Our Crazy Kitchen remodel

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

I know kitchen remodels are something you should not take lightly or do in a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants fashion but thats exactly what we did. My uncle is a builder and is here visiting for a few months and has been willing to help us do it ourselves. This is our kitchen right before we started:

Yes that is a popcorn ceiling! The plan is to take out the fur downs and the bar, move the fridge to the other side, replace the old cabinets with new-to-us cabinets, add cabinet organization, build a plate rack, add a new countertop and subway tile as a backsplash, replace the sink and faucet, scrape and re texture the ceiling, update with can lights and add under counter task lighting, extend one wall, update the window sil, and patch the floor where we took out the bar.

whew! I'm tired just remembering the plan! Here is where we are at three weeks in:

Furdowns are gone! Ceiling has been floated and textured, new lights are in. The new-to-us cabinets have been found, transported, retrofitted, and installed. The cabinet organization plan has been created and organizers have been ordered. The window sil has been prepped for granite/quartz with top and sides sheetrocked. Bar taken out, fridge moved, and flooring filled in. New electrical run, and wall extended. Major appliances either replaced or reinstalled.

We still need countertops and to tile the backsplash and to install the new sink and faucet. Hubby is starting on the plate rack for the back wall. We also haven't decided on hardware for the cabinets. Hubby wants to leave them bare, I'm thinking of something like this:

We have a template schedule day for later in September so now it's time to hurry up and wait and make decisions on the remaining things.

Oh yeah... and our budget is under 5,000 dollars.

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barncatz

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Great job! I'm with you as far as adding cabinet hardware, especially with your cabinet style. I'd go transitional, not modern, especially with handles. So, NOT this:

Your bin pulls are also a bit on the spare, modern edge but they work. If it were me, I'd look for this bin pull style: see the flattened back edge of this one?

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mama goose_gw zn6OH
9 years ago
Looks like a great start. Please come back to show us the finished kitchen!
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MizLizzie
9 years ago
I love seeing budget renos best of all! Looking good!
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bpath
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Love the layout tweaks you've made, swapping sink and dishwasher, bringing the fridge into the kitchen. You have such a nice long prep area!

Same floor? And it goes with the new-to-you cabs? That's a big $$ saver right there! Great that you had extra tile!

What are fur downs? Is that the soffits between upper cupboards and ceiling?
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Pamela Oryshchyn
Original Author
9 years ago
yes, we replaced the floor a few years ago so are keeping it for now. I guess furdowns and soffits are the same thing. I didn't even know they had a name before we started this!
cpartist
9 years ago
Tell your hubby that cabinet pulls will save the cabinets. Think of grabbing the edge of the cabinet with grubby hands. Tell him it has nothing to do with looks and everything to do with function. ;) And I like your bin pulls

I think you're doing a fabulous job. I wouldn't have known these were recycled cabinets. Can't wait to see the finished kitchen.
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User
9 years ago
Nice job so far!
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zmith
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
A soffit is really a ceiling or the underside of something like an overhang. For example, the underside of a house's eaves are soffits. "Furdown" is the correct term for the bulkhead that is constructed around the kitchen that the cabinets are below.

Great job on three weeks work! I like the layout changes you made.
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2ManyDiversions
9 years ago
You've done amazingly well, and in only 3 weeks so much is done! I admire you for having found such lovely cabinetry to re-purpose (who doesn't love a bargain that also looks great!). Taking out the soffits made a huge and dramatic improvement. Looking forward to seeing the rest of your progress.
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Cheryl Hewitt
9 years ago
Oh, wow! I love what you've done and I'm so impressed with how much you've accomplished in three weeks. It's great to see what can be done on a tight budget + DIY. I really hope you show us the completed project. :)
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9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Century has many collections that would look great in your kitchen! One of their new popular collections is called Raw Authentic. It would work well with your stainless appliances, and compliment the panels of your cabinets. Or, if you are still dreaming of bin pulls, the Whistler collection has some amazing pulls in several finishes!

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