The Kitchen: After
The finished kitchen. We replaced most of the walls, and all of the wiring. Karl made the cabinets from oak boards, and the cabinet doors I got for $3-6 on eBay (did I mention I love eBay?). The stain is a gold oak oil rub, so we didn't polyurethane over it. I put in a slate backsplash, because although Karl is a wonderful cook, I swear no one is as messy as he is! In addition to the backsplash, we put in an exterior vented over the range microwave the moved 400 cubic feet of air a minute! Yes, no more greasy odors! The house STUNK when we first moved in, because there were no open windows or range hoods to get the grease out!
Other details that we put in to make life easier were a garbage disposal (had to replace galvanized steel plumbing, NOT fun!), a 9.5 inch deep sink with a high faucet for our large pots, over sized cabinets (we have 9 foot ceilings) for extra storage, and pull out shelves in the cabinet.
As for the "pass through" we discovered someone forgot to see if that was a load bearing wall (it was, and that's where that sag in the house came from!), and we had to put the wall back. It worked out ok, because then we had room for our huge refrigerator!
The kitchen is really small, because there is also a half bath (installed in the 40's), and a "new" (also 40's) stairwell to get into the basement. I guess the cellar doors were not convenient. But, it works for us, and since we started from scratch, it is tailored to what we need. One of the near future plans is to use one of the stained glass panels (yay eBay!) for the mudroom door to let in more light.
The finished kitchen
Other details that we put in to make life easier were a garbage disposal (had to replace galvanized steel plumbing, NOT fun!), a 9.5 inch deep sink with a high faucet for our large pots, over sized cabinets (we have 9 foot ceilings) for extra storage, and pull out shelves in the cabinet.
As for the "pass through" we discovered someone forgot to see if that was a load bearing wall (it was, and that's where that sag in the house came from!), and we had to put the wall back. It worked out ok, because then we had room for our huge refrigerator!
The kitchen is really small, because there is also a half bath (installed in the 40's), and a "new" (also 40's) stairwell to get into the basement. I guess the cellar doors were not convenient. But, it works for us, and since we started from scratch, it is tailored to what we need. One of the near future plans is to use one of the stained glass panels (yay eBay!) for the mudroom door to let in more light.
The finished kitchen
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