Kitchen of the Week: A Farmhouse Kitchen in Naarden Vesting, Netherlands

Recently, Tokyo-based hardware designer Maha Alavi shared a project in which her robust, solid-bronze Cercle Pulls make an appearance. The project is a 250-square-foot kitchen within a monumental farmhouse in Naarden Vesting, a 17th-century town in the Netherlands just southeast of Amsterdam. Designer Martje Overmeer is adept at creating refined contemporary spaces with bespoke elements, and the kitchen is no exception: “a synergy between modern elements while keeping authentic details,” as she explains. Here’s a closer look at the details:

Photography by Space Content Studio for Martje Overmeer Interiors.

Above: The original farmhouse tiles are in tact. The walnut table and built-in sofa are custom by Overmeer. The dining chairs are vintage sourced from Morentz Gallery. Above: Integrated into the cabinet below the coffee area is a stainless steel compost container. Above: The custom cabinets are all done in oak with an ultra-thin brushed stainless steel worktop. The wall oven is a Siemens. The wine refrigerator is a Liebherr. The faucet is a Quooker stainless steel tap. Martje Overmeer Netherlands Farmhouse Kitchen Photo by Space Content Studio Above: Cafe curtains for privacy in the ground floor kitchen. Maha Alavi’s Cercle Pulls are at left. Above: The pendant light above the dining table is the Alba Top Pendant from Contain in Mallorca. The piece on the wall is by Frederique Bruijnen sourced from Art Salon Anaïs. Above: The built-in sofa is upholstered with Milma YP2003 virgin wool from Designs of the Time.

For more Dutch kitchen renovations, see our posts:

• Kitchen of the Week: A Dutch Interior Designer’s New Setup for Cooking, Crafting, and Gathering
• Kitchen of the Week: The Curtained Kitchen, Dutch Modern Edition
• Kitchen of the Week: A Cross-Pollinated Wooden Kitchen, Laundry, and Workspace in the Netherlands
• Resurrecting a 1908 Worker’s Cottage in the Netherlands: A Young Couple’s Weekend DIY