Today you get a glimpse of the bare-bones Pony House kitchen. I don't want to spoil you. It might be next week before I show more of the Pony House project. Yesterday we were in the living room, which adjoins the kitchen. Looking in from the living room, you can see that Hick will basically be starting from scratch.
The previous flipper had gone to the trouble of opening up the kitchen. That's a new header there, supporting the weight of the ceiling, the attic, and the new roof across that span. Hick will be closing in the small doorway area. He's putting a bathroom there, which will take up a small part of the living room. The kitchen itself will stay the size you see it.
Through that little doorway, you can see another doorway, which leads into the second bedroom. That wall will be closed off, and the refrigerator will be in that area. A small 3-foot cabinet and countertop will separate the refrigerator from the stove on that wall. Then there will be the corner cabinet with the lazy Susan. The cabinets and countertop Hick bought from a guy on Facebook will be along that back wall, with the double stainless steel sink under the window.
The window (probably a better version) will stay. It looks out on the front porch. That will be the area for a kitchen table. Not sure about the floor under that linoleum. If it's not hardwood that's usable, the kitchen will likely get the wood laminate flooring that Hick plans to put in the rest of the house.
The Pony House tour will continue next Tuesday and Wednesday. We'll look at the two bedrooms, perhaps. Don't come dressed in your jammies. Pony House is not quite ready for you to spend the night.
The kitchen area looks better than the living room to me. 'Course that comes from a guy who likes to spend time in the kitchen. SWMBO has always been able to look at an empty house and envision what she can do with it. I never have been able to until this house and I think I'm getting the picture. I shall be anxious to see what Hick makes of it.
ReplyDeleteHick had two plans, one with the master bedroom and bath on the left side of the house (which he chose), and the other on the right side, which would have made the kitchen into the bedroom, and the bedroom behind it into the bath. He's good at visualizing that stuff, according to his knowledge of what it will take to run the plumbing and electric.
DeleteNo matter if it's 220 or 221. :^D
ReplyDeleteI only understood that joke after hearing Hick drone on about running wire, when working on my $17,000 house.
DeleteIt seems to have good bones.
ReplyDeleteGood thing, because that's about all we got for our $23,000. The bones.
DeleteAt least the sink drain pipe is still there and do I see a power outlet too? it's a good sized kitchen.
ReplyDeleteThe kitchen is bigger than I expected. It is already wired, but I think Hick will have to run more for the stove and refrigerator location.
DeleteI like the vision. Does the Pony know how lucky he is to have a dad who likes to make things?
ReplyDeleteThe Pony knows how lucky he is to have a dad still capable of doing contracting work for free!
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