Been living in the same house for 20 years now. It will be 70 next year and believe or not the kitchen was never redone. This baby is all original. White formica counter top with silver sparkles which some I suspect have disappeared in our meals over the years. Ergonomic nailed metal sidings still protect the counter’s edge. Cabinetry is made of solid wood with lots of lead paint coatings. Wood drawers slides directly on its wood frame which create saw dust falling in my pots and pans underneath. I just hate it when I forget to clean them and have wood dust floating in my spaghetti boiling water.
Well, as you probably read earlier our dog is now gone and my spouse did not forget to remind me a promise I made her years ago; Let’s not put our old dog through a 6 week renovation with strangers. Let’s wait till she dies.
Following weeks of dreaming our kitchen and meeting with a designer we had at some point to look at the cost of it all. A 70 years old Kitchen requires a lot of work. You are not just replacing kitchen cabinets for newer ones, you are actually prying nailed cabinets from a plaster wall. Like any older kitchens, this is not an open concept. A support wall divides it from the dining room. You see the picture. In the end this renovation will cost half of what we paid for the entire house 20 years ago. We’ve been mortgage free for 5 years and have grown accustomed to that extra money. Am I ready for this?
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