A Giant Fancy Kitchen— our DIY remodel, using repurposed antiques! *video*
Once upon a time, there was a kitchen…
The kitchen was in a falling-down old house.
A woman lived in the falling-down house.
She loved old broken garbage, and other fancy things.
I mean… she REALLY loved it.
Like… it was her *MOST ABSOLUTE FAVORITE.*
A man lived in the house, too.
He also had some favorite things.
The man’s favorite things were marching-at-dawn, and spending-no-money.
The man said— today we will march to the cabinet store and get cabinets and the kitchen will be finished in three days.
The woman was like…
…
…
…
lol.
The woman had a different idea.
A most-tremendous idea.
She said— WHAT IF:
We make a kitchen out of *magic.*
And.
Glorious wonder.
AND.
FREE STUFF I FIND ON CRAIGSLIST.
The man was like— WOW.
That sounds totally amazeballs.
No.
I’m lying.
The man did not think it was totally amazeballs.
Not at all.
The man thought it was NEGATIVE amazeballs.
Illegal, even.
He said— total disaster idiocy.
But.
The thing is:
The man didn’t have a choice.
He HAD to do the total disaster idiocy; because the woman had spoken aloud, the idiocy-forcing-spell-binding-sorcery-incantation:
FREE.
So the man was like— fine… but it definitely absolutely is not possibly going to be anything like you imagine… unless what you are imagining is a pile of flaming garbage.
Then the man made exactly what the woman wanted; which made him really super mad, because it definitely ABSOLUTELY could NOT be done.
The woman was like— I told you it was easy.
Now it is time for a video— the entire project, start to finish; it’s my favorite thing I’ve ever made, I hope you enjoy it!!
Two tips: make the video full screen (4 arrows in corner of video), AND turn up the brightness on your device! You’ll see more detail!
The song is Dive Bomber, Rob Rio.
Here are some links:
Index/search all 115 kitchen posts– the answer to any question is somewhere in there!!
Original kitchen, before remodel.
Posts with video.
Antique FREE grand piano repurposed into kitchen island.
Giant mirror on wall.
Gilt sconces.
A post illustrating the man’s love of spending no money.
Another post illustrating the man’s love of spending no money.
Building our DIY kitchen cabinets– with EXTRA deep countertops, LOVE THEM!
My first (and still favorite kitchen inspiration)– Pilar Guzman’s kitchen.
A checklist for your next remodel– all of my obsessive kitchen research.
My custom sink design– I wanted to use ALL of the available space!
Wall ovens that are ALSO the microwave– why have two boxes?
My first post about induction cooking– I’d used gas forever and had no idea what induction was…Our trip to see the totally-hidden-in-counter induction units– I updated this post, at the bottom with our final choices.
AND.
The Kingdom Mirror– if you are going to read any of my posts, it should really be this one.
November 30, 2022 @ 12:39 pm
I’m so glad you came back to share your beautiful kitchen with us. I’ve missed your GFTs, creativeness and wit. Welcome back
November 30, 2022 @ 12:39 pm
Oh my gosh! I have so missed you! I have missed your writing. Your sense of humor. Your photos. Your lovely husband being such a supportive partner. Your cool projects. Your inspiring projects. (And let’s not forget the kitties!) Getting the email about this post was, well, a wonderful surprise gift. Thank you!
November 30, 2022 @ 12:40 pm
Spectacular , loved the seeing the dancing and of course the kittens. Worth the wait.
November 30, 2022 @ 12:43 pm
Vikki, Vikki, Vikki this was so worth the wait. You are really Queen Victoria and Paul is King of the diy world. I love everything about the kitchen. I had never heard of induction cooking until your post about it. You must tell us exactly what you love/hate about it. The kitty’s are adorable and I’m so jealous of your tomato harvest! We need a whole house tour now!
November 30, 2022 @ 12:45 pm
AMAZEBALLS!! I absolutely love your creativity.
November 30, 2022 @ 12:46 pm
Just whoooooa. It’s just beautiful and so very perfect for your home and style. Thank you for sharing it. The video made it all look easy but I can only imagine all the work and sweat and tears that went into it. Perfection.
November 30, 2022 @ 12:47 pm
Don’t know what is bringing me more joy today – seeing a post from you, finally seeing this magnificent kitchen, kittens, dancing…. please say you are back on a regular basis with continued beauty and gorgeousness. It’s bow tying season.
November 30, 2022 @ 12:50 pm
Just WOW!! And we missed you.
Need a hashtag #FREEGiantFancy.
🙂
November 30, 2022 @ 12:51 pm
TOTS AMAZEBALLS! And kitties too! I’m SO glad you’re back. You brighten my day!
November 30, 2022 @ 12:56 pm
WOW… Well that was worth the wait…. Freaking Fabulous !!!!!
November 30, 2022 @ 12:57 pm
AMAZING!
November 30, 2022 @ 12:58 pm
You had me with the post about the giant fancy mirror . Brava ! The kitchen is exquisite:)
November 30, 2022 @ 12:59 pm
Ooooohhhhh my goodness IT IS STUNNING! Yes I’m shouting about how stunning it is. I think I fainted when I saw the amazing cut-out job in the marble backsplash to hold the giant fancy mirror wowza I loooooove. And so clever of you to include a cat shelf! 😉 I am in love with your kitchen and I am in awe of you – you had a vision, and you worked so hard and so creatively to accomplish it. Amazing work. And Paul built the sink wall cabinets from scratch???? More wow. Thank you so so much for sharing this with us. It is the GFT kitchen of my dreams.
November 30, 2022 @ 1:04 pm
I love it. All of it. Especially all of it, and the sweet meow at the end.
November 30, 2022 @ 1:05 pm
Stunning! Absolutely beautiful 🤩🥰😍
November 30, 2022 @ 1:05 pm
So happy to see you again. Oh, your vision was amazing! And you and Paul are still dancing!!! ❤️❤️❤️
November 30, 2022 @ 1:06 pm
Love this!!!!! Yay amazing kitchen. The dancing and delight was evident. Hope your husband loves it now too
November 30, 2022 @ 1:07 pm
OMG!!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely magical…stunning…I adore it all!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing that beautiful masterpiece!
Thank you for coming back…I have missed you.
xo
November 30, 2022 @ 1:08 pm
Your kitchen is amazing. Following along with your progress gave me the courage to add a big fancy antique in my kitchen remodel! So glad you are back!
November 30, 2022 @ 1:08 pm
LORDY! So many questions! #1 is How did you live so long without a kitchen? And #2 How long ago did it get finished? I will stop there. This…THIS IS AMAZING!!! If I live long enough to need a new kitchen, I want no upper cabinets, lots of windows, and a walk in (big as a bedroom!) pantry to store dishes and appliances, foods and sundries, etc. I am in AWE!!!!!!!!!!!!