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 @ 8:07 pm
Victoria, I knew I missed you as a person, missed your projects, but I completely forgot that I missed your storytelling writing style. Thank you for sharing. The kitchen is gorgeous and it was clearly worth the effort.
When do we get to meet the new kittens?
November 30, 2022 @ 8:53 pm
Beautiful! worth the wait and the fluffy assistants were very helpful I’m sure.
November 30, 2022 @ 9:02 pm
So nice to see the results at long last. I love the sink! And you two are such good dancers.
November 30, 2022 @ 9:47 pm
Paul is the picture of a man that loves you even more than he loves “free!” You two are a perfect combination and have created a wonderful unique and beautiful kitchen. Congratulations!
November 30, 2022 @ 10:52 pm
This is so amazing. Love love love.
(And I love that you’re back too. Yayyyyyyyy!)
November 30, 2022 @ 11:24 pm
and just like that my world is complete. again. There was a giant, gaping hole that only reading about GFTs could fill. But wait. The giant gaping hole wasn’t completely filled. It needed pictures of GFTs along with words. AMAZEBALLS. and now I must have more filling on a regular basis. Please do not disappear again.
November 30, 2022 @ 11:41 pm
Oh, Victoria! It’s spectacular! Thank you for sharing it with us.
I’m so glad you came back to blogging. I still remember how I felt so annoyed reading the self-righteous comments on your post about Mario Kondo-ing stuff. You are doing your part to re-use, reduce, recycle. Whatever you (or I) throw out individually has no measurable impact on the total amount of waste in this world. But letting go of stuff, in whatever way is practical, does have a measurable, positive impact on one’s sanity and mental health.
I find you so relatable and wish you all the best. Thanks again for writing.
December 1, 2022 @ 1:52 am
Holy sh•*sky!! That’s truly amazingly beautiful. Great work!
December 1, 2022 @ 5:39 am
amazing
December 1, 2022 @ 6:22 am
It looks great! You are a kitchen whisperer. Thanks for sharing this amazing journey😊
PS the kitty cameos ♥️♥️
December 1, 2022 @ 7:59 am
WILD APPLAUSE!!! STANDING OVATION!!!!
December 1, 2022 @ 8:19 am
Beyond happy to see this masterpiece! Well done! Please show us this year’s holiday decorations.
December 1, 2022 @ 8:25 am
Lol, Amazeballs is the best word ever.
So glad to have your posts again. I don’t think you realize how unique and funny you are compared to most of Online World.
Love the Julia faucet with the unlacquered brass finish, and whoever fabricated the sink did a fantastic job.
Kitten bomb Reno videos are perfection.
December 1, 2022 @ 8:31 am
I had forgotten what a delight your videos were. The kittens a darling addition.
December 1, 2022 @ 9:38 am
Beautiful and perfect in every way!
December 1, 2022 @ 10:28 am
This is the most amazing thing I have ever seen! It is gorgeous! I ended thinking this is way too beautiful to be a kitchen.
December 1, 2022 @ 11:51 am
It looks absolutely beautiful, Victoria! And I just loved seeing Elvis in the videos. She was such a lovely part of your blogs. Thank you for the wonderful update. Glad to see you so very happy.
December 1, 2022 @ 11:55 am
WHAT A TRIUMPH! AND SO GLAD TO SEE ALL OF THE CATS AT YOUR HOUSE!
December 1, 2022 @ 12:22 pm
Simply wonderful!
And what joy to see your dream kitchen became a reality !
December 1, 2022 @ 2:35 pm
…LOVE…