Our Transitional Bathroom project took place in a Corinth, TX home built in 1999. Our clients had already updated several other areas of the home and were anxious to tackle their master bathroom. Their design style is a transitional fusion of rustic, farmhouse, and traditional, and this called for a unique approach to bathroom design.
Welcome to Part II of our Irwin Farmhouse before & after! If you haven’t seen Part I (kitchen, living room, sunroom and laundry room) you can find it here. In Part I we shared our vision for the whole house and the scope of our renovation. The same modern farmhouse aesthetic with our own flair was the basis of our design for the hall bathroom, our boys’ bedrooms, and the guest bedroom. The only interior area of the house that hasn’t been renovated yet is a small en suite bathroom off the guest room. We’ll be tackling that and sharing the process with you in the future!
The Irwin Farmhouse project is especially significant for us as it is our own “new” home. It may just be our favorite project to date. While we’ve renovated for ourselves before (see our most recent project at our previous house here), we always made changes one room at a time. This time we updated the entire house at once before we moved in. That enabled us to make the whole house cohesive from a design standpoint and create a space that perfectly reflects what feels like home to us.
Over the years and through all kinds of projects, we've collected some favorite details that just seem to finish the job well. We pride ourselves in regularly paying attention to details in all projects. They are just as important to the overall finish of a space as the big items, and we believe they are often the little touches that enhance functionality for the client. Some of these details were our idea, some were requested by our clients, but all made a difference in their respective spaces. Here are our favorite details - bathroom edition!
The Franklin Farmhouse was a very fun project for us! Our clients were long-time friends who had moved back to the area after years of living out of state, and their modern farmhouse style is very similar to the style we prefer for our own home. The house is in an ideal location on a lot with plenty of elbow-room and lots of mature trees. Built in the early 1990s, the house was the perfect size for a growing family, yet felt bland and generic. Our clients' goals were to increase the functionality of the house for their family's needs while also updating the style of the home.
The Texas Gate House is located outside town down a windy rural road. Set on over 2 acres and built in 2000, the Texas Gate House is the ideal country farmhouse complete with a large front porch and dormer windows. It earned its name from the cattle guard at the entrance of the long driveway. Cattle guards are humorously called "Texas Gates" in Canada where Kelley grew up, and the name stuck.
The Coach's Quarters farmhouse style renovation project took place at a home on a beautiful tree-filled lot in a rural neighborhood. Our clients had been in the house for years and had completed projects before, but were ready to overhaul the kitchen, living room and master bathroom to update the main floor to a more current style.
This project was especially exciting as it was our own master bathroom! While the room had great bones, the design was decades out of date (cultured marble and seashell sinks!). The tiled wall enclosing the tub/shower cut the room in half, making it feel small and cramped. The vaulted ceiling added great interest, but the design didn't utilize its potential as a feature in the room. We had ample counter space on the long vanity, but cabinet storage was lacking due to the outdated vanity cutout. While we appreciated the closet storage space, the old sliding door had been removed and the curtain separating the closet from the bathroom made the transition feel cluttered.
This double-sided fireplace renovation was completed last fall – just in time for the holidays! We removed the existing tile from both sides of the fireplace and installed new tile. A dark 12×24 tile was used on the living room side for a sleek, solid-surface look. On the dining room side, we installed a 3×6 subway tile in a herringbone pattern to add interest and dimension. We also removed the existing woodwork from the living room side of the fireplace and installed shiplap and a custom mantle in its place.
