Another kitchen renovation project
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My kitchen renovation started yesterday. We moved into the house about 3 months ago and have been planning this ever since. This is what we started with:
It was properly nasty. The previous owners were smokers and we scrubbed it clean for 4 days when we first moved in, and it still wasn't clean, so the first thing to do was rip it out:
Ah, that's much better. I'm really glad to see the back of that. Look at the staining on the walls - that'll all get a good wash down and paint before the new kitchen goes in. But first of all that right hand wall needs to come down to open it up to the dining room
The underfloor heating should be going in tomorrow, then the slate floor is going down. Once that's done the fitters can start fitting the new units.
Once it's finished it should look a bit like this:
It was properly nasty. The previous owners were smokers and we scrubbed it clean for 4 days when we first moved in, and it still wasn't clean, so the first thing to do was rip it out:
Ah, that's much better. I'm really glad to see the back of that. Look at the staining on the walls - that'll all get a good wash down and paint before the new kitchen goes in. But first of all that right hand wall needs to come down to open it up to the dining room
The underfloor heating should be going in tomorrow, then the slate floor is going down. Once that's done the fitters can start fitting the new units.
Once it's finished it should look a bit like this:
glowing ceiling -
www.stretchceilings.co.uk
(no affiliation etc - just came across their website the other day)
www.stretchceilings.co.uk
(no affiliation etc - just came across their website the other day)
furtive said:
My kitchen renovation started yesterday. We moved into the house about 3 months ago and have been planning this ever since. This is what we started with:
It was properly nasty. The previous owners were smokers and we scrubbed it clean for 4 days when we first moved in, and it still wasn't clean, so the first thing to do was rip it out:
Ah, that's much better. I'm really glad to see the back of that. Look at the staining on the walls - that'll all get a good wash down and paint before the new kitchen goes in. But first of all that right hand wall needs to come down to open it up to the dining room
The underfloor heating should be going in tomorrow, then the slate floor is going down. Once that's done the fitters can start fitting the new units.
Once it's finished it should look a bit like this:
I had to use a paint scraper to scrape all the grease off the walls before I could even wash them. Heavy smokers too all the woodwork / ceilings are yellow It was properly nasty. The previous owners were smokers and we scrubbed it clean for 4 days when we first moved in, and it still wasn't clean, so the first thing to do was rip it out:
Ah, that's much better. I'm really glad to see the back of that. Look at the staining on the walls - that'll all get a good wash down and paint before the new kitchen goes in. But first of all that right hand wall needs to come down to open it up to the dining room
The underfloor heating should be going in tomorrow, then the slate floor is going down. Once that's done the fitters can start fitting the new units.
Once it's finished it should look a bit like this:
Hmm, good point about the microwave - I'll see if we can put it in the unit by the cooker
And the worktop doesn't continue along the wall under that window because if it did then
(a) the pull out larder wouldn't, and
(b) the fridge door wouldn't open
It'll be balanced out as the island will be in-line with the end of the worktop. We tried all sorts of layouts and where the fridge is going is the only place it could really go. It's a little alcove (currently an arch to the utility room) that is perfect for 2 larder units with a big fridge in between.
And the worktop doesn't continue along the wall under that window because if it did then
(a) the pull out larder wouldn't, and
(b) the fridge door wouldn't open
It'll be balanced out as the island will be in-line with the end of the worktop. We tried all sorts of layouts and where the fridge is going is the only place it could really go. It's a little alcove (currently an arch to the utility room) that is perfect for 2 larder units with a big fridge in between.
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