I Dream of Kitchen
The 2Bears have placed a 50% deposit on a German kitchen from Haecker http://www.haecker-kuechen.com/ . Mr Bear spent most of his 20's in Germany and likes almost all things German (we have the German car, the German oven, the German sink, the German roof tiles, the German shower and taps, right down to paying for these from our German wallets.) The dream of an island cooking counter is taking shape, but we wait with bated breath for delivery in 3 months.
In the meantime, some nuggets of wisdom to share from kitchen shopping. These are things I did not know barely 2 months ago:
(1) a European kitchen need not necessarily cost much more than a "local" one - perhaps double, but not multiple times - and look out for sales of show units;
(2) it is important to have a kitchen island in a size which can accommodate a spread-out Straits Times. Very important when you are having morning coffee;
(3) the colours of the worktop should coordinate with the kitchen floor (I don't think we got it completely right with the terracotta but we tried);
(4) the dishwasher can't be built-in under the oven (so the kitchen planner says); and
(5) the cost of kitchen faucets can go into the hundreds.
The renovation been an eye-opener on the costs and intricacies of a renovation project. The scope for error (choosing something ugly/impractical/plain wrong) is so high, and it's not an exercise where you can afford to learn from mistakes. A great resource has been the forums at Renotalk where you can learn from the (bad) experiences of others.
In the meantime, some nuggets of wisdom to share from kitchen shopping. These are things I did not know barely 2 months ago:
(1) a European kitchen need not necessarily cost much more than a "local" one - perhaps double, but not multiple times - and look out for sales of show units;
(2) it is important to have a kitchen island in a size which can accommodate a spread-out Straits Times. Very important when you are having morning coffee;
(3) the colours of the worktop should coordinate with the kitchen floor (I don't think we got it completely right with the terracotta but we tried);
(4) the dishwasher can't be built-in under the oven (so the kitchen planner says); and
(5) the cost of kitchen faucets can go into the hundreds.
The renovation been an eye-opener on the costs and intricacies of a renovation project. The scope for error (choosing something ugly/impractical/plain wrong) is so high, and it's not an exercise where you can afford to learn from mistakes. A great resource has been the forums at Renotalk where you can learn from the (bad) experiences of others.
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