Country Kitchen with Yellow Benchtop Design Ideas
Marie Stewart InteriorsBright, beautiful, open-concept kitchen, transformed from a closed-in space that felt crowded. The custom lower cabinets are 30" deep instead of 24" for much more work space, and my client can now see into the living room, after removing the obstructive wall.
Solid Kitchen & BathModern Farmhouse Kitchen project with island, gold pendant lights, stainless steel appliances, wood flooring, subway & marble backsplash, brushed gold hardware.
kitchen, dining and living room with lots of day light.
Metropolis Drafting and Construction IncIn a wonderful Tudor 30’s home there was a tiny kitchen, a tiny laundry and a tiny breakfast nook enclosed by walls. We removed all the walls and reframed the load bearing beams to convert these tiny little spaces into one large kitchen with many windows for a bright feeling, another wall was removed to connect the kitchen space to the dining and living room creating a great semi-open space.
Classical shaker cabinets with a pewter accent island combined with the warmth of the bamboo flooring and the wooded floating shelves made this kitchen feel like it was always there.
Modern gold pulls, plumbing fixtures and pendant light combined with the Viking range give this kitchen a high end feeling.
Blanc & Noir InteriorsBright and airy kitchen with ample storage. Featuring built in refrigerator, large island pendant lighting, and island seating.
Chanda Moser-Callaway DesignsKithOne KItchen Cabinetry
Homestead II Door style
Bright White and Midnight Painted finish
Where the refrigerator is now was a wall separating the kitchen from the rest of the house. We removed the wall and opened up a "window" by the sink so the homeowners could interact with anyone sitting in the living room.
Creative In CountersThis kitchen features Yellow River granite countertops on the island and Verde Butterfly granite countertops on the perimeter.
Sieglers Custom KitchensModern Farmhouse with eye-catching elements. Custom wood hood, oversized island with waterfall edges and ultra tall custom arched pantry doorway.
Hillcrest ConstructionThese clients reached out to Hillcrest Construction when their family began out-growing their Phoenixville-area home. Through a comprehensive design phase, opportunities to add square footage were identified along with a reorganization of the typical traffic flow throughout the house.
All household traffic into the hastily-designed, existing family room bump-out addition was funneled through a 3’ berth within the kitchen making meal prep and other kitchen activities somewhat similar to a shift at a PA turnpike toll booth. In the existing bump-out addition, the family room was relatively tight and the dining room barely fit the 6-person dining table. Access to the backyard was somewhat obstructed by the necessary furniture and the kitchen alone didn’t satisfy storage needs beyond a quick trip to the grocery store. The home’s existing front door was the only front entrance, and without a foyer or mudroom, the front formal room often doubled as a drop-zone for groceries, bookbags, and other on-the-go items.
Hillcrest Construction designed a remedy to both address the function and flow issues along with adding square footage via a 150 sq ft addition to the family room and converting the garage into a mudroom entry and walk-through pantry.
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The project’s addition was not especially large but was able to facilitate a new pathway to the home’s rear family room. The existing brick wall at the bottom of the second-floor staircase was opened up and created a new, natural flow from the second-floor bedrooms to the front formal room, and into the rear family hang-out space- all without having to cut through the often busy kitchen. The dining room area was relocated to remove it from the pathway to the door to the backyard. Additionally, free and clear access to the rear yard was established for both two-legged and four-legged friends.
The existing chunky slider door was removed and in its place was fabricated and installed a custom centerpiece that included a new gas fireplace insert with custom brick surround, two side towers for display items and choice vinyl, and two base cabinets with metal-grated doors to house a subwoofer, wifi equipment, and other stow-away items. The black walnut countertops and mantle pop from the white cabinetry, and the wall-mounted TV with soundbar complete the central A/V hub. The custom cabs and tops were designed and built at Hillcrest’s custom shop.
The farmhouse appeal was completed with distressed engineered hardwood floors and craftsman-style window and door trim throughout.
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Another major component of the project was the conversion of the garage into a pantry+mudroom+everyday entry.
The clients had used their smallish garage for storage of outdoor yard and recreational equipment. With those storage needs being addressed at the exterior, the space was transformed into a custom pantry and mudroom. The floor level within the space was raised to meet the rest of the house and insulated appropriately. A newly installed pocket door divided the dining room area from the designed-to-spec pantry/beverage center. The pantry was designed to house dry storage, cleaning supplies, and dry bar supplies when the cleaning and shopping are complete. A window seat with doggie supply storage below was worked into the design to accommodate the existing elevation of the original garage window.
A coat closet and a small set of steps divide the pantry from the mudroom entry. The mudroom entry is marked with a striking combo of the herringbone thin-brick flooring and a custom hutch. Kids returning home from school have a designated spot to hang their coats and bookbags with two deep drawers for shoes. A custom cherry bench top adds a punctuation of warmth. The entry door and window replaced the old overhead garage doors to create the daily-used informal entry off the driveway.
With the house being such a favorable area, and the clients not looking to pull up roots, Hillcrest Construction facilitated a collaborative experience and comprehensive plan to change the house for the better and make it a home to grow within.
Solid Kitchen & BathModern Farmhouse Kitchen project with island, gold pendant lights, stainless steel appliances, wood flooring, subway & marble backsplash, brushed gold hardware.
kitchen, dining and living room with lots of day light.
Sieglers Custom KitchensModern Farmhouse with eye-catching elements. Custom wood hood, oversized island with waterfall edges and ultra tall custom arched pantry doorway.
Country Kitchen with Yellow Benchtop Design Ideas
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