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January 13, 2006
Closet-ectomy
As it's been over a week since I'd been out to the house to work, I went on a demolition spree this morning. First to go was the closet between the kitchen and mud room, which had irritated me from the day I first saw it. Blech.
After a bit of persuasion, one smashed finger, and a dog miffed about random bits of falling detritus, the closet is gone. I can't believe how much bigger the kitchen feels, especially considering that the closet was 20-1/8" wide by 56-1/2" long--that's not really all that much space (7.9 sq ft).
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Posted by plainstext at January 13, 2006 10:12 PM
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Now that you have cleared out that space I was just thinking how good it would look with cabinets and a countertop.
A place to drop things when you come in ..
Posted by: Saple at January 16, 2006 03:22 PM
We've been debating as to what to do with this space. The bathroom is right behind the space where the closet was, and we're debating changing the 4-piece bathroom to a 2-piece powder room (whilst adding an ensuite to the guest bedroom on this floor).
But, the other option, as you've suggested, is to add a narrow countertop with a few cabinets, or find an appropriate piece of furniture (or build one in) that'll serve the same purpose. We're waiting to hear back from a couple of people "in the know" (our realtor, and both of our fathers) before we do anything else, as we don't want to have a negative impact on resale value.
Posted by: Laura (plainstext) at January 16, 2006 06:24 PM