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.
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
I would like to know who actually uses their steam cooker often enough to justify buying it and dedicating extra space to it. I know quite a few kitchens where it’s only used as storage for pans. Chris2511 schrieb:
But I use the steam cooker regularly. Unfortunately, I don’t. Asparagus every time. Occasionally vegetables. Next time, I would choose a combination appliance.
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hampshire9 Jul 2021 14:24We have both: a combi steamer with oven function and an oven with steam boost capability and other features. Mainly for maximum flexibility with two separate compartments. My wife does not use the steamer. I do.
hampshire schrieb:
It’s not about the price for me, but rather the quality standards. People buy a sofa and accept a material quality they wouldn’t even consider for a kitchen. I think with the other furniture it’s still due to age, or the fact that there are kids running around here who sometimes spill something or unknowingly drop gum on the sofa, which you then sit on, or hot chocolate nicely flowing into the cracks of the sofa while you’re not really willing to share the hot chocolate, etc. (Note: I have only one child; these scenarios also happened with children from family and friends 😀)
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Myrna_Loy9 Jul 2021 15:43Yaso2.0 schrieb:
I think the condition of the other furniture is mostly due to age, or the fact that there are still kids running around here who sometimes spill something, or get chewing gum stuck on the sofa without noticing, then someone sits on it, or the cocoa nicely seeps into the sofa crevices while you don’t want to share the cocoa, etc., etc. (Note: I have only one child; these incidents also happened with children from families and friends 😀 )One word: stickers. Even if you search children and visitors like in a prison, sooner or later those things find their way onto the furniture. And this is why we can’t have nice things. My mother always said that when we kids broke something.I find the conversation interesting, but I would suggest moving the discussion out of this thread. This thread is really meant for pictures, and I think it’s frustrating to have to scroll through endlessly just to see one.
Setting up a workspace properly is, in my opinion, quite different from buying a bed. There are also Facebook groups for bathrooms, but for sofas, I would find that a bit excessive ;-) so the comparison doesn’t quite fit. Besides, for some people cooking and baking are hobbies and therefore emotionally connected.
Setting up a workspace properly is, in my opinion, quite different from buying a bed. There are also Facebook groups for bathrooms, but for sofas, I would find that a bit excessive ;-) so the comparison doesn’t quite fit. Besides, for some people cooking and baking are hobbies and therefore emotionally connected.