This door is our side door that leads to the outside. See to the right of it? When the house was built, there was a wood burning stove there, hence the chimney protuding from the wall. There was cabinet covering it with some very shallow shelves. It wasn't too useful in holding much (or so I thought) so I tore it down. =)
To the right of the chimney area is the sink area. (Don't mind the dishes!) There is LOTS of outdated cupboard space in the kitchen. It definitely needs to be updated and some of it made more functional. (You'll see in the next photo, what I mean!)
Do you see the corner that is all torn up? (Like it doesn't belong?) Well, before I got to it, it looked like the rest of the cabinets. However, it had the tiniest opening ( about 8") and inside was a barely functional lazy susan. It took up all that corner space and went all the way to the ceiling! What a waste of space if you ask me. So I tore that whole thing out too! All the top cupboards went to the ceiling, but I took it upon myself to cut the top ones out. We can't reach them, and this way I can display things on the top shelf!
And the cabinets keep going! I want to paint them white I think, maybe. Distress them, put new doors on them, possibly open fronts with glass and then some cute fabric behind the glas. Not sure yet though. The portable d/w....doesn't get used...it's just there. Once the snow starts melting, we will put it out in the shed, and I think I will build more shelves there in that spot.
This is the wall that had the terrible wallpaper on it. As you can see, it's primed, and I've started testing out my wall color. The true color doesn't show up too well in these pics. But I really like how it looks on the wall. My plan is to put up beadboard on the lower 36" of the wall (white) with chair railing and paint the rest of the wall in this lovely yellow grass color.It definitely brightens up the kitchen over the brown and orange flowers and water wheeled wallpaper that was on the walls! Gross!
See the flooring? It's tile just in this area.The rest of the kitchen is laminate wood flooring. Eventually, I'll get around to that!
I would totally love to hear any suggestions, ideas, etc that any of you DIY's have to share! Comments are very welcome!
4 comments:
Wow you have a major job on your hands! I like the beadboard/chair rail idea. Those are two of my favorite things. I did beadboard in my last kitchen with a sage green up top and I loved it. Happy renovating!
Oh, I remember being the throws of a kitchen remodel for months and months! It wasn't easy, but you'll find that it is well worth the effort. Just have fun with it!
I'm so glad you enjoyed the tomato soup recipe:) I was nervous about posting it - wasn't sure if others would like it as much as we do! Thanks for dropping in and telling me how it was received in your family!
Kim, Your kitchen looks like such a great project! I love the old cabinets and the character that is only in older houses! Can't wait to see what you do.
I am so glad you liked the chocolate croissants. I could eat a whole tray myself in about 5 minutes flat! (p.s. these freeze really well and can be made a few days ahead... to save time on the busy days!)
I love the picture of the outside of your house. It's so cute! I love those old houses and can't wait to see what you do to modernize the inside!
How big is the home? Like most old homes it seems on the smaller side. Is it a 3-bedroom? What is the square footage? Keep posting your renovations!
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