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Old Kitchen Renovation: Here We Go....
Posted on 4/4/21 at 5:06 pm
Posted on 4/4/21 at 5:06 pm
I'm posting this here for a few reasons: I'm a novice. I'm on a budget. I don't really have a plan. So, basically I'm embracing the adventure.
The house was built in 1948 and the kitchen was renovated in 1964. Complete with Frigidaire Imperial appliances. Other than some paint, nothing has been done to it in 58 years.
The house that was built here in 1948 actuall incorporated elements from a cottage that was antebellum. So I knew there would be some surprises.
I am doing this as a present for my father. He's in Florida until May 18th. So I've got 6 weeks to pull this off. I'll be working on it nights and weekends. Plus some hired help on a few things.
Luckily I'm in the lumber business so I am having my sawmill cut some lumber from some trees that I harvested off the property incognito. My dad actually came upon one of the stumps and was like "what happened to this tree?" And I told him that a storm broke it off and that I cleaned it up.
Anyhow I thought it would be cool to redo the kitchen with strictly lumber that came from the property.
I'm doing heart pine floors. Beaded #2 pine t/g white washed ceiling. Cypress walls. Yellow poplar painted cabinets. And a cypress island.
I got the demolition done this weekend. Here are some before pictures.
Found some cool stuff that I wasn't really expecting. Old siding. Cheesecloth. Some weird exterior wall lines.
So I'm basically at Week Zero. I feel like I just jumped out of an airplane and I hope I know how to fly. To add to my stress, my 82-year old father hates change. And he hates surprise.
. So I'm not sure how he's gonna take this.
But I will post updates over the next month or so as it comes into shape. I appreciate the moral support
The house was built in 1948 and the kitchen was renovated in 1964. Complete with Frigidaire Imperial appliances. Other than some paint, nothing has been done to it in 58 years.
The house that was built here in 1948 actuall incorporated elements from a cottage that was antebellum. So I knew there would be some surprises.
I am doing this as a present for my father. He's in Florida until May 18th. So I've got 6 weeks to pull this off. I'll be working on it nights and weekends. Plus some hired help on a few things.
Luckily I'm in the lumber business so I am having my sawmill cut some lumber from some trees that I harvested off the property incognito. My dad actually came upon one of the stumps and was like "what happened to this tree?" And I told him that a storm broke it off and that I cleaned it up.
Anyhow I thought it would be cool to redo the kitchen with strictly lumber that came from the property.
I'm doing heart pine floors. Beaded #2 pine t/g white washed ceiling. Cypress walls. Yellow poplar painted cabinets. And a cypress island.
I got the demolition done this weekend. Here are some before pictures.
Found some cool stuff that I wasn't really expecting. Old siding. Cheesecloth. Some weird exterior wall lines.
So I'm basically at Week Zero. I feel like I just jumped out of an airplane and I hope I know how to fly. To add to my stress, my 82-year old father hates change. And he hates surprise.
. So I'm not sure how he's gonna take this. But I will post updates over the next month or so as it comes into shape. I appreciate the moral support
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Posted on 4/4/21 at 5:45 pm to No Colors
You better hope he doesn’t decide to come home for a turkey hunt in the next week or two.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 5:50 pm to bbvdd
He turkey hunted here last week. He's not coming back for 6 weeks unless it's an emergency like a friend or family funeral.
But now that the demo is done, there's no turning back.
Also, for clarification this is our farm house. The house he grew up in. Not his primary residence. I spend way more time here than he does. So it's for both of us. And the rest of the family.
But now that the demo is done, there's no turning back.
Also, for clarification this is our farm house. The house he grew up in. Not his primary residence. I spend way more time here than he does. So it's for both of us. And the rest of the family.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 6:01 am to No Colors
I wish you luck. It is going to turn out fine. Hopefully he won't be seriously pissed at you after you have gone through all that work.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 6:58 am to No Colors
Assuming it won’t be sold anytime soon? If so, obviously do the layout like you want and what fits your needs moving forward as opposed to what’s hip on H&G tv these days. Looks like a lot of cabinet space and if it’s just a vacation home a large pantry for storage and fewer cabinets can save a lot of money. Don’t need the uppers most likely for example.
ETA: amazing how old stuff just worked forever. I know it’s likely been lightly used in recent years, but still most modern appliances aren’t made to last. I know that saves money on purchase price, but still.
ETA: amazing how old stuff just worked forever. I know it’s likely been lightly used in recent years, but still most modern appliances aren’t made to last. I know that saves money on purchase price, but still.
This post was edited on 4/5/21 at 7:01 am
Posted on 4/5/21 at 7:48 am to No Colors
Yeah boy, been down this road a few times myself. Open things up and the mystery awaits as to what is behind the once finished walls, floors and ceilings.
My very first house was an old single shotgun in the Lower 9th Ward and it was real old, being built out of old barge boards harvested off wooden barges floated down the Mississippi River back in the early days of river transport.
It was cheaper to dismantle them and repurpose the lumber than to send them back up river at the time.
I ran into this type construction again when helping remodel my now late father-in-laws house in CENLA years ago. It was build out of whatever the family could get hold of back in the 50's and it had a lot of construction just like your pics-----bare wood, painted wood, dimensional lumber, rough cut lumber and plywood.
Good luck with your project.
My very first house was an old single shotgun in the Lower 9th Ward and it was real old, being built out of old barge boards harvested off wooden barges floated down the Mississippi River back in the early days of river transport.
It was cheaper to dismantle them and repurpose the lumber than to send them back up river at the time.
I ran into this type construction again when helping remodel my now late father-in-laws house in CENLA years ago. It was build out of whatever the family could get hold of back in the 50's and it had a lot of construction just like your pics-----bare wood, painted wood, dimensional lumber, rough cut lumber and plywood.
Good luck with your project.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 8:01 am to baldona
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a large pantry for storage and fewer cabinets can save a lot of money
I was thinking the exact same thing
It's basically a hunting camp. But we also spend a lot of time there year round. So we go to Costco and get 17 cubic meters of supplies twice a year. It's always good to have lots of storage.
It's also a small scale bugout location. When the next Covid comes around, I'll be very comfortable there. Just like I was this time. Except I'll be better prepared.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 8:33 am to No Colors
good luck. surprising my dad with something like this would probably ruin our already awkward relationship, even if Chip and Joanna came and did the thing.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 8:36 am to 3nOut
quote:
surprising my dad with something like this would probably ruin our already awkward relationship, even if Chip and Joanna came and did the thing.
My sister thinks this is a really bad idea. And that was what finally validated my position to go forward with it.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:20 am to No Colors
Who actually owns the house? If it's dad's house and he hates that you decided to do this without his knowledge, is he ornery enough to banish you from the property? In my family, it would be considered extremely disrespectful and boundary-violating to do this without telling dad.
His resistance to renovation may have had more to do with the memories he could conjure up in the old space; an appreciation for being in the exact same space as people long deceased, and valuing thrift (using what still works) rather than wanting new for the sake of new.
Good luck...
His resistance to renovation may have had more to do with the memories he could conjure up in the old space; an appreciation for being in the exact same space as people long deceased, and valuing thrift (using what still works) rather than wanting new for the sake of new.
Good luck...
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:55 am to hungryone
quote:
Who actually owns the house?
Technically my father and his sister. But she hasn't been there in 15 years and will probably never see it again.
quote:
If it's dad's house and he hates that you decided to do this without his knowledge, is he ornery enough to banish you from the property?
Nah
quote:
His resistance to renovation may have had more to do with the memories he could conjure up in the old space;
Yeah. I get that. But he went off to college in 56 and never came back home. They added this kitchen in 64. So it's not the kitchen he grew up in.
I admit it's a bold move. It might not work out. But if I didn't do something, nothing would get done. I'm not entirely comfortable that this is the right call. But I am comfortable that I can handle the fallout.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 10:30 am to No Colors
I love watching makeovers. Can’t wait to see what you do.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 1:20 pm to No Colors
selby says you can come do our kitchen next when you are done
Posted on 4/5/21 at 2:44 pm to No Colors
Congrats on taking the leap my dude
You'll be happy with the reno (once it's over) I've done the same to my kitchen and although it was a big PITA, the end result was worth the headache.
You'll be happy with the reno (once it's over
) I've done the same to my kitchen and although it was a big PITA, the end result was worth the headache.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 3:02 pm to No Colors
quote:There may be one when he gets back.
He's not coming back for 6 weeks unless it's an emergency like a friend or family funeral.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 5:28 pm to No Colors
FYI if that oven works and is the bird's egg blue it appears on my screen you can likely get a few bucks for it unless you plan to reuse it.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 5:42 pm to cgrand
quote:
selby says you can come do our kitchen next when you are done
You and Selby need to come up for the weekend and hang out in the new kitchen. See if you like the flavor of my work.....
Posted on 4/5/21 at 5:44 pm to Obtuse1
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that oven works and is the bird's egg blue it appears on my screen you can likely get a few bucks for it unless you plan to reuse it
I've seen them on eBay for between $800 and $2400. This one works but it's not in perfect condition and it wasn't the higher end model with the rotisserie and all that. So I'm gonna ask like $1000 for it and the cook top and the vent hood.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 8:37 pm to No Colors
Must have been a popular design in the 60s. My house was built in 67 and the layout is almost identical. Wall oven next to a range and the sink and fridge around the corner. Looking forward to the renovation. Might give me ideas.
Posted on 4/5/21 at 9:11 pm to TU Rob
My house was a custom build in 1970 with that exact layout also.
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