Update -- tide me over reno

mabeldingeldine_gw

15 years ago

Step one of the budget kitchen makeover is done. Thanks for the great advice to help me get started.

Step 1 was new lighting. I can see what I'm cooking!

Here is a link that might be useful: budget reno post

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dianalo
15 years ago
Nice! All we have are kitchen lights as of today, lol. It is progress for us both ;)
What is step #2?
pinch_me
15 years ago
As I mentioned in another post tonight, I've been reading a lot of 1940's magazines and the kitchens today are just like the kitchens then. The big new ideas come around every 10 or 15 years but they're the SAME ideas, just presented in a different color or material. I would call your kitchen a classic. And don't the lights just make it fun to be there!!
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mabeldingeldine_gw
Original Author
15 years ago
Hooray for progress! Dianalo, the next steps are new Formica laminate in Basalt Slate, a new Blanco Silgranit sink in Anthracite, new Delta pull down faucet, and faux tin ceiling tile backsplash in Smoked Pewter. If all goes well, the laminate will be this upcoming weekend.

We have looked and looked at under cabinet lighting, but haven't found anything we like. We don't like fluorescent light (especially after a day in the office), and the LED lighting we've seen doesn't cut it either. I love the warm look of incandescent lighting, so I'm hoping the track lights will suffice for now.

The last step is to construct a shallow freestanding beadboard cabinet to go on the other side of the fridge and relieve some of the clutter from the open cabinet shelving and make the fridge look more built-in. Much better to build a new cabinet than to stop collecting Fiesta Ware!

Pinch Me, this kitchen is a classic, and more importantly, it works. What doesn't show well in the photos is a small pantry to the left, and that makes the kitchen.
still_lynnski
15 years ago
That's a really clever solution for the lighting! I like the balance of having a significant pendant in front of each window, and adding lighting with another look to illuminate the display hutch is a great touch.

Love your kitchen! And I appreciate your update to show what you did with all the advice you received.
noellabelle
15 years ago
cute! I love the warmth of your kitchen!
mabeldingeldine_gw
Original Author
15 years ago
Hooray, my new Basalt Slate laminate will be installed tomorrow (we hired a local cabinet maker to do this) and DH and I will install the sink oand new faucet over the weekend.

Next is what to do about the overhead light fixture seen in the above photo. That light currently provides general lighting when coming into the kitchen, as the new track lighting is controlled by a switch near the sink.

Does anyone have any ideas about what to do about general lighting? I need something, but certainly not that large fixture. Unfortunately, a recessed light is not an option currently.

Thanks!
pinch_me
15 years ago
Would you consider a porcelier fixture? That's what I used, bought on ebay. I have a two light over the sink and a three light in the center of the room with another 2 light on the east end where the birds are. With the under cab lights it's plenty.

Here is a link that might be useful: 1930ish lights