The homeowners of this circa-1790 Cape in Freeport, Maine, envisioned a “not too kitchen-y” kitchen: no higher cupboards, Shaker-inspired however super-functional storage, and completely, undoubtedly no recessed lighting.
Easy methods to create such an area, you ask? You enlist Block Brothers, a family-owned small-batch kitchen firm that hand-builds every cupboard like a chunk of high-quality furnishings (and which, as of this month, is delivery kitchens nationwide).
The shoppers, a pair with three younger children, had beforehand gut-renovated a contemporary dwelling close by. “My husband was just a little bit weary about transferring once more,” the shopper writes. “The prior home was renovated throughout Covid and took about 18 months to design and full, and we solely lived there for about 4 years. However with some convincing—and a promise that that is our endlessly dwelling—we in the end felt {that a} historic home higher aligns with our design sensibilities and life-style. The home appears like the right household home, and it doesn’t damage as a lot to ding up previous partitions and flooring. Provides to the attraction! I believe our kiddos are fortunate to develop up in such a well-loved dwelling.”
And certainly, some dinging up was required. “The unique home was in-built 1790—the basement ground options massive granite slabs initially used as ship ballast,” the shoppers write. They fell for the “historic bones” but in addition a “quirky Nineties addition, the encompassing gardens, massive yard, and barn,” and the neighborhoodL “Children nonetheless ring bells to see if neighbors can play, journey bikes far and wide, and play in different folks’s yards.”
However the kitchen was uneven, with awkward skylights and a column operating by means of the middle of issues (“from the ceiling to the ground, proper by means of a peninsula that jutted into the middle of the house”). Along with resolving the funky structure, the couple wished the house to be hardworking and accommodating for his or her household of 5, all whereas wanting seamless when glimpsed from different areas of the home. Briefly, they write, “We wished it to really feel prefer it was all the time there.”
Right here’s how they did it (and scroll down for a have a look at the house bef0re).
Images by Sean Litchfield.
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