They also mentioned that they knew the kitchen would eventually need to be re-done. The kitchen is a decent size and the counters are lovely, but the cabinets have... personality. They won't all close completely. In order to open one, you often must first open another, or with some you need to push one closed in order to open another. In order to get in one drawer, you must lift up the one on top of in and hold it in while you slide another one out. The walls and shelves of the cabinets are coming apart and the fronts have been covered by shelving paper, which is peeling. The walls could be worse, but the motif is quite dated.
As we signed on the dotted line for our third year, our lovely landlords had just had their first babies, twin boys, so we felt a little guilty asking about something as big as a kitchen renovation. But really, the time has come. Today a man came to take measurements and they will start work on Monday. I'm excited to finally have shelves that are flat and level, to have cabinets that open and close, and not to have things living in the walls of the cabinets in places I can't reach. But I'm also scared. Not only do I have to move EVERYTHING, even our oven, out of the kitchen for a week, it's the week my mom is coming! And I haven't been involved in the design. It's not my apartment. What if it's worse? So, here are my "before" pictures. And I hope to have some sparkly, practical, and ergonomically designed "after" pictures not much more than a week from now. Here's hoping!
Just before Pesach! It'll be easy to clean. Enjoy!!!!
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