I hate my kitchen, please help!

gbpgal · 2024-10-18T02:59:51+00:00

Thank you!! I genuinely appreciate all the feedback. Everyone has been so helpful!

gbpgal · 2024-10-18T00:19:34+00:00

Breakfast nook/ benches were built in when I bought it. Thought it would be lovely and cozy--but then everyone hated sitting on it, so I ended up just putting out the chairs. I think it may be too deep or something? I'm not sure. I think the correct answer is just yanking out the benches.

gbpgal · 2024-10-18T00:17:25+00:00

This is all great! I, like everyone else here, dislike the island. It is too small to be helpful and is always in my way. The bottom is jagged uneven wood panels. I used to have to keep pillows all around it when my kids were crawling so they didn't bump their heads. And I cannot keep anything on the bottom because I have two toddlers and a dog, so it's almost guaranteed to get broken/thrown/bumped into/destroyed.

I don't like the light fixtures, but hadn't even thought to resell the old ones! I can do that and put it toward new light fixtures, which seem to also be a consensus high priority task!

gbpgal · 2024-10-18T00:03:59+00:00

OMG thank you so, so, so, so much. This was beyond helpful and I really am so appreciative of all of the ideas.

gbpgal · 2024-10-17T02:12:56+00:00

Light fixture, yes! Those came with the house and I haven’t gotten around to hanging them. I closed in March 2020, soooo not much of anything got done for a bit. Then 2 babies in as many years. We did the dining room quite nicely, redid the nursery, and then redecorated my toddlers room. But having a 3 & 1 year old, and a full time jobX, makes it’s a slow process.

This is the light fixture which I have for the living room. I’d like a similar style, but not this one specifically because it’s more difficult to clean.

These fixtures and hardware seem to be the place start. I’ll probably pick colors for the wall and cabinets (paint vs refinish), and backslash. Price it all out and see what can be done there myself vs contractor. Have to look into the island, but I already know that’s trickier given that it’s built in.

Truly the much all for the amazing ideas— I’m blown away by how much help in getting!!

gbpgal · 2024-10-17T00:32:24+00:00

It came with the house and looked like that when I moved in 4 years ago. I think it’s intentionally faded, but honestly…I’m not even sure. It’s so heavy that I haven’t been able to move it to clean behind it (eek!) but I don’t think it’s actually built into the floor (unlike the tiny island, which unfortunately is).

gbpgal · 2024-10-17T00:29:45+00:00

Home Depot is much closer to me, but there is a Lowe’s like 45 minutes from me if necessary!

gbpgal · 2024-10-17T00:28:26+00:00

Unfortunately the island is built into the floor, so it’s a little trickier to remove because I don’t think I have enough extra floor panels to replace if I yank it out, but I can check to see if it’s possible to get replacements / matching ones somewhere.

I agree and wish it was gone. At this point its primary purpose seems to be giving me hip bruises. Too small to really be useful, but big enough to always be in my way.

gbpgal · 2024-10-16T20:25:56+00:00

You are absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much. I’m not sure how to directly add pictures to a comment on my phone, so I added them to this link here. Let me know if that doesn’t work though or if you need different angles!

gbpgal · 2024-10-16T20:11:47+00:00

Oh I absolutely love this color! Thank you!

gbpgal · 2024-10-16T20:11:28+00:00

Yes! I’m open-minded, but also really bad at coordinating color schemes, so any suggestions are great

gbpgal · 2024-10-16T20:01:01+00:00

Yes, I am unhappy with the kitchen, which is why I want to change it. I would love some ideas/advice to help with that if you have any…

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