Comments on: Spring is in the Air, Time to Remodel my Kitchen http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/ Homemaking Helps for Busy Moms Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:56:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Cheryl http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 Cheryl Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:23:54 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2183 Marilyn- We spent 2 weeks in a camp kitchen during an ice storm. There are so many things that can be cooked in a gas grill. We baked cookies and biscuts on the rack while the meat was on the grill (you have to flip them - the biscuts and cookies - to get them to brown on both sides). We did it all without electricity or running water (elec. well pump). I think you and Mary will come through this just fine. I love the fact that you show "real" before pictures of your kitchen (like the pots in the sink and the dixie cup in the window). That's why I like reading your blog - you are so real!!! Marilyn- We spent 2 weeks in a camp kitchen during an ice storm. There are so many things that can be cooked in a gas grill. We baked cookies and biscuts on the rack while the meat was on the grill (you have to flip them – the biscuts and cookies – to get them to brown on both sides). We did it all without electricity or running water (elec. well pump). I think you and Mary will come through this just fine. I love the fact that you show “real” before pictures of your kitchen (like the pots in the sink and the dixie cup in the window). That’s why I like reading your blog – you are so real!!!

]]> By: Tamara http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 Tamara Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:18:24 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2181 We are in a similar project and I was feeling overwhelmed by it all this morning until I found your blog. Perfect timing. Thanks for being real about your experience. I'll keep checking in. We are in a similar project and I was feeling overwhelmed by it all this morning until I found your blog. Perfect timing. Thanks for being real about your experience. I’ll keep checking in.

]]> By: Nancy http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 Nancy Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:24:37 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2180 My sister just went through the indoor camping experience...Washing dishes in a container set in the bath tub can seem rather daunting...in the darker times just remember the joy set before you! Can't wait to see the "after" pics! My sister just went through the indoor camping experience…Washing dishes in a container set in the bath tub can seem rather daunting…in the darker times just remember the joy set before you! Can’t wait to see the “after” pics!

]]> By: Jan http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 Jan Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:54:33 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2177 We remodeled our kitchen three years ago and I still get a thrill when I look at my beautiful new kitchen. I raised four children with that nasty kitchen in our home and fed them well, too! Among other awful things, we had blue and black kitchen carpet that was separating at the seams and you could not get it clean, and a built in countertop stove with wall push buttens that were missing or did not work and couldn't be repaired. My husband made a frame and we put another countertop stove in that frame - setting it ontop of the original. I called it my "stove on stove." Our kitchen was so old and ugly (the original 1957 kitchen) that I was embarrased to have people see it. It was not a quaint, nostalgic 1957 kitchen! Now it is the delight of my home and one of the delights of my homemaker's heart. It took our builder three months to finally complete. (he squeezed us in among other of his projects - this is a warning and something to agree not to do right up front!) New wall paper, floor, appliances, cabinets, countertop - everything just the way I wanted it. I waited a long time. Nineteen years to be exact! I had my wallpaper for over five years just waiting for the moment. I collected and framed stitched pictures of old fashioned ladies in their long dresses cooking in their kitchens. These pieces have little sayings that always include the word "kitchen" in the saying - like "Come into my kitchen and chat with me, while I prepare a pot of tea." They are hanging on one of my walls in a beautiful little display. When you have to wait for something so dear, the appreciation for it is so much more. We waited until we could pay for our kitchen. Boy do I love it! You'll be loving yours, Marilyn. It will be fun to watch your kitchen develop. We remodeled our kitchen three years ago and I still get a thrill when I look at my beautiful new kitchen. I raised four children with that nasty kitchen in our home and fed them well, too! Among other awful things, we had blue and black kitchen carpet that was separating at the seams and you could not get it clean, and a built in countertop stove with wall push buttens that were missing or did not work and couldn’t be repaired. My husband made a frame and we put another countertop stove in that frame – setting it ontop of the original. I called it my “stove on stove.” Our kitchen was so old and ugly (the original 1957 kitchen) that I was embarrased to have people see it. It was not a quaint, nostalgic 1957 kitchen!

Now it is the delight of my home and one of the delights of my homemaker’s heart. It took our builder three months to finally complete. (he squeezed us in among other of his projects – this is a warning and something to agree not to do right up front!) New wall paper, floor, appliances, cabinets, countertop – everything just the way I wanted it. I waited a long time. Nineteen years to be exact! I had my wallpaper for over five years just waiting for the moment. I collected and framed stitched pictures of old fashioned ladies in their long dresses cooking in their kitchens. These pieces have little sayings that always include the word “kitchen” in the saying – like “Come into my kitchen and chat with me, while I prepare a pot of tea.” They are hanging on one of my walls in a beautiful little display. When you have to wait for something so dear, the appreciation for it is so much more. We waited until we could pay for our kitchen. Boy do I love it! You’ll be loving yours, Marilyn. It will be fun to watch your kitchen develop.

]]> By: Debra http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2174 Debra Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:46:27 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2174 I am excited for you to be able to have a new kitchen. Although your kitchen may be outdated (in the eyes of some), please consider that some may still have the same cabinets as you and calling them ugly and feeling embarassed about your kitchen, might make them feel worse about theirs. Belive me I know, I used to have reddish orange counters that I complained about until I realized my cousin had (and still does have) counters in a similiar reddish orange, that I never noticed because she had it decorated so lovely, and we had such great fellowship there. just a thought... I am excited for you to be able to have a new kitchen. Although your kitchen may be outdated (in the eyes of some), please consider that some may still have the same cabinets as you and calling them ugly and feeling embarassed about your kitchen, might make them feel worse about theirs. Belive me I know, I used to have reddish orange counters that I complained about until I realized my cousin had (and still does have) counters in a similiar reddish orange, that I never noticed because she had it decorated so lovely, and we had such great fellowship there. just a thought…

]]> By: Mary http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2173 Mary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:43:00 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2173 Hi Marilyn, I'm so excited to see the new remodel. I'm also a little sad because of all the memories we've made in your old kitchen. I always looked forward to our summer and fall visits and the projects we would undertake there - like canning and drying peaches and apples and making tons of jam and bread, also bumping into each other for lack of room! But the new kitchen will hold adventures too, so this fall we'll start afresh and maybe now you'll have space to teach classes again! Hi Marilyn, I’m so excited to see the new remodel. I’m also a little sad because of all the memories we’ve made in your old kitchen. I always looked forward to our summer and fall visits and the projects we would undertake there – like canning and drying peaches and apples and making tons of jam and bread, also bumping into each other for lack of room! But the new kitchen will hold adventures too, so this fall we’ll start afresh and maybe now you’ll have space to teach classes again!

]]> By: Susan http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2172 Susan Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:59:22 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2172 My husband and I have moved several times and the first room we remodel is always the kitchen. I love to cook and he has always felt that it's important that I have a decent kitchen. I think he likes all those homemade meals - I've just about cooked myself out of him taking me out to eat. You will really enjoy your kitchen when it's completed. It feels like Christmas and a brand new house all wrapped together. Have fun picking out appliances, flooring, countertops, cabinets and all the other fund stuff that goes into a kitchen. By the time your kitchen is finished you will be sick of this new adventure and ready to get back into a regular routine - I know from experience. When I get too tired of the mess I always remember what my grandmother used to say "You've got to mess to fixup." Have fun, enjoy the progress and take lots of pictures. Looking forward to seeing the finished project. My husband and I have moved several times and the first room we remodel is always the kitchen. I love to cook and he has always felt that it’s important that I have a decent kitchen. I think he likes all those homemade meals – I’ve just about cooked myself out of him taking me out to eat. You will really enjoy your kitchen when it’s completed. It feels like Christmas and a brand new house all wrapped together. Have fun picking out appliances, flooring, countertops, cabinets and all the other fund stuff that goes into a kitchen. By the time your kitchen is finished you will be sick of this new adventure and ready to get back into a regular routine – I know from experience. When I get too tired of the mess I always remember what my grandmother used to say “You’ve got to mess to fixup.” Have fun, enjoy the progress and take lots of pictures. Looking forward to seeing the finished project.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2171 Sharon Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:05:55 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2171 Oh How fun.... yeah I can say that because I am not working in a makeshift "camp kitchen" If the weather cooperates or you have an outdoor area that is covered, you can add an outdoor grill to your list of ways to cook until this is done. Maybe you can post some great grill recipes. Oh How fun…. yeah I can say that because I am not working in a makeshift “camp kitchen” If the weather cooperates or you have an outdoor area that is covered, you can add an outdoor grill to your list of ways to cook until this is done. Maybe you can post some great grill recipes.

]]> By: Cory http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 Cory Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:39:31 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2170 Oh, I love your cupboards!! I would bet they are solid wood too. I wish I could take them off your hands and put them in my kitchen! Oh, I love your cupboards!! I would bet they are solid wood too. I wish I could take them off your hands and put them in my kitchen!

]]> By: Susan Plotts http://www.marilynmoll.com/2010/03/spring-is-in-the-air-time-to-remodel-my-kitchen/comment-page-1/#comment-2169 Susan Plotts Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:22:28 +0000 http://www.marilynmoll.com/?p=434#comment-2169 Can't believe there's another kitchen almost exactly like mine (was!) also 70's vintage..green and brown appliances and all! lol We remodeled about 10 years ago; to save $$ we ordered the cabinets unfinished; stain and urethane took us about a week to complete. Not sure you'd attempt that, though... One suggestion for the camp kitchen: a toaster oven. Comes in Mighty Handy! Can’t believe there’s another kitchen almost exactly like mine (was!) also 70’s vintage..green and brown appliances and all! lol We remodeled about 10 years ago; to save $$ we ordered the cabinets unfinished; stain and urethane took us about a week to complete. Not sure you’d attempt that, though… One suggestion for the camp kitchen: a toaster oven. Comes in Mighty Handy!

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