Can you help with this layout dilemma?

10 years ago

We are starting to prepare my father's house for sale. It was built in 1963, and has much of the original styling (mint green bathroom tile, etc.) Much of this will go, including what's left of the kitchen.

This is the stove:

The realtor says that it needs to go, and I agree. I don't think very many modern people will be willing to use it, although everything works except the clock. Here's the dilemma: this stove is 40" wide. Unless we were to put in a very high end stove, we're going to have extra space on each side. The cabinets were custom, and the uppers are one continuous run. I could consider a cook top, and fill in the space with tile or something. But there is no good place to put an oven. I will put another picture with the layout in the next post, since I can't figure out how to do multiples.

We are not making any changes to the layout of the kitchen, mainly just replacing the flooring, cleaning and polishing the cabinets, and doing something about the stove. The counter tops are in perfect shape. We're fairly sure that the next owner will want to renovate, so we just want it clean and shiny.

So, what to do about the stove? It might be possible to remove the uppers and somehow put ends on the other cabinets, so there is space for a hood. But we can't figure out what to do about an oven?

Any suggestions will be considered! And before anyone gets the vapors, we will be reselling the stove. It appears they show up on Ebay for a considerable sum!

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aok27502
Original Author
10 years ago
This is a shot of the rest of the kitchen. The stove is just at the edge on the right. Behind me is the dinette. Just to my right, where the paper towels are, is a desk.

Please pardon the mess, we're still cleaning!!
bpath
10 years ago
That is the same oven Samantha had on Bewitched! Don't touch it! Just exclude it from the sale (unless a buyer really wants it; see if they twitch their nose)
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1) I have French doors to my family room from the dining/kitchen and I love it. The kids use them a lot when they are watching TV, we do the same at night to keep noise from going up the stairs. 2) I have cooked very greasy food at high heat at a friend's in their high-end downdraft island stove and was shocked by how well it worked, something to consider if you want an island stove 3 I would not even consider not having the DW next to sink but other than that I like your new layout use the area by the stairs for floor to ceiling pantry cabinets
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juliekcmo
10 years ago
Sears makes a 40 inch range that I think might fit.

Here is a link that might be useful: 40 inch range from Sears
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10 years ago
Every single thing that you are contemplating changing is highly sought after from MCM fans. STOP your plans right now! Those cabinets are fabulous! The range is too. Mint green tile in a bath is FABULOUS! Just clean the place up and market it to the right people and you might have a bidding war.
GauchoGordo1993
10 years ago
Totally agree with Green - I'd prefer what's pictured & described to what's fashionable these days. Worst case scenario, you can't find anybody to appreciate it, at which point you could take it off the market invest the time & money to make it more mainstream. The only downside of that worst case scenario is that it's less efficient for your real estate agent. But it doesn't make sense for you to spend a ton of time and money upfront to save your real estate agent's time. The most efficient use of your time & money, on the other hand, is to market it as is first.
ineffablespace
10 years ago
Please at least try to market the house as is.
GauchoGordo1993
10 years ago
Fabulous indeed.

This post was edited by GauchoGordo1993 on Fri, Dec 6, 13 at 14:35
aok27502
Original Author
10 years ago
I should clarify. We are going to leave the bath tile and fixtures as they are. The wallpaper is hideous, we'll strip it and paint. But the rest, including the 1" tile on the floor, will stay. If it becomes the elephant in the room, then we'll do something, but I don't think that will happen.

The kitchen has already had all of its MCM removed except the stove. The counters and backsplash used to be turquoise. Whatever the original flooring was, is long gone. The stove is just really hard to use, it's pretty crowded to put more than two pots on at once. And it's lower than the counters, and prep space is .. well, the whole thing is a bit awkward. And we're not removing the cabinets. They're solid wood and just need a little TLC. If anything, we might have to remove the ones directly above the stove for a hood.

I never knew that about Samantha. Too funny!

This post was edited by aok27502 on Thu, Dec 5, 13 at 22:07

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