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Builder Grade Kitchen to Farmhouse Kitchen

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I love all the new features from a builder grade kitchen to farmhouse kitchen!

Our brother and sister-in-law recently purchased a new home. While it was absolutely stunning from the get-go, it still had a lot of plain jane features throughout… and most importantly, their builder grade kitchen. My sister-in-law is in love with anything farmhouse these days and dreamt of an artisan kitchen straight out of Fixer Upper. Luckily for her and my brother they had the bones, they just needed a little love to help turn their dreams a reality of a farmhouse kitchen.

A plain white kitchen with empty shelves and island.

I won’t say much in the post today; I’ll just let the gorgeous photos do the talking 😉

The white kitchen with a cutting board on the counter and a bowl of fruit.

A white kitchen island with two brown wooden chairs at the kitchen island and lights above it.

Their first major task was painting the entire kitchen Latte by Sherwin Williams, then they switched out their bland laminate countertops for beautiful new polished granite countertops.

Brand new speckled granite counter tops.

A stainless steel fan above the stove in the kitchen.

Next on the list was adding appealing white subway tile with a light gray grout. The little glass measuring bottles are from Kirklands. LOVE them! Unfortunately I don’t see them online from Kirkland’s but you can get them here for only $13 (for the set of 3!!).

Close up of the white subway tile plus bananas and knives on the counter.

White lower kitchen cabinets with stainless steel pulls.

I love the little touches of rich natural wood we added throughout. Most of the items we purchased were from HomeGoods, Kirkland’s, Hobby Lobby or Gordman’s. Yes, Gordman’s has an awesome collection of rustic farmhouse décor if you have one near you!

Wooden spoons, wooden cutting board and a wooden knife block on the counter.

Up close picture of the stove.

Dark wooden floors in the kitchen.

Apples in a glass jar on the counter in the kitchen.

And no farmhouse kitchen would be complete without a farmhouse sink!

White corner kitchen cabinet with a glass door.

If the kitchen faucet looks familiar, it’s because we have the same one in our kitchen! It’s the Kohler Sous kitchen faucet and it’s the easiest faucet to install… EVER. I have it, my sister-in-law has it, and my mom even has it! Yeah… we all love it, and all of our kitchens are very different. Goes with any style!

A Kohler kitchen faucet.

Gather here grateful hearts saying that is framed and on the counter.

Stainless brushed steel lights above the kitchen island.

The statement lighting is one of my favorite additions to the kitchen. The fixtures above the island and the sink are from Amazon.

Up close picture of the brushed stainless steel lights.

To the left of the main part of the kitchen is the pantry, little mudroom & coat closet, the door to the garage… and the stunning butler’s pantry!

A graphic that is framed hanging above the pantry in the kitchen.

I posted about this butler’s pantry a few months ago. You have to see the before and after of this space, trust me. Truly amazing!! Click over to see all of the plans and pics.

A side cabinet with clear glass and wine glasses inside plus a wine fridge.

A bowl of fruit on the kitchen island.

Pretty exquisite kitchen, right?!
I think they’ll be hosting a lot of fun family gatherings in this space!

Hope you enjoyed the tour of their builder grade turned farmhouse kitchen!

Builder grade to farmhouse kitchen graphic.

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Comments

  1. Kim May says

    Our builder grade cabinets have started to bow as they were not made to support granite counter tops. Have you had any issues with adding granite to builder grade counter tops?

    • howtonestforless says

      We’ve never had issues before but they can add some extra support before they add the granite if needed. The granite company should properly access during installation and before they attach. Hope that helps a little!

  2. Marie says

    Love the kitchen. But one thing I would change is to reverse the ovens and the refrigerator. Then the ovens are next to a counter. More convenient. Also the fridge is bigger so it should be on the other side.

    Just a suggestion.

  3. Mary @ 120 Spring Street says

    Hi, I’m a new reader, love your blog, and I want to go ” backwards* from today’s post to read more. I can’t figure out how to do that on your blog, often at the bottom of the comments is a “go back” sign (or something like that) that will take you to the next to last post, etc. Anyway I’m dying to read more so please tell me how to do that! Thanks, Mary

  4. Kelly Ray says

    Please share the granite color shown in these photos.

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