I bought a fixer upper back in January. My wife and I have been working on it on the weekends and evenings after work. We're doing a lot of it ourselves. For example, we did all the framing changes and installed windows and insulation and hung the sheetrock, but I paid to have it taped, floated and textured. (Those guys were fast!)
Now, we're doing all the cabinets (a good percentage done) and trim (almost ready to start). I wrapped up the kitchen yesterday, and I have a knee space to complete in the bathroom today, which will wrap that up. Then, it's just 5 more boxes to make up the living room built-in.
Here's what the kitchen looked like when we bought it.
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All the cabinets were along the exterior wall, and they were flanked by the free standing range (left) and fridge (right). The kitchen could support it, so we added more cabinets to form an L, and also put 3 cabinets on the opposite wall (base, upper and over-the-fridge cabinets).
And here's (mostly) what it looks like as of yesterday:
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We moved the dishwasher to the right of the sink. We added a trash pullout to the left of the sink, and a small area we call the "cookie sheet" cabinet to the left of the trash pullout. The corner cabinet on the left is large, and, as corner cabinets are, they are hard to get back into. So, I opted for no center stile on that cabinet.
The sink cabinet, I as mentioned in another thread recently, was modeled after the original. I really like the rounded corners. A piece of 3/4" x 3/4" quarter-round makes the turn. Instead of a just a "toe kick", it has a "knee kick", which is a toe kick that extends all the way up to the false front.
The corner cabinet will get an 18" lazy susan.
Most shelves are fixed. I didn't want to mess with holes or pilasters and clips for the kitchen or bath. However, the living room built-in will get adjustable shelves.
It's not a great picture, but the upper next to the fridge has an 8-bottle vertical wine cubbie built into it. I'll take more pics today with the wide angle lens.
I made the uppers only 41" tall, instead of the standard 42", since the ceiling has quite a bit of variation in height to it. The simple cove moulding hides the gap.
I'll be ordering cabinet doors from a local company. Flat panel, inset. Kitchen cabinets will be painted white.
Bathroom and living room photos will be posted this evening. Got to get to work!!
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