@@nicolettehare3322 allergies? Anything other than carpet is "good for allergies" I suppose. But real wood flooring is always the superior option, especially if that's what's already there
I hope you'll continue to share costs. I'm planning to renovate my kitchen in the next year or two and am TERRIFIED at what that cost will look like. Watching renovations on YT with folks who share costs is very, very helpful for getting my mind around a realistic number.
Speaking from experience, it is so dependent on how much you are redoing and materials and if you Change the layout. I did a full gut, redid electrical and plumbing, moved a wall, redid my attached utility room also and chose high end materials (mostly). Cost me $115K. I could have done it for half or less if I hadn’t gutted completely or gone with cheaper materials but I’m in it for the long term.
Same, layout seemed ok to me. Quite similar to my house. It's also beyond me why americans ad Canadians apparently cramp humongous appliences into smalls spaces. Who needs 2 doors fridge? Oven can easily be detached to other cuppord.
I don’t understand why you didn’t just keep the sink where it is but still do the peninsula like you want. It’s still extra counter space, storage and you still get the appliance garage and bar area you want
If the island/peninsula is the main cook prep space, it doesn’t make sense to have it almost all the way across the room from the stove and fridge. It’s a lot of unnecessary walking across the room and back from fridge to prep space to stove when you don’t have to. She didn’t go fully into it, but it’s the kitchen triangle concept she was talking about.
I'm so glad you're not tiling the floors. I live in an old farmhouse about the same age as yours and I have wooden floors in both my kitchen and my bathroom and I've never had any issues. The sealers available now are incredibly good. When I first starting working on my bathroom renovation I investigated marine clear coats but, on the advice of the tradie that did my floors, I went with regular floor sealer (polyurethane) and twenty years later they still look good. Incidentally, in my part of the world we have had the worst flooding in history and an entire town full of houses the same age as yours was totally underwater. The floors and timber frames have dried out and the houses are still standing and being returned to their pre-flood state.
I always loved your original idea to move the island. I think adjusting the triangle would have been fine. I’m doing dark lowers and white upper for our Reno.
I often feel that the kitchen triangle is overrated. It may be important then the kitchen is huge, but not in smaller spaces. And it also depends on your style of cooking - I usually take all the things from the fridge ant put in on the countertop and don't open the fridge while cooking. For me, a comfortable space between the sink and the stove is way more important.
Kinda glad that the tile thing didn’t pan out, those wooden floors are amazing. Plus at re-sale I’d be more keen to buy something with the wood floot throughout rather than tiles that wouldn’t be my taste.
I’m glad you didn’t end up moving the island. As someone who cooks a lot when I saw the first design, I immediately thought that it was so impractical to have the prep space so far away from the stove! Hopefully a newly designed island will help flow issues around the dining nook, but still provide good stove access.
If you want a tiled look, paint the floors like they do in france. Do a black and white checker and if you want you can do certain treatments to make it look aged and worn
I think the dishwasher is also in the island. If she moved it, she would need plumbing all the way there for it (she doesnt seem to have space for the diswasher elsewhere) which is probably the "over-budget" part of miving the sink.
Personally I love my sink close to my stovetop for draining stuff like pasta and also a sink under a window? what a dream to do the dishes and be able to look out! Edit: The frdige with the double door is very common here in europe / germany and again have commented that before but yalls appliences are all so chunky. I wonder why. Go big or go home? haha
In N. America (US/Canada) there is much more space compared to population density than in Europe, so cities are more spread out and housing is bigger and able to accommodate larger appliances. Shopping areas are also in separate areas than residential areas and are too far to walk, so people here go to the grocery store and stock up for the entire week as opposed to buying for a couple of days at a time. So we need bigger refrigerators to hold all that food.
Before the "freezer on the bottom" style fridges became popular here in the US, they were all either top freezer and bottom fridge, or two doors side by side called french doors. Freezer on the left, fridge in the right. Now there's all different kinds of crazy fancy fridge doors and arrangements but in most budget friendly apartments and older houses the top freezer option is most common. They are very impractical
Kelsey, my heart just broke for you when you said that they couldn't have the kitchen you've been dreaming of since day 1. I remember the day when you settled for the little upgrades knowing that this day would come and you would get it your way.😭 I hope Elliott makes you feel all better.
Maybe you could swap the seating area and the counter tops/cabinets in order to still make the Island work the way you wanted it to... anyways, I'm sure it's gonna turn out great whichever way, I'm looking forward to the series😊
I totally agree it would make the kitchen space much more functional than moving back and forth between areas. It would just be super costly to move piping and stuff to the other side.
I was out loud saying "no Kelsey don't do it! The drawer is the worst!" 😂 it's just a giant pit full of bags of frozen fruit and that one bag of peas, and everything else just gets piled on top and to make it to the bottom you're armpit deep in frozen pizza boxes and popsicles
I prefer the drawer, unless the freezer is at the top. There's still the issue of having to dig through the freezer to find something, but with the freezer on the bottom with a door, you have to squat or kneel to get to the back of it
@@Xelenite mine have the smallest little pull out drawers on top, big enough for 2 ice cube trays or a row of popsicles, so I'm dreaming of the day my fridge breaks so we can buy a new one 😂
I’m not interested in getting on my knees and bending over to find something in the back of the bottom shelf of my freezer lol. much prefer the drawer. grass is always greener though.
Kelsey's detailing all these plans for this big kitchen revamp, and I'm just sitting here going, "Okay, but where are you putting the next miniature area?" Pretty sure that's not even on the schedule, but don't tell my brain that. And I wonder why I can't get anything important tasks finished at my own house 🙄.
Aww I’m so sad about the peninsula/island idea… it would have looked SOO nice but I trust your eye for design and can’t wait to see what the final product looks like!
Tile is horrible to stand on if you love to cook, kills my back every day! Be happy you saved $8500 on a huge mistake.. Now on to watching the rest of the video😂
My tile floor is freezing on your feet in winter and I can't bear rugs in kitchens so we have to always wear shoes or slippers. Also everything I drop breaks into a thousand tiny pieces. Wood is a much better flooring for the kitchen
Making Home is my Favourite Series!!! Along with all your renovation/redecorating videos. Happy this one is back, and excited to see the new kitchen ☺️🥰
This will be fun to watch!😃 I have hardwood floors in my current kitchen & did at my last house as well & no regrets. Much warmer & easier on your joints. Plus I think yours look fantastic!
As someone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen, wood floors are much easier on your body than tile is, also yes to the kitchen triangle. It's essential.
Making Home has been one of my favorite series on TH-cam! Can't wait to watch this continuation of the series, and looking forward to watching Becky start doing the same thing with her new home, so exciting!
I don't own a microwave or toaster, my giant air fryer lives on the counter full time and everything else lives in the cabinet underneath it. Appliance garages seem more suited to people who have and use a big mixer often
For someone redoing a kitchen to maximize storage and counter space, Lazy Susan's in corner cabinets make great appliance storage without losing countertop prep space, reworking a kitchen without moving plumbing can save tens of thousands, you can add cabinetry in a former "furniture" corner if the island has seating, and there are screw- in adapters that convert pot lights to pendants. Keep and re-use original flooring whenever possible- the quality is not matched in modern products.
Outside of the states, do others also have discount appliance stores? They were a life saver for my first home reno. Hundreds of dollars off when scratches or dents are on the side & the cabinets will cover it. My fridge - the employees and I couldn’t even find the dent haha the appliances are all tested and work 100%. Highly recommended.
Many are going against that triangle especially in a small kitchen. Restaurants often do a inline pattern based on duties. Like you sink, dishwasher area. In short how far are you carrying a pot compared to a triangle pattern So how many steps are you saving. Put a box in each spot for appliance then work a pattern of what you do.
I really appreciate that you also share those plans with us that aren't feasible or sensibly possible, that kind of realism is really nice to see! (btw, how come this is a not-forever-home?)
I love watching these renovation videos so much. I always want to do this to my own spaces but I don’t have the time or the money. This is like fulfilling my homemakeover dreams haha
I just redid my kitchen completely too! So exciting to see this pop up in my feed! I did mine in a 40s-50s style since my house was built then. But what a rewarding process! I lived with my old kitchen for 9 years and now can’t believe I survived that long after making it actually functional. P.S. my appliances are still backordered after 8 months of waiting ugh lol
I love a great kitchen Reno and this one will be. Personally, I like the idea of changing the placement of the island. If you're keeping it where it was then why rip it out? And $8500, tile job, ridiculous, that's almost half the budget for a kitchen, minus the appliances. You can buy tile at Lowes and find a subcontractor for the install. I do like the wood floors all the way through.
Hey Kelsey, not sure if this has been said yet, but why not take out the bench seating and make the island top longer or a drop with stools? That way you keep the seating, but the area doesn't feel so cramped. That would also give you more storage perhaps?
I think you should paint the wee piece of wood at your flat door (minute 5.40) black to tie in with the tiles and hardware. That light brown feels jarring to me. Love this series!
What about tiling anyways and using a mobile open shelving island in the middle? One that you can arrange according to your needs and that let’s the light from the backyard through and makes it possible to see all the beautiful flooring. I think that would look beautiful. But anyways good luck, I am so excited to see the end result :)
Is there a way to shorten the island to give more room and make the room feel bigger? If you want to move the sink, you could put it in your island. Cover it when not in use. As well as add the dishwasher.
Re Lights over the island dilemma: If there is enough light in the room and work surface and you are simply wanting to create emphasis over the island, consider a pot rack. My mother had one that she used in most of my childhood homes (my parents moved - a lot) sometimes she even put plants on it. I recall a particularly happy Boston fern. Otherwise her collection of copper cookware had pride of place. These days, with battery operated LEDs you could even sire with fairy lights for some party drama. Thank you Kelsea. I'm enjoying watching you decorate your home :)
Idk if you got a new camera recently, but the opening shot in the kitchen was WOW so clear and bright! Love all your videos, thanks for bringing us along on your journey :)
I’m sure you already made the decision, but a drawer freezer is a pain. I finally went back to an old fashioned top freezer. I think keeping the floor is great. I love a wood floor in a period kitchen!
HEY!!!!! Hows the reno going so far Kelsey ??? I came by, to see how you are doing ! its about a month or more after this episode :) i am still so excited for You, kitchens are such a huge change for the better !!!! :)
I put my yoga mat flat behind my sofa. So it stands between the back of the couch and the wall. It is perfectly hidden and I don't need another storage option.
If you want the look but not the price, ChrisLovesJulia has a peel and stick checkered tile. from reviews, it's been used in bathroom, laundry room, and even kitchen and have held up pretty well.
Hi, I know you really believe is reusing/recycling. How do you incorporate that into big remolds like these? Or everything will be dump? Or is not recycle-able?
I love this series! I wonder what you're gonna do with the upstair kitchen once your new one is done, are you gonna keep it that way or make it into a whole new room? Seems like you need to rethink spaces since you can use the upstair floor now.
Would be kind of a waste of money to remove it all again when Kelsey called it 'not her forever home'. An extra kitchen could be good for re-sale value. But I'm curious as well!
how did you like being a landlord? can you talk about that process at all, how it came to be that the last tenant moved out etc? this would be very helpful for other women who want to get into owning and potentially renting property and being a decent property owner!
you should keep the current sink/fridge/oven layout, but still do the island layout you want! you can add an additional sink to the island, maybe a smaller one like a bar sink. having two sinks in a kitchen feels so luxurious! one for prep work or entertaining and one for traditional dish washing
Definitely think the peninsula is the best layout to go. The was it is now looks so incredibly awkward and weird. The island just doesn't suit the shape of room. I'd at least be rotating the island
I would have taken out the permanent island, and utilized a mobile island in its place for food prep and cooking. Still create your appliance garage with counter jutting out like you wanted and create a way to attach the mobile island to the end to extend that counter when not cooking. Essentially a modular kitchen.
This kitchen is a bit of a challenge. I would have left the triangle where it is, but where the table is, I would build more cabinets and counter space. I would then place a vintage style round dining table (with leaves to expand) and chairs in the middle, slightly closer to living room space. Many kitchens in the older days had their dining tables in the center of the room. The existing island would go. The dining table in that corner seems quite squished. I’m glad she kept the wooden floors. I’ve had wooden floors in my kitchens and they’ve not been a problem.
I was JUST thinking the same thing. Make the island horizontal instead of vertical and move it a little closer to the kitchen. Bam. Defined kitchen and more storage.
Kelsey, I’m sorry you’re bummed about the tiles, but honestly, I think it was the right choice. I HATE tile. As someone with chronic back pain who struggles to stand for too long as it is, tiles are my worst enemy. They’re cold, hard and slippery which can lead to more injury - way more slippery wet (which is likely to happen) then hardwood floors. Luckily, hardwood floors are just as easy to clean spills and stains with a steam mop as tiles.
Not tiling the floors is a GOOD choice. Different flooring in a small space makes it look even smaller.
Plus anything dropped on a tile floor is a goner! Not at all glass or chinaware friendly.
@@heatherinparis and it's harder on your feet and back! Wood is much more forgiving
True linoleum, not laminate is good for allergies, has many styles, and is partly made with cork backing
@@nicolettehare3322 allergies? Anything other than carpet is "good for allergies" I suppose. But real wood flooring is always the superior option, especially if that's what's already there
@@daniellemartin9896 it actually repels dust. Check it out.
I hope you'll continue to share costs. I'm planning to renovate my kitchen in the next year or two and am TERRIFIED at what that cost will look like. Watching renovations on YT with folks who share costs is very, very helpful for getting my mind around a realistic number.
Yes! And ppl should not judge. I’m so tired of ppl saying how cheap their renovations are bc the pricing is so different in a big city.
Speaking from experience, it is so dependent on how much you are redoing and materials and if you Change the layout. I did a full gut, redid electrical and plumbing, moved a wall, redid my attached utility room also and chose high end materials (mostly). Cost me $115K. I could have done it for half or less if I hadn’t gutted completely or gone with cheaper materials but I’m in it for the long term.
Making home is back !!! And with Becky's 70's house coming... What a treat for us !!!
Same, layout seemed ok to me. Quite similar to my house. It's also beyond me why americans ad Canadians apparently cramp humongous appliences into smalls spaces. Who needs 2 doors fridge? Oven can easily be detached to other cuppord.
I CANNOT wait to see what Becky does??? It's gonna be so dope
@@josinawashington6744 I know right ?! I love her retro vibes !! 👌
Yay! Finally getting back to what I loved about the channel.
I fell in love with a home I toured that stained a checkerboard design on their wood floors. It kept the cohesive look, but defined the kitchen.
ohhhhh that sounds so nice
I don’t understand why you didn’t just keep the sink where it is but still do the peninsula like you want. It’s still extra counter space, storage and you still get the appliance garage and bar area you want
SAME
Probably to avoid feeling cramped in that corner when two people are working in the kitchen
To have more counter space I think
It also costs $$$$$ so much money to move a sink. Because you have to replumb all the way to the island.
If the island/peninsula is the main cook prep space, it doesn’t make sense to have it almost all the way across the room from the stove and fridge. It’s a lot of unnecessary walking across the room and back from fridge to prep space to stove when you don’t have to. She didn’t go fully into it, but it’s the kitchen triangle concept she was talking about.
I'm so glad you're not tiling the floors. I live in an old farmhouse about the same age as yours and I have wooden floors in both my kitchen and my bathroom and I've never had any issues. The sealers available now are incredibly good. When I first starting working on my bathroom renovation I investigated marine clear coats but, on the advice of the tradie that did my floors, I went with regular floor sealer (polyurethane) and twenty years later they still look good. Incidentally, in my part of the world we have had the worst flooding in history and an entire town full of houses the same age as yours was totally underwater. The floors and timber frames have dried out and the houses are still standing and being returned to their pre-flood state.
I always loved your original idea to move the island. I think adjusting the triangle would have been fine. I’m doing dark lowers and white upper for our Reno.
I often feel that the kitchen triangle is overrated. It may be important then the kitchen is huge, but not in smaller spaces. And it also depends on your style of cooking - I usually take all the things from the fridge ant put in on the countertop and don't open the fridge while cooking. For me, a comfortable space between the sink and the stove is way more important.
Kinda glad that the tile thing didn’t pan out, those wooden floors are amazing. Plus at re-sale I’d be more keen to buy something with the wood floot throughout rather than tiles that wouldn’t be my taste.
I agree, and I wouldn't put the tile shelves either. I know she likes it but in the future if she wants to sell the house, it might not be worth it.
@@nancypatricio9972 shelves are at least removable, ripping the hardwood floors would lower the value imo
@@minime7375 True. I like her wood floor too.
I’m glad you didn’t end up moving the island. As someone who cooks a lot when I saw the first design, I immediately thought that it was so impractical to have the prep space so far away from the stove! Hopefully a newly designed island will help flow issues around the dining nook, but still provide good stove access.
Love this! Also low key impressed that Kelsey's outfit matches her kitchen at the beginning :)
That’s what I thought! :D
If you want a tiled look, paint the floors like they do in france. Do a black and white checker and if you want you can do certain treatments to make it look aged and worn
Keep the sink where it is and then you can reorient the island. You could always tile later. Not everything has to be done immediately.
This!! I agree with this 100% - I love the idea of the peninsula, and hope that Kelsey sees your comment!
I think the dishwasher is also in the island. If she moved it, she would need plumbing all the way there for it (she doesnt seem to have space for the diswasher elsewhere) which is probably the "over-budget" part of miving the sink.
Elliot is such a fun addition to your videos! Love that he is an "honorary Sorry Girl"! Can't wait to see the finished project.
him and austin are the sorry boys
Personally I love my sink close to my stovetop for draining stuff like pasta and also a sink under a window? what a dream to do the dishes and be able to look out!
Edit:
The frdige with the double door is very common here in europe / germany and again have commented that before but yalls appliences are all so chunky. I wonder why. Go big or go home? haha
In N. America (US/Canada) there is much more space compared to population density than in Europe, so cities are more spread out and housing is bigger and able to accommodate larger appliances. Shopping areas are also in separate areas than residential areas and are too far to walk, so people here go to the grocery store and stock up for the entire week as opposed to buying for a couple of days at a time. So we need bigger refrigerators to hold all that food.
Before the "freezer on the bottom" style fridges became popular here in the US, they were all either top freezer and bottom fridge, or two doors side by side called french doors. Freezer on the left, fridge in the right. Now there's all different kinds of crazy fancy fridge doors and arrangements but in most budget friendly apartments and older houses the top freezer option is most common. They are very impractical
@@Shooshoobella7 I get that but they just dont look good to me? Like they look to chunky almost like play toy appliances for children in big?
I am so happy you're keeping the eating nook! It feels so much like a cafe to me. I'd never leave the house. lol.
I love wooden floors in the house because specially when they go seamlessly into the other rooms love it, have actually done it twice
Kelsey, my heart just broke for you when you said that they couldn't have the kitchen you've been dreaming of since day 1. I remember the day when you settled for the little upgrades knowing that this day would come and you would get it your way.😭 I hope Elliott makes you feel all better.
I'm so happy the hardwood flooring is staying, I have it in my kitchen and I find it practical enough but also much prettier.
Maybe you could swap the seating area and the counter tops/cabinets in order to still make the Island work the way you wanted it to... anyways, I'm sure it's gonna turn out great whichever way, I'm looking forward to the series😊
The bigger window is better for getting more light and it makes the area more alive
I totally agree it would make the kitchen space much more functional than moving back and forth between areas. It would just be super costly to move piping and stuff to the other side.
I like that you talked thru your initial design choices and why you feel that way, your inspo pics etc
Waaait having a door on the lower freezer on a fridge is actually amazing!! Having to open the drawer and trying to dig to the bottom is the WORST 😅💀
I was out loud saying "no Kelsey don't do it! The drawer is the worst!" 😂 it's just a giant pit full of bags of frozen fruit and that one bag of peas, and everything else just gets piled on top and to make it to the bottom you're armpit deep in frozen pizza boxes and popsicles
I prefer the drawer, unless the freezer is at the top. There's still the issue of having to dig through the freezer to find something, but with the freezer on the bottom with a door, you have to squat or kneel to get to the back of it
Some freezer drawers have sliding baskets on top or have divided sections. Dreaming of that for my next fridge. 😅
@@Xelenite mine have the smallest little pull out drawers on top, big enough for 2 ice cube trays or a row of popsicles, so I'm dreaming of the day my fridge breaks so we can buy a new one 😂
I’m not interested in getting on my knees and bending over to find something in the back of the bottom shelf of my freezer lol. much prefer the drawer. grass is always greener though.
Kelsey's detailing all these plans for this big kitchen revamp, and I'm just sitting here going, "Okay, but where are you putting the next miniature area?" Pretty sure that's not even on the schedule, but don't tell my brain that. And I wonder why I can't get anything important tasks finished at my own house 🙄.
Seeing clips from the basement before renovation is so crazy! You’ve come so far!
Aww I’m so sad about the peninsula/island idea… it would have looked SOO nice but I trust your eye for design and can’t wait to see what the final product looks like!
Tile is horrible to stand on if you love to cook, kills my back every day! Be happy you saved $8500 on a huge mistake.. Now on to watching the rest of the video😂
I have tile flooring the only thing don't like is how cold it is during winter. If get heated tile bet it feel nice 😄
Haha...I stopped the vid to leave a comment about the same thing!
My tile floor is freezing on your feet in winter and I can't bear rugs in kitchens so we have to always wear shoes or slippers. Also everything I drop breaks into a thousand tiny pieces. Wood is a much better flooring for the kitchen
Oh my gosh Kelsey your outfit in the intro gives me total Arrietty from The Borrowers movie vibes! Love it!
I have wood floors in my kitchen and I don’t mind it at all. So much easier to walk on than tile! Can’t wait to see the end results!!! 🎉
Making Home is my Favourite Series!!! Along with all your renovation/redecorating videos. Happy this one is back, and excited to see the new kitchen ☺️🥰
4:38 omg those glass cabinets in the inspo photo 😍 so gorgeous!
This will be fun to watch!😃 I have hardwood floors in my current kitchen & did at my last house as well & no regrets. Much warmer & easier on your joints. Plus I think yours look fantastic!
I hope one day you can bring to life your initial concept.
The vision honestly gave me chills.
As someone who spends a lot of time in the kitchen, wood floors are much easier on your body than tile is, also yes to the kitchen triangle. It's essential.
I'm so excited to see the finished result! 😍 I love this series! Of course I'm excited for Becky's as well!
Making Home has been one of my favorite series on TH-cam! Can't wait to watch this continuation of the series, and looking forward to watching Becky start doing the same thing with her new home, so exciting!
I have an appliance garage in my kitchen and I've turned it into a snack garage since we don't have a or use a bunch of countertop appliances 😆
I don't own a microwave or toaster, my giant air fryer lives on the counter full time and everything else lives in the cabinet underneath it. Appliance garages seem more suited to people who have and use a big mixer often
For someone redoing a kitchen to maximize storage and counter space, Lazy Susan's in corner cabinets make great appliance storage without losing countertop prep space, reworking a kitchen without moving plumbing can save tens of thousands, you can add cabinetry in a former "furniture" corner if the island has seating, and there are screw- in adapters that convert pot lights to pendants. Keep and re-use original flooring whenever possible- the quality is not matched in modern products.
Words cannot express how happy I am that you decided to keep the floors 🙌
Outside of the states, do others also have discount appliance stores? They were a life saver for my first home reno.
Hundreds of dollars off when scratches or dents are on the side & the cabinets will cover it. My fridge - the employees and I couldn’t even find the dent haha the appliances are all tested and work 100%. Highly recommended.
I actually like that the floor stayed! I think it’s pretty
Many are going against that triangle especially in a small kitchen. Restaurants often do a inline pattern based on duties. Like you sink, dishwasher area. In short how far are you carrying a pot compared to a triangle pattern
So how many steps are you saving. Put a box in each spot for appliance then work a pattern of what you do.
I feel like I am as excited about this kitchen design as you! Is that weird? Excited to see it unfold!
It’s about time Kelsey! Also you need to let me know when you are in Kelowna next! I’ve missed you the past two times you were here!
next time we'll give a heads up!
I really appreciate that you also share those plans with us that aren't feasible or sensibly possible, that kind of realism is really nice to see!
(btw, how come this is a not-forever-home?)
Put the desk cabinet upstairs in the kitchen. Storage :). Love this series. As a chronic home buyer / renovator this is my favorite. 💝
I really love that green in your old kitchen
honestly pretty happy when u said u couldn't do tile! i love the hard wood!!
I love watching these renovation videos so much. I always want to do this to my own spaces but I don’t have the time or the money. This is like fulfilling my homemakeover dreams haha
I like that you dressed to match the 'old' kitchen at the beginning 😀 Excited to see how it turns out!
I just redid my kitchen completely too! So exciting to see this pop up in my feed! I did mine in a 40s-50s style since my house was built then. But what a rewarding process! I lived with my old kitchen for 9 years and now can’t believe I survived that long after making it actually functional. P.S. my appliances are still backordered after 8 months of waiting ugh lol
I love a great kitchen Reno and this one will be.
Personally, I like the idea of changing the placement of the island. If you're keeping it where it was then why rip it out?
And $8500, tile job, ridiculous, that's almost half the budget for a kitchen, minus the appliances. You can buy tile at Lowes and find a subcontractor for the install. I do like the wood floors all the way through.
Yess a new making home!! I've been here since the beginning 🥲🥲
YAYAYA!!! I'm always down for more making home!
Hey Kelsey, not sure if this has been said yet, but why not take out the bench seating and make the island top longer or a drop with stools? That way you keep the seating, but the area doesn't feel so cramped. That would also give you more storage perhaps?
Yay! I know how much you’ve been looking forward to this 😁👍
I think you should paint the wee piece of wood at your flat door (minute 5.40) black to tie in with the tiles and hardware. That light brown feels jarring to me. Love this series!
Love the appliance garage idea! I sooo understand your excitement about & I am excited for you & jealous because I want one too!
What about tiling anyways and using a mobile open shelving island in the middle? One that you can arrange according to your needs and that let’s the light from the backyard through and makes it possible to see all the beautiful flooring. I think that would look beautiful. But anyways good luck, I am so excited to see the end result :)
Long time coming! Yesss I'm here for this
Love your house, im addicted to this series
Making Home is back!! 🎉
The kitchen looks lovely and the video is really interesting❣️😍
Well, I have learned the phrase 'appliance garage' today. Love it.
yes the triangle is important....but sometimes it doesn't always work depending on your space.
Is there a way to shorten the island to give more room and make the room feel bigger? If you want to move the sink, you could put it in your island. Cover it when not in use. As well as add the dishwasher.
Re Lights over the island dilemma: If there is enough light in the room and work surface and you are simply wanting to create emphasis over the island, consider a pot rack. My mother had one that she used in most of my childhood homes (my parents moved - a lot) sometimes she even put plants on it. I recall a particularly happy Boston fern. Otherwise her collection of copper cookware had pride of place. These days, with battery operated LEDs you could even sire with fairy lights for some party drama. Thank you Kelsea. I'm enjoying watching you decorate your home :)
Idk if you got a new camera recently, but the opening shot in the kitchen was WOW so clear and bright! Love all your videos, thanks for bringing us along on your journey :)
the whole universe is giving me hints to get into the game and start my renovation 😅
I’m sure you already made the decision, but a drawer freezer is a pain. I finally went back to an old fashioned top freezer. I think keeping the floor is great. I love a wood floor in a period kitchen!
HEY!!!!! Hows the reno going so far Kelsey ??? I came by, to see how you are doing ! its about a month or more after this episode :) i am still so excited for You, kitchens are such a huge change for the better !!!! :)
I love how Kelsey's dressed as her kitchen early on in the video.
I already want to see the next episode of this makeover !!!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Finally, more reno videos!!
Love that little ReStore cameo, I work at one and we get some really nice cabinets, granite countertops, and appliances sometimes!
I put my yoga mat flat behind my sofa. So it stands between the back of the couch and the wall. It is perfectly hidden and I don't need another storage option.
I made sure to include an appliance garage in my kitchen remodel. If I ever do it again, I will install two. They are that good.
If you want the look but not the price, ChrisLovesJulia has a peel and stick checkered tile. from reviews, it's been used in bathroom, laundry room, and even kitchen and have held up pretty well.
So excited for this!! But pelase dont move the sink from where it is. Its much more useful to have island counter prep space
Love following this series of the kitchen makeover, curious for the next episode.
I can't wait to see it all finished!🧡
Hi, I know you really believe is reusing/recycling. How do you incorporate that into big remolds like these? Or everything will be dump?
Or is not recycle-able?
Looking forward to the end result!
Undoubtedly my fav series in the channel!❤
I love this series! I wonder what you're gonna do with the upstair kitchen once your new one is done, are you gonna keep it that way or make it into a whole new room? Seems like you need to rethink spaces since you can use the upstair floor now.
Would be kind of a waste of money to remove it all again when Kelsey called it 'not her forever home'. An extra kitchen could be good for re-sale value. But I'm curious as well!
This is the only series on The Sorry Girls I like any more 😂 Making Home is the bestttt
how did you like being a landlord? can you talk about that process at all, how it came to be that the last tenant moved out etc? this would be very helpful for other women who want to get into owning and potentially renting property and being a decent property owner!
I would love it if you did a video on how you research and cost contractors!
you should keep the current sink/fridge/oven layout, but still do the island layout you want! you can add an additional sink to the island, maybe a smaller one like a bar sink. having two sinks in a kitchen feels so luxurious! one for prep work or entertaining and one for traditional dish washing
I love my wood floor in the kitchen, and when you drop something it is less likely to break.
I'm soo excited for Making Home being back🤗❤️
Definitely think the peninsula is the best layout to go. The was it is now looks so incredibly awkward and weird. The island just doesn't suit the shape of room. I'd at least be rotating the island
I would have taken out the permanent island, and utilized a mobile island in its place for food prep and cooking.
Still create your appliance garage with counter jutting out like you wanted and create a way to attach the mobile island to the end to extend that counter when not cooking.
Essentially a modular kitchen.
This kitchen is a bit of a challenge. I would have left the triangle where it is, but where the table is, I would build more cabinets and counter space. I would then place a vintage style round dining table (with leaves to expand) and chairs in the middle, slightly closer to living room space. Many kitchens in the older days had their dining tables in the center of the room. The existing island would go. The dining table in that corner seems quite squished. I’m glad she kept the wooden floors. I’ve had wooden floors in my kitchens and they’ve not been a problem.
I was JUST thinking the same thing. Make the island horizontal instead of vertical and move it a little closer to the kitchen. Bam. Defined kitchen and more storage.
Kelsey matching her kitchen with her outfit is iconic!
I’m so excited for this kitchen renovation!!! Can’t wait for the next video!!! 😁😁👍🏻
Kelsey, I’m sorry you’re bummed about the tiles, but honestly, I think it was the right choice. I HATE tile. As someone with chronic back pain who struggles to stand for too long as it is, tiles are my worst enemy. They’re cold, hard and slippery which can lead to more injury - way more slippery wet (which is likely to happen) then hardwood floors. Luckily, hardwood floors are just as easy to clean spills and stains with a steam mop as tiles.
Will you have tenants again? Do you regret making the upstairs a separate apartment? Looking forward to seeing the Reno!
Can we fast forward in time to when the whole series is done and uploaded?? Thanks! I can't wait!
Liking before i watch because you know Kelsey is going make good choices 👏
The appliance garage reminds me of a giant bread box 🤣
Honestly think the hardwood floor would look better than the tile anyways imo.
if you really wanted to tile maybe try vinyl peel and stick tiles, not sure if they're any cheaper but just a thought❤❤