Earlier this yr my fiance and I got here to a fork within the highway over a giant monetary resolution: ought to we spend cash on an extravagant (albeit oddly enjoyable) marriage ceremony with our pals this summer time or spend these funds on renovating our home. This put up ought to instantly level you to what we determined to dive into the world of residence reworking! Don’t fret, this is not going to show right into a Chip & Joanna South-Japanese particular, however I will share components of our course of, and possibly add some wine-fueled late-night posts alongside the best way.
^^ Viewing the kitchen from the eating room.
^^^ The kitchen overlooks the eating room with our wonderful bookshelf.
A quick backstory to our condominium: It is an outdated historic constructing in Atlanta that, sadly, like many, fell out of style and was not maintained in the course of the 50’s-70’s. Within the late 70s, a developer got here alongside and condominiumized the residences (reducing the items all the way down to smaller sizes and including practical kitchens) in order that they could possibly be lived in by fashionable individuals with out cooks or housekeepers. Then, through the years, linoleum counter tops had been added and tile over hardwood, somebody had the heart to place wallpaper over plaster partitions after which paint them over…
In the event you see the place that is going… facepalm…
What I’m most enthusiastic about is our kitchen! We like to cook dinner, and proper now, even when our kitchen is ok, it does not serve us with the features we’d like. There is just one level of entry from the residing space and our visitors crowd round that door. We additionally haven’t got an exhaust fan so normally after we cook dinner we now have to open a window to let the smoke out. And so far as devices go, let’s simply say it is a damn-near miracle that none of them have jumped out at us but. I believe the home equipment are all from the early 90’s.
Our kitchen reworking plans:
Primary: take away the wall between the kitchen and the lounge, increase the kitchen and now convert the lounge right into a eating room. It makes room for all of the leisure we do.
We have already picked out the quartz we will use for our counter tops (extra on that later) and we’re going with shaker type cupboards with black hexagon {hardware} for a bit of angular curiosity. A white herringbone tile backsplash will line every wall and our sink shall be moved to the window and we are going to add a prep sink to the kitchen island.
We’re hoping that after we take away the tile flooring, that there is nonetheless hardwood beneath that we are able to simply refinish, after which after we get to the adorning half I will add a kind of vintage kilim rugs as a runner.
As for the home equipment, I’m tremendous excited as a result of we’re going to reopen the gasoline line to our unit and put in a conventional vary with an actual flame! I have never had an actual flame for cooking in 10+ years since shifting away from my mother and father earlier than faculty, so I am excited.
Since our kitchen goes to be an open entertaining area with the eating room connected, I will share the eating room plans with you one other day. I am very enthusiastic about our challenge beginning in 11 days and may’t wait to share extra as we transfer ahead.
You’ll find different plans for different rooms by going right here.
What we’re selecting for our fashionable kitchen rework
