1900s Victorian House Gets A Modern-Traditional Renovation | Restored By The Fords

Siblings Leanne and Steven team up to renovate an old high school friend's historic home and give it a modern-traditional vibe.
From season 2 episode 1.
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[@andrealacey2147]

That stove is too far away from the rest of the work triangle.

[@patriciaufferman1533]

@ Andrea Lacey I totally agree. As soon as they showed the kitchen, I wondered where the stove was. Then I saw they placed in in the “dining room”. It looks weird and would be totally impractical.

[@Michael-ki6ni]

This is by far the WORST designed kitchen ever!

[@Suzi277]

Yes, she hasn't been formally trained as a designer. She would've known that.

[@phyllisarrington7436]

This team never dies a good restoration

[@UmaKeskar]

That wierd kitchen layout. The sink and the island are like a mile away from the stove, which is smack dab in the middle of the room next to the dining table. If you are doing a renovation I am sure that there could have been some way to position that stove and hood in a more practical appealing location. It doesn't look very good either.

[@MarnieSchalla]

Would have kept the kitchen where it was; removed the island and placed a harvest table in the middle instead. Those back doors would have gone nicely with a French country estate type kitchen.

[@megb9700]

You’ll get your daily steps in.

[@swingingdaniel]

agree.

[@didotlm9889]

Hi bonjour ❤❤❤❤❤

[@debrap947]

Love it but the stove seems like it's in the dining area which is a bit weird.

[@megb9700]

You’ll get your daily steps in.

[@debrap947]

@@megb9700 Not worried about the steps, I walk every day. Visually it is weird, my eyes can't unsee it, get it.

[@fflubadubb]

I miss these two. These guys are so original I love their style. !

[@ariga2696]

why is the oven all the way in the middle of dinning room, doesn't make sense. the kitchen layout is so weird.

[@metislamestiza3708]

that fireplace in the kitchen looks so off to me. the windows are pretty but i'd want the ability to open them. i'd rather have more storage in the kitchen! the oversized sectional looks cozy but appears just stuffed in that narrow space. the staircase looks much better though. the choice of black doors going to the deck makes the living room look much smaller. so many elements not well executed

[@ariquezada8031]

Dinning room should have been where the fire place is. Layout is a mess.

[@ShellSellars-Smith]

Gorgeous. Those of us who love to cook might have issue with the kitchen design layout.

[@didotlm9889]

Hi bonjour ❤

[@Oceangirl_505]

I quite enjoy the work of Leanne and Steve. They use clean lines and watching the creative process is so interesting. Besides, Steve is a hunk.

[@maishamuhu865]

The distance between the stove & the sink is far. And modernise kitchen means no upper cabinet!! 🤔

[@makenja1037]

Looks very homely,its beautiful ❤

[@dmmj8987]

Noo they should've pit the kitchen where the "dining room" (breakfast nook) is

[@margaretames6522]

Do I want people to come in the front door and have the first room to be the kitchen? No thank you.

[@lilymead5457]

This is how my house is and it does not work. it doesn’t give off great impressions especially

[@TulipTower]

There is basically no storage space in the kitchen

[@sandraaj]

and the stove doesnt even feel like it's a part of the kitchen, it's like far away from everything else

[@rubyoro0]

@@sandraaj So much for working triangle, huh.

[@deidrecalabro5725]

LeAnn isn't a practical designer that's for sure... I would never put in a door or window that you couldn't use unless code said no.

[@sandraaj]

@@rubyoro0 that's one big deformed triangle 🤣 that's so unfortunateee it really looks so disconnected from the kitchen

[@roccosisto8196]

Hmmmmm. Lots of work but the kitchen should be in the middle with a dining room at the end which would be a better fit for the fireplace. Odd that they basically put in a New York loft in a suburban home.

[@nicoleworkman3142]

A fireplace in the kitchen?...Kitchens are already hot from cooking....

[@didotlm9889]

Hi bonjour ❤

[@anna-taniatransylove5762]

I like the result, but I have to admit that I liked the wallpaint befor better...the after looks a bit to stiff and steril being all white, the cozyness is missing. the oven is in the middle of the dinning area..looks a bit strange

[@truthseeker9108]

Beautiful, but, white floors on the deck?

[@didotlm9889]

Hi bonjour ❤❤❤

[@b.bernal6151]

I usually love everything Leanne does, but in this case I don’t care for the dark floors and I agree with other comments about the kitchen layout not being very efficient.

[@pootandbeans5956]

Geez, how far do you have to travel from the stove to the sink??

[@myyuba]

Miss you guys so much.

[@didotlm9889]

Hi bonjour ❤❤❤

[@shereemorgan1430]

Absolutely gorgeous 🥰!!!!

[@centralWisconsin1]

-central Wisconsin: Love your work! You guys always do a create job. I’m also biased to you guys as I’m also from Pennsylvania. 😉

[@cathyabrahamse1929]

Love her style, but that decking should have been left a wooden colour,the kitchen should have had blue or dark green lowers or uppers, To white and black a pop of colour would have been nice ♥️

[@steveraglin7607]

The never-ending chest of drawers (and drawers and drawers) looks weird in the family room.

[@marionhill769]

I agree they should have placed the cooktop in the Island the work flow area would be so much better….other then that love their work

[@andrealacey2147]

I'm with you, Michael.

[@marywiggins7411]

Not every house needs an open concept!!! NO- kitchen in the front!

[@maryregan7928]

Amazing transformation

[@LoriL010]

It's very pretty but I prefer a closed floor plan in these historic homes.

[@deblamborn9735]

NO! You don't walk into a home directly to the kitchen! Don't let them around anymore beautiful old homes!

[@Holidaygal]

People who barbecue or use their backyard for entertainment like the kitchen easily accessible. Don’t know why they moved the kitchen to the front of the house away from barbecue and outdoor entertainment. Expensive to move the piping for the sinks and electric line for the stove Sad to remove the wood floors NO wonder they spent 90,000

[@chrisdeoni1697]

The open concept pandemic continues.

[@didotlm9889]

Tooop class

[@jeannineterese1037]

You ruined that house. Victorians are supposed to be maze like. The unique look is gone.

[@murielbaith5445]

Not sure why you left the old door to the old back porch in the kitchen when you have French doors right around the corner.

[@lolaweed7467]

Kitchen should’ve been centred in the dining room - swap kitchen and dining. Silly layout

[@mariadelcarmenorozco4840]

Estoy vendiendo mí casa en Panamá, área muy tranquila, está jubilada a 20minutos de la ciudad está en la chorrera. Casa grande amplia 900mtros cuadrados total y 400 en construccion

[@Wellington11235]

Before always is more beautiful

[@Suzi277]

He lied. You could've/should've kept the original floor - for much cheaper too. Also your kitchen work triangle is non existent. Our historical Qn Anne was on the Minneapolis Home Tour back in the 1990s. You just messed up the integrity of a historic home by making it into a 10 year trend. Best to sell it while the trend is still "IN". Otherwise, down the road, you'll be looking at yet another cost to reno to sell it then. Tisk, tisk. - Susan aka Susan J Mielke Designs - Retired 'green' interior designer Minneapolis, MN

[@swingingdaniel]

Hmmm,... as much as I like her style, the new layout to me is a huge mistake. I would've left the kitchen rigth where it was and just modernize. Not a fan of the oven/cooking spot sitting right next to the dining table.

[@amandavalpey1521]

This makes me so sad to say, but this is a really bad kitchen lay out. It’s bringing back rental apart vibes in San Francisco where the layout of everything is choppy and weird because it’s an old house divided into apartments. Imagine the pain of taking pots to and from the stove and sink everyday. Or a pasta pot full of water all the way across the kitchen. Also, the fridge looks so dwarfed. I mean the wife was almost taller than the fridge. If that’s the fridge they wanted that’s fine, but why not build a cabinet above it? Or perhaps a completely hidden fridge that looks like a cabinet that goes much higher. I typically like their designs, this one is just really awkward.

[@peachblanket]

why would they place the stove behind the dining table.. so unpractical

[@varunsharma-pi3mk]

Kyo

[@ellyc87]

The kitchen layout is horrible, the stove is way too far away, but the style is beautiful. However, the style of the living room is way too modern for that traditional home.

[@marywiggins7411]

No one wants to work to preserve old houses' integrity.

[@verovale5029]

Noooo what they did! The kitchen is a disaster and even an architect was involved !

[@AnweshaBohler]

Strange design and all beige and white. Very underwhelming

[@didotlm9889]

Hi bonjour ❤

[@Observe411]

Do they not worry about asbestos?

[@deboracopeland4795]

Oh look a White Island! How original

[@zehavae7176]

The nerve of this renovation !!! Stove in the dining room, their money spend on this!!

[@Fouloul.]

One of the worst kitchens ever! She doesn't think of a family living there, only about how it looks.

[@mariearce8021]

poor design but I guess they like it.

[@stephoso]

Why would you turn a Victorian home into a modern farmhouse 🥴 Nightmare

[@l.anng.4054]

Old, old, old show.

[@BloodInTheStrawberries]

Congrats, you turned it into a white nightmare and ruined the entire layout because you refused to understand it.