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1925 Kitchen Renovation
comments (0) April 5th, 2009 in Project Gallery
ErikAndKaren, member
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1925 bungalow: dysfunctional and ugly kitchen
Our 1925 bungalow in Asheville, NC, had seen many frightening updates in the last 80 years. As part of our whole-house restoration, we tackled the dysfunctional and ugly kitchen, whose notable features upon purchase of the home were:
- Awkwardly laid-out design, maze-like
- Laminate flooring over many layers of vinyl (including some with tar adhesive) and indoor/outdoor carpet...all over the original hardwood floors
- Paneling over plaster walls
- Wallpaper border along top of wall, covering gaps between paneling and ceiling, cabinetry and ceiling, etc
- Water damaged ceiling from long untended leak in upstairs bathroom
- Blue Formica countertops matching 1980's French wine theme in decor (fake grapes and vines hanging from trellaces, grape/wine themed wallpaper)
Primary improvements through renovation:
- Restored original plaster walls, installed period trim work
- Restored original hardwood floors
- New layout with central island and plenty of cabinet and counter space
- New mission style cabinets
- Concrete countertops
- Patio doors consistent with design
- Custom pot rack
Design or Plan used: My own design - Karen Ostergaard, Urban Home Revival
posted in: Project Gallery, kitchen, bungalow, renovation, 1920's
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Want to see the winner entries?
Fine Homebuilding editors are a finicky bunch, and opinionated too. So the task of narrowing down the nearly 150 entries from our “Before and After: What’s Old is New Again,” kitchen and bath contest to just five winners wasn’t easy.
After the field was narrowed down to a group of fifteen, the editors convened with coffee and notebooks into a conference room equipped with a projector (for easier viewing). After going back and forth, and sometimes cringing, a few entries kept rising above the others, and viola, we found our winners.
Thanks to all who entered, and congratulations to the winning participants who will be mailed a new, DeWalt 18V 1/2" XRP LiIon Hammerdrill/Drill/Driver kit.
To view the winners, and a few runners-up, click here.
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