Oh my goodness. What a difference a new kitchen has made to our new house. I have to admit, I hated the kitchen... the setup was perfect but the colour was hideous. I wanted the whole thing gone, but knew I was going to have to wait, until Doug told me to do it before we moved in, as he couldn't stand the thought of me having to live without a kitchen at a later date. Originally I had asked the bloke who did our wardrobe fitout (Luke from Defined Cabinetry) if he could strengthen the drawers as they were sagging and that was not ideal for me haha. He suggested politely that the kitchen could be upgraded without demolishing it, which both Doug and I were thrilled with. Next minute, we've got a quote and are going ahead - and I got to have my GREEN kitchen I have always wanted! Woo!
Originally I wanted to get rid of the lot, I hated the marble. But my smart husband pointed out that he was sure it wasn't the marble I hated, that it was the colour with the marble. What do you know... he was right. I LOVE it with the green and I am so glad he made me look at that as an option.
I am in love with my new kitchen and cannot wait to use it. We raised the cabinetry all the way to the ceiling for more storage and to make it look sleek and finished (100% for the extra storage!).
Brushed gold handles complete the look perfectly and even better, one of the only things that was left in the house was a wall clock that matches perfectly! Crazy.
One of my only problems was going from a 900mm oven to a 600mm, but Doug solved that too - we got a second oven! We couldn't get a second one the same, but I was actually so thrilled about a stuff up that happened when we ordered two new ones. They were on clearance and had to be transferred to Perth for collection from Bunbury. We had paid and hadn't heard anything after a few weeks so I followed up. Turns out the paperwork wasn't done - and someone had sold the ovens - the last two in the state. I was then upgraded to a better model, which were almost a thousand dollars each - and I had paid just under $1400 for both. Winning. PLUS, the Outlander came to the rescue yet again, when they both fit in the back along with my toddler when they were ready for collection.
I LOVE it. So much.
SO much storage room!
We also managed to find a $999 top of the range dishwasher on marketplace, unused and still packaged, from a display home - the person who had bought it had a personal preference for a different brand, so sold it to us for $600. Winning!
As you can see, the before was absolutely nothing to write home about...
While the after is flawless. I love the integrated rangehood too. So flash!
A few days after it was finished we got the loveliest gift delivered too. Our new neighbours had been over to see the new kitchen and when they were shopping the next day, bought me a casserole dish that matched the kitchen perfectly. So sweet of them. The only thing that has upset me about the move so far is moving away from our current neighbours as I love them so much - so it's lovely to know our new ones are just as nice! ❤
