Barnwood gives kitchens that homey, rustic look. The kind that grabs you buy the hand and invites you in for a cup of tea. Barnwood is a classic color; most think it's trendy however, it really never went out of style. For a county style or cottage kitchen, a homey home is built around a modest styled kitchen. Typically in gray or white. The Shaker style is a beautiful marriage with Barnwood as well. Not too much detail, it lets the door's pattern and color have it's own personality. The Formica counter tops in Midnight Stone complement the undertones of dark gray perfectly. The pattern mimics stone and at first glance, you can't even tell its not. This refaced kitchen is now completely transformed and the savings allowed them to update the floors to a floating hardwood laminate. Nailed it! (sorry, we just had to say it) David Glasofer

Modern barn house kitchen defined. Where do you look first the blueberry island, reclaimed 200+ year old barn wood beam or the barn doors? These large format wood tiles complete the look ! Zebrino Fantasy Marble counter tops. The island is home to the farmhouse sink in this Jenn Air designers dream kitchen Photos by Chris Veith

Home design - country home design idea in Minneapolis

Example of a farmhouse living room design in Minneapolis

A dark and dingy basement is now the most popular area of this family’s home. The new basement enhances and expands their living area, giving them a relaxing space for watching movies together and a separate, swanky bar area for watching sports games. The design creatively uses reclaimed barnwood throughout the space, including ceiling beams, the staircase, the face of the bar, the TV wall in the seating area, open shelving and a sliding barn door. The client wanted a masculine bar area for hosting friends/family. It’s the perfect space for watching games and serving drinks. The bar area features hickory cabinets with a granite stain, quartz countertops and an undermount sink. There is plenty of cabinet storage, floating shelves for displaying bottles/glassware, a wine shelf and beverage cooler. The most notable feature of the bar is the color changing LED strip lighting under the shelves. The lights illuminate the bottles on the shelves and the cream city brick wall. The lighting makes the space feel upscale and creates a great atmosphere when the homeowners are entertaining. We sourced all the barnwood from the same torn down barn to make sure all the wood matched. We custom milled the wood for the stairs, newel posts, railings, ceiling beams, bar face, wood accent wall behind the TV, floating bar shelves and sliding barn door. Our team designed, constructed and installed the sliding barn door that separated the finished space from the laundry/storage area. The staircase leading to the basement now matches the style of the other staircase in the house, with white risers and wood treads. Lighting is an important component of this space, as this basement is dark with no windows or natural light. Recessed lights throughout the room are on dimmers and can be adjusted accordingly. The living room is lit with an overhead light fixture and there are pendant lights over the bar.

Farmhouse style with an industrial, contemporary feel.
Inspiration for a large farmhouse u-shaped medium tone wood floor eat-in kitchen remodel in San Francisco with recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, soapstone countertops, gray backsplash, stainless steel appliances and an island

Cottage home bar photo in Minneapolis

Family room - country family room idea in Minneapolis

Example of a mountain style galley carpeted and beige floor seated home bar design in Minneapolis with an undermount sink, shaker cabinets and dark wood cabinets

Blackstone Edge Studios
Inspiration for a huge rustic enclosed dark wood floor family room remodel in Portland with beige walls

This creative transitional space was transformed from a very dated layout that did not function well for our homeowners - who enjoy cooking for both their family and friends. They found themselves cooking on a 30" by 36" tiny island in an area that had much more potential. A completely new floor plan was in order. An unnecessary hallway was removed to create additional space and a new traffic pattern. New doorways were created for access from the garage and to the laundry. Just a couple of highlights in this all Thermador appliance professional kitchen are the 10 ft island with two dishwashers (also note the heated tile area on the functional side of the island), double floor to ceiling pull-out pantries flanking the refrigerator, stylish soffited area at the range complete with burnished steel, niches and shelving for storage. Contemporary organic pendants add another unique texture to this beautiful, welcoming, one of a kind kitchen! Photos by David Cobb Photography.

Farmhouse family room photo in Minneapolis

Example of a farmhouse home bar design in Minneapolis

Emily Redfield; EMR Photography
Farmhouse terra-cotta tile kitchen photo in Denver with a farmhouse sink, white backsplash, open cabinets and dark wood cabinets

Custom Concrete Countertops by Hard Topix. Perimeter is a light grind finish and the Island is a darker natural/textured finish.
Urban l-shaped dark wood floor kitchen photo in Grand Rapids with a double-bowl sink, recessed-panel cabinets, white cabinets, concrete countertops, stainless steel appliances and an island

Ariana Miller with ANM Photography. www.anmphoto.com
Example of a mid-sized farmhouse master carpeted and brown floor bedroom design in Dallas with gray walls

phillip harris
Inspiration for a rustic bathroom remodel in San Francisco with shaker cabinets and gray cabinets

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Inspiration for a contemporary bathroom remodel in Denver with concrete countertops

So this customer has a beautiful gray granite countertop. I mean gorgeous! And lets add that it probably was quite the investment during one of their remodels. Many times, homeowners think they will upgrade the countertops to stone and it will transform the kitchen. Not the case. It typically makes the kitchen cabinets look even worse. So what do we do now? Cabinet refacing really got this homeowner out of a pickle! You can't move a granite countertop, it will most likely crack at its weakest point. Cabinet refacing is the only answer, unless you want to throw away a perfectly good and loved granite countertop. This homeowner chose our new color, Barnwood for her refacing project. Why not? it's pretty, trendy and rich. Really adds character to this kitchen design. The black floors made it a sophisticated design and balances the room perfectly. Every room should have 1 black component in it--choosing the floors was genius. You can always brighten up with decor items, like red or orange to add a touches of color. Bold and beautiful! Photograher: David Glasofer