The Kitchen....
The kitchen in the house when I bought it was little less than a disaster. There was one tap (faucet) for cold water (and believe me - it was cold) over the sink which wobbled when you touched it. The stove was a wood burning one with an oven which can be see in one of the photo's.(N.B. All these photos can be enlarged by clicking on them.)
As a room it was used I think mainly for dealing with and preparing home grown food and animals he had raised for slaughter and storing all this in the four freezers scattered around the ground floor. The table and chairs they left for me, and these are now stored in my 'hay store' and used in the garden in the summer.... Saved a few 'bob' (euro's) at least and though 1960's style, they are well made and really sturdy.After spending some time with the kitchen makers and sitting in hospital for hours (s*d all else to do while I was there) planning how and what I wanted my kitchen to be - this was the result. These photo's are taken looking to the left as you enter and then just gradually turning.
The table, chairs and glass cabinet seen here came from my home back in the UK.Perhaps one of the best choices I made was to have the five burner gas hob and electric fan oven separated. It was the first time I had owned (or even used) an oven set at 'eye level'....it is marvellous. No bending down to get at or lift boiling hot pans, trays or casseroles.... just slide the shelf out a little way and lift 'whatever' out with ease.
One other thing that I really wanted - and made sure of - was sufficient cupboard space. Something I had never really had before - but now I'm a happy bunny with all the space I've got.
posted by Carole B @ 5:01 PM
5 Comments:
This is making me smile. I don't know many of the rich or aristocratic of this country, but I know one who is both. An elegant Contessa who lives in one of the three grand homes she inherited. Her kitchen is more before than yours! She does meals for 15 with the help of one lady from the village in a kitchen with not one built in anything and all the storage in widely separated antique pieces that surely were there when they were new. Stove on one side of the room, sink on another, work surface is just a table in the middle. She cooks it, serves it on a 14th century refectory table in the dining room, surrounded by not one thing newer than a couple of poltrone someone bought in 1930 something. It's one of the most beautiful homes I have ever seen, and still makes me wonder, "How does anyone do that?"
Anyway. I like seeing your befores and afters.
LEAVE IT TO A WOMAN TO PUT UP ENOUGH CABINETS AND ALSO TO SETT THE OVEN AT A MORE "USERFRIENDY HEIGHT" WHERE WERE YOU WHEN WE REMODELED OUR KITCHEN :). I HAD TO FIGHT TOOTH AND NAIL TO GET THE COUNTER THE SIZE AND HIGHT I NEEDED AT 5'3 TO BE COMFORTABLE WHEN NEEDING BREAD ECT. THE MEN INCLUDING GLEN WOULD FIRST SAY "NAA" TO ANY OF MY IDEAS, THEN THANK GOD ONE WOULD SWITCH OVER TO MY SIDE AND I GOT MY WISHES, :). YOU AND YOUR HELPERS DID A GREAT JOB.TINA
Greetings, Carole.
I am starting a new Italy blog: www.100italianpaintings.blogspot.com.
Nothing on Lago Como, yet. But much on Garda!
Hope the weather is springlike there!
just letting you know that I stopped by and read your blog. I enjoyed reading about your house and I like your kitchen.
Maria
Great "before and afters" Carole!
I'd kill for your counter space...
Would just love to see more of these types of photos!
Deb
xxxooo
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