I am renovating my kitchen and am finding the whole thing confusing
parismeetsscot
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7 years agoVy
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Comments (12)Liz, You have beautiful cupboards. I love your integrated dishwasher, and the designed space for the microwave. It should fit your new oven perfectly. But here's the thing: the thing that makes your cupboards beautiful is the timber doors. As wood mellows, it would be hard to match in new "door" elements - you could tell the old/new. If you are basically happy with the layout, then refreshing the benchtops and a new stovetop doesn't need a kitchen company. You need to work out your new stovetop, as you need to know your cutout. Then get some graph paper from the newsagents, and measure up. You can go directly to a local stonemason for a quote, or use a refurbishment company to overlay your existing top (e.g Granite transformations). (A new sink is relatively cheap and works wonders to update the kitchen!) A good handyman (or even better, a builder who just wants a bit of work on the weekend) can rip out the existing cupboards, mount a new range rangehood, and would probably be willing to take a hammer to break your connection to your dining room. Most plumbers (if its gas) or electricians are willing to connect in a new stovetop and sink for a reasonable price. It sounds to me that the only really "new" add -in is your new pantry area. You might need to be a bit clever to make that blend, even if you can't get a 100% match. If it's a full length pantry, one option might be to consider an off the shelf "door door" or even bifold, with a similar profile, so that it's sympathetic . You could then stain, or paint, or varnish to either blend in or make a contrast. Best of luck!...See MoreAm I on the right track with these plans???
Comments (18)i also think the outside stairs work better for coming home with the groceries in good weather and, having lived in a similar upstairs bedroom overheating can be a problem: use the best insulation in the ceiling, roof and walls including between the ceiling of the living areas and the floor of the top level (our top level bathroom used to get a hot floor from the heat in the roof space). Shade cloth roller blinds or shutters on the north facing window. (do you like the French balcony?) will improve comfort levels and check out "stack effect" ...having a window open downstairs and a window open on the opposite side of the house upstairs will flush out the house as hot air rises..install closing doors on stairs and hallways to reduce draughts and contain heat in cold weather and add ceiling fans to increase air circulation...See MoreI am so happy I found this niche.
Comments (20)When we went shopping for dining chairs we had difficulty finding a style that was comfortable for everyone because of different leg lengths. I agree with the advice that you really need to try the chairs to find what's comfortable for you. I think your chairs look fine, simple and versatile, but their suitability might depend on what else you put in the room. I noticed one has a chair pad so is it too low or not soft enough for someone? How keen are you for a pendant light? It doesn't look like the existing lights line up with the table? So if you were to change to a pendant light there would be some patching and repainting of the ceiling involved. There's a ceiling vent to factor in also. If you have looked at the lighting stores' websites and not seen a light that you really like is that effort worthwhile? Could you post a sketch please. That will also help us understand traffic flow through the space. Is that the edge of your existing sideboard at the bottom left of the picture? Or the edge of a kitchen bench? Is that a sofa in front of it? Does that need to stay? What do you need to place/store in the room or would the console be purely decorative? Are you sure about the dimensions? My first thought was 4.9 isn't small yet the picture looks small. Then I realised it might be the angle of view and I noticed the sofa which means the room must be longer than it looks....See MoreWhole House Renovation
Comments (22)Thanks Kate. In the first photo at top of this thread is our existing house, with the load bearing walls being the solid lines on outside. We now have a tweaked plan version 3 below- but still not convinced yet... We were keen to make bedroom 2 and 3 a bit bigger as the kids will use their room more than we will lol! What we are looking to do would be to add on one end (the lounge and master) and widen Bed 2 a bit as it is quite narrow. We would like to improve the kitchen and dining and entrance but getting a bit stuck here. We are trying use the space we have got without changing too much to save in cost but this area is important to us and would be used probably more than the lounge, which is quite big in comparison. The alfresco would be a bonus. It is more so that we want to include a back door leading outside as otherwise people would need to go back out the front entry or use the laundry door which is pokey and small. If we could revamp the kitchen and dining in a creative way, so the dining doesn't look so small compared to the lounge that would be good. The idea would be to see how big/far we can go, then ask a builder to quote and if too expensive, scale it right back...We have ruled out going up as we thought this too expensive?...See MoreUser
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