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.
Lumpi_LE schrieb:
...utensilsUh, sorry... there is a separate thread specifically for that and for kitchen appliances!
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Mottenhausen5 Apr 2019 14:30I personally thought it was a pity that the new kitchen design no longer included space for an open liquor shelf. I’m not a wine expert, but many of the bottles are souvenirs from trips or gifts received on special occasions. Yes, I like to remember those moments, just as I enjoy consuming this particular “indulgence” on equally special occasions. Why should I hide these memories away in a cabinet?
Nowadays, enjoyment seems to have lost its place. Everything has to be clean, practical, efficient, useful, productive, healthy, and sustainable. What are we really living for anymore? Just for work?
Nowadays, enjoyment seems to have lost its place. Everything has to be clean, practical, efficient, useful, productive, healthy, and sustainable. What are we really living for anymore? Just for work?
Mottenhausen schrieb:
No. Everything has to be clean, practical, efficient, useful, productive, healthy, and sustainable. What are we really living for? Just work?Most people here simply describe sterility without personality.
That can also be unhealthy – perfection without emotion.
My request to spontaneously photograph the kitchens already shown (since moving in) was only answered by @haydee.
This suggests that the written word is a bit more patient – which gives us hope that the showcase kitchens are actually being used.
ypg schrieb:
It doesn’t quite add up. Teens don’t leave bottles out that they buy to drink. Friday afternoon is when the shopping for the weekend is done. End of story.
There’s no hidden message in that.The half-empty bottles are left around, or simply just the deliberately arranged empty containers.
But whatever, everyone has their own images and associations in mind.
Mottenhausen schrieb:
Enjoyment seems to have lost its place nowadays. Everything has to be clean, practical, efficient, useful, productive, healthy, and sustainable. What are we even living for? Only for work anymore?Enough with the hysteria, or your pulse will soon match nordlys’s. I hope he’s still alive.
This was purely about the appearance of displayed liquor bottles. Nothing more, nothing less. So cheers.
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hampshire5 Apr 2019 15:31I'll share a kitchen for a change
The kitchen is not built yet; this is just a computer-generated preview image.
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