Kitchen

The kitchen IS the most important room in the house.  We wanted a farmhouse kitchen with a brick fireplace, white cabinets, soapstone counters, and a farm table to gather around.

We are very grateful to our cabinetmaker, Tony Greenway in Cleveland Georgia.  He listened to what we wanted, and communicated with us on every detail.  This is an old house with uneven floors and walls. We needed custom cabinets to fit. And the kitchen is perfect.  The inset drawers and doors are beautiful, and the craftsmanship is wonderful! It's exactly what we wanted.

It is now the perfect place to gather, sit, and talk. In progress: appliances, hood vent, and open shelves above the sink area.

Here are some pictures from our last visit.

Kitchen Progress!

The end of renovation must be near when the kitchen gets underway.  When we began, years ago, this house had no plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems of any kind. It was ready to be saved, fixed, then lived in. Adding bathrooms and a kitchen to a 19th century house is not easy! These additions can often seem awkward and ill-fitted.  We have tried hard to add without changing the character or feel of the house.

The kitchen is difficult because the concept of counters and cabinets is very much a 20th century idea.  Kitchens used to have separate pieces: table, sink, a baking cupboard, stove.  We are adding cabinets, but we still want to suggest that older feeling.

You remember that we have a table for the center of the room that will be like a counter/island.

Here are the cabinets going in on the same wall above.  Imagine the table . .

More cabinets around the refrigerator.

And another wall.

Progress!