The kitchen, often thought of as the heart of a home, has been an often overlooked part of my house and something I never quite knew what to do with. Everything worked, so why replace it? Sure – a dishwasher was added when we first moved in, and replaced earlier this year, but apart from a bit of new benchtop laminate for the princely sum of $300 12 years ago, it’s been untouched.
So with the oven not staying on; the sink not draining; the cupboards starting to fall apart as well as the real need for some proper storage – it’s time for an upgrade!
Here’s what it looked like to give you a visual – pantry + kitchen:
We tried all sorts of layouts – even got in a kitchen designer to come up with new ideas. We had grand plans of a butler’s pantry with the sink/dishwaher in the pantry; appliances against the bathroom wall so no middle bench/island. We heavily considered a mix of white drawers with loads of wood veneer for the cupboards; marble/stone benchtops everywhere with subway tiles and so-on.
But after playing around with that configuration heaps, it just wasn’t going to work so back to the original style, just done really nicely.