""After 30-plus years of wear and tear, things were breaking down and just not holding up," Juliette says. "The orange wood stain from the '90s was everywhere, [and] the U-shaped peninsula made it feel like a galley kitchen - very small, and only capable of housing one person cooking at a time comfortably.""
""We did any of the work that we could - all the painting, priming, and parts of the electrical," Juliette says."
""We have done a lot of renovations, but always used the original footprint," Juliette says. "Changing the layout of [this] room was a new way of redesigning a space.""
""Enter your dimensions, design a space for yourself," she says. "See what's possible.""
The kitchen showed decades of wear, including ubiquitous orange wood stain and a U-shaped peninsula that created a cramped, single-cook galley. The peninsula lacked an overhang, preventing family gathering at the counter, and the yard-adjacent location tracked dirt and debris into the space. The $60,000 renovation required a temporary kitchen setup and a mix of homeowner labor and local professionals. Homeowners handled painting, priming, and some electrical work while hiring pros for other tasks. The renovation altered the original footprint, removing the peninsula and double doors, adding a large island, three windows with cabinetry beneath, and rebuilding the exterior wall.
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