For the last year I have been pestering people in Breaktime with lots of questions as I tackled the renovation of my kitchen by myself. Thanks to your support and advice, I finished the kitchen this weekend and I’m very proud of the results. Please see the photos. The only thing left from the original is the basement door. New walls, plumbing, floor, cabinets, electric. I did everything except install the cherry floor. Thank you again to all who helped. I am sincerely grateful and hope I can return the favor some day. Mike
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Nice job... congrats! I like the subway tile.
PaulB
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Very nice.
Vince Carbone
Riverside Builders
Franklin,NY
Looks good, better then mine!
Well done indeed!!!
Enjoy.
The best reward for a job well done is the opportunity to do another.
Your cannisters should be ordered by size. :)
Looks very nice. What is that to the right of the stove under the uppers?
Do you mean the hopper window?
Thats a window? What purpose does it serve?
We had to close up a full window in that location and decided to put the hopper window in as a piece of the backsplash. We still have partial view of backyard, breeze is good, and it lets a lot of natural light in.
Great place to pass out that next beer.
I thought the same thing! That and maybe a piece of pizza. Wonder what it looks like from the outside.
You should be proud. Nice job, looks great.
How do you feel about the china sink? I presume that it's a china country sink. I've always worried about them knowing that I'd be cleaning steel pots in one if I had it.
The sink: it's from Ikea, cost $350. I wasn't about to pay $800 for a Kohler. Got to say it's doing really well. We put rubber mats on the bottom of each sink so it doesn't get dinged. The one problem I did have was my fault: I didn't tighten the ring on the garbage disposer tight enough and the shaking was enough to put a hairline crack in one of the bowls. It doesn't leak and you can't really see it, but after fixing the disposer it has been fine. They are VERY delicate when moving and installing. And they are incredibly heavy. But I really recommend Ikea for this. Even the faucet is from them. Whole setup was $400. Even the butcher block is from Ikea -- 20' of counter for about $400. Has held up great so far.
Edited 10/9/2009 8:33 am ET by MichaelNYC
I think you've convinced me to never have a china sink in the kitchen, no matter how Martha it looks. We happen to have an Avonite type sink that's integral to the counter top, so there's little concern about breaking or cracking. Your efforts to prevent chipping and cracking just aren't logical when there are better options. I want to be able to accidentally drop the dutch oven in the sink while cleaning it without having to replace or repair the sink. We have china in the bathroom, but we don't clean carburetors in it -- only brush our teeth.
Edited 10/9/2009 9:25 pm ET by BARMIL
wow, good work with the limited sq. footage. Is that the micro over the fridge? Seems a bit awkward. The light over the sink could sit a little closer to the ceiling(Thats just me.) Nice job.
Very nice job. Great attention to detail.
I love the stove. What's the story behind that?
"Preach the Gospel at all times; if necessary, use words." - St. Francis of Assisi
No, I didn't vote for him; but he IS my president. I pray for the his safety, and the safety of his family every day. And I pray that he makes wise decisions.
Ah, the stove: found it on Craigslist: in western Mass., in a church basement, for free. Used to be used for pancake suppers. Originally was yellow. I dismantled it, scrubbed it, got tons of rust and grease out. Then sent all panels and cast iron out to a place in Missouri to be re-porcelained in the cobalt blue. It took me over a year to complete, working evenings after work mostly. All chrome was replated as well. In the end, I think I spent about $2500 on it. We had a guy come look at it and offered us $8,000 for it on the spot. That was before the economy tanked. Should have taken the money -- but it's the most talked about thing in our entire house. FYI, it's a Glenwood gas range from 1937. Timer and light work, too!
Edited 10/9/2009 10:26 am ET by MichaelNYC
I really like it when people take the time to use older looking materials and finishes.
It looks cosy and comfortable. And that is a compliment.
I can never understand how in the US we just want everything new.
The US has a great heritage that we just turn our back to when we throw everything out.
Then we go on vacation to a place with old stuff and say it is charming. And why can't the US be like this charming place?
It could be if stopped throwing away our perfectly good old stuff."There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."Will Rogers
Very nicely done. Just out of curiosity (because I've got a TINY galley kitchen), did you manage to squeeze in a dishwasher & if so how wide is it?
"You must wear a belt, no man-thong and can't have more than 20USD. We'll be there in 2 hours." Marines before picking up a new CA bootcamp recruit.
When I was young our summer place was an lighthouse in PEI furnished with any old stuff from country auctions. Several new cottages have recently sprung up on the shore nearby and looking at photos of their interiors you would be hard pressed to tell them apart from new subdivision houses being built everywhere. Laminate flooring, leather sofa, big screen TV, granite in the kitchen, large medicine cabinet filled with Ridalin for the kids who don't find their surroundings stimulating enough, or too stimulating - everything brand new straight from the big box stores. Hmmm, that reminds me: Got to go to Costco this weekend and get more huge bottles of olives....