Part of the master plan for this house has always been a major kitchen overhaul, but the way we are doing it has changed several times. The current kitchen is a tiny, 8 foot wide galley kitchen on the back end of the house. Originally, it was a part of the wraparound porch and the kitchen existed in some outbuilding in the back yard. This kitchen seems to have been built some time in the 1930's or 40's. The cabinets had certainly seen better days, the floor was disgusting, and the layout really left something to be desired.
The cabinet doors are hanging off the hinges, the wallpaper is peeling off the walls, and the windows are cracked and broken (not to mention the way it smells). We started off wanting to throw this whole thing in a dumpster.
But... after spending a while pricing out cabinets and building materials I realized the most responsible course of action would be reusing every part I possibly could. I started by stripping down the cabinets, throwing away the parts that were broken and rotten, and bringing home the solid materials to refurbish and reassemble them into something usable.
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| The basic box that was left when I stripped it down- stained and dirty |
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| Bought poplar 1x3s and built a new frame |
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| Painted the frame with Behr's "Swiss Coffee" |
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| A palm sander takes away a few decades of grossness |
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| The wood back was very badly stained, so I used beadboard wallpaper to cover it |
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| Stained the base and shelves Minwax's "red oak" |
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| Added the shelves and attached the face frame |
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| Repeating the process on the base cabinets |
The whole kitchen is set to be moved into the next room over, what used to be a parlor/den. Assembly should begin in the next week.
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