The existing Kitchen is the weakest link in the entire house. It lacks insulation and is cold and drafty. The cabinet and appliance layout is awkward. Never mind the style – bland and outdated. There is only a subfloor and the light fixtures are scarce and gives off an unappealing fluorescent glow. I can’t wait to tear it all out.
We will be starting demo of the space in a couple of weeks with the wall between the Kitchen and Dining Room coming down. In its place will be an open wall with 2 rough hand-hewn posts salvaged from the wood shed. They will add much needed character to the Kitchen.
I’ve been working on the new design and layout of a rustic yet functional Kitchen and am including the conceptual images I’ve created. The Kitchen will eventually become a space where we all love to cook, gather, eat, drink and share memories….
Vermont Farmhouse Project 
Good luck with your new old house
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Hi – thanks for the comment. We did talk about adding a sink in the island but decided to limit the plumbing work due to cost and minimizing frozen pipe exposure.
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We Are closing on an 1860 federal farmhouse in VT at the end of March 2015. This looks rather similar to what we are undertaking. Thank you for the inspiration!
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It looks like the island is both a kitchen table and overflow prep space. I’m wondering if it would be helpful to add a little prep/bar sink there so you can have lots of people peeling vegetables at once and stuff without getting in each other’s way.
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