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 @ 2:52 pm
The kingdom mirror has a home! And it is amazeballs. I remember reading the descriptions of what you wanted your kitchen to look like and I thought – Never. Impossible. Crazy. Silly me – those words are simply a challenge to you. The kitchen is really lovely. And I am SO happy you’re back!
November 30, 2022 @ 3:03 pm
WOW. WOW. WOW. Amazing
November 30, 2022 @ 3:08 pm
Yay! You’re baccccck! That is tooo gorgeous. Do you have a huge pantry where the rest of the kitchen “stuff” lives? You make me want to simply and gorgeousfy my life.
November 30, 2022 @ 3:10 pm
This should win some awards, beyond Longest Kitchen Reno… It is spectacular and I can see it is the realization of your vision. Bravo!!!!
November 30, 2022 @ 3:13 pm
PHENOMENAL…STUPENDOUS,….PULCHRITUDINOUS….& absolutely AMAZEBALLS!!!
November 30, 2022 @ 3:24 pm
Wow amazing love the gfmirror and the island is a triumphant success. Glad to have you back and kittens!!! Love to you and Paul on a spectacular job.
November 30, 2022 @ 3:28 pm
Absolutely amazing, er I mean amaze balls, y’all!!!
Such a great job; your sweet kitties are adorable as well.
What an incredible team y’all are.
WHAT ROOM IS NEXT? I can’t wait.
November 30, 2022 @ 3:39 pm
It is absolutely AMAZEBALLS!!!! I love the ornateness yet simplicity of it all. You all are verrry talented.
November 30, 2022 @ 3:41 pm
My heart is beating rapidly, lol! What fabulous results, it is absolutely breath taking, I want my kitchen to look just like yours, I have the cats, lol! Congrats to you and Paul for a job well done, so what’s next?? Blessings to you both.
November 30, 2022 @ 3:45 pm
Just… WOW. So much beautiful. (P.S. Glad you’re back – more posts, please!)
November 30, 2022 @ 3:46 pm
What a fun video and a beautiful kitchen — Thanks for sharing
November 30, 2022 @ 3:51 pm
Total amazeballs.
November 30, 2022 @ 3:52 pm
1. I’m so glad you are back!! The kitchen is fab beyond fab.
2. I’m also happy you have more cats!
Cheers!!
November 30, 2022 @ 4:00 pm
Oh Holy Man!!! it is beautiful and looks so functional.
I love the kittens also.
If you could just make a video of a walk-through of your whole house.
Do you have any upcoming house projects?
November 30, 2022 @ 4:19 pm
Ah-may-zing. I was wondering if perhaps you were trapped under a giant fancy thing and if we’d ever hear from you again. I am so happy to see this update. The kitchen turned out fantastic!
November 30, 2022 @ 4:24 pm
Omg!!! You two are amazing. It is the prettiest kitchen ever!!!!!♥️Like I have always said Paul is a saint!
November 30, 2022 @ 4:38 pm
oh my gosh I’ve missed you! Your voice, your vision, your sane insanity, and especially your righteous anger. Thank you.
November 30, 2022 @ 4:44 pm
We need to move to a part of the country where Craigslist and estates sales have more than piles of flaming garbage.
And I’ll show this to my husband…he’ll go to puddles over the little bitty kitties.
November 30, 2022 @ 4:50 pm
Incredible!
So glad you posted finally. I’m sure I’m not alone in being worried about you not hearing from you for months (has it been years even!)
If that sound weird remember you were quite a regular poster and we got used to your latest adventures (kitchen, kitties, GFT’s) so when you literally disappeared, well, it was concerning.
The kitchen turned out glorious. Even better than I could have imagined!
Congratulations to you and Paul for the vision and the supreme effort to make your dream kitchen a reality
November 30, 2022 @ 5:09 pm
There are a few decorators I follow and love. This is the best design, use of quality finds and style, creative writing, video, music, cat and kitten inclusion, and partner dancing ever. Thank you for this gift and share of phenomenal vision to the most beautiful, happy kitchen ever.