WOW amazing job!!!! one of the best remodels I've seen on here !

I love it!

Thanks everyone for your delightful compliments, it really means a lot to us. To answer some questions, dreamdesignerintraining: the girls each have their own bedrooms with bunkbeds, desks, bookcases, closets and beanbag chairs. They store their toys in shallow bins that slide out from under their beds. We hold to the theory that not every room in the house has to be their play space, and fortunately, they respect that! :) Also, that is our master bedroom pictured, the other three bedrooms are the girls' rooms. There's another full bath on the main level (for the girls) and a powder room/laundry off the mudroom. All bathrooms feature the same tile as in the ensuite. I'm sorry, these are all the photos I have for the time being.

Ellessebee, that's actually the same stone veneer that's on the exterior of our home. This will give you an idea of what it is (I gather products like it are widely available; our contractor found something like this at a steal of a deal):
http://www.stoneselex.com/Natural-Stone-Panel/QuartziteLedge

This was not a "farmhouse" in the lovely, rustic, pastoral sense. If only it had been! We could have a grand old time restoring it to a modern farmhouse a la Dwell. Rather, it was a 1950s cinderblock box that had undergone an all-oak overhaul in the early '80s so that no remnant of the original house remained save for the unfinished, cold-storage, stoop-to-avoid-hitting-your-head basement. We took the bones of what we had and - respecting our budget - made it into a space that's a peaceful, open, bright sanctuary for our family and friends.

Twoolgar - I absolutely love everything you've done! We are building a new house on an existing footprint/foundation (with major repairs) and wish I could have done something like yours. But, alas, the town and neighbors aren't quite ready for the modern boxy look on the lake and we would have had to keep it to 1 story because of sq footage constraints. But on the inside, I can do what I want - and I hope to achieve something as beautiful as yours. Thank you so much for opening your house to us and sharing your experience and information.

Thank you Ellessebee, truly. Best of luck with your home, I'm sure it will be beautiful. As long as YOU love it and is a space you look forward to being in, that's all that matters. Thank you again for all your kind words!

Fabulous fireplace - along with the rest of the house!

wait.. come back.... you didnt answer my question.... so I went to Ikea and as I was doing the design I found out that they only have cornor cabinets that are on an angle...which I hate. So it seems you must end the cabinets at the wall and have nothing next to it and then somehow start another wall. you know what I mean? Is your whole wall in the back pantry style? Can you explain to me what cabinets are on that wall... like what sizes. Thx again. I totally agree too about obnoxious people on here making rude comments just cuz they are protected behind a screen. jerks really.

I personally love the style of the house. I just mentioned that surroundings is often dictate the style of the exterior and the interior.

Fantastic job. It looks like my dream home :)
Kudos to you & your reno team!!

Very nice my. Fave is the hanging lights those are fantastic! :)

i was already liking the kitchen and the wonferful lights. but then you blew me away with those windows in the rest of the house. fantastic. that view is a constant reminder of all that's right with the world!

I absolutely love, love your house! I am sure you are really enjoying it!

Thank you for your reply. Enjoy your beautiful home! It really is lovely and if ever you have an opportunity to post more pictures, we would all love to see! Cheers. :)

One of the great things about this site is that people will be honest with you. Friends and family sometimes only tell us what we want to hear when they visit our homes. On this site you find folks who are passionate about design; they know what they like... and what they don't. I personally think it is important to remember how much our homes mean to some of us and be sensitive. However, I understand that not everyone gets that. Anyway, there are so many positive comments about this remodel, why not focus on them? Again, I think it is lovely! Cheers :)

Minimalism and interesting lighting adds light and harmony to the interior. Very Interesting! You definitely have a design talent!

How is your cork floor holding up? pros and cons? Hope you get time to read this and reply. I know your post was a bit older. Thx

We have just bought a block in the hills in Perth Western Ausrtalia
and a smaller version of your home would be perfect with all of the windows
Are you able to share the floor plans?

Looks good. Great job!

I just love what you did! To think you did it without a designer!! Looks great! The pendants remind me of our own blown glass pendants so of course we naturally like those most especially ;)

Wow, That is breath taking.

Seeing the title I was expecting something completely different. While its not my style, there is no denying you created something beautiful for yourself and family.

You eliminated almost all your counter space.., How are you able to prepare things with such little counter space?

"You eliminated almost all your counter space.., How are you able to prepare things with such little counter space?" LOL. We have less usable space than they do (old farmhouse with an awful 1950s "update") and we do dinner parties in our kitchen. You just use every horizontal surface that doesn't move (which is why our cats won't lay down in the kitchen)

Hi @andj32, the homeowner here. The countertop is nearly 10' (the photo's deceiving) and we seem to have plenty of room, often with two of us prepping. So far, so good!

@foreverblowingbubbles - attached are the plans we did for permits, and you can also view the complete 'My Houzz" feature here: https://www.houzz.com/magazine/my-houzz-midcentury-modern-style-transforms-a-vineyard-bungalow-stsetivw-vs~16248086

Good luck with your home - it sounds wonderful!

Love love love it!! Especially the pendant lighting!!

How are those cork floors and the ikea cabinets holding up?

Spectacular! I love how you used cork and you live in wine country...Nice touch!
Do you have pics of your stone wall? My husband and I want to do that on a very large wall and we can't visualize it. If you had a pic it would really help :)
Thanks!

Ha Ha... I never made that connection. I live in wine country as well.... Temecula. Maybe I should save those corks so I can finally make a floor..

9 months later - 3rd time by - still loving your living spaces . . .

We are floored! Beautiful!

I love those glass pendant lights. Would you mind sharing where you got them?

Gorgeous new remodel!

Hi all, and thank you SO much! @hm k, you'll find a photo of the stone wall in this idea book, hopefully that will help. https://www.houzz.com/magazine/my-houzz-midcentury-modern-style-transforms-a-vineyard-bungalow-stsetivw-vs~16248086

@taylvs3, you'll also find sources for most of the larger items - including the pendants - at the link above. Let me know if you're curious about anything else, and thanks again!

Absolutely fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing, lovely and an inspiration!

The space looks so much larger!

Wow! Incredible new look!

Amazing change. Very stylish and contemporary.

Great transformation! Looks very sleek!

Love the new look especially the lights

Very elegant!

Good job!

Stunning!

This is a gorgeous design! Beautiful use of Caesarstone.

Very nice.

Reminds me of a very modern kitchen in a Manhattan high rise.

Love the layout, colors, dining area and light fixture! Great job!

Love it! Great job.

Wow, this is just beautiful!

Nice design. Good work here.