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| Snippets of the Kitchen Design |
This post might be a bit of a stretch for ally gardening, but I swear there's a connection.
Here's our kitchen now.
It's okay. Like most of our house, we can certainly live in it. With limited funds for improvements (and limited man/woman-hours available, too), it's definitely not at the top of the priority list.
But here's my issue. This wall is on the alley side of the house! The south side! The side with light and warmth in this cold, dark, bitterly cold northern land.
Why is there no window???!!! Clearly a case of no one thinking about the environment the home would be positioned in.
For urban dwellers, we are immensely lucky. When considering buying this house, I was worried the alleyway might be a big draw back. Now I can't believe how short-sighted I was!
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| For an Urban Area, What a Great View! |
It's like having a corridor of parkland right in our backyard! And that's the basis for the kitchen reno idea: convert the southern wall into a long window so the alley becomes the backdrop for the kitchen.
So here it is! My kitchen reno idea! My husband has had a few choice words...not appropriate to this blog...for the colour scheme. So that's probably a no-go. But the window? Definitely!
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| The Kitchen After . . . Someday |
I learned so much from my own kitchen remodel. I was my own designer, and general contractor. I chose a very light green, almost blue for my cabinets, with white appliances, sink, etc. and white kitchen island. The part I've appreciated most is the under-the-cabinet lighting, and my new island. I had the island cut down 2" for my lack of stature. I find it the landing place for things from the frig, and cooling place for baked goods and hot pans. And we serve our meals from the island buffet style. If you can get your wish of the big window (What a difference that would make!), keep in mind that having it over the range, you will continually get cooking fumes, grease build-up, etc. and it will be quite a reach across the stove to keep that window clean. P.S. I like your color choice! Good luck with your kitchen remodel, if and when it happens. It's so much fun to dream.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an excellent point, Elsie! We've talked about completely changing the layout and orientation of the kitchen, but then we waffle back and forth between those ideas and the ones that will be more budget conscious working with what we already have. But I think this decides it! If we get to a point where we can actually spring for putting in windows, we have to move the stove to a centre island, too.
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