I wanted to take this 1990s ... look and go back not to an original 1920s kitchen, but to something that might have been installed in about 1950. If you like that sort of thing, some sources and ideas
here. My uncle did the work;
business Facebook page here.
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| a messy Before shot |
Day One -- April 15, 2014
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| wallpaper from 1980s |
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| so many greens |
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| never liked this once-fashionable tile |
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| cute vinyl flooring underneath |
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Week Two:
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| cabinets arrived! |
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| door to basement in dining room! |
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| door opening filled in |
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at top of basement stairs
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Week 3: Primed
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| Spackled, sanded, smoothed, and primed |
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| sash cord replacement |
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love the paint color! (shown with floor test tiles, counter sample)
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Week 4
The gray tiles were thicker than the black, so I switched it up!
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| floored! |
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| cabinet-ed! |
Week 5
Week 6
Appliance Arrival Wednesday!
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| phone bell |
I believe I read that internal phone bells weren't standard until ... after our house was built. I can't confirm it with a quick internet search, but I did find a scan for an ad for them,
here.
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| Let there be .... a light I like! |
Week 8: Waiting for the Formica harvest so they can make and ship our counters . . . . Putting things in cabinets that won't be effected by counter installation.
Almost Done!
We had a hiatus -- then some -- while the counters were made -- and then remade.
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| cute handles! |
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| some trim went in today, and the radiator, which is totally blocked in the this shot by the table... |
July 3: Tiling
July 4, 2014: DONE
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| yup, Uncle Walt grouted on a holiday :-) |
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| need to have that board upholstered |
Week 6
Almost Done!
3 comments:
They put the tiles right on top of the vinyl?? What's up with that?
FANTASTIC!
Can't wait to see the next steps.
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