Sink Area :: Original Upper Cabinets Built in Place
Cooking Area :: 60 Years of Grease
The Nook :: Soon to be The Pantry
I can't really explain the Moroccan arch. Not to worry, it'll be gone soon.
Special features :: The original vent is just above the window - actually still works, but has 80 years of grease and fuzz clogging the fan, lighting does not work in the nook, the windows don't exactly open and close easily, and, my favorite, when you turn on the faucet at the kitchen sink, it causes pressure on the water line to the refrigerator. Probably pretty great if you want to make a lot of ice when running the water. Except, when there isn't a refrigerator attached to the water line, the water runs all over the kitchen, and fast because the floors are a bit wonky. The water also runs down into the basement, which explains why the basement smelled damp for the first 2 days of ownership. I really like it when previous owners leave surprises like this because I need another project to fix.
Demo Photos ::
Above is the sexy south kitchen wall. The wall to the nook (to the left) and the wall dividing the kitchen and dining (right) have been removed. Fancy that mint green wall, right? And how about that pipe chiseled into the wall (right). The pipe plus 2 layers of brick plus concrete resulted into the need to fur out the wall for plumbing and electrical. Makes sense, yes. Well, took Christian almost a day to do this construction because old brick falls apart easily and no one wants upper cabinets falling on them. He installed 4" bolts into those bricks. Martha's cabinets aren't going anywhere (ha, kind of like when she was in prison).
Look at this baby! It's starting to shine. The removed wall really opens things up. You can see that the bookshelves by the fireplace have been removed too. Finally the fireplace has a little depth again.
From the living room, looking back at the dining and kitchen. I can't say I'll miss the tangerine wall.
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