Farmhouse Flair

Wolf Custom Homes brings modern function and more to an old standard… it’s what everyone’s talking about!

This dazzling contemporary farmhouse design captures imagination and authentic style.

Astyle that’s sweeping homes with its cozy warmth and charming character, Modern Farmhouse designs are capturing the imagination with their rustic flair. A new style inspired by its classic vernacular, builders are taking elements from the original period architecture and transitioning them into something new.

Metal railings, spindles, and oak treads define the staircase that leads to the basement where a 10 ml. glass wine case reveals natural oak walls with metal pegs. Kayu Batu hardwoods are inlaid in concrete in the covered patio where a natural pine ceiling and board and baton wall siding provides farmhouse finishes. Painted beams adorn ceilings in the basement with shiplap wall siding. The bar has its own island seating with a dishwasher, beverage fridge, and sink. Adjacent, the gym is encased in 10ml. glass.

This Calgary couple wanted to build a spec home but were waiting for the right opportunity. “When the lot became available we knew that its quarter-acre size offered a unique opportunity to build an inner-city bungalow in Rutland Park,” shares Nancy Conyers who with her husband Peter, were excited to explore style and options.

Passionate about homes and design, upon their return home from Australia, they found themselves inspired by the variety and beauty of the modern themes they encountered. “Having a lot of land to build on allowed us the room to experiment, so we embraced the Modern Farmhouse style then added industrial touches here and there,” shares Conyers.

With regards to function, they decided on a layout that would be suitable for empty nesters or a family with older children with the master bedroom on the main level and spare bedrooms in the basement. “The home was designed for entertaining and single-level living,” adds Conyers of the near 4,200 square feet of comprehensive lifestyle flows. “There is never enough bungalows being built and a lot of buyers seek single-level living where they can age in place.” This engaging open concept was creatively conceived with spacious common room flows and cozy corners to appease individual function, as with the front den and mirrored flex room space that anchor the foyer.

Assisted by Ron Wildman of Inside Out Architecture, the home hosts a clean-lined layout. “We used simple forms and applied a modern twist to accommodate the desired look that is very unique and accommodating,” describes Wildman. “The architecture is based on symmetry and balance. Upon entry, you immediately feel the difference although you may not know why.”

Hosting an eclectic yet purposeful decor, multiple textures and natural materials such as woods, wicker, and metals blend with simple, layered, geometric patterns with eye-catching appeal.

Situated on a pie-shaped lot on a crescent, the generous backyard hosts an attached triple garage. “The zoning allowed for 45% lot coverage, including the garage, but because we had so much land we didn’t even approach that number, even with our covered patio, which affords comfortable and spacious, three-season outdoor living,” shares Conyers.

Rutland Park is an older community in Calgary with little redevelopment thus far and the home has real presence. “It’s completely different in terms of size, style, and finishes and offers a fresh face in the community,” suggests Conyers. “When we had open houses, people made such a fuss over the covered rear patio with its motorized Phantom screen built into the bulkhead. Even when it was cold we had the fireplace on and people loved it.”

Photos by 4Exposure Engineered white oak hardwoods host a natural oil finish and complement black lacquered millwork in the kitchen with Champagne bronze pulls. The island displays natural Halifax Oak with similar floating shelf features. A stainless steel apron sink adds rustic charm to the décor that features toe-kick lighting. Quartz countertops add contrast with a hood fan of black powder coated metal and brass inserts above a backsplash of Artisan White, hand-glazed ceramic tile. A butler’s panty extends to the flex room beyond.

Obscured glass windows align the central steam shower with warmed bench seating and Herringbone tiled floors in the master ensuite. The freestanding soaker bath displays a tub filler in Champagne Bronze. A glass and metal divider separates the flex room with shiplap siding, from the foyer.

Fifteen-foot ceilings host Douglas fir box beams with faux black metal accents that enhance farmhouse style in the great room where the fireplace features Tundra Chalkdust brick veneer. The glass front entry includes side windows with clerestory windows at the front and back of the room, providing a bright balance of features.