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kendrahhendra

Tiny laundry/ kitchenette

3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago

The kitchen in this NYC coop studio apartment was a Willy Wonka acid trip. We got permission to add laundry (score!) and also use it as a kitchenette for my husband’s office/guest room. Thanks everyone on Houzz for answer the million questions I had along the way! Your reality checks preserved my sanity.

KITCHEN BEFORE





Yes, there is a window on that yellow wall behind all the shelves and heads. You can see the steam pipe in the after pics too.


LAUNDRY KITCHENETTE AFTER



Vanilla Corian and Farrow and Ball white tie are a near match.


The table is Corian and I added walnut legs.


We got the chandelier at a flea market for $5 and had it restored.


The door opens out and behind it, on the outside we hung an old fashioned servant’s bell system. It confuses and intrigues our guests and we love it!


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  • 3 years ago

    OMG @Paul F. that IS my chandelier. It is solid brass, made in France, and the person who restored it said it was valuable. I love that I didn't pay almost $3,000 for it. Can't wait to show my husband. He'll flip. Thanks!

    Comments (18)

    • 3 years ago

      @SabrinaAlfin @palimpiset, @JAN MOYER @chispa @artimis78 - You all were fabulous in your help and suggestions. Thanks a million!

    • 3 years ago

      Good job!


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    • 3 years ago

      Yikes! Acid trip on steroids!

      Wonderful transformation! Kudos for getting laundry approval. I know what a big deal that is in NYC. Oh, and for scoring the valuable chandelier, for almost nil. Beautiful find!

    • 3 years ago

      wait where's the laundry hidden?

    • 3 years ago

      The thing that looks like a regular white fridge is a stacked washer-dryer. I think the fridge is the shiny thing that looks like a tv above the flat oven.


      Lovely redo. I like the servant's bell best.

    • 3 years ago

      Yes, the laundry is an LG washtower stacked unit. We had to widen the door to be able to get it in, that that’s how tiny this place is! There is a minifridge above the microwave.



    • 3 years ago

      that "before is" CRAZY TOWN. Love the "after" - so calm, clean, lovely and functional - an amazing job!

      Kendrah thanked la_la Girl
    • 3 years ago

      Another WOW! room … I keep going back and forth between the before and afters, it’s such an awesome transformation!

      That chandelier, swoon. You have a great eye!

      Love seeing your rooms, thanks for sharing. :)

    • 3 years ago

      Thanks La la girl. My dog still has PTSD from the crazy town before and is afraid to hang out in the studio. When we bring him over he spends the whole time standing by the door waiting to leave! Clearly he is not sold on the tranquil after vibe.



    • 3 years ago

      Stunning transformation, so calm, pretty and super functional given the size of the space you had to work with. Did you by chance call Ghost Busters after all those 'heads and skulls' were removed. I can understand your pups reluctance...;-)

      Kendrah thanked Dawn Martinez
    • 3 years ago

      @Dawn Matinez, Friends tell me I should smudge with sage but I like the idea of calling Ghost Busters much better!

    • 3 years ago

      Wowza! That is some transformation! Congratulations on seeing the possibilities underneath all that voodoo, etc., paraphernalia. And a great score on that chandelier. You have a good eye!

    • 3 years ago

      I like the before, too, as an art piece, really impractical. But the after is great. I see you were able to vent out through the top of the sash.

    • 3 years ago

      @Palimpsest If you have a hankering you can see more of the former owner's her artwork here. Yes, we built an enclosure around the exhaust and put it out the top of the window. I hugged the machine when it was installed.



    • 3 years ago

      So glad you kept the bell system. So Downton Abbey. The heads are crazy creepy. Your re-do is inspiring.

      Kendrah thanked ratherbesewing
    • 3 years ago

      Love the score on chandelier!! What a calm and beautiful kitchen redo.

      Kendrah thanked Nicole Jackson
    • 3 years ago

      Artist - crazy- but it was sure colorful.


      I really hope Lynda Carter has a piece of her artwork. ;-)

      Kendrah thanked just_janni
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