The Honey House was built in the late 1990’s and is located in a prominent Denton neighborhood. The house had great bones and was in excellent condition, but our clients wanted a more open layout for hosting their growing family and friends and a more updated feel. The goal was to transform the home’s traditional look (heavy with dark wood) to a lighter, airier farmhouse style. The family welcomed two new grandchildren in the past several months and Honey is our client’s “grandma name”, so “Honey’s House” became The Honey House.

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Before

One of the biggest priorities in The Honey House was to open the layout. The living room was separated from the sunroom by a brick wall and a partial wall divided the kitchen and living room.

Dark built-in cabinetry framed the fireplace with small windows above, limiting the natural light in the room. The trim was dark and dated, and the wood flooring didn’t match with our clients’ design taste.

The master bathroom had red carpet, cultured marble counters and outdated hardware. Our clients desired more storage space in the vanity area with additional above-counter cabinetry.

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The Process

We knocked down the wall between the living room and sunroom and floated the sunroom floor so the two rooms flowed together. The walls were load-bearing, so we installed two matching beams wrapped with cedar. The exterior wall of the sunroom was red brick, but this didn’t flow with the desired color palette. Our talented clients white-washed the brick themselves to brighten the space!

In order to facilitate an open feel between the kitchen and living room, we removed the wall and peninsula and installed a custom over-sized island. Colonial White granite was selected to contrast with the remaining dark granite counters, and we installed a white beadboard backsplash.

The flooring was replaced throughout the entire first floor, replacing outdated wood flooring and carpet with engineered hardwood more reminiscent of farmhouse design.

We removed the built-in cabinetry in the living room and replaced it with a bench seat for extra storage on one side of the fireplace. The small upper windows were enlarged and we re-faced the fireplace with shiplap. Jeremy poured a concrete hearth-cap and we had steel corbels custom-made for the cedar mantle, blending farmhouse and industrial styles. The built-ins on the TV wall were replaced with a built-in media cabinet with glass doors.

In the breakfast nook, we removed the built-in cabinets in favor of inset open shelving and created banquette seating in the bay window cove.

White and black octagon-and-dot tile and white subway tile was installed in the master bathroom along with Black Galaxy granite and industrial fixtures, giving the space a classic vintage vibe. We fabricated a custom above-counter cabinet to match the existing bathroom cabinetry to increase vanity storage.

Lighting and fixtures were updated throughout, as well as the front door and sunroom windows.

Special thanks to Chassity at Thomas & Lane Interiors for partnering with us on this project to add the finishing touches!

 

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After

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After pictures by Darby Kate Photography

LIVING ROOM:

Living room walls – Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray

Fireplace – Sherwin Williams Extra White

Industrial coat rack – custom made by Jeremy Irwin

KITCHEN:

Kitchen walls – Sherwin Williams Dorian Gray

Kitchen island – Sherwin Williams Porpoise

Island counter – Colonial White Granite

BEDROOM & BATHROOM:

Bedroom walls – Sherwin Williams Software

Bathroom walls – Sherwin Williams Big Chill

Bathroom cabinetry – Sherwin Williams Extra White

Bathroom counter – Black Galaxy Granite

Bathroom floor – Arizona Tile Luxe Octagon 2″ White with Black Dot

Bathroom backsplash – Arizona Tile H-Line Series 3×6 in Cotton Glossy

 

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