Hermann house renovation

This seems too good to be true:

* granite countertops will be installed April 22

* dishwasher delivered 10 days after ordering it

* stove coming in June or July…9 months after ordering

We can operate without the dishwasher and new stove since we have a backup stove in the basement, probably two of them if I looked carefully. Hell we probably have a backup dishwasher squirred away somewhere, knowing DH.

but anyway, we need 3 things to move to Hermann:

1. functional kitchen

2. 1 functional bathroom

3. functional dog run area

Kitchen looks like it could be useable in less than one month.

Moving right along, IL!

I’m in Hermann for two days to attend to iris and lily beds and am watching too many HGTV shows. We have cable tv in Hermann. It struck me how cottage-y is our U-shaped kitchen. Our architect drew the kitchen this way, and it didn't occur to me to re-work it to have the modern “island” because the U shaped kitchen just seemed so natural to this house.

Now that I see the cabinets installed I can see that there really is room for an island thingy if the kitchen was arranged differently but I’ like the U!

My only concern is that it’s kind of a large center space and the “work triangle” is not tight so it’s not especially efficient.

You could invest in a wheeled work area/portable island--easy to stow away when unneeded.

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

I’m in Hermann for two days to attend to iris and lily beds and am watching too many HGTV shows. We have cable tv in Hermann. It struck me how cottage-y is our U-shaped kitchen. Our architect drew the kitchen this way, and it didn't occur to me to re-work it to have the modern “island” because the U shaped kitchen just seemed so natural to this house.

Now did I see the cabinets in, I can see that there really is room for an island thingy if the kitchen was arranged differently but I’ like the U!

My only concern is that it’s kind of a large center space and the “work triangle” is not tight so it’s not especially efficient.

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UGH.. HGTV. "open concept.. big kitchen...white cabinets... lots of storage... big island.. " blecch!

Can you put one of those small butcher block carts in the center? Would it interrupt the workflow? Does it looks like it "needs" something in the middle or not? (Oops--I just read Jane's post--great minds think alike :)

Believe me I’ve already been thinking of all kinds of ways I can put an antique piece in the center of the little U kitchen, on wheels, because I love these looks pictured below. The problem is that this is not THAT big of a U-shaped kitchen, and I have plenty of counter space anyway. I don’t need a movable island for more workspace. I need the refrigerator as part of a tighter triangle. But it’s too late for that and I like the way the kitchen looks and for me that’s pretty important.

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Well, if you like it, that's all that's important! I'm sure it's beautiful!

Oh well 0F COURSE We have a spare dishwasher sitting around the basement in Hermann, I walked by it regularly, I just have blocked it out of my mind because I tried to block out the junk and besides everything is topsy turvy and nothing is where it’s going to be.

But since we are on the topic, I will take you on a tour of all extra kitchen appliances we have sitting in the basement in Hermann house, and isn’t even all of them. There’s a couple out in the bunker.

this dishwasher I vaguely remembered but walked by this morning is black, so that means it’s from my city condo. It had black appliances. Why we moved it here is beyond me.

The stove next to the bed is unconnected, is old stove from our city house. It is filthy. Doesn’t everyone need a filthy unused stove sitting next to their bed? Is this the trailer trash way to live or what?

The giant French door black refrigerator is from our friends who moved to Arizona. The white standing freezer next to it is from another neighbor who moved.

The normal size black refrigerator is from our city condo which replaced the refrigerator that we bought in the Hermann house that went kaput. So this was a useful appliance and I’m gonna move it upstairs to my Hermann renovated kitchen where it will serve us for a while until we get a permanent refrigerator.

Please do not ask me about what is sitting in the bunker because I don’t remember sure but it’s at least one appliance and maybe two.

All this is of course reflecting DH’s need to hoard items. I will give him credit though —-that a couple days ago I observed him here in Hermann negotiating with a neighbor on buying one of our sheds. I want the sheds gone, they are ugly and stupid, and I’m really proud of DH that he’s able to let go of them.


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I couldn’t open any of those. It said invalid link. You are a much more patient woman than me. I would be calling a junk removal company when he was out of town.

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That said, Dishwashers make good parts washers, if your husband does any wrenching. (and it keeps the wife happy, because he is not using the one in the kitchen)
Old stoves are great for curing powder coating, heat treating parts, boiling water for stuff, etc.
And both can be scrap metaled when done with them.

Old fridge, working, beer/soda fridge for the shop. Not working, disquiseable storage (gun safe, paint can, etc).