Is the 'farmhouse' kitchen style becoming a craze?
mrsbridges
16 years ago
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Designing a farmhouse kitchen that doesn't look too trendy?
Comments (28)I'm loving all these responses!! It's making me really wonder WHAT IT IS I'm actually after. I think for the most part I'm driven by my fear of not loving something after a few years, so I'm trying to pick things I've always loved. I change my mind a LOT but when I really love something I wear it to the bone (I have four pairs of the exact same Levis, just different washes. ;) ) I realized the love for most of the things I've chosen is based off of the house I grew up in. It doesn't fit well into any period, it was built in the 1950's (all by hand - even the windows) by the previous owner's husband. I'm from a town in rural Wisconsin of about 150 people, so it takes a LONG time for trends to catch on. Some of the things in the kitchen I loved (that I still love) were the three windows behind the sink, a white drainboard sink (maybe I could find one at a garage sale?), the white cabinets (though they were 3/8 inset, but I'm not going to lie, I love the squeak of those rickety cabinets. Looks-wise, though, inset cabinets have absolutely won me over). Those are things I know I'm not going to grow out of. As far as laminate goes.. That has been a huge struggle for me. I grew up with beautiful (scuffed, but still beautiful) hardwood floors. Our last rental had hardwoods and I hated it with having boys. This house we ripped out the carpets and put in laminate (it doesn't make financial sense to put in hardwoods in this neighborhood) and we've had it for two years now... Not a single scratch. You cannot beat the look and feel of hardwood, that's for sure. But my plan is to use laminate to save initial costs on building (if I'm doing inset cabinets we just can't afford many other upgrades) and then after 10-15 years when all of my boys are older we can splurge and put in custom hardwood (I love when they lay it different ways, not sure what it's called or what time period, just that I love it). Hubby doesn't understand my desire for hardwood floors OR inset cabinets, but he said he's okay with me doing the kitchen however makes me happy (he doesn't want to here me complain I didn't get the kitchen I want ;) ).. I've just started looking at time period appropriate pictures. I have to stop it because I will obsess over it and just can't afford to put a lot of extra money into some of the things I know would make it more appropriate. My main focus is just to get the bones right. jdesign... I absolutely LOVE that island! Maybe if I found an old ornate table and had that turned into my island?! Wow! I wish I had time to respond to everyone individually, I love every kitchen that was posted in the responses.... But right now I have an overtired two year old, a waking-up one month old, and a home-from-school-sick seven year old!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL!...See MoreCrazing in a Shaws Farmhouse Sink
Comments (42)@Ev Mann is the fire brick essentially like pumice? I have used pumice for cleaning hard water mineral deposits from a porcelain toilet. I also have a fireclay sink (Shaw's)- installed ~6 months ago. I repeatedly told the plumber about the need not to overtighten. I was on a work call while he installed the disposal so not sure how that went. Even if I were to have watched him, I'm not sure what I would be able to tell re: tightening but he did say he didn't after the fact. Regardless, I thought everything would be ok because we are 6 months in. But, alas, I noticed our first relatively long (e.g., 1 1/2") fine line crack coming from the drain. I'm interested in trying the firebrick but is it essentially just buffing it down to below the scratch? I just felt the scratch. I can feel it slightly under my fingernail. (quick edit, just found this article... https://homesteady.com/12265081/how-to-fix-scratches-in-a-rohl-fireclay-sink. Looks like pumice could serve the same purpose as the firebrick and be a bit easier to purchase/use?). I'll try it later and let you all know. New edit: Spoke with Rohl - they are saying 100% that this is due to over tightening and that the crack will get worse.... Uugh....See MoreFarmhouse Kitchen; In it for the long run?
Comments (13)Anyone who thinks subway tile will never go out of style somehow missed the tile trends in the latter half of the last century. I can't imagine that white cabinets will ever go out completely, but they will undoubtedly cycle out of being the "it" thing. I don't remember seeing ANY black counters for the first 35 years of my life, and I think in the 20th Century they went out after the Edwardian era and didn't come back until the turn of the millennium (Something's Gotta Give, maybe?). So yeah, I can totally imaging black counters going out again, although it is hard to imaging black accents completely disappearing. I think what we're seeing now is "farmhouse" kitchens (I hate that term; I grew up on a farm and real farmhouse kitchens have nothing to do with this design trend) are being put willy-nilly into all types of houses for which they are stylistically inappropriate. Mediterranean farmhouse! MCM farmhouse! Craftsman farmhouse! Colonial farmhouse! Storybook farmhouse! McMansion farmhouse! And that, my friends, is what will kill this trend....See Morelooking for a farmhouse kitchen sink
Comments (13)"Farmhouse" sink presently refers to the apron front sinks popular today but these are more closely related to the "Butler" sinks of England and the Belfast sinks of Ireland. I love to watch British mysteries and often see these sinks in the kitchen - for example the Father Brown mysteries set in 1950's have a butler sink in his kitchen. In the United states, the large, usually cast iron sink was popular early to mid 20th century. These also often, but not always had an exposed front, so could be thought "apron front" and the "short apron" sinks today evoke this look to me. In the mid 80's I lived in a 1950 built house in a 1950 built neighborhood and many homes in the area still had these sinks. From about 1960's to 1990s, the over mount and then under mount sinks were popular, but I recall seeing a 1990's this old house with an apron front sink - It was a London home - but as we have become more globalized, styles from other countries are becoming more world wide. What will really determine whether or not the "farmhouse" sink is timeless as opposed to trendy is how useful the style is. I expect the name "apron front" will replace "farmhouse" as that implies less a style and more a description. The fact that they have been used in some form or another in England and Ireland for over 300 years does imply they function well. I have had many sinks in my day and I like "apron front" style the best - large, close to me - a comfortable fit. I am not sure if these sinks would be called "apron front" - exposed fronts and in one case, an "apron" too:) I am thinking the high back with faucet decreased in popularity when sinks started to be placed in front of the more contemporary sized kitchen window. I actually think the wall mount is more functional with less water on the counter - if you can reach it since counters are wider. These sinks would have been found in many a farmhouse, but in city homes too....See Morefnzzy
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