Urban Family Farmhouse

The Urban Family Farmhouse is a 2,995 SF family home in Kenilworth that includes an additional 1,370 SF in the lower level. The exterior features a combination of board and batten and lap siding in classic white with black aluminum clad windows. The first floor is centered around a large two-story foyer with open staircase and includes a kitchen/pantry, mudroom/family workshop, sunroom, family room, and dining room. The second level has three bedrooms, including a deluxe master suite. The lower level includes two additional bedrooms, kitchenette, rec room, and play loft.

Follow Along on the Blog

Enjoy this continuing series as we follow Jonna and Doug through the design and build of their family’s new Kenilworth home.

Select Exterior Features & Materials

• James Hardie HardiePlank lap siding and James Hardie board and batten vertical siding in arctic white.
• CertainTeed Landmark asphalt roof shingles with CertainTeed Roofers Select underlayment and CertainTeed Winter Guard in the valleys and at the eaves in pewter.
• Pac Clad Redi-Roof metal roofs and pans in weathered zinc.
• Gutters north and west elevation are galvanized 5” 1/2 round gutters with 4″ round downspouts with top flange hanging brackets. South Elevation are Raintrade 5” 1/2 round prefinished aluminum gutters with 4″ round downspouts with top flange hanging brackets in tuxedo gray.
• Sierra Pacific H3 aluminum clad windows and sliding doors in black with pine interiors, 5/8″ putty SDLs,
• Window hardware and screens in champagne color. Sliding doors hardware in matte black.
• Exterior trim and brackets are clear cedar stained natural.
• Front door is custom, 2-1/4″ thick, white oak square top stile and rail door with tempered “granite” textured glass
• Haas 360 garage doors in black anodized color. Glass is clear/frosted insulated glass.
• 2+ car garage
• Wolf 42″ outdoor, built-In, natural gas grill in stainless steel with Wolf 42″ double door & 2-drawer combo cabinet unit in stainless steel, Wolf13″ Stainless outdoor burner module, Sub-Zero 24″ Stainless outdoor refrigerator.
• Blue stone front walk and stoop with hardscapes with matching spa coping.

Select Indoor Features & Materials

• Carlisle Chalet collection hardwood flooring (8″ x 12″ x 3/4″).
• Hickory engineering flooring in snow drift on first floor, second floor hallway, stair landing and master suite
• Linkfloor Empire LVT flooring in tan by Porcelanosa in lower level
• Porcelanosa floor and bath tile
• Ceiling heights: 10’ first floor; 8’ second floor; and 9’6” lower level
• Kohler plumbing fixtures throughout
• Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances throughout
• STILEChoice IHS doors throughout (8’ first floor/lower level; 6’ 8” second floor)
• Emtek Hermes lever with square rosette in flat black for all interior door hardware
• Woodharbor cabinetry throughout with Orren Pickell Signature Series kitchen island

Mechanicals & Insulation

• 400-amp electrical service
• Electrical outlets installed in the baseboard where applicable
• Two 95% efficient two-stage furnaces with two 16 seer air conditioners
• IBC 95% modulating 160,000 BTU boiler with (1) 80-gallon indirect water storage tank with pump in lieu of hot water heaters
• Hydronic floor heat in finished basement and garage with a 95% efficient natural gas boiler
• Combination of closed-cell foam and batt insulation

Room Descriptions

Foyer

• Two-story foyer with open riser stair with 3″ thick box treads , 2-1/2″ x 12″ curb stringers, 3″ square posts, and rectangular handrails all in white oak spanning 3 stories
• Front door is custom, 2-1/4″ thick, white oak square top stile and rail door with tempered “Granite” textured glass

Family Room

• 48” double sided fireplace with 1-1/4″ stucco surround with 2-1/2″ return at firebox, 1×6 shiplap siding above mantle with square edge “Nickel Gap” with a 1/8″ reveal, mantle 5″ thick solid hickory mantle finished to match hardwood flooring
• Carpenter built bench and drawers extend bench across the face of the fireplace to create the raised hearth

Sunroom

• Vaulted ceiling to mirror dining room
• 48” double sided fireplace with 1-1/4″ stucco surround with 2-1/2″ return at firebox, 1×6 shiplap siding above mantle with square edge “Nickel Gap” with a 1/8″ reveal, mantle 5″ thick solid hickory mantle finished to match hardwood flooring
• Sierra Pacific sliding doors to blue stone patio

Dining Room

• Vaulted ceiling to mirror sunroom

Family Workshop/Mudroom

• Carpenter built desk, cubies and dog kennel cabinetry
• Porcelanosa 47″x47″ Bottega Acero floor tile
• Porcelanosa 10-3/4″x12-1/4″ Air Hexagon in white for powder room flooring

Kitchen/Butler’s Pantry

• Recessed panel Woodharbor cabinetry with combination painted white finishes
• Island roughsawn white oak veneer by OP Signature Series in a gray stain
• Wolf 48” dual fuel range with double oven, six burners and griddle in stainless steel
• Wolf 24” E series steam oven in stainless steel
• Wolf Microwave Drawer 24″ Stainless transitional E series in Stainless Steel
• Wolf 30” Warming Drawer panel ready
• Best 48″ hood insert in stainless steel with 1200cfm remote blower
• Sub-Zero 36″ panel ready integrated refrigerator
• Sub-Zero 36″ panel ready integrated freezer
• Cove 24” built-In panel-ready dishwasher
• Kitchen stone tops 1/2″ Krion in White Concrete #9104 with a 1-1/4″ thick mitered edge

Baths

• Woodharbor painted or stained maple cabinetry, stone countertops, and Kohler plumbing fixtures throughout.
• Master bath features Kohler Underscore rectangle drop in bubble massage air bathtub with bask heated surface, electric radiant floor heat, Porcelanosa tile, 3cm organic white countertops and spa style steam shower.

Man Cave

• Woodharbor kitchenette with Subzero appliance package
• Linkfloor Empire LVT flooring in Tan by Porcelanosa
• Shuffleboard table, Arcade Legends Console and Cocktail Arcade Machine by ABT Cave

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