{kitchen: post renovation}
the below photos are of the brand spankin' new kitchen, at least how it looks currently, my mother-in-law took these and it seems as though she stood in the kitchen so it looks like a closet instead of a kitchen space. it's small but not this small!
the kitchen can fit a wall of cabinetry on the left, appliances on the right wall, and in front of the window i picture a small table with 2 chairs and a pendant in the center of the room.
as you can see, the closet in the corner was removed, a heated added to the space beneath the window, and the water heater and obnoxious pipe was replaced and moved to the wall directly to the right of the door. only thing is, i have to think of what exactly to put beneath the water heater. this annoys be about german apartments, things like this are hidden in most american apartments. designing around this thing should be fun. i need to learn to embrace the water heater i guess. maybe put fun magnets and pictures all over it (is that safe?).
(images by haus maus)
{current}
as you can see, the closet in the corner was removed, a heated added to the space beneath the window, and the water heater and obnoxious pipe was replaced and moved to the wall directly to the right of the door. only thing is, i have to think of what exactly to put beneath the water heater. this annoys be about german apartments, things like this are hidden in most american apartments. designing around this thing should be fun. i need to learn to embrace the water heater i guess. maybe put fun magnets and pictures all over it (is that safe?).
(images by haus maus)
Comments
And: go and find living & more. You will love the mag (think you know it already!)
Hugs,
Yvonne
Or I'd think about an all white cabinet/storage next to it, so it blends in.
Love decor8 and your new blog! I wonder if you could get an armoire or something like that and cut out part of the back so that it fits around the water heater. That way the heater is hidden and you would have extra storage. Plus you could paint or decorate the armoire as you wish.
Kim
My fiancé is a computer games designer but loves turning his hand to all sorts of things. So when we thrashed out some ideas for more counter space he designed a very slim unit (sort of based on a skinny IKEA expedit bookcase shape) with press catch handleless doors and open cubby holes at the top. Very modern looking which we plan to have a carpenter build and then paint to match the kitchen cabinetry. The best bit was that the doors at waist height don't open but hinge downward in one piece to form a counter which you can open and close as needed if you are preparing food or want an extra counter to sit at for coffee. I need to get a drawing!
You must be very excited Holly, designing a whole house from scratch is fun!
Margaret - It's a water heater with a flame inside, my husband said you cannot surround it with anything, you're not allowed... But that is a great suggestion. I don't mind it showing though, it's more of what to do with that corner to make it a bit functional. Perhaps a built in beneath it. I really need to get into the space to measure it.