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.
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ConnyJash7 Jul 2022 09:12@yellow_ms I saw pictures of your kitchen in progress on page 100. Is there also a photo of the finished tile backsplash? We found the color interesting as well 😎
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yellow_ms10 Jul 2022 08:52yellow_ms schrieb:
@ConnyJash Here you go, here are the pictures 🙂


It’s not exactly my favorite kitchen color, but it looks good 🙂ypg schrieb:
It’s not my favorite kitchen color, but it looks good 🙂 Yeah, the kitchen itself is okay, but the combination with the tiles just doesn’t work at all. (My eyes are reporting this…)
driver55 schrieb:
Yeah, the kitchen is still okay, but the combination with the tiles just doesn’t work at all. (My eyes are telling me so…)I’m definitely referring to the tile color, as in my opinion, blue doesn’t really suit a kitchen (unless you want to lose weight 😉) The tiles themselves are great, and so is the kitchen.Similar topics