Old Kitchen facing front of room towards the front door. The half bath is now where that fridge was.
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Taking a break from Dame has allowed me to focus my energy and time on our new house renovations. Specifically the kitchen and all the cosmetic walls and surfaces of the house, including a sweet little studio space for dame and a small army of vintage sewing machines.
It was the kitchen though, that presented the largest challenge. Putting in a half bath took a significant portion of the length of the original layout. Doors and windows were relocated, walls were taken down and the back corner of the house ended up having to be rebuilt. So far we are loving the results. Take a look... .
Original Back door and wall before the it came down opening up the dining room
Original front door to kitchen, now an open hallway
Bad ceiling number two....
Original Dining Room and the wall that came down, we sacrificed the built-in
Standing in the new entryway
New backdoor placement
Open Dining Room
The kitchen is about 95% done. It's totally wild all the decisions you have to make when doing a rehab project like this. I was fascinated to find out that doors don't come with knobs, cabinets don't come with handles, sinks don't come with faucets or drains and toilets do not come with covers. Each of these are individual decisions you have to make. Considering that I have never done anything like this in my entire life, I'm pretty pleased with the design of the layout in the end. It could have been a disaster. So far it's been a dream to cook in. I also love how bright and open it feels. We still intend to add open shelving and an Island, so some of the openness will give way to function.
Given where we started I love where we have ended up. Next up: The sewing studio.
