Partial Kitchen reno, need opinions, suggestions
suej6542
5 years ago
As much as I would love all new cabinets, I just don't have the budget for it. After hosting a couple of holidays I'm finding that I really need to lose the wall separating the kitchen from the living room. The solutions I can afford is to take down the wall, lose the weird triangle pantry and move the fridge and pantry cabinet next to the stove and add in a large accent island. I've found slate cabinets that match well with my dining table, that I think will work well with my current cabinets. The counter would be a Cambria quartz Praa Sands. So my questions are:
1. Do you think these colors work and will update the kitchen enough?
2. Should I replace all the counters. (of course I can to the rest of the counter later if needed.)
3. Looking for ideas on kitchen island layout. I have the space for back to back cabinets, but do I go with full depth or just 12" for the ones facing the living room. The island can be about 5'x8', planning on a small prep sink. Also debating on a small wine fridge.
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everdebz
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoRelated Discussions
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Comments (8)Nice job! Being on the last leg of the reno of the 3rd (and last) bathroom in my house, I can appreciate that sometimes there are things that do not get the attention they should have initially. Like not noticing that the old toilet was centered 16 in from the wall and to remedy that the sick had to move which meant that the door wouldn't close etc etc etc. However, having looked at your pics and consulted with my project manager, we thought that you could look for something to put where you have the little freebee. It could be a one piece unit or a base either cupboard or drawers and a top that matched style wise. You could even place the little one you have on top, with or without the legs. Paint it whatever colour suits you. You could even hang the little one over the toilet tank ( too crowded for me ) or on the adjacent wall , if it didn't interfere with the toilet. In any event, I think the space between the windows is perfect as long as its clean , neat and eyepleasing as I infere from the pics that that is the first thing you are going to see when you enter. IT's amazing what a non-descript bureau or cupboard can look like with a couple of coats of melamine paint ! The Boss offered the suggestion that if you need storage for hair products, portable hair dryer etc, after years of struggling with cupboard storage, mess, things falling over, etc, she finally started using a large basket that she keeps in the closet in the adjoining room ( sometimes ) . Everything is close to hand, easily portable and actually doesn't look bad if left out . Good luck with the rest of the transformation...See MoreHelp! Started my reno & need more money, suggestions please!!
Comments (13)I sincerely feel your pain. But for the grace of God, we would be walking in your shoes. Our lender who pre-approved a loan on a 100% cash purchase, denied it because of debt ratio, but they were not taking into account our income property. Happily, we told the contractor to hold the demo until we got real approval of a loan, and we then went to the brokerage account, and they worked with us to base the payback of the loan with scheduled payments from the IRA. This was our only hope, and is taxable on liquidation, but once the loan goes through, we can repay the IRA, and also pay the contractor. Because we hadn't done the demo yet, we were able to get the appraisal. Demo starts this Thursday, finally. I think you got great advice here with craigs list. Also try freecycle. It's amazing what you can find. I was looking for pedestal sinks on Craigs list, and a woman had an entire bathroom for sale, but you had to come and take it all out because she didn't know how to do that. People also will sell or give away old kitchen cabinets. If you have an IRA with any funds in it, you may be able to get a loan from the brokerage like we did. Edit. Just realized you got your loan! Congratulations! Now I hope your renovation goes well! Good luck to you! Suzi This post was edited by desertdance on Mon, Apr 15, 13 at 11:59...See MoreKitchen remodel partial overlay cabinets opinion
Comments (5)Believe me, I've been there, done that with remodeling and "buyers remorse" is the worst. It is a very nice kitchen and you loved it when you picked it, so enjoy and make it truly yours. You actually already HAVE a backsplash. Generally you do either the 4" counter extension OR a tiled splash - not both. I would focus your attention and $ on some updated lighting and counter accessories and some fun stools. What is the style of the rest of the space (adjacent rooms)? Do you have any inspiration photos (looks that you like)? Maybe we can offer some suggestions for those....See MoreKitchen reno, layout opinions please
Comments (13)Since nothing is going on the 103" wall, if you can extend the island by 9", I think Sammy's idea would work. Move the sink and DW to the peninsula, and put the range to the left of the window. I drew a hood 6" wider than the cooktop, to help contain the steam and grease plume. Alternately, you could center the range between the window and wall, and use a narrow upper on each side. You wouldn't have much landing space to the left, and the range would be very close to the entry--farther from the entry is safer, to give someone entering the space to swing away from the cook. Normally I'd want the trash pull-out below the prep space, but putting it beside the fridge would give you space for wide drawers to the right of the range. Again, dish storage will be in the prep space, but there is room for the pe3rson prepping to move over to the left, to allow loading and unloading of the DW. A trash pull-out under the sink would also work. The peninsula cabinet against the wall would open under the seating overhang--27" width would allow for the sink cab to be 3" from the perpendicular drawers, and filler on the other side of the corner would allow hardware to bypass on each cabinet. An advantage to the longer peninsula would be more space for each seat, so the little corner upper could be a full cabinet without being in someone's face. 36" for the traffic aisle is sufficient, since there is no cabinet or appliance opening into the aisle. Keep in mind that a DW on the end of a run will need a return panel, and the final length of the peninsula will depend on the width of the sink cabinet. I used 33". In either version, the peninsula can be moved a few inches toward the left (as drawn), to provide more space for the table and chairs. Thank you for asking but I am not a pro. :)...See More
mama goose_gw zn6OH
5 years agoYou don't need a prep sink in this kitchen. I'd readjust the sink and range locations to provide a wider prep space in the corner:
suej6542
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5 years agoBri Bosh
5 years agoeverdebz
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoJust trying to share ideas / houzz photos. The interesting color on base of your wall - what about that for cabinet lowers? seems more like the counter, for more informal open space too.
everdebz
5 years agoIdk what makes this work -- white with dark counters [in a warm pewter or slate?] Island different possibly....
everdebz
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoThese chairs have me thinking whether you'd like to chalk paint white of your chairs...
https://www.houzz.com/photos/riddargatan-stockholm-phvw-vp~67057513
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5 years ago
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