When Guerin Piercy toured this 1941 home in North Carolina, that idea crossed her mind. "The kitchen was almost the deal breaker for me," she says. She was told that this room had been renovated about 20 years ago, but she didn't quite believe it.
"It was unlivable and terrifying as a first-time homebuyer," Guerin says. But she put in an offer on the house anyway, and it was accepted. Now came the part where she would have to do something about this 'completely unlivable' kitchen.
Upon move-in, Guerin made a few immediate changes: She ordered a new oven as soon as she got the keys, then hired a local carpenter to install butcher block countertops. "I was game to try and do that myself, but I needed to move fast," she says.
"I quickly got tired of the all-white cabinets and walls," she says. "My galley kitchen is small and..."
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