Our kitchen is horrible. The worktops badly need replacing and everything else is getting tatty. I've been round in circles trying to avoid the need for a new kitchen (which we can't afford anyway). I start off with thinking - just replace the worktops. That then leads to - it will then need a different sink as there is no way the old sink will go back in a new worktop as it wasn't fitted properly in the first place and half the clips are missing (OH diy). Then you have to find a sink that will fit in a 50cm cupboard and most of them need a 60cm cupboard., Then you need different taps to go with it. And it all starts to add up and I think - why spend all that when the cupboards are a) tatty and b) not the right storage solutions anyway.
I've been going round in circles with this for about 2 or 3 years on and off. It annoys me putting up with it (and the worktops are embarrassing). I think even if OH suddenly found a shed load of money and said lets get a whole new kitchen, I still wouldn't be that excited about it, because it's hassle and the rest of the house needs work as well. And really I'd just like to move house to something smart that doesn't need any work. For various reasons.
So what have you done? Tidied up an old kitchen? Forked out for a new one? Currently I'm thinking of moving the table and chairs to a different room and getting a freestanding larder cupboard, so there's more storage space (and less bending) - which is one thing that annoys me about the kitchen - not enough cupboard space and bending into cupboards to reach things at the back. But then the worktops still need replacing.....
I've been going round in circles with this for about 2 or 3 years on and off. It annoys me putting up with it (and the worktops are embarrassing). I think even if OH suddenly found a shed load of money and said lets get a whole new kitchen, I still wouldn't be that excited about it, because it's hassle and the rest of the house needs work as well. And really I'd just like to move house to something smart that doesn't need any work. For various reasons.
So what have you done? Tidied up an old kitchen? Forked out for a new one? Currently I'm thinking of moving the table and chairs to a different room and getting a freestanding larder cupboard, so there's more storage space (and less bending) - which is one thing that annoys me about the kitchen - not enough cupboard space and bending into cupboards to reach things at the back. But then the worktops still need replacing.....