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February 17, 2006
Kitchen Ideas
Since I am putting together ideas and things for the new "half-built house", I'll post them here until I can get its own spot made.
When we moved into this house it had a large cast iron porcelain kitchen sink that seemed awful at the time. If you had seen the state of the kitchen you would not have wanted to salvage anything from it. So outside it went to make room for the new and pretty Kohler white porcelain kitchen sink. We meant to throw it away, but somehow that never happened. And oddly enough I am really glad of that. It just occurred to me the other night that we have that sink sitting in our backyard (and has been for 3 years!). Well I pulled it out and cleaned it up to see what shape it was in. Surprisingly it was in awesome shape, minus one large chip on the corner which we have a way to repair. So instead of buying a new sink, we are going to take that one. It has a really deep left side and a shallow right side, which I think is a unique feature. And it?s a huge 42 inches across!
So far for the new kitchen, the things we need to buy/build are:
cabinets - unfinished red oak/oak from Lowes
walls - sheetrock
ceiling - sheetrock
stain for floor
paint/stain for cabinets
cabinet hardware - oil rubbed bronze finish
dining table set
kitchen faucet - style is Danze's Opulence model (oil rubbed bronze finish), but want to find a much cheaper version
router bit for tongue and groove - just bought last night on ebay
router but for windows - just bought from ebay last night
glass for windows - we have tinted, but that just wouldn?t look right
window frames - have to build
insulation
dining set - probably will pick up second hand - hope to find something close to the style of chair in the scrapbook page. Our chairs are falling apart, so the chairs are definitely a needed item. I am hoping for a finish similar to that in the scrapbook page, but if not I am sure I could come up with a way to refinish it.
I already have:
paint - Ralph Lauren Goldfinch (1 gallon left over from this kitchen - 1 gallon was plenty since it was really thick paint, and that was for 2 coats!)
Stove - taking ours and replacing with a used one for about $100.00
Fridge - taking ours, and leaving the one that came with the house
Dishwasher - taking our and replacing with a used one for about $100.00
Sink - came with the house when we bought it
Pine Floors - free lumber we picked up
trim & baseboards - have to make from free lumber we picked up (style is plain boards)
window frames - have wood to build frames from free lumber we picked up
kitchen light - taking our existing chandelier and replacing it
kitchen fabric - already ordered previously for current kitchen
Comments (4)
Cara:What a beautiful site you have, so nicely put together. I love your choices for the kitchen, and was curious...would you mind sharing where you found the kitchen light fixture? It's beautiful... Good luck with all of your work, it will look fantastic!
Posted by Cara | February 17, 2006 3:07 PM
Posted on February 17, 2006 15:07
Twilightmama:I'm really excited about your "new house" plans! I am *so* with you about simplifying. I've mentioned to Jeff a couple of times over the last month about how wonderful it would be to sell our house and move into a small "cottage" out in the country. It's not something we'll do anytime, soon. But I like the idea of it. I loved "Little House on the Prairie" and have always been intrigued with the idea of living in a small, homey house.
First of all, I love the idea of makinga design scrapbook and I may attempt to make one of my own sometime - great idea! Your choices look terrific! I'm in love with the old sink - they are so expensive to buy...what a treasure you had in your own back yard! The colors, hardware, and furniture style look great together. You just can't go wrong with blue and yellow...cheerful and calming at the same time!
Posted by Twilightmama | February 17, 2006 4:24 PM
Posted on February 17, 2006 16:24
Jessica:Many thanks!
We found the light at Home Depot in 2001 or 2002. I had my eye on it for some time before we bought it. It was actually the display model they sold us. I dont even know who the maker is, but the finish was called Antique Pewter, but I think it would more closely resemble the black nickel finish.
Thanks again for the compliments and for stopping in!!
Posted by Jessica | February 17, 2006 5:17 PM
Posted on February 17, 2006 17:17
Jessica:Hey Kim! At one time I don't think my hubby could go for the idea of moving into a smaller dwelling, since he came from a well-to-do family, at least one side of it was. But the idea of late has greatly appealed to him and I both.
Don?t worry all things have their "time". We moved into our current house to simplify, and that worked great for the time. But now we have a way to take it to the next level. Just the stairs of life, you could say. =)
Since I have cleaned up the sink I have been smacking myself for letting it sit out there unloved all that time! Why didn?t I think about it before!? What WAS I thinking, all those sort of thoughts have been running through my head.
Since Brian totally lacks in the "visionary" fields of life (I guess I did too when it came to the sink hehe), he just can't imagine what I explain to him about the decor & style. So the scrapbook is the only way I can get him to fully visualize what I am talking about. It also motivates me toward finishing my goals. =)
I hope you can make one too & I know I would love to view them! =))
Thanks for dropping in Kim!
Posted by Jessica | February 17, 2006 5:30 PM
Posted on February 17, 2006 17:30
