I would argue that my culinary skills are improving; however Kyle and the smoke detector may beg to differ. My cooking repertoire is expanding, but my top dishes remain to be coffee (yes, a good pot of coffee is not something that everyone can achieve), banana bread, and most recently the chocolate chip cookie. Currently, my goal is to expand my dinner meal knowledge beyond the crockpot. Thankfully Kyle is a better cook and is perfectly fine with me making the salad while he does the main dish. Even though I am a student of the kitchen, I still believe that it is one of the most important rooms in a house and should be one of convenience and ease. That means that cupboard doors and appliances should all open and be used without blocking walk-ways or making it awkward to cook and live. Kyle and his dad have been brainstorming ideas to make our smaller sized kitchen seem as spacious as possible. Below are the three options they came up with. Option 1: Add a closet in the foyer along the stairs and have an inset for the fridge at the end of the left side. This would mean that our counter space would wrap around the one side of the kitchen in an "L", but the door leading into the cellar and into what will one day be an apartment suite would be awkwardly jammed in the corner between the fridge and stove. I can only imagine the frustration of trying to open doors. Option 2: Build a hallway from the front foyer to the back apartment suite. This would take away some of the space from the kitchen, but would make a clean line of movement from the front to the back of the house. Option 3: This option is to cut back on some of the closet space in the front foyer and to make a bigger inset for the fridge, so that no space is taken from the kitchen. It would leave plenty of space for all of the doors and would allow for more walking area. Because Kyle and I like to prepare dinners together when we can, the more space for two bodies to move from the fridge to the cupboards, the better. Option 3 is our winner, and I am excited to see it come into fruition. Who knows, having a new kitchen may inspire me to become the next Julia Child... Or at least attempt some of the Tasty videos, :p.
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About MeKyle and I just became new homeowners. The house we purchased is not what one would classify as "move in ready"; in fact, it is quite the opposite. Built at the turn of the 20th century, our Victorian style house is both beautiful and terrifying in its ancient status and will be a project in renovation. This is a documentation of our triumphs and lessons learned, as we deconstruct and reconstruct this house. The end result? A space that we can proudly say we created. Archives
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