Time to renovate
We've been at our new home in Washington state for about a year now (November 7th I think is the year anniversary) and we are ready to renovate the kitchen.
Now the kitchen was the only sticking point when deciding between this house and the gorgeous redone beauty with the sucken living room and den, hardwood floors and interesting ceilings and overall open design. I loved that place, and it had gas.
This house is woodsy, nice interiors and wood trim, across from a lake and two storied. Three bathrooms and lots of space. But the kitchen is small and incovenient. It is designed in a U shape with the refrigerator opening at upper left of the U and blocking walking space completely whenever it's opened.
WHO DESIGNED THIS ROOM?
So we've got a woman from a kitchen redesigned center coming today which means I have to straighten up the place and clean the bathrooms and you know, make it look like we couldn't possibly need her help we are so efficient. We are liars.
Really, the kitchen is older (1992 I'll bet) and needs freshening. The positives are lots of cupboard space (although higher up, you shorties out there will know how wonderful that is) had a beautiful mini greenhouse jutting out behind the sink with pretty wood and lead framed stained glass, and I like the new faucet we put in. Otherwise it's small with funky yellowy colors, old appliances ( the fridge leaks water out of the bottom at night) and is difficult when two people are trying to manuever in it. Also the floor is a busy wood parquet that is difficult to maintain and pretty ugly.
So my wish list is:
-more flow, people can walk through it and in it without looking like they are jousting
-nice counters and floors (I want to match the artisan feel of our mission style furniture but David hates artsy so this will have to be done on the sly)
-change out the cupboards by refacing with cherry instead of oak and getting glass doors on them to match the greenhouse (really, is there anything in the world that says "Hi, I used to live in the 70's " as oak does?)
-remove a couple of cupboards so we can see from the office to the kitchen, it's got a counter that would be nice with barstools and some drop lighting, why waste the space ?
-new appliances that keep their fluids to themselves (see above)
-gas. hmmmmmmmm, maybe we will get it if the budget holds out. We hear there is a pipeline now on our street so it's doable.
-make it a fun room for more than one. Heck, join it with the dining room since we don't entertain royalty.
Now the kitchen was the only sticking point when deciding between this house and the gorgeous redone beauty with the sucken living room and den, hardwood floors and interesting ceilings and overall open design. I loved that place, and it had gas.
This house is woodsy, nice interiors and wood trim, across from a lake and two storied. Three bathrooms and lots of space. But the kitchen is small and incovenient. It is designed in a U shape with the refrigerator opening at upper left of the U and blocking walking space completely whenever it's opened.
WHO DESIGNED THIS ROOM?
So we've got a woman from a kitchen redesigned center coming today which means I have to straighten up the place and clean the bathrooms and you know, make it look like we couldn't possibly need her help we are so efficient. We are liars.
Really, the kitchen is older (1992 I'll bet) and needs freshening. The positives are lots of cupboard space (although higher up, you shorties out there will know how wonderful that is) had a beautiful mini greenhouse jutting out behind the sink with pretty wood and lead framed stained glass, and I like the new faucet we put in. Otherwise it's small with funky yellowy colors, old appliances ( the fridge leaks water out of the bottom at night) and is difficult when two people are trying to manuever in it. Also the floor is a busy wood parquet that is difficult to maintain and pretty ugly.
So my wish list is:
-more flow, people can walk through it and in it without looking like they are jousting
-nice counters and floors (I want to match the artisan feel of our mission style furniture but David hates artsy so this will have to be done on the sly)
-change out the cupboards by refacing with cherry instead of oak and getting glass doors on them to match the greenhouse (really, is there anything in the world that says "Hi, I used to live in the 70's " as oak does?)
-remove a couple of cupboards so we can see from the office to the kitchen, it's got a counter that would be nice with barstools and some drop lighting, why waste the space ?
-new appliances that keep their fluids to themselves (see above)
-gas. hmmmmmmmm, maybe we will get it if the budget holds out. We hear there is a pipeline now on our street so it's doable.
-make it a fun room for more than one. Heck, join it with the dining room since we don't entertain royalty.
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