Post your best (WORST!) horrible kitchen.
My son just recently purchased his first home (a tiny condo). While the kitchen is in need of some major updating, it's still functional, with a decent layout. But whew! while out looking at both rental and sale properties, we ran across some disasters of design and functionality. A running joke between Mom and Son became, "Well, at least this kitchen is not as bad as the last one we saw . . .".
So, it got me wondering, what kind of nightmare kitchens are the rest of us dealing with? Are you brave enough to post your pics as encouragement to other bad kitchen owners? Because, heck, at least their kitchen is not as bad as yours.
I'll start. This was the worst kitchen of all the kitchens we looked at. Zero functionality in what could have been a very nice space.
So, it got me wondering, what kind of nightmare kitchens are the rest of us dealing with? Are you brave enough to post your pics as encouragement to other bad kitchen owners? Because, heck, at least their kitchen is not as bad as yours.
I'll start. This was the worst kitchen of all the kitchens we looked at. Zero functionality in what could have been a very nice space.
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parsleycarrots, I don't really think that kitchen is all that bad...It needs some finishing touches, but I would venture to say that many kitchens in the design dilemma discussions are not much different than that one.
Now lewis+smith's kitchen? That is truly a contender!
...what was your question again?...
Lots of real estate " flippers" will update the kitchen with new cabinets and countertops for resale but will not spend anytime fixing and re-designing the functionality of the kitchen. This is why it is important to hire someone who knows what they are doing!
We have a lot of before and after photos on our page, be sure to check them out.
Best of luck!
We gutted the kitchen completely, kept the plumbing and stove in essentially the same position, but changed the way it worked. No more tongue and groove flooring for benchtops (soaked up every drop of moisture). Reenforced the horizontal beam so the small vertical one could be removed. Tile instead of cheap wood laminate flooring. Tall cupboards to utilise all the wall space. I calculated it out, and the final product gave us more floor space, more bench space, and more cupboard space. Plus it's pretty.
Planned and pre purchased most major materials ahead of time including appliances and cabinetry, but the project itself was completed in two weeks. The after photo here isn't exactly done, there's now a wine fridge in the empty recess you can see on the left of the bench, you can see beams and cornices and painting aren't exactly done in the photo either, but it gives the idea. Total project cost $8,000.
Actually, just to add to the chaos, the renovation was done with a 3 year old and a 7 year old in the house and a lot of external commitments. The whiteboard was our weekly schedule of who had to be where and when so mum and dad could keep themselves sane!
We love camping....but...
...using laundry tubs and a hotplate for a year was enough!!
(we have to do some finishing touches yet)
So, what did we do? We closed on the house, got the keys and the next morning we attacked the cabinets with crowbars. Good- bye, ugly. Since there were no counters we were then left with a collection of appliances in an empty room. We installed maple cabinets and white corian counters. We moved the washer and dryer into an enclosed porch that we converted into a laundry room. We ripped out the tragic fake brick wall and covered over the damaged surface with iridescent inch by inch tile which reflects the natural light and creates a brighter feeling in the room. We salvaged the big old mid-century sink. New light fixtures, refinished the wood floors and lots of elbow grease later...it became our favorite place to hang out and entertain. There's hope!
These "befores" are all great examples of missed opportunities, flipper fuddling, and just rotten kitchen (re)design. Keep 'em coming!