May 5, 2009

What if we just took the paneling down?


Awhile back I posted some photos of what our kitchen looked like when we bought our house eight years ago.

It was sold "as is" so this is actually what it looked like when we moved in.

We had no intention of doing anything but painting the paneling and cabinets and doing something about the floor. But the countertop (what little there was) and tile backsplash had a little bit of a retro feel that we could live with.

Fast forward to the remodeling we did on the rest of our house. We had removed paneling from a bedroom and that went pretty well, so my husband thought he would do the same in the kitchen. Yeah....that didn't go so well. So as we stood there staring at the exposed lathe and chunks of plaster falling off, we went over our options. Spend a bunch of money fixing the damage we'd done. Or spend a little bit more and get a new kitchen.

So here's what we ended up with.

Five years later, we are trying to sell our house and I'm glad we re-did the kitchen since now I know what I will want and not want when we do the kitchen in our new house.

8 comments:

  1. Wow...what a transformation. I can't tell you how many times I've said, "What if we just painted..or what if we just got a new sink" and like dominos it all goes from there. Curious to hear what you would and would not want in your new kitchen..if you care to share (after you sell the house of course)

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  2. Thanks for the suggestion Anji -- I would be happy to share my "lessons learned" -- sounds like a good post for tomorrow. :)

    Erin

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  3. Great space. Good luck with your sale.

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  4. Wow! What a transformation. It will all be worth it now that you want to sell. Kitchens and bathrooms are so important!

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  5. Holy mole! What a change. The before reminds me of the trailer I grew up in. That's not a good thing. Your after is amazing!

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  6. Thank you everyone! We were really happy with how it turned out. :)

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  7. That's amazing! I would love that many kitchen cupboards. Good luck with your sale

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  8. Wow! you guys did a GREAT job what a beautiful kitchen!

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