I'm Planning a Party to Make Use of My New Kitchen

posted on 3 March 2011 | posted in Home and Garden


My husband and I live in a house that was originally built in 1908. The kitchen has probably not been updated for 40 years - at least the cupboards haven't been. I would love to take all of the cupboards out of the kitchen. Then the floor needs to be leveled just a bit. After that, we need to take up the old linoleum and put new flooring down. I think I'd like to have laminate flooring, although linoleum would be fine as well. The walls and ceiling need to be painted. I'm thinking beige on 3 walls. The fourth wall is primarily cupboards, but any wall that shows should be red. The cupboards should be white country style with black porcelain knobs. I want a double sink and a small "bay" type window over the sink. It is important that there are cupboards on at least 3 walls as I need more storage. I need a built in dishwasher. It would be nice to have a new refrigerator and stove as well. I'd like an island in the middle of the kitchen that has a large butcher block section on it and drawers for utensils. Above that, a rack to hang pots and pans would be nice. When the kitchen is done, I'd love to have a party - both in the kitchen, and in the garden (I'd erect some instant awnings near our patio).