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Plans for the Kitchen

June 29, 2012 By Karen Cooper 4 Comments

I have spent the better part of this week helping to plan and researching more about our kitchen renovation.  Now, while I do like to DIY with the best of ’em, I am not DIY’ing this project.  Hunter Reising Design Build is designing the plan for the kitchen and making it happen.  I get to help, because they are nice guys and let me wield a hammer every now and then.  I love demolition and they know this, so they are ok with me helping out on that.  There is something cathartic about tearing out those nasty cabinets.  Anyway…

I have been researching cabinets and figuring out the configuration I want.  I also have researched and looked at 8 million different appliances to come up with exactly what I want.  For me, I have to look at all the choices, compare and contrast, and then reach a conclusion before my decision is final.  So, that’s what I’ve been doing.  Exhaustive and exhausting – but fun! – research.  Here are some of the results:

Pretty undermount double sink…

Plans for the new kitchen - thediybungalow.com

I like this idea – one big drawer under the cooktop, but divided with one narrow shelf for pot lids and a deeper one for pots.  Genius!

Plans for the new kitchen - thediybungalow.com

Double ovens!  The one on top is a microwave/convection oven.  Cookie making will never be the same.

Plans for the new kitchen - thediybungalow.com

Here is the collage I made earlier, with other choices, including tile, cabinets, and pendant lighting.

Plans for the new kitchen - thediybungalow.com
One of the things we’re doing to DRASTICALLY improve our kitchen is the addition of a pantry.  This isn’t going to be any old pantry.   Oh, no sirree.  This is a BIG HONKIN pantry!  I’m talking nearly 10 ft by 5 ft.  Like, as in, I could just move in there (and, honestly, I might).  I have never had a pantry before, so the idea of this kind of storage makes me giddy.
To see the finished organized pantry, click here!.
Right now, we have dishes and serving pieces and stuff everywhere in our house.  We have dishes and some serving pieces in the guest room closet, for goodness’ sake.  I cannot wait to take back that closet and move those things into their rightful home in the kitchen, where we might actually use them (gasp!).
Even something as simple as being able to find the food we have, without having to empty an entire cabinet, makes me weep with joy.*  For example, the other night, my kids wanted spaghetti and meatballs.  “Sure!” I said.  Of course we have spaghetti.  I unload the shelf with the pasta.  No spaghetti.  I am voted off the island by my kids.  A pantry would have solved this problem because I could have seen that we didn’t have any spaghetti.  See, a pantry = family harmony!  Can’t argue with that.
 Can’t stand the suspense? See the finished kitchen here!.
* Note:  When I say things like this, I automatically feel really stupid, because I realize how blessed I am to have the food when so many go hungry.  Complaining about where to put it seems sort of petty.  That said, I am grateful for the food, and really want to put it in nice labeled canisters so I can actually find it, cook it, and eat it.

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Suzanne says

    June 29, 2012 at 2:41 am

    Hey! This is my first visit. I echo your sentiments! Good luck with the renovation! -Suzanne G.

    Reply
    • Karen Cooper says

      June 29, 2012 at 3:08 am

      Thanks, Suzanne! Thank you for checking out the blog. See you bright and early!

      Reply
  2. thistlewoodfarm says

    June 30, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    It sounds like your kitchen is going to be amazing! And the pantry sounds amazing!

    Have a blessed and wonderful day!
    karianne

    Reply
  3. Karen Cooper says

    June 30, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    Thank you, Karianne! I can’t wait! Have a great day, too, and stay cool!

    Reply

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