Fraley and Company

Home Improvement Professionals , Architects & Building Designers , Accessory Dwelling Units , Home Remodeling , Home Additions , Universal Design , Basement Remodeling
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Fraley and Company
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Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel

Project Year: 2018
Before
The original farmhouse existed beyond the doors central to this photo. The expanse of parquet and the unseen master & guest wings to my left and right were added in the 70's.
View from the Ballroom
Before
The junction between the original house and the new wing was addressed by leaving a funky window (as well as a whole bunch of foundation concrete that had to be cut into in order to condense the staircase to the basement) in place directly over what was once was the entrance to the home.
Modifications to the original exterior wall/entrance.
Before
Top goal for the home: make all of these windows and doors line up and make sense.
View through the ballroom toward the main entrance
Before
Original brick buick of a fireplace on the left, bridge from original to 70's addition to 90's parquet ballroom with oversized staircase in the center, well-loved kitchen on the right.
View from the kitchen
Before
The double-sided wood burning fireplace, pre-update.
Original fireplace
Before
The kitchen is almost always the heart of the house... but this kitchen is *really* the heart of the house. Every inch gets used, and our client had years and years of plans of exactly what she needed this space to be.
The kitchen
Before
The view into public bathroom. We decided this shower was excessive for the main function of this bathroom... which gave us room for the most stunning linen closet doors in the books so far...
Powder bathroom
Before
Our clients liked many things about this bathroom.
Existing Master Bathroom Tub
Before
Ready for a tune up.
Existing study bathroom vanity
The typical powder bathroom is a small space with high impact, to give guests a nice little breather from the party. This powder bathroom is larger, but nonetheless needed extra punch. In fitting with vibe of the client, we're embracing a refined modern sensibility with honest farmhouse roots.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
In the reflection of the custom oak mirror, inset into the Clayhaus tile backsplash, you can see the doors on the new sliding linen closet (expanded into the location of the 86'ed tub/shower).
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The whole office shrieked on the day that our clients committed to running these hickory floors throughout the house! This particular flooring stole our hearts (some hickory is just... too much). It's got the perfect range of light to dark, with large grain patterns.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Massive storage possibilities lie hidden behind these stunning doors.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
A peek into the linen closet...
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Behind the kitchen, down the hall, through the guest bedroom is the Guest Bathroom. We snuck a lot of funk into the the guest bathroom!
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The geometric grey and gold wallpaper lead the design, spurring a matched mosaic hex tile blend at the backsplash and a blend of black, white and brass fixtures & accessories.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
We've been waiting for the right job for Delta's Zura bathroom collection. So strange and so wonderful.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
To rest a bit from the walls, we opted for a large format hex tile in solid black and solid white for the floors and shower surround. The grout lines pick up on the lines of the wallpaper, without competing.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
On the wall shared with the vanity, we had room for an over-sized niche.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Organized drama to start and end the day. We wrapped our Caesarstone countertop up into the backsplash, onto the shallow mirror ledge.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
After completion, our client has been excited to tell her friends "I have stained oak cabinets" and wait for them to imagine the dated honey-tone cabinet of the 90's.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Glamour shot of the transition between floor tile and shower tile. So much credit to our fantastic tile team at Stoneman Tile!
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Our tub/shower enclosure is tiled with Artistic Tile's Zebrano vein cut stone tile. The colors range from grey to olive to tinges of burgundy.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
This guest bathroom is known as the "study bathroom", and has the distinguished reserve of its namesake. The same quarter-sewn oak as seen in the kitchen adds soul to the cabinets, and the wrapped backsplash with ledge detail will be a breeze to clean.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Plenty of countertop space for guests to perch their travel-sized toiletries!
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
With a nod to our English professor's finest grey blazer, the corner shower unit is outlined in black schluter trim and has a so-convenient toe perch for leg shaving.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The 1970's brick fireplace is now blissfully hidden beneath a lightly textured, lightly iridescent plaster finish. Where there was once a pass-through on the exterior wall side, we added high log storage on one side, and low on the other, and extended the plaster to the wall. The mantle is a...
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
We removed the previous seating area/fireplace mantle and chose some dark porcelain to pull at the dark points in the hickory floor. The bonus cabinetry added under the window is a dog food/dog possessions zone on the right; lighted undercabinet bar/liquor storage in the middle.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The vignette of the mantle on the clean white fireplace facade strongly gestures to the personality of the home. Clean, crisp and on trend, but with a deep respect for work and worn momentos. A modern farmhouse.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Photography by Schweitzer Creative
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
To keep the area both functional and simple, we had a blackened steel box built and inset into the plaster. A slight overhang will save on wear and tear on the plaster.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Undercabinet lights on a motion sensor helps our clients keep track of what they're hoarding down there. The single fixed shelf is reduced depth, allowing taller bottles to sit at the front of the cabinet and shorter bottles to be pushed further back.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
There are better photos of the kitchen, but Rachel is in this photos so it wins out. Leading to the homestead's loving title of "Barkhaven" is the presence of the family's 4 dogs; 2 of them original, 2 of them rescues.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The soul of the home, this kitchen is a highly functioning machine. Previously smaller (the range wall moved back a few feet to take over a bedroom closet), every inch of the new expanse of countertop will be used.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
As this is a fairly large kitchen, we chose the break up the expanse by changing the cabinet style at the beverage/microwave/refrigerator center. The narrow, 1" shaker style cabinet modernizes a very traditional style, and helps distract from the mass of the refrigerator. It also allowed us to...
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Extending the engineered quartz countertops into the window sill was a very simple looking detail that required very methodical execution (your contractor will tell you). But we love the results. The outside is in.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
We'd like to use Kitchenaid's black stainless appliances a whole bunch. They add drama, and accomplish the color palate goal of having a full range of intensity from light to dark.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
To hit the requirement of a kitchen outlet within 2' of the sink, we went with these sleek circular pop-up outlets.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Previously much wider, this is the view down into our new, 3' wide, get to the point staircase. The dark painted risers add both drama, and an excellent visual definition at each step.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
We could (and probably will) have an entire set of posts just highlighting the details we love about this job. This brass plate is the transition between the ballroom/family room and the kitchen area. It will tarnish and age with every foot that steps on it... tracking the good times had in the...
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Picking up the line of the brass floor plate (this is the same doorway), stunningly grained alder wraps the transition between the ballroom and kitchen. We used a recessed schluter trim to give the drywall a piece of metal to die into.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
Previously a parquet ballroom, we embraced the grandeur of the room and went for a dramatically simple feel. The header height of the far windows/door was raised to 8' to better pull in the view. We went for a fairly large crown molding with an eye-pulling shadow line, and minimized both door and...
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The same brass floor transition is seen at both bedroom wing doorways.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The view from the 8' entrance doors back through the alder/brass doorway, into the kitchen.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel
The vibe of this photo captures our sentiments about this project.
Barkhaven Modern Farmhouse Remodel