Ugly 1950s kitchen gut and complete remodel
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It Has Begun (the DIY kitchen gut/remodel)
Comments (10)Haha, yeah blfenton I'm a renovation junkie; I love seeing before after photos. I also loveeee talking about my house. Basically the existing roofline was problematic by design ( leaking, water back up) and the room was mostly unusable due to the ceiling height. Its an old farmhouse, unfortunately there was not much left character wise. We ripped off half of the top of the house down to the floors, built new walls, new trusses and a new floor on one side. Once we completed the shell, we rebuilt the floor joists on the other side. And then we finished the interior. Did I mention I was pregnant for the second half of this? I'll give you the highlight photos (no idea where they all are on my computer), but here's a link to my blog that has a bunch more. It's nothing fancy, but I'm very proud of the work we did on it; including the numerous mistakes you may see or not see. I also got my hardwood floors and I now have an office area/art area and a place for (most) of my books. Basically I feel like a very lucky girl! Before ( looking into hallway) After (looking into hallway) You'll notice the hallway is still not finished........we're coming back to that after we finish the kitchen and insulating the exterior of the house (downstairs). After (facing the other way) The bed is on the opposite side of the closet. There's still a lot of finishing work that needs to be done --- we had to switch gears to other projects before the baby came! and when we finish the house remodeling wise, it will be finally time for an interior decor revamp. Hahaha, right now we are a conglomeration of hand me down furniture. Anyways, asking me about my house is like asking me about my kid. I can talk foreverrrrrrrrr about it....See MoreIs my 1950’s kitchen sink original? What can you tell me about it?
Comments (44)Thank you for all the comments, I still love hearing from everyone and their opinions. I still am changing my mind everyday about that sink, it’s very useful... as far as everyones comments of it not being big enough (how big are your sinks?!... haha) btw the middle sink isn’t for washing, it is food disposal :) I use the left sink for washing and the right sink for rinsing. I do have some good news I just discovered 10 minutes ago (seriously)...it looks like the upper cabinets are original! Which makes me so happy because they are my favorite! Woohoo,... the doors are newer, I’m guessing to match the newer bottom cabinets. How easy is is it to move the dishwasher over to make room for this sink/or future vintage sink? It bothers me that it’s off center. And since the bottoms aren’t original so I don't mind moving things around. Thank you again to everyone so far !...See More1950s kitchen update
Comments (19)I love the arched doorway and the rounded end of the peninsula. The mix of wood/paint on the cabinets adds interest. You could keep that idea but change the color from green to something less dark. White, yellow, or light green boxes with wood doors, or switch it up and do wood boxes with painted doors. I don't mind the color of the floor but all those grout lines would drive me batty. That's one place I might go contemporary with a large format tile, or you could go with a linoleum or sheet vinyl. The layout seems fine. I prefer having continuous counter between the sink and range, but what you have isn't bad and changing the layout might be more remodel than you want to take on. Good luck!...See MoreLooking to renovate and update our 1950s kitchen. Looking for ideas
Comments (12)@ Belaria Seriously? Keep the brick? Nah! I'm old enough to remember when this sort of edifice was new and the latest au courant thing in all the home decorating mags. It was a terrible idea then, and is more so now. Think about it. As a cooking area how does it rate? It does not have any "countertop" on either side of the cooktop. Where do you put hot pans? Across the room? How about storage? Where are the pots, pans, condiments, sauces, hot pads, etc -- all the stuff you use in cooking? Since this bomb-shelter was built kitchen design has moved on to arrange kitchens in task groups in which everything needed for a task such as cooking is located in the area where the cooking is done. It would be impossible to do that with the bunker still in place. There is no storage in this "cooking area" to speak of. It violates at least a half dozen of the NKBA's kitchen planning guidelines. I could go on, but I'm getting a headache. Sorry, but the brick really has to go. As to the rest of the kitchen, I agree with herbflavor. Hire a cleaning service to give everything a good scrub. Update the technologies (add electrical, new faucet, sink, range, refrigerator, etc.). Leave the cabinets alone except to load them with the latest pull-outs, swing-outs, drop-outs, fall-outs and organizers of all kinds, maybe replace the tile floor, save scads of money by not re-doing a kitchen that does not need re-doing, take a nice vacation to Miranmar with the money you saved....See MoreRelated Professionals
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