The kitchen is cozy, and was the second most involved project in the upstairs renovation. We kept the existing cabinets, sink, and backsplash tile but ditched the countertop and all appliances.
After:
Before:
The original stove was one of those dinosaur combo microwave things. It was milled from a solid block of steel and was so heavy we had to chop it just to get it downstairs and out of the house.
Side mystery: during disassembly, the oven thermometer (guessing that's what it was - a rod into the oven connected by a wire to the electronics) would spark and self ignite. Just sitting there. Having been unplugged for months. Who knew? So that spent the rest of its life in the middle of our rear driveway.
During:
Painted the original face frames, drawers, and doors. The uppers were wood, but the lowers were formica...
So, this:
Worth a try if you need to paint something that hates paint.
Installing subfloor for new flooring. The game plan was to pull up the old crap peel-n-stick and refinish the original wood floor. Ditched that idea in about 4 minutes after realizing how much time and effort it would take to chip it all away, remove adhesive, refinish what was left, etc.
Alternatively, new VCT from Lowe's is hella cheap. And installation is therapeutic.
After:
Reused a homeless light fixture from our old apartment and grabbed some stainless bar cab / drawer pulls off ebay for 1/3 what they cost elsewhere. Fridge was a sweet scratch n dent find at Best Buy. Seriously, consider BB if you're shopping appliances and want to be pleasantly surprised. Stove was moved from downstairs and painted black with Rustoleum appliance epoxy, the results of which were meh. Some fresh paint on walls and trim, and kitchen was dunzo!
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