To do, or not to do it, yourself!
I came up with the idea to renovate the kitchen in my little townhouse. It did not come suddenly, I have planned it for the twelve years I have lived here. It has felt like a big project, but now it was time. I wanted to treat myself to it. It would be done thoroughly, a complete renovation, floors, ceilings, walls, cabinets and appliances. And I would do almost everything myself. I chose a kitchen from IKEA. It felt best for a self-made carpenter.
It is actually not difficult to assemble an IKEA kitchen. All that is needed is foresight and careful planning. A kitchen planner helped with ordering and the delivery time was six weeks. The work began with demolishing the old kitchen. It has lived do-it-yourselfers in the townhouse before me. I discovered several more or less clever constructions so in addition to changing floors, I also had to make a new ceiling. But, what the heck, I like to solve problems!
When installing new ceiling joists and filling the joints between the gypsum boards in the ceiling, it would have been good with a little more craftsmanship. It also had not hurt when it was time to put up the tiles. Fortune favors the bold, and I think it actually turned out really well. I needed to draw new water pipes and for the connection, the skill of a plumber was required. An electrician was also required to put together a fully functioning kitchen. Otherwise, I have actually done everything myself, with a little help from my sons. Now only two pieces of cover are missing over the top cabinets and I am proud of the result. That was my purpose in doing the job myself. I reached the goal!
9 Comments
MHoegman
Good that you treated yourself! Great work! 👍 I love Shaker kitchen doors, by the way…
Michael
Thanks! I didn’t even know it is Shaker! 😁
MHoegman
It is! 😀https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/rooms/kitchen/shaker-kitchens-pubebf148c0
Michael
Kul! Jag valde Lerhyttan. Tyckte det var snyggt. Träffade alltså rätt! 🙂
Tokens of Companionship
Congratulations! It looks beautiful!
Michael
Thank you! I am pleased with how it turned out!
walkaboutsweden
Wow! Supersnyggt!
Å vilken underbar färg på kaklet. Love it!
Michael
Tack! Vermont Candy Green, jag gillar den också!
Kathleen Jennette
Very nice!