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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chand19865 Apr 2019 09:41@Nordlys
Don’t take this the wrong way, but mixed drinks with alcohol and citrus taste terrible with "light" (I haven’t tried zero yet). It just doesn’t work at all with artificial sweeteners. It really puts me off. But to each their own.
Don’t take this the wrong way, but mixed drinks with alcohol and citrus taste terrible with "light" (I haven’t tried zero yet). It just doesn’t work at all with artificial sweeteners. It really puts me off. But to each their own.
(Clear) spirits mixed with a light drink are easier on the waistline.
Zero tastes a bit more “real” than light.
I didn’t mean to start a discussion about alcohol consumption. My point is more that I don’t like displaying bottles; it’s impractical (dust/angel’s share) and somewhat tacky. I also don’t put out 10 cola bottles or a pyramid of empty energy drink cans.
To respond to that again, as it was mentioned a few pages earlier:
My comparison with the teenage showing off of spirit bottles has nothing to do with being “boring as an adult.” It’s about tackiness. Teens display bottles so guests can see them. The message is: I can party hard, I can drink, I’m cool. Does someone become boring as an adult if they leave that behind around age 20? I don’t think so.
Nothing against a whiskey collection—I have one myself—but it’s presented with more understatement, not lined up next to the family photo or the flower vase.
Zero tastes a bit more “real” than light.
I didn’t mean to start a discussion about alcohol consumption. My point is more that I don’t like displaying bottles; it’s impractical (dust/angel’s share) and somewhat tacky. I also don’t put out 10 cola bottles or a pyramid of empty energy drink cans.
hampshire schrieb:
What is generally understood as “adult” is often terribly boring.
To respond to that again, as it was mentioned a few pages earlier:
My comparison with the teenage showing off of spirit bottles has nothing to do with being “boring as an adult.” It’s about tackiness. Teens display bottles so guests can see them. The message is: I can party hard, I can drink, I’m cool. Does someone become boring as an adult if they leave that behind around age 20? I don’t think so.
Nothing against a whiskey collection—I have one myself—but it’s presented with more understatement, not lined up next to the family photo or the flower vase.
J
j.bautsch5 Apr 2019 10:05guckuck2 schrieb:
but it does spare the waistline This should still be approached with caution. I always get the impression that people don’t really understand what they are doing to their bodies with all these sugar substitutes.
The fact is that artificial sweeteners still signal the body to release insulin, which then causes blood sugar levels to drop. This drop leads to feelings of hunger, and if you don’t give in to it, it’s not a problem—but most people do.