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KnolleJupp5 Jan 2016 14:28Hello, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, even if a bit belated, to everyone here!
After a very long planning and construction phase, I would like to introduce you to our new kitchen.
Maybe it will also serve as inspiration for others to follow our example.
We took a lot of time and, in the meantime (for almost a year now), used our small secondary kitchen in the basement (IKEA Faktum). We will now have to get used again to moving back into the "main" kitchen and using all the nice new things that are still brand new and undamaged.
Only a little decoration is missing, and the cabinets/the room are not fully arranged yet, as we want to see which items from our old, stored kitchen stuff can be discarded or replaced.
First, here are pictures of our old kitchen shortly before demolition. Thinking quickly, I grabbed the camera to capture it for posterity. It was about 35 years old and served us faithfully all that time. Only the appliances were replaced once during this period. On the surface, it was still in good condition, but a closer look revealed its age.
And now the quickly taken pictures of the new kitchen:
As you can see, the room was completely gutted. The wooden ceiling was painted white, all tiles removed, screed removed, wallpaper stripped. New screed installed, new floor and wall tiles, new wallpaper. All connections were extensively rerouted for hot and cold water, wastewater, electricity, extraction hood, etc. New cables for TV were installed. At the last moment, the power cable for the cooktop and oven was swapped for a different one (2.5mm² instead of 1.5mm² previously).
Of course, all appliances are new as well, and we also chose models from IKEA. Cooktop BEJUBLAD, oven Kulinarisk, microwave SNABB, dishwasher Välgjord, refrigerator Förkyld, extractor hood VINDRUM, countertop Personlig.
The sink and faucet are not from IKEA but from Franke. Especially the white cooktop draws all the attention.
So far, everything is working perfectly. The assembly was straightforward except for a few very minor details that were not entirely clear in the instructions.
One challenge was mounting the heavy-duty shelves (for the oven, microwave, and refrigerator) correctly. We could not use the positioning specifications from the assembly manuals and had to drill new holes between the grid on the side panels.
Then, precisely at the height of the upper cabinets, there is a horizontal electrical conduit concealed in the wall, so improvisation was needed to hang the two tall cabinets and the two upper cabinets. But now they are securely mounted...
Except for laying the tiles, everything was done by ourselves.
To show why the whole project took almost a year, here are pictures of the construction site and our secondary kitchen in the basement. Of course, we didn’t work full-time every day, as there was no urgent need to finish quickly.
Well... that’s it, I think.
After a very long planning and construction phase, I would like to introduce you to our new kitchen.
Maybe it will also serve as inspiration for others to follow our example.
We took a lot of time and, in the meantime (for almost a year now), used our small secondary kitchen in the basement (IKEA Faktum). We will now have to get used again to moving back into the "main" kitchen and using all the nice new things that are still brand new and undamaged.
Only a little decoration is missing, and the cabinets/the room are not fully arranged yet, as we want to see which items from our old, stored kitchen stuff can be discarded or replaced.
First, here are pictures of our old kitchen shortly before demolition. Thinking quickly, I grabbed the camera to capture it for posterity. It was about 35 years old and served us faithfully all that time. Only the appliances were replaced once during this period. On the surface, it was still in good condition, but a closer look revealed its age.
And now the quickly taken pictures of the new kitchen:
As you can see, the room was completely gutted. The wooden ceiling was painted white, all tiles removed, screed removed, wallpaper stripped. New screed installed, new floor and wall tiles, new wallpaper. All connections were extensively rerouted for hot and cold water, wastewater, electricity, extraction hood, etc. New cables for TV were installed. At the last moment, the power cable for the cooktop and oven was swapped for a different one (2.5mm² instead of 1.5mm² previously).
Of course, all appliances are new as well, and we also chose models from IKEA. Cooktop BEJUBLAD, oven Kulinarisk, microwave SNABB, dishwasher Välgjord, refrigerator Förkyld, extractor hood VINDRUM, countertop Personlig.
The sink and faucet are not from IKEA but from Franke. Especially the white cooktop draws all the attention.
So far, everything is working perfectly. The assembly was straightforward except for a few very minor details that were not entirely clear in the instructions.
One challenge was mounting the heavy-duty shelves (for the oven, microwave, and refrigerator) correctly. We could not use the positioning specifications from the assembly manuals and had to drill new holes between the grid on the side panels.
Then, precisely at the height of the upper cabinets, there is a horizontal electrical conduit concealed in the wall, so improvisation was needed to hang the two tall cabinets and the two upper cabinets. But now they are securely mounted...
Except for laying the tiles, everything was done by ourselves.
To show why the whole project took almost a year, here are pictures of the construction site and our secondary kitchen in the basement. Of course, we didn’t work full-time every day, as there was no urgent need to finish quickly.
Well... that’s it, I think.
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KnolleJupp5 Jan 2016 16:14Addition:
The shelf and the paper roll holder are basically quite expensive, but attractive, functional, and hopefully durable.
The lighting under the wall cabinets is daylight white. Under the left 80cm (31.5 inches) cabinet, there are two fixtures of 50cm (20 inches) each; under the right 60cm (24 inches) cabinet, there are two fixtures of 30cm (12 inches) each.
The wall trim also does not come from Ikea but from Bauhaus.
The shelf and the paper roll holder are basically quite expensive, but attractive, functional, and hopefully durable.
The lighting under the wall cabinets is daylight white. Under the left 80cm (31.5 inches) cabinet, there are two fixtures of 50cm (20 inches) each; under the right 60cm (24 inches) cabinet, there are two fixtures of 30cm (12 inches) each.
The wall trim also does not come from Ikea but from Bauhaus.
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IKEA-Experte5 Jan 2016 19:04Thank you for the pictures and information.
It turned out nicely. The light-colored front was certainly a good choice for the room.
It turned out nicely. The light-colored front was certainly a good choice for the room.
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KnolleJupp5 Jan 2016 19:33Yes, the room now feels larger than before.
Although you first have to get used to the impression/view after looking the other way for 35 years and having become blind to it over time.
Although you first have to get used to the impression/view after looking the other way for 35 years and having become blind to it over time.
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