Kitchen before and after
alant1000
9 years ago
Hi all,
I asked for some advice here recently on a dilemma regarding whether I should refurb my kitchen or knock a dividing wall between the kitchen and stairs as a project. I found a company that could do them both for a good price, so went ahead. The objective was to fit a more modern looking kitchen that look more spacious and airy, and I was considering the removal of the wall for the same reason.
The member here boundsgreener gave me a brainwave about using open shelving rather than full wall cabinets to open the room a bit, and it's worked excellently. It's not an idea I had thought about. I moved the fridge and freezer to a single unit under the stairs, making room for 2 more floor cabinets, so I haven't lost any storage, in fact I seem to now have much more.
The whole thing was just over £5.5k fitted including appliances and decor, including knocking out the wall. It won't have added £5.5k in value to my house as its small and at the top end of the ceiling price due to location, but I'm really happy...for now :)
Before and after photos include the estate agent photo of kitchen 2 years ago when I very first moved in, looking terrible.
I asked for some advice here recently on a dilemma regarding whether I should refurb my kitchen or knock a dividing wall between the kitchen and stairs as a project. I found a company that could do them both for a good price, so went ahead. The objective was to fit a more modern looking kitchen that look more spacious and airy, and I was considering the removal of the wall for the same reason.
The member here boundsgreener gave me a brainwave about using open shelving rather than full wall cabinets to open the room a bit, and it's worked excellently. It's not an idea I had thought about. I moved the fridge and freezer to a single unit under the stairs, making room for 2 more floor cabinets, so I haven't lost any storage, in fact I seem to now have much more.
The whole thing was just over £5.5k fitted including appliances and decor, including knocking out the wall. It won't have added £5.5k in value to my house as its small and at the top end of the ceiling price due to location, but I'm really happy...for now :)
Before and after photos include the estate agent photo of kitchen 2 years ago when I very first moved in, looking terrible.
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Tom Flanagan
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alant1000
9 years agoThanks very much for your nice comments, yes I'm very pleased how it looks. Still a couple of decoration bits - I've ordered a nice large copper framed rectangle mirror from bo concept for the bottom of the stairs along the wall to open the space a bit more, and I need to find something nice for the windowsill display. The hon arrived faulty but this is just a minor inconvenience at worse, and is being replaced on Sunday.
Boundsgreener - a couple of pics here of the under stairs area, it's not very exciting but functional, with a fridge freezer and storage for cube stools. Previously this was just a blank space with a small ikea cabinet, so wasted really. Under the stairs is the original cupboard with Hoover and other bits.
Also is a picture of the wall before and after having a section taken out. The amount of light that comes in up the stairs is amazing now, previously it was a dark and dull narrow staircase. The banisters oak and was originally white washed, but it didn't really give the look I was expecting so I painted it solid and prefer it now. I also removed a redundant door frame which had a blanking plate at the top - this has made a big difference to the perceived height of the room too. Once the mirror is here in a few weeks it will be finished :)
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9 years agoThanks very much boundsgreener.
My last small dilemma is what to do with the hall entrance which is part of the kitchen. It looks bland and clunky, but is a pretty small area.
I have already ordered a radiator shelf to neaten up the area under the mirror. Obvious things that look ugly are the pipes and the fuse box. I'm thinking if getting a cabinet for the fuse box, but the pipes are hard to box in as there isn't much room on the floor by the skirting.
What would anyone else do with this area?
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