Victorian House Renovation in Bloomingdale, DC
We have had our wheels spinning a bit between the fireplace and the damn dryer that may never get its (gas) hook up.
so, naturally, we thought to hell with it all, we’ll just redo the kitchen. we are sort of serious. we are going to be coming into obama money (the $8k homebuyers credit) which could help us quite a bit with that. my imaginations wheels are in high gear, although right now i am overwhelmed with all the options and considerations.… Read the rest
i am still having a hard time laughing about this. but those we told generally find it hilarious. so here you go.… Read the rest
Well the good news is that up until yesterday its been beautiful weather especially at night, which means that VIB’s been cool. And since its been cool, the fridge is once again operational. So, cool house = working fridge.
Bad news, its going to be hot for the rest of the summer. hotter than usual. i don’t even know what that means, cause usual summer weather in DC is HOT.… Read the rest
We Have Come a Long Way
As I have mentioned several times, painting kitchen cabinets was a huge pain, but in the end, I am happy with a result and am very happy to live with them until a major kitchen re-model.
my materials:
painter’s tape
Sergey + drill (to take off cabinet doors)
brushes
sand paper
TSP substitute
primer
paint (True Value Marquee (blue) and Doli (white) in semi-gloss)
my steps:
Remove doors from the cabinets — this went pretty fast the power tool, but i think can be done with just a screw driver as well.… Read the rest
view from entrance
kitchen cart storage has been priceless
curtain cover for basement entrance
Kitchen is complete (with the exception of the curtain for the window, which I can’t figure out just yet). Sergey actually put up the hardware for the cabinets a few weeks ago, but I waited to write the post because I needed to reorganize cabinets/storage, which still refuse to house as many things as I would like.… Read the rest
This weekend we had brunch at Marvin’s and I found more inspiration for my planned tin ceilings. They also had really cool light bulbs that I don’t think came out that well in the pictures.… Read the rest
sergey helped too :)
Kitchen fabric wallpaper idea came to me via this AT post, as we needed something to cover up a giant patch over the stove that was left after Sergey removed the range hood. (Btw – the wall actually had a hole left from where the range hood was attached, which Sergey fixed using a piece of the drywall -left over from fake wall demolition– and some putty.… Read the rest
So Peter inquired what a dream kitchen might be…well the concept is still evolving, and will be for some time. but for now, here are some ideas:
– exposing brick on the wall that is opposite of where the appliances are. maybe expose brick in all of kitchen? one issue that we are going to have to look into is the wall where all the appliances currently are, as it is actually just drywall that hides all the appliance cords and god knows what else.… Read the rest
before
after
Ta-da!
That’s our kitchen! What a world of difference some paint and some fabric make. Covering the walls was actually a lot easier than painting the cabinets. Now, all we have to do is put some hardware on these babies and we are good for a year or two (or three) until dream kitchen re-model.
I want to write a more detailed post tomorrow on how we got here.… Read the rest
after
before
Kitchen is mess, but the cabinets are up! It took for.ever. -5 coats of paint. they are not perfect, but way better than before. I’ll post about the process in a bit.… Read the rest
