Parlor Kitchen #2: Contractor's Own Kitchen
The second submission we received in response to our call for parlor floor kitchen examples was from a contractor who designed and built his own. Here’s a condensed version of what he had to say about it: I feel that the kitchen is the most important part of the house for daily living & entertaining….
The second submission we received in response to our call for parlor floor kitchen examples was from a contractor who designed and built his own. Here’s a condensed version of what he had to say about it:
I feel that the kitchen is the most important part of the house for daily living & entertaining. I am a contractor and did most everything myself. Designing the space to look nice and work really well got much more complicated because I like vintage appliances. What can I say? I’m just not the Viking, Sub-Zero kind of guy…I removed the wall between the back two rooms and put in a header, making a room the full 20′ wide. Took out a dumbwaiter too so I would have enough room for the farm sink (I’m making a special base cabinet for it ), Hidden dishwasher, 1935 Chambers stove, and a new Northstar refrigerator. I took out a window and made a door with transom that walks out on an iron deck overlooking the garden. I kept the bathroom off the hall and extended the original tin ceiling, Stripped all the cherry molding & doors and re-installed the old pocket doors. It became the best room in the house and we spend most all of our time there.
What can we say…another beauty. More pics on the jump.
Ideas for the Parlor Floor Kitchen? [Brownstoner]
Parlor Kitchen #1: Architect-Designed in The Slope [Brownstoner]
people here are dummies. you don’t need a counter to the left of the oven to place hot pots on because — there’s a place ON THE OVEN.
pffft.
I agree slopehead. I love this forum but the rude people are a drag. An occasional byproduct of anonymity I guess.
i guess i’m just shocked that people don’t any longer seem to have any common courtesy. it’s one thing to say nasty things about new developments or what have you, but i don’t think people take the time to send in samples of their kitchens to have them likened to bad landlord redo’s and to criticize the person for having no design skills.
i’m not saying everyone needs to say they love it, but perhaps you can keep the bashing of the person at bay? or are you all really that low class?
Peripherally, are you serious? It’s a 30″ cabinet away from the stove and one step from the island..gezzz
The kitchen is great. If it works for owner then fantastic. Congrats!!
I’d agree with poster 1:13pm. In addition, the sink is placed so peripherally that it shows that this contractor hasn’t been around the kitchen all that much.
The Chambers stove has rock wool insulation. It’s better insulated than any stove you’ll find on the market today. Go to chamberstoves.net for more info on the stove.
hmmmm…they managed to get away with no exhaust fans when that stove was made.
i don’t have one, and i dare you to find any grease in my kitchen.
i’m suprised you didn’t complain about a lack of a microwave also.
Completely underwhelmed by the design. I don’t claim to be an expert, but it is quite evident that the work of this kitchen is that of an an amateur who has not thought through the design. For example: #1 As there is no exhaust above the stove, you wouldn’t use the stove for anything other to boil water, unless you want a layer of grease and film throughout the house in a few months. #2 The space behind the stove, being difficult to clean and get to, is a trap for dirt and food droppings that is perfect for cockroaches, mice, and other vermins. Just my 2 cents.
slopehead –
I’m not saying this reno is “bad”, i’m just saying that I’ve only seen it in places where there has been limited space and limited layout (walls, plumbing etc) where a landlord doesn’t want the expense of making things custom to fit better. It’s hard to tell from the photos what is to the right of the sink.
It’s always nice to have counter space on BOTH sides of your stove, and counter space next to your fridge. I do like the appliances – I’m not a fan of stainless either. I just would have found a way to put something between the stove and fridge. Both for energy savings (fridge) and for ease of use.
I agree that sometimes comments on this forum get ugly, but one should be able to be ‘nicely’ critical of something in a public forum.