Bought a house, estimated the renovation budget plus 10-15% for inevitable extras, and we set aside 5000 EUR for the kitchen!!!!
That’s how it started... at first, I was in a bit of shock, but we still had time. First step: remove all the walls for a new layout—I need space...
Let’s start with the (according to the agent) move-in ready property. The small kitchen, just under 8 square meters (about 86 square feet), had its 1970s pass-through removed. The wall including the kitchen door is gone! The wall next to the cellar stairs is gone too! Actually, the entire slanted wall, nearly 7 meters (23 feet) high, removed completely...
The window had to go as well since we needed a different working height than the standard 90 cm (35 inches). New screed installed, we switched to underfloor heating, all electrical wiring and water pipes are new.
After almost six months, the realization slowly sank in: the kitchen budget will not exceed 5000 EUR, so we had to look for a used kitchen... something special, but very cheap.
The search criteria: within a 100 km (62 miles) radius, up to 1000 EUR, because I still want new appliances.
That’s how it started... at first, I was in a bit of shock, but we still had time. First step: remove all the walls for a new layout—I need space...
Let’s start with the (according to the agent) move-in ready property. The small kitchen, just under 8 square meters (about 86 square feet), had its 1970s pass-through removed. The wall including the kitchen door is gone! The wall next to the cellar stairs is gone too! Actually, the entire slanted wall, nearly 7 meters (23 feet) high, removed completely...
The window had to go as well since we needed a different working height than the standard 90 cm (35 inches). New screed installed, we switched to underfloor heating, all electrical wiring and water pipes are new.
After almost six months, the realization slowly sank in: the kitchen budget will not exceed 5000 EUR, so we had to look for a used kitchen... something special, but very cheap.
The search criteria: within a 100 km (62 miles) radius, up to 1000 EUR, because I still want new appliances.
Ah, looking more closely – that was a photo taken before the installation. It’s not exactly my style either; the edges are aligned with the tiles and not straight, which would be too busy for me. But of course, taste is subjective.
I’m looking forward to the photos of the finished kitchen!
I’m looking forward to the photos of the finished kitchen!
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Grantlhaua10 Jan 2020 07:58Climbee schrieb:
So, tiles on top of the wooden floor after all – I’m not quite getting it right now. Why tiles? Why on the wooden floor? We had the hexagon tiles installed (I didn’t dare to do it myself), and then I cut the wooden floor to fit and filled the joints neatly with acrylic sealant.
We had a lot of discussions about whether to have wooden flooring in the kitchen or not, because I don’t like tiles. I said that if we’re going with tiles, I want something special, and we really like how it turned out. I’m very curious to see how it looks once the boxes are gone.
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Grantlhaua10 Jan 2020 08:06Climbee schrieb:
If you like it, then it's right – it doesn’t have to please everyone in the forum. Fortunately, tastes vary, otherwise everything would be boringly uniform everywhere... You’re right. Some acquaintances of ours also just tiled behind the island with "regular" tiles. That was too boring for us, and we wanted to include hexagon tiles somewhere, either on the shower floor or here in the kitchen. In the shower, it didn’t work out because there would have been too many grout lines for such a small area, so we decided on the kitchen instead.
matte1987 schrieb:
How big is the tiled area? I’d like to see some pictures showing the surroundings too, so the kitchen as well. I can’t quite imagine it... This afternoon then, currently you can’t see anything because of the cardboard covering from the kitchen installers. I only have one photo of the entire area before the kitchen was installed. The tiled area is about 2.15 meters (7 ft) wide and 2.5 meters (8 ft 2 in) long, but once the kitchen is in place, only about 1.10 meters (3 ft 7 in) will remain visible.
Grantlhaua schrieb:
Joints filled neatly with acrylic sealant. I think silicone would have been better here. Acrylic isn’t durable for walking on or cleaning. It won’t hold up.
I’m curious to see how it turns out. Like others, I’m rather skeptical, but let’s wait and see. It’s definitely something different.
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