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.
Yosan schrieb:
I would also find pictures very interesting
Ours is supposed to look like this:
(The black edges on the fronts are actually not darker than the rest... the software just shows the shadow from the profiling much darker)
Stylistically, the sink doesn’t really fit, but I still wanted it that way, and I’m really looking forward to the window seat bench... especially since in summer the first morning sunlight just barely shines in there.
This is the view from the dining areaI like the kitchen! The corner for sitting/loungeing is really nice.Bussibär schrieb:
So, back to the topic again, here are pictures of my kitchen, finally with a backsplash.It’s quite funny. A bit chaotic... but funny.
Somehow I find it odd that the plant in the picture near the outlets looks as if the cables are coming out of the sockets...
It probably looks better in real life.
Finally, our kitchen is complete! Well – the gap measurements will be fine-tuned again in a few months, but otherwise everything is now in its place. The entire installation process has taken almost 5 months, which was sometimes quite frustrating.
Here are just the pictures:
Here are just the pictures:
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