Let's Share Pics of our Kitchens!
I love seeing people's kitchens. Will you share yours with me?
Here is mine. small but it works, usually. We painted the wall and above the cupboards cranberry just for a punch of colour in the apartment.
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Jasdip
13 years ago
FlamingO in AR
13 years agoWe had new countertops done several years ago and then new appliances 2 years ago. Don't ever buy Samsung appliances, OK? Promise me? Fridge came with a bad compressor and the stove had a bad element and then the new one went bad 18 months later again. First time I used the self-clean on the oven, it blew a major fuse and I had no oven or clock or controls for 2 weeks until the repair man could come. Grrr. Door handle on the micro is broken, cheap plastic cracked and it came right off, that'll be $40 for a new handle and the oven door doesn't seal correctly. I wanted a black fridge but Woody didn't. He was allowed to win this one, much to my chagrin. I hate the big gray box. We have more counterspace than it appears, that edge on the very right goes about 6 feet to the corner where the stove is.
Oh, look- Paisley is on the floor- we lost her in July. I miss that sweet girl, she LOVED the kitchen no matter what it looked like! :)
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debo_2006
13 years ago
lavon46
13 years agoJasdip
13 years agonicole__
13 years agoGazania....my sink is a 30" professional Franke. Next to the pull out trash bin....it also has sponge flip-outs & a huge cutting board that slides over one end of the sink. This house was built in 1984.....so in it's day.....
Yes...I know it's missing some options, like a foot control for the water....etc...
nicole__
13 years ago
Jodi_SoCal
13 years agoThanks for all the compliments. Especially from the "cynic" :-)
Yes Cynic I was the designer on our kitchen project. The cabinets were custom designed by me and are Cherry wood with a brandy stain & chocolate glaze. Simple doors with mitred corners. I chose the stainless steel appliances to break up and brighten up an otherwise dark room. I had never had SS before that. I also chose the dark gray and black granite to cool down all the warmth from the cabs and pendants. We did not change the footprint at all, just added a glassed display cabinet at the end of a run, hid a window with a bad view and widened the peninsula.
We bought our home new in 1981 and waited 25 years to remodel. Here's what it looked like right before the remodel. The entire remodel took three weeks from demo to completion unless you add in the new grass cloth and pantry door which was done last week, three years after the start. :-)
{{!gwi}}
And here is the dry bar before and after.
Jodi-debo_2006
13 years agomagic_arizona
13 years agolavon46
13 years agoI have really enjoyed seeing everyone's kitchens, its like looking through a Better Homes & Gardens magazine ! And its fun to see how each ones is unique in its own way.
Here is a picture of my last kitchen, I still have the refrigerator and the stove is in storage, because I didn't like it as much as I like the "cheap" one I have now ! :-)
Funny how you can learn to do with a lot less....
nicole__
13 years agodebo_2006
13 years agomagic_arizona
13 years agoThank you both. DH says he can also make a small finger pull notch on the underside of the drawers.
I kno the fireplace one is blurry but I'm to lazy to take another one.
Jasdip
13 years agokacee2002
13 years agoAfter remodel in 2003-4. House was built in 1962, first remodel since being built.
Window side. Formal dining room in immediate background, left. Living room beyond.
island side
from other end...window side, desk and coffee bar in forefront
BEFORE PICTURE
Jasdip
13 years agoJodi_SoCal
13 years agonicole__
13 years ago
cynic
13 years agoJodi_SoCal
13 years agojel48
13 years agoThere are some beautiful kitchens here! Just lovely! I looked, but didn't find, more pics of my kitchen, so am going to make due with one of an old commode (not the toilet kind) that we had refinished and use in our kitchen. I store my dishtowels in it, and we usually have one or two bowls of fresh fruit on top as well as a few antique dishes.
woodsy_1
13 years agoI love this thread! I'm a kitchen geek. Can't get enough!
We bought out house in 1995, remodeled the kitchen in 2001. Here's what it looked like before. Excuse the mess, this was taken as we were starting demo. It's the only before pic I have.
On to the after. We did all of the work ourselves. The new layout necessitated gutting it all to the studs. New plumbing, electrical, everything. We even built the cabinets!
The wet bar. This was a big empty wall in the old kitchen.
Before and after of the fireplace in the adjoining family room. Because I can!
lavon46
13 years agoJasdip
13 years ago
liz
13 years agoI just LOVE everyone's kitchen...ours needs a major redo...the floor is up right now and I'm hinting to hubster to at least redo the countertops and get a new stove and microwave..they look white but their actually like drafting paper..ICK ICK ICK
carla35
13 years agoRudebekia
13 years agoJasdip
13 years agoJasdip
11 years agoghoghunter
11 years agoHere's the first one. I can't seem to add another so I may post a second message with a second picture. We remodled our old kitchen in 2003. I live in a very small home in Levittown and love the new kitchen!
bigack
11 years agoJasdip
11 years agontt_hou
11 years agoHumm... I thought I've seen this post awhile back and had posted my kitchen. Apparently, I didn't.
My budget was very small comparing to other kitchen remodeling projects. So, it was more of a refaced project for both the kitchen, the breakfast and unitily areas.
Mainly, I did it to make the kitchen more accessible for me, being in a wheelchair. Plus, I needed to replace a deteriorated countertop. I kept all the appliances because they're still in working condition. The colors was picked out to match with the existed Saltillo floor.
There was no kitchen designer involved. I chose and designed what was best and hired a handyman to do all for me except for the granite countertop. That was a saparate installer.
After 5 years, I still love my kitchen and enjoy cooking in here.
BEFORE:
AFTER
BEFORE:
AFTER (no more busy looking wallpaper :o)
You can see more from the Kitchen forum by following the link below.
Here is a link that might be useful: ntt's refaced kitchen
Jasdip
11 years agoOur kitchen is roomy and has quite a bit of storage in the cupboards. The cabinet is one I picked up off of Freecycle recently, which matches the cupboards perfectly.
The floor is peel and stick linoleum.
Jasdip
11 years agoThe cabinet, which was originally a stereo cabinet. The glass doors house two large pull-out shelves. It's gorgeous.
ntt_hou
11 years agoghoghunter
11 years ago
Jasdip
11 years agoJasdip
11 years agoI'm going to put Ghoghunter's kitchen one after another, so we can see it in one place. It's beautiful!
Jasdip
11 years ago
ghoghunter
11 years agontt_hou
11 years agoJasdip
11 years agoUser
11 years ago
sylviatexas1
9 years ago
Jodi_SoCal