Because of Lucilles post....
Thank you so much Lucille! You got me thinking... and it's a good thing. Look at the west wall in my kitchen.
I
haven't painted here yet. WELLLL I did the white bottom... it was
eggplant purple. The white messes on the wall are where the insulation
was blown in. I am procrastinating... honest! By now I could have
filled those circles again, where the "mud" shrank, and could have this
painted... If I just got off my tush.
There is a double wide
window where the chairs are. When I bought this house, a dryer stood
next to the washer, and a wire shelf with the microwave was in the
corner, and a BIG wire shelf in front of the windows.
Before
Charlotte moved in here I was procrastinating even worse... and, I
didn't realize I needed more space, for a bigger pantry and dishes
storage. Now I am thinking of floor to ceiling cabinets, and even
cabinets above the washing machine. All kinds of "stuff" could be
stored there... and because of you, Lucille I thought of making at least
one unit on casters. It would be nice to be able to pull it out when
we need/want more counter space, or during big cooking time put it next
to the stove (in front of the door to the garage). At least one cabinet
about counter height would have no doors, but a counter top like
surface to hold the toaster and the electric tea kettle (Charlotte's,
mine was the kind for on the stove and is in storage for now). We could
even use our rice cooker there....
Wow, Lucille, you really got me thinking. :)Thank you.
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Comments (11)Despite the holiday the trash people are picking up today so my sons are coming over this morning to help drag heavy stuff out of the garage, wet rugs and so on. There is already a big pile of stuff to be thrown away out at the curb. The small refrigerator, oil filled heaters, pressure washer, carpet cleaner and other electric stuff I had stored in the garage waiting for the move will also have to be thrown away. I briefly thought about letting the electric stuff dry out and testing it but then decided that half of my stuff has been destroyed by water, I don't want the remainder destroyed by an electrical fire so out it goes. Plus there is a ton more stuff that needs to be sorted and a ton more stuff to be thrown away. I had a couple days I just couldn't do anything, I just could not get up and go into the garage and do the work I knew I needed done. Finally the day before yesterday I ignored the mess and went and got my hair cut, got an eye exam and ordered new eyeglasses, and bought a few groceries. Yesterday, finally, I started feeling like the real me and I got to work in earnest, hence the pile of trash bags at the curb. While working outside I got to talk to some of my neighbors, one got more water in his house and lost a huge amount of stuff, another whose house sits higher still lost a bunch of stuff she stored at ground level, she is the only one of us who had flood insurance since this area does not usually flood even in past hurricanes. I am so proud of my sons, one went to stay with and help a friend who has farm critters like goats and needed help with the animals, the other joined an effort to collect and distribute meals to the firefighters and police in his area of Houston, many who had been working extraordinarily long shifts. My gardens which were my pride and joy are dying, the plants were under water for days and many of them didn't make it. While the house is no longer mine I still am distressed about the loss. Of course the cannas and other water loving plants are prospering. The yard cleanup will be done in a few days after the garage stuff has been sorted and the garage cleaned....See MoreLucille?
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Lucille, here are a couple other kitchen photos from before I owned the house.
I took that wire rack out, and the ceiling fan too.
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If you want cabinets to the ceiling...? You probably won't find them @ Habitat. I purchased new ones for an average cost of $100ea. It was from the outlet store of a cabinet shop. They had tons of quality/tongue 'n groove tall upper cabinets, BTW. Those are what seemed to get "left over".
When U worked @ Home Depot, didn't they have returns in the backroom they let go cheap? They do here. The herringbone backsplash was from left over cuts a tiler had, I gave him $20, then cut the size I wanted. The xenon light over the sink was $5 from The Arc thrift store.
Just giving U some ideas Moni...
Will the washer & dryer fit where the hot water heater is, next to it? How about a pantry in that corner where you have a rack?
Your appliances look nice.
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