KITCHEN BATH COMBO

A modern color scheme meets traditional farmhouse style in this historic Texas kitchen and bath redesign.

Thirty miles from Fredericksburg, Texas, lies the town of Mason. Texas Hill Country style is a blend of traditional farmhouse heritage with the modernity of the 21st century, and designer Kim Hoegger both understands and executes this combination. When she stumbled across a diamond in the rough, her love for a good project propelled her to undertake the renovations. “I just fell in love with it,” Kim says. “It was over 104 years old when we bought it; I think it’s 109 years old now.”The house was in dire need of a loving hand, and Kim was more than happy to step up.

RENOVATION GAMBLE

A modern color scheme meets traditional farmhouse style in this Texas kitchen and bath

redesign.

The home’s previous owner had removed all the walls, but that didn’t deter Kim.“When we found it, it was just studs and we saw all the potential it had,” she says. “It had a great floor plan, beautiful high ceilings; the lofty pine throughout the house was still intact; a lot of the beadboard ceilings were still intact and even the windows were still in great condition for [the home’s] age.”Those bones were what provided Kim with the inspiration she needed to transform the house.

She purposefully chose traditional yet modern elements to incorporate into the kitchen and bath to achieve a blend of old and new. “I wanted to honor the old, but also be modern and fresh,” she says. She chose to tile the bathroom floor in a beautifully intricate black-and-white pattern and didn’t need to fuss with the kitchen floor plan, which had a good flow from the very beginning. “We opened up the kitchen a little bit so you could see into it from the dining room,” she says. “Space is really important. Having a house that feels open is a real key to good design.” The historical home now shows off modern aesthetics mixed with its old roots.

“Pure White” is Kim Hoegger’s go-to paint for all her walls. She uses it as a canvas, situating her furniture against the bright background and allowing the contrast of color to create a beautiful balance of dark and light.

A pure black will lend itself to modern farmhouse style. But add a chippy paint finish and you’ll give black some vintage character. Kim believes in mixing metals. “I wanted to bring in that industrial look and time-worn feel,” she says, which she did with brass, gold and iron.

(above, left) Texture is a critical element of design. You can create a warm and welcoming environment in a modern space through the addition of textured pillows and art that serve to break up the uniformity of wooden floorboards and walls. (above, right) “You can see through the island; you can see around it; there’s not a piece in the middle that stops you,” says Kim. She chose to use a vintage restaurant table as the kitchen island. Particularly in such a highly trafficked area as a kitchen, keeping the space open and breathable is a great choice.

With the addition of organic elements such as the bamboo footstool and greenery, Kim cultivated a space that is both sophisticatedly modern and naturally traditional.