We recently moved up the property ladder (again) and bagged ourselves a lovely 3 bed house in one of our preferred locations at a great price. Unfortunately it probably hasn't been updated since it was built back in the sixties! There had been the odd bit of decorating done i'm sure, but overall it needed a complete overhaul. We knew this when we moved in, however we didn't quite appreciate just how much work was required. Amongst other minor issues we've already had it completely rewired, old central heating ripped out and new one installed including moving the boiler to the garage, a new staircase complete with new wall in the lounge to isolate the stairs that are now accessed through the hall rather than in the lounge and to top it all off a complete kitchen refit.
We've done all this whilst trying to look after 6 month old twins and hold down 2 jobs, some people have called us crazy, but I'd rather get it all out of the way asap so I can relax!
Anyway here is what we had to work with regarding the kitchen, as you can tell the original fittings and finish were a sight to behold.....
Door on the left leads through to the downstairs wc, lean to and garage.
Other side of the kitchen, note the stunning wallpaper!
Doorway through to the dining room.
Dining room with door on the left leading to the kitchen.
The rear of the house with the old kitchen window on the right and the separate dining room window on the left.
So the plan was to knock through the wall (non load bearing) between the kitchen and dining room creating a large open plan space, get rid of the boiler into the garage and install some bi-fold doors where the old dining room window was.
We've done all this whilst trying to look after 6 month old twins and hold down 2 jobs, some people have called us crazy, but I'd rather get it all out of the way asap so I can relax!
Anyway here is what we had to work with regarding the kitchen, as you can tell the original fittings and finish were a sight to behold.....
Door on the left leads through to the downstairs wc, lean to and garage.
Other side of the kitchen, note the stunning wallpaper!
Doorway through to the dining room.
Dining room with door on the left leading to the kitchen.
The rear of the house with the old kitchen window on the right and the separate dining room window on the left.
So the plan was to knock through the wall (non load bearing) between the kitchen and dining room creating a large open plan space, get rid of the boiler into the garage and install some bi-fold doors where the old dining room window was.
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