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Kitchen Needs Help

12 years ago
My husband and I have been trying to figure out what to do with our kitchen. As you can see from the pictures, the refrigerator is in the dining room. We definitely want to get that into the kitchen area. It's a nice size, but it has a weird layout and many openings. There is an l-shape hallway to the left of the old set of cabinets. The kitchen has three different types of cabinets, with my favorite being the old set that you can see well from the pictures. They are Dixie Maid from Morristown, TN. I have looked everywhere and can find very little information on these cabinets or the company. I also can't find any more like them, or any new ones that are similar. The sink is on one wall, and the dishwasher is on the wall behind the door. The only designs we have come up with hinges on either moving the window by the sink, or moving the door that leads into the laundry(the one you can see open by the sink). At this point, without major reconstruction, we are at a loss. So, I thought I would post on here and see what happens. Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Comments (9)

  • 12 years ago
    so many different styles of cabinetry, tables, benches. is the floor manufactured wood? maybe if you stripped away everything extraneous (magnets on fridge, pictures on walls, nicknacks on top of cabinets, stuff on the table, rugs, curtains, all the little side tables and chopping block…all of the stuff) you could 'see' what you have better. the sink and other cupboards are from different eras. i don't see how you can make them meld well, ever….but i agree with you about those old cupboards, they're wonderful! i also like the paneling, it's REAL! and the door behind the table…it too is real!
  • 12 years ago
    Thanks. I had never thought of that. We are looking at a complete remodel, where we would have all matching cabinetry, change out the floor, etc. If I could find more of the old cabinetry, I would do the whole kitchen in them, even though they are probably 1940s or 1950s. I love the paneling and the doors - they will stay. This was my grandparents' house, so it was started in the 1940s, with many additions throughout the years. Many of the old doors, like you see behind the table, still have working skeleton key locks. The floor is laminate and was a terrible choice of color - it shows everything. All of the extra tables were added to have storage and/or prep space near the stove, etc.
  • 12 years ago
    It would also help if you could, after you clear out all the movable things, just go around the room and measure all the walls and show where the doors, doorways and windows are and the dimensions. What is in that room to the left of the stove? We could try to help you with a layout if we can see the room from an overhead perspective. It looks like the fridge is actually in the kitchen, bit just on the other end past the dining table.
  • 12 years ago
    have the walls and cabinets painted the same color maybe a cream color . upgrade knobs.
  • 12 years ago
    Thanks everyone. I do have measurements and the kitchen layout on grid paper but don't have them with me right now. I will post them tonight or tomorrow. If I'm understanding which room you are talking about, Sunnydrew, the room to the left of the stove is the living room. What you are able to see is the built-in fish tank.
  • 12 years ago
    Here is a scanned image of the layout. I sketched in only the permanent features of the kitchen - cabinets and appliances - except for the kitchen table.
  • 12 years ago
    I'll try this one more time. It keeps cutting off part of the picture.
  • 12 years ago
    Dimensions of the back wall where the dishwasher is located is 129 1/2 inches. The dimensions of the back wall in the l-shape part of the kitchen is 14 15/16 inches. Hope this helps. I'm not sure why it keeps cutting off parts of the picture.