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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Fummelbrett!23 Dec 2019 14:06I really like the kitchen. Although I would struggle with the somewhat limited countertop space, it seems the area available for the furniture wasn’t very generous. Still, everything fits well, and in a compact kitchen like this, handleless fronts or fronts with integrated handles truly make sense.
haydee schrieb:
The Advent calendar is nice...we like that one too ...our son has the same one
fresh2 schrieb:
Here’s our new kitchen. From Ikea and assembled by ourselves.Well done, considering the limited space. It looks like our old kitchen area in the previous terraced house, where the fireplace limited us to a wide pass-through, restricted by the chimney.
I like the end wall. Is that wallpaper? Where did you buy it?
Previously, the kitchen was a U-shape, which made it even smaller. The 8 m² (86 sq ft) are sufficient for us, especially because the pass-through window and the bar stools in front create some additional space. So far, it has worked for three people in the kitchen. Of course, it could always be larger. It is also an end-terrace house in Berlin, with about 45 m² (484 sq ft) on each of the three levels.
A detached and larger house would definitely be better, but then I would have to spend over 600,000, which is too much for us.
The wallpaper is from Wall-Art.de. Just search for photo wallpaper pink design.
A detached and larger house would definitely be better, but then I would have to spend over 600,000, which is too much for us.
The wallpaper is from Wall-Art.de. Just search for photo wallpaper pink design.
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Strahleman28 Dec 2019 00:53fresh2 schrieb:
Here is our new kitchen. From IKEA and self-assembled.Nice kitchen in a small space. I really like the white fronts combined with the countertop! Is that a solid wood countertop?Similar topics