Wednesday, July 13, 2011

The original Kitchen...circa 1967 with 80's upgrades!

This is what the kitchen looked like when we bought the house almost exactly 4 years ago. When we bought the house we fully intended to do a full kitchen remodel ASAP...  it's been 4 yrs!!!



Isn't she pretty.... not!


  Check out that dishwasher, I swear it sounded like an airplane was taking off when we ran it and that sexy florescent light above the sink.


Yes people there is pink flowered wallpaper!!! on the far right you'll notice some track lighting, you can't tell from the picture but the eating area is actually a step down so when you would stand a the counter the lights would hit you right in the face. They were the largest track lighting lights I have ever seen!! crazy bright! and if anyone knows what that extra little cabinet was on the left?? please let me know we are still stumped! 


 Look at all that wasted bulkhead space, it makes me cringe. why? why? why???
The kitchen is in the center of the house so it is very dark..


 I am embarrassed to say we actually kept those pink puffy (stuffed with tissue paper) curtains for a while. The floor is 8" x 8" tile that are beginning to crack they have absolutely no pattern or texture to them so they always look grungy :( believe me I try but it's hopeless! If you look below the cabinets you'll notice the vinyl base boards..yuck!


The double ovens were great but they were TINY!! and the giant floor to ceiling cabinet cut out so much of the much needed natural light.


 Here you will notice I removed some of those ugly handles and what an improvement!


Now the ideas are starting to flow....