Matt and I’ve been speaking about which one to do first, then new kitchen or the addition. Okay, let me again up a bit.
Proper now, I’m engaged on our bed room suite. And sure, I’ve fairly a technique to go earlier than will probably be completed, particularly since I used to be slowed down final week with my injured hand. However I do plan to get that complete factor fully completed earlier than transferring on to the following venture. After it’s completed, I’ll take a brief period of time to complete up the studio toilet since will probably be our short-term (and solely) visitor toilet. After that, I’ll get the within of my workshop arrange in order that I may be prepared for the following large venture.
I had deliberate on that subsequent large venture being the kitchen. I’ve already defined why I can be transforming our kitchen, and why I’m going to maintain the kitchen in its present location as an alternative of transferring it to the breakfast room as I had been planning for the final 12 months. In the event you missed that publish, you may see it right here. As of proper now, I plan on that new kitchen trying one thing like this. The peninsula will keep the place it at present sits.
The again wall could have precise usable floor-to-ceiling cupboards, and I’m hoping I can transfer the fridge to that again wall.
And, after all, the opening to the lounge will keep…
After which, with the fridge moved, I’ll have extra room on the vary wall.
After which after that, the plan was to lastly do the addition on the again of the home. We’ve been speaking about this addition virtually so long as we’ve been on this home. I’m actually glad that we didn’t leap in and do it sooner, although, as a result of plans have modified a lot over time. And looking out again, I feel issues have labored out completely. I really like our bed room suite, and had I solid forward with earlier plans that we had years in the past, it might have been fully completely different. So I’m under no circumstances unhappy or annoyed with the truth that the addition has continued to be placed on the again burner whereas I give attention to different issues.
However I actually am questioning if my plan is within the improper order. I feel the addition wants to return earlier than the kitchen. The addition can be a household room, visitor toilet, and visitor bed room.
Right here’s my thought course of. During the last week or so, I began asking myself this query. If I might solely select one or the opposite, the kitchen or the addition, which one would I select?
The clear reply is the addition. With out the addition, I gained’t have the ability to have an precise eating space as a result of that eating space should accommodate a sitting space for Matt. And whereas we don’t have an actual demand for a visitor bed room, it might be good to have one. However what can be actually useful is to have a room that we will use as a house fitness center once more. Proper now, Matt’s Theracycle and my treadmill are in my studio, and that may’t be a long-term resolution. And, after all, it might be very nice to have a correct visitor toilet prior to later relatively than friends having to trek by means of my studio for a loo. And at last, I really feel like several plans for our again yard are perpetually on maintain till the addition is constructed.
And at last, I requested myself this. If I needed to stay the remainder of my life with our present kitchen, might I do it?
That reply is clearly a “sure”. I’ve lived with this kitchen for ten years, and I’ve been completely superb. At a minimal, I might need new home equipment, and I’d must get the counter tops refinished once more. These are concrete counter tops, and so they accumulate stains over time. So the primary space that I exploit to the left of the sink is fairly stained proper now. And I don’t suppose they are often eliminated and changed with out damaging the cupboards, so I wouldn’t even wish to attempt except I’m prepared to take the possibility of a full transform.
Now don’t get me improper. I’m nonetheless absolutely on board with an entire kitchen transform. That’s nonetheless my plan. However a full kitchen transform and a home addition are each actually large initiatives, and I’m simply attempting to weigh which one is extra necessary. Matt isn’t actually any assist on this choice. His reply, as with most the whole lot else, is, “It doesn’t matter to me.” And since we will’t peer into the long run and know precisely what the long run holds, I all the time attempt to maintain these plans loosely in order that I gained’t be devastated if I by no means get to see my plans come to full fruition.
However sure, after I weigh the 2 largest initiatives that we have now deliberate sooner or later, I feel the addition is definitely extra necessary to me than a brand new kitchen. In order I have a look at our long-term plan, and we funds for our long-term plan, I feel that’s the route we’re going to move. Are you able to even think about how thrilling will probably be to lastly construct that addition after speaking about it for ten years? I imply, speak about long-term plans! 😀
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You may study extra about me right here.
