorite-part arena, I could stare at the awesome sloped beams for at least an hour. And Sherry loves the big window over the sink and the contrast of the dark window treatment, stools, and counter with all that white.
Ellen says
Yay! for a local fixer upper! This couple is local to me and the local news has been all over their pilot with HGTV. I really hope it gets picked up.
After seeing this kitchen? My new ultimate dream would be for them to come and renovate the kitchen in my fixer-upper. Hopefully with HGTV dollars! ;-)
Sunshine and Paint Pots says
Thanks for posting this reader redesign, while the kitchen reveal is amazing, I love (underline) the farmhouse that they are renovating which you can read about on their blog – which without this post I don’t think we would have stumbled across.
Loving the posts on the new house, feels good to be able to be along for the ride with you guys on this one from the start!
Cheers, Col
Lexie says
Wondering if she can share information on the range hood…where to purchase, brand? Wonderful redo…thanks for sharing!
Leonie HF says
WOW! What a difference. The kitchen is so beautiful now, I love the monochrome palette and the beams! And opening it up was the best idea – what a fantastic job.
DiAnne says
Check out numbersandnails.com
What an inspiration you are to them!
Love, love your new house and can’t wait to see what you do with it.
julia says
Amazing job. At first I thought it was a totally new kitchen, until I read the content to find out how much you did with what was there to begin with. Great vision.
kirsten says
This kitchen is amazing! I especially love the brick island. Joanna – I saw your show in HGTV, hope to see more of it!!
ashlee says
do you know what I did….I stopped scrolling at the first picture…sat here staring at it for a few minutes to take it all in before I finally worked up the courage to scroll down to the big shebang, haha! what a pleasant surprise. I FINALLY worked up the nerve to paint our kitchen cabinets. i’ll send pictures when i’m done. it’s going to be such a huge difference! I’d like to know how to go about replacing some of our doors with glass ones. awesome.
Bailey says
This looks FABULOUS! What an inspiring transformation!
xox
Bailey
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