Some updates on the kitchen
I was asked for new kitchen pictures and I am happy to show it off. It is very close to being totally finished, it is totally functional now. The kitchen aid dual fuel double oven and gas stove went in yesterday. The kitchen aid microwave the day before. It is now venting out of the wall into the atrium instead of going through the top of the cabinet and out of the roof which gives me almost full use of the cabinet. My kitchen aid dishwasher is in as well as my neat new faucet and sink. The pantry doors are in but not the shelves. But you can get an idea.
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- 10 years agolast modified: 10 years ago
I found this beautiful blue Fleur-de-lis bowl I had to have, I will fill it with big yellow lemons. My husband wasn't happy about the price but agreed it needed to come home with us.
My hutch goes down at the far end by the window but there's still a bunch of stuff there and the shelving unit will go at the opposite end to house all my colorful enamel cast iron and stuff. The blinds are going up in the next few days. The big window on the stove side looks into the atrium which is a mess now. The windows on the sink side look out to the driveway and our rv. From in the rv I can look through one of my windows and see all the way through to the atrium lol.
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Comments (27)Great follow-up! I agree w/removing the spindles ;-) I think open shelving would be really cool there, but I'm not sure how practical it would be since things might fall off the back and down the stairs LOL. But...if you ended up liking open shelving there you could always put a little safety rail across the shelves on the stair side. This would allow you to have storage in that area but still let in light. I'd suggest storing things that are pretty (serving bowls, wine glasses, decorative bins) and maybe not used often. Building a bench seat below them is a good idea, if you want seating in the kitchen. Then you could stand on it to reach the higher shelves, too LOL! If you could move your fridge to the wall where the phone hangs, then you'd have more counter space to the left of your stove. Additionally, people coming into the kitchen to get something out of the fridge wouldn't be in the main cooking triangle (if that's an issue for you). For the remaining wall space on the phone wall, a cabinet pantry unit would afford you lots of storage and free up space in your main kitchen area. If you still want an eating spot, maybe a small table could "float" in front of the space where you currently have the folding table...if you built the bench under the spindle area then folks could sit at the bench and you could provide just one or two additional small chairs. This, again, depends on how large your space is. If you take out the appliance garage, what will you put in that corner? I have an open corner like that and I keep a plant and knife block on it. My DH is planning to put a shelf across that corner so we can move the plant up and put our dish drainer in the corner. Okay, just out of curiosity, do you use the stand mixer? I have a hand-held mixer that I use a lot, and an old Bosch food processor that lives under the counter and rarely sees daylight. In a small space you do need to consider if you actually use/need everything you have. Don't completely disregard the kitchen forum, the folks there are great w/layouts and making efficient use of space....See MoreNeed help with color for kitchen
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I love my faucet and it was a very reasonable price . I also love my countertop mounted pot filler faucet beside the stove . This is going to be a life saver for me because I can no longer lift a pot full of water . I didn't even know they made countertop models I had only seen the ones mounted on the back splash of the stove but I don't have room there. My husband is the one that came up with the idea . We have water in that wall because the atrium water faucet is right on the other side . So it was very easy . Easy to fill the gumbo pot! I love these red accent shotgun shell end brand pieces .
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- 10 years agolast modified: 10 years ago
- 10 years agolast modified: 10 years ago
This is the inspiration for the bigger pantry . I want to be that organized . I want those baskets . My husband was going to build the shelves but I think we are going to use the same exact kind from Lowe's . We shall see . . . This is the awesome blog where I found this and she provides links to everything . It's a really good blog.
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