Kitchen Nightmares

The new house needs a new kitchen,  but this is not a task we can take on at this moment. We have the money on reserve, but we just do not have the time to get this major update done- not while we still have a parlor and living room, and 5 bedrooms that need major updating as well.

The kitchen however has been a pretty neat surprise since moving in.

But first let me get to the layout, and why a new kitchen is so necessary. It is shaped awkward, so you really are limited to counter space. There is of course room for more counters though, so this is a must for when we get to doing this.

For right now though, we have one counter and a half counter of work space. It is defintley not very efficient for space, but for right now we have to make it work.

The neat thing about this kitchen though is that it is on the bottom level of the house, which was the 1968 built level. The kitchen, and its cabinets are just as old. Literally.

When we first moved in, really ugly white checkered wallpaper covered the walls. On day 4 while cleaning, I was able to see some neon colors just behind this drab white vinyl wallpaper. I began peeling and discovered a 1960's hidden gem.

We of course will not be keeping this wallpaper up, but we will be taking out the best area and framing it.

At any rate, here are the photos, with the original 60's wallpaper.

This first photo shows the wallpaper we ripped out.

My fella on the right--->

 

Pretty neat Brady Bunch like colors. It's relatively ugly, but discovering the hidden treasure was really neat!

I am antsy to start renovating the entire kitchen, as you can sort of see we do not have a whole lot of cabinets for storage. We did purchase a chef's block for $300, which was a nice addition though, and gives us that extra bit of surface space and storage that we so desperately needed.