I've been on this home remodeling kick for so long.....and I haven't done one single thing.

Here's one of my issues. I've been looking on line for ideas on kitchen remodeling. My kitchen is freakishly small. You don't understand.....it's really small. I look up websites like Tinykitchen.com or whatever and their tiny kitchen is way bigger than mine. My kitchen is basically a pantry.

Do you have any remodeling challenges in your home?

Steadwood said:

Stay tuned. I may get frustrated and tear down the entire house.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

:hardhat:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

If it's that small, is there really any point in doing significant remodelling? I have a tiny bathroom and there's just not much I can do with it so I just pop in there to do whatever it is I need to do, and then pop out again. lol



Thankfully no. My apartment is all fresh and clean and newly renovated and I'm just waiting to buy it, so that I can immediately sell it again and finally move (which I've been wanting to do for a few years now).

I have a decent sized kitchen but it's hideous. I have no cupboards. I barely have any drawers. I've been using microwave carts for storage. I just feel so cluttered and I HATE that. But it will be awhile before I can really do anything about it. I've looked for cupboards at garage sales just to get me by until I can really remodel but I've come up empty handed.

Why, oh why can't I win the lottery?

My kitchen is really small too. What I did to make it appear larger was to paint my kitchen cabinets an off-white color (they previously were maple). Also, I have a light colored wallpaper on the walls, and the floor is white with splotches of another color. While it didn't make the kitchen physically larger, it gives it the appearance of being bigger.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

thats good, then you can spend more on high end finishes and appliances than if you have a big space to do.

It will ba a more manageable job in a small kitchen. You can just replace the old with the new and it makes a huge difference. Or even just paint. You don't need to re-arrange the whole room. And if you do, get an architect!

We remodel apartments.

Change the paint, the flooring, paint or replace the cabinets (with new knobs), new appliances, new lighting fixtures, sink, hardware, faucet.

gemini13 said:

That's what I did in my kitchen, and it made a huge difference.

psychodelicide said:

photowhore your kitchens!

horatio said:

Unfortunately I would, but I don't have a digital camera. That's next on my list of stuff to buy.

Currently working on 2 projects

Ripping out the baseboards and painting in the living room so we can get carpet on Tuesday (ugh!)

and painting my daughters room and installing the baseboards so we can get carpet right after the living room carpet.

Can you say bit off too much?

Oh yeah...I should be painting.


~ I was never here ~

retina said:

I want to remodel it and just make it look nice. I'm even embarrassed to post a pic of it. It's gross. Especially since I don't spend much time in there. OH hell I may post a pic today.

JuliePurplehead said:

I totally feel for you. Have you checked Ikea? They have some pretty inexpensive and cool stuff.

psychodelicide said:

You're inspiring me. Thank you! I think a coat of paint will definately get things started.

horatio said:

Oh yeah! My stove has to be from the early 1900's.

NDRU said:

My problem is that I start planning for one room and then start thinking about another. The next thing you know, nothing is done and I'm overwhelmed.

gemini13 said:

I may have to hire you.

EskomoKisses said:

That's a huge project. Have fun with it!!
Hopefully you can post pics after.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

You're welcome.

I really want to get my ceilings and the walls that are not papered painted. I moved in here 18 years ago, and the last time I painted was right before I moved in. I think I will hire somebody to do the job though, make it a lot easier. My parents hired a painter to paint some rooms in their house, and they were very reasonable.

I Was supposed to be doing the hall,stairs and landing today.....but we did wedding stuff instead....i feel guilty now

mdiver said:

You will feel ever more guilty when you are at the game tomorrow

shanti0608 said:

Or....you could finish the sanding and filling for me

mdiver said:

I am too short...remember???

shanti0608 said:

Hopup in the garage

mdiver said:

We just need to get it done before the invasion!

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

What I did was start with the room I hated the most...my kitchen. I truly felt like I couldn't live with it another minute.

Initially I was going to do both bathrooms also, but my floor tiles started cracking and I ended up re-tiling all the floors. The bathrooms will have to wait till next year, (fingers crossed).

Anyway,,,I loooove my new kitchen! I replaced the cabinets, countertops, floor and painted.

^^^^ Wow, that is REALLY nice! I love looking at people's houses, and how they decorate them.