Good Bye Old Kitchen!

Demo has officially started in our fixer upper. When I think of demo, I see sledge hammers going through and taring things up. Well, that isn’t the case when you ask them to save items. I’ve been trying to save some of the integrity of the 1950’s farmhouse while bringing it to 2020 and to do that you just can’t destroy everything.

One thing that I thought was so cool, was the original 1950’s oven in this house. Immediately, I flagged it to save. Not to use, since it could barely fit a 10 lb chicken in it but I just couldn’t throw it in the dumpster. Super clean and cute! What I am going to do with it? No idea! Any suggestions.

Now onto the fun stuff you all want to see. Before and after photos.

We did save all the cabinets and stainless steel counter-tops. The cabinets from the kitchen were not from 1950 but maybe the 80’s. Jason wanted these right away for a section of the barn. Once he threw out the old shelving that was in there, he had the demo crew hang the cabinets and counter-tops in a sections of the barn. Besides the color, they are functionally perfect. Function over fashion was a must here!

Lighting: I love girly chandeliers and decor. Jason on the other hand, not so much. Some of you may have seen my post on Facebook about the old 9 light chandelier which was in the kitchen table nook area. At first, I thought dump it and I was thinking of putting a whitewash wood beaded light to replace it – very trendy, I know. Then one night when we were at the house working, sitting outside on our driveway eating Papa Johns (something’s never change). We had some of the lights on in the house including the chandelier in the kitchen. I looked towards the windows and saw the beauty of this light. The reflection from the crystals through the corner windows were amazing!! I had to keep it. I will need to clean it and possibly paint the brass.

Strange find in the walls. While the workers were taking off all the wood paneling, they discovered something behind it. Not drywall. It was a ton of very small particles – CORK! Building in the 50’s was different than today.

Love ya, Lisa