Comments on: Katie’s Kitchen Remodel

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:34:49 +0000

Thanks for the great comments on our kitchen! Because we chose to build our kitchen ourselves instead of buying premade cabinets or having someone else custom fit them, the project was far cheaper.

Greg, the wall we tore out was gypsum. It is crumbly on the edges once you start tearing it down. Otherwise, it is a fabulous building tool for non-load bearing walls.

Great eye, EJ. Those funny little silver things poking out to the right of the sink are a standard part of German apartments. As an American, they’re also the biggest pain in the neck until you adapt. They’re water meters that measure our use to the LITER (4.2 cups). I explain them here if you’re interested.

Thank you again, especially Tiny House Blog.

Katie

By: Greg M

Greg M — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:45:22 +0000

Very nice. Well integrated into the design of the apartment.

One note — you use the term “drywall” to describe some sort of blocks. Here in the US, drywall is a big sheet of paper-faced gypsum. Is a “drywall brick” literally a solid brick of gypsum? If so, that’s a terrible building material — heavy, crumbly and very little weight-bearing capacity.

By: EJ

EJ — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:17:22 +0000

What an improvement! It goes to show what you can do with a sense of imagination and some elbow grease (and some money, of course).

What are the stainless fixtures on the wall to the right of sink?

By: Greg

Greg — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:14:08 +0000

Hi Katie,
You and your husband did a wonderful job! What a beautiful makeover. It really opened up your home, and gave it a very elegant modern feel.

It also provides some inspiration to those of us dreaming of making a transition to a tiny home with some ideas of how to creatively “expand” within our own (current/future) tiny spaces.

Congratulations on a job well done, and thanks for sharing your story with us.