Kitchen Progress!

The end of renovation must be near when the kitchen gets underway.  When we began, years ago, this house had no plumbing, electrical, or mechanical systems of any kind. It was ready to be saved, fixed, then lived in. Adding bathrooms and a kitchen to a 19th century house is not easy! These additions can often seem awkward and ill-fitted.  We have tried hard to add without changing the character or feel of the house.

The kitchen is difficult because the concept of counters and cabinets is very much a 20th century idea.  Kitchens used to have separate pieces: table, sink, a baking cupboard, stove.  We are adding cabinets, but we still want to suggest that older feeling.

You remember that we have a table for the center of the room that will be like a counter/island.

Here are the cabinets going in on the same wall above.  Imagine the table . .

More cabinets around the refrigerator.

And another wall.

Progress!