Designer Deborah Ehrlich favors deconstruction over renovation and reduction over decoration. Her 1722 Hudson Valley farmhouse is proof: Ehrlich opened up the floor plan, exposed beams and plaster walls, sanded the floor, relocated the kitchen to a room originally used to store wood, and then, she says, “just left it.” The relocated kitchen is now part of a clapboard addition to the stone house, and is kitted out with handbuilt plywood countertops, a vintage utility sink, and a modified Viking oven. To re-create the look of Ehrlich’s kitchen, read on.
![ehrlich\2\17;s commissioned utilitarian table in the kitchen. photograph 17](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/deborah-ehrlich-kitchen-table-733x1084.jpg)
![a viking wall oven with custom wood oven pull is set into a plywood counter wit 18](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/deborah-ehrlich-kitchen-range-edited-justine-hand-733x1100.jpg)
![ehrlich\2\17;s flatware, inherited from family, is stored out in the ope 19](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/deborah-ehrlich-utensils-733x489.jpg)
![a vintage utility sink adds to the workshop feel of the kitchen. photograp 20](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/deborah-ehrlich-cutting-boards-kitchen-sink-733x1100.jpg)
Appliances
![the viking professional 30 inch single electric wall oven is a similar model to 21](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/viking-professional-30-inch-single-electric-wall-oven-733x496.jpg)
![the viking professional 30 inch gas cooktop is a newer model than ehrlich&# 22](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/viking-professional-30-inch-gas-cooktop-733x496.jpg)
Faucets & Fixtures
![the chicago faucets wall mounted kitchen sink faucet is \$\18\2.99 at the chica 23](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/chicago-faucets-wall-mounted-kitchen-sink-faucet-733x496.jpg)
![the kohler bannon \24 inch wall mount service sink has the feel of a vintage ut 24](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/kohler-bannon-wall-mount-service-sink-733x496.jpg)
Lighting
![the lowell pendant \2.\25 inch light is available in a black (shown), bras 25](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/schoolhouse-electric-lowell-pendant-light-733x496.jpg)
![the norfolk 4 inch ceiling light has a retro appeal; \$\179 at schoolhouse elec 26](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/schoolhouse-electric-norfolk-light-733x496.jpg)
Furniture
![antique church chair](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/antique-church-chair-733x489.jpg)
![ehrlich has a saarinen tulip armless chair, available new for \$\1,769 at desig 28](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/saarinen-tulip-armless-chair-733x496.jpg)
Accessories
![you can source a similar simple schoolhouse chalkboard from restaurant supply s 29](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/aarco-oak-frame-black-chalkboard-733x496.jpg)
![the provendi soap holder is €\20.\20 for the holder alone at proven 30](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/provendi-soap-holder-white-soap-733x496.jpg)
![the home basics \2 tier dish drainer is \$\29.99 at bed, bath & beyond. 31](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/home-basics-2-tier-dish-drainer-733x496.jpg)
![j. r. watkins dish soap in grapefruit is ehrlich\2\17;s choice; \$9.09 o 32](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/j-r-watkins-dish-soap-grapefruit-733x496.jpg)
![the elly dish towel in blue and white is \$3.99 for a set of four at ikea. 33](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ikea-elly-dish-towel-white-blue-733x496.jpg)
![one of ehrlich\2\17;s maple cutting boards hangs on the wall behind the 34](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/deborah-ehrlich-cutting-boards-733x496.jpg)
![the sabre paris basic 5 piece place setting in khaki is \$89.95 at yvonne 35](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sabre-paris-basic-5-piece-place-setting-khaki-733x496.jpg)
![the mason cash mixing bowls in white start at \$\10.40 on amazon. 36](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/mason-cash-mixing-bowls-white-733x496.jpg)
![the staub cast iron round cocotte in basil starts at \$\2\15 at williams sonoma. 37](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/staub-cast-iron-round-cocotte-basil-733x496.jpg)
![a bredemeijer cosy manto teapot is \$94.95 on amazon. new, its copper base 38](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/credemeijer-cosy-manto-teapot-733x496.jpg)
![on the dining table are ehrlich\2\17;s own simple crystal white wine gla 39](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/deborah-ehrlich-white-wine-glass-1-733x496.jpg)
![the ted meuhling e. r. butler biedermeier candlesticks in satin silver are avai 40](https://media.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ted-muehling-e-r-butler-biedermeier-candlesticks-satin-silver-733x496.jpg)
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N.B.: This post is an update; the original story ran on August 22, 2017.