Old homes can be a lot of fun. Old growth, full dimension construction, and sometimes treasures found in the walls. Ours had been a rental for several years before we bought it and had seen less than its share of care. So this is the story of an 80 year old house as it goes through its transformation.
While not the first project we tackled, this by far was the most critical... the all important kitchen remodel. First a little before pictures (note the hand knit cabinet door).
We replaced all the appliances with new ones, and yes the old appliances were avocado and falling apart. The joke now is that stainless is the new avocado.
My wife and I had been planning this kitchen from the time we first moved in. We deliberated for 2 and a half years on what the finishes were going to be. Also I don't work that fast and get easily distracted. The general layout was the most efficient for the space, but we wanted some things changed and having half the cabinets not really usable finally forced me to get started. Besides, our friends got tired of us talking about what it would look like.
The demo. Got to love tearing things apart, or dread it.
A nifty little item uncovered during the demo. The subfloor doesn't go all the way to the wall!
The new floor went in and we used bolivian cherry that I found on Craigslist one night goofing around. Man this stuff is beautiful. And here it is after 4 coats of urethane.
The cabinets go in. Nothing super special, just basic Home Depot, but realistically a box is a box and we had a limited budget.
Speaking of soapstone. I cut the counters myself. It wasn't really that hard, although it was very stressful making that first cut and VERY dusty. I set up a jig and just took time and let the diamond blade do the work.
And finally, the project was completed! From start to finish in 6 weeks. The shaker style cabinets tie in with the age of the house and the maple contrasts with cherry floor and soapstone counters. We used some recycled glass tile from Bedrock industries in Seattle as a backsplash.
While not the first project we tackled, this by far was the most critical... the all important kitchen remodel. First a little before pictures (note the hand knit cabinet door).
We replaced all the appliances with new ones, and yes the old appliances were avocado and falling apart. The joke now is that stainless is the new avocado.
My wife and I had been planning this kitchen from the time we first moved in. We deliberated for 2 and a half years on what the finishes were going to be. Also I don't work that fast and get easily distracted. The general layout was the most efficient for the space, but we wanted some things changed and having half the cabinets not really usable finally forced me to get started. Besides, our friends got tired of us talking about what it would look like.
The demo. Got to love tearing things apart, or dread it.
A nifty little item uncovered during the demo. The subfloor doesn't go all the way to the wall!
The new floor went in and we used bolivian cherry that I found on Craigslist one night goofing around. Man this stuff is beautiful. And here it is after 4 coats of urethane.
The cabinets go in. Nothing super special, just basic Home Depot, but realistically a box is a box and we had a limited budget.
Speaking of soapstone. I cut the counters myself. It wasn't really that hard, although it was very stressful making that first cut and VERY dusty. I set up a jig and just took time and let the diamond blade do the work.
And finally, the project was completed! From start to finish in 6 weeks. The shaker style cabinets tie in with the age of the house and the maple contrasts with cherry floor and soapstone counters. We used some recycled glass tile from Bedrock industries in Seattle as a backsplash.
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Keep it up man. I can't wait to see what happens in the basement.
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