Before & After: Lumberjack Kitchen Gets Farmhouse Makeover

Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara BellucciNews and Culture Director
Tara is Apartment Therapy's News & Culture Director. When not scrolling through Instagram double-tapping pet pics and astrology memes, you'll find her thrift shopping around Boston, kayaking on the Charles, and trying not to buy more plants.
updated May 4, 2019
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Wood-paneled kitchen with yellow countertops, a window above the sink, and a black stove.
(Image credit: Vintage Refined)

Ashley describes her lake house’s kitchen as a “Knotty Pine Convention” fit only for lumberjacks. The ’70s yellow counters weren’t helping the cause. What she really wanted was an open farmhouse vibe, without replacing the existing cabinets entirely. Here’s what it looks like now:

(Image credit: Vintage Refined)

The upper cabinets and island came out, and the walls got the beadboard treatment, customized open shelving, and a few coats of Behr Snow Fall to brighten it up. The lower cabinets were painted to match.

Gone is the yellow formica, replaced with black granite for durability’s sake. Also, so long old sink, fixtures, and appliances, and hello to a farmhouse sink, vintage-inspired faucet, and GE appliances with a retro feel.

Replacing the built-in island is a freestanding iron and marble one that keeps the space feeling open yet defined.

You can see more of this lake house kitchen transformation over on Hometalk.

Thank you Ashley & Hometalk!