We bought an A-frame cabin in the Loess hills; fall of last year. It was so cute how motivated and hopeful we were to get the ball rolling and the renovation done. We were dreaming of having Christmas in the hills, and a pretty retreat to break up the monotonous of winter. It was only after meeting with the first contractor that we realized that dream was extremely unrealistic. As a matter of fact, the cabin has sat at a standstill since November waiting on windows and doors. However, we are super hopeful that once the windows and doors are in it will be a downhill sprint from there.
The cabin is only about 20 minutes from home. The short jaunt is very ideal because our son Jace is involved in every sport all year long. That doesn’t leave a whole lot of time for traveling or vacations. We hope to hike, explore, and just enjoy our time out in completely different scenery.
Where do we Start?
Here are two pictures of the view of the kitchen/entry room area. When I get some ideas in my head about how I’d like to change any space, I like to put them on paper. I love to have an idea what things would look like before implementing them. This gives me a better idea of what whether I’d like to use the ideas or pitch them. With that said I am not an artist, or a designer. You may have to look close to translate what I’m trying to show you; but I am excited to make these changes!!
As you can see, I did not splurge for a high-end sketch book. It is always whatever my kids have lying around, but it does the trick.
This is how I picture our finished kitchen/entry way. Of course this is not exact, there will be plenty of changing our minds along the way. The drawing just gives us a good start! That includes adding a fireplace to the wall facing our living room. (A very small bathroom is on the other side of the wall) We would like to find a charcoal stone to wrap the fireplace; and continue with the stone around the corner and into the kitchen as a backsplash. We will be adding a larger window in the kitchen as well as a different door package. The cabinets we chose are a dark gray/blue that really compliments the warmer tone of the wood in the cabin. They will wrap around the kitchen and angle out towards the living room giving an island type feel. We plan on adding a new standard stove and fridge. (Those are currently undecided) But that is about all for the kitchen! Would you guys like to see finishes and materials? And would you like to see plans for the rest of the cabin?!
