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Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
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Location: under some rain.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 05 8:49 pm Post subject:
I love our pantry, one of the first things we decided upon! Here's our unfinished kitchen, excuse the concrete floors.

RoryD

Joined: 02 Jun 2005
Posts: 692
Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 05 9:22 pm Post subject:
I hate to mention it JB but I think someones run off with your lino

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 05 9:57 pm Post subject:

RoryD wrote:

I hate to mention it JB but I think someones run off with your lino

And the lamp Shades!

Good light off them eco bulbs though!

tawny owl

Joined: 29 Apr 2005
Posts: 563
Location: Hampshire

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 05 10:12 pm Post subject:

ele wrote:

Yes that's the key, your house is old therefore the extension and the kitchen must be in keeping and full of character, which you've done a fantastic job with

Where I live (1990's housing estate) some people have tried to make their houses look cottagey and it's never going to really work, as the shell of the house looks modern.

I think that's quite important, particularly from Bernie's point of view, if they're going to be moving out soon and need to appeal to the greatest number of viewers - if people want a country kitchen, they're likely to go for that type of property, whereas those with modern tastes will probably go for a new(ish) house, and will expect the kitchen to match.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 05 10:51 pm Post subject:
Is the Belfast sink compulsory for Downsizers then? Last edited by sean on Tue Nov 29, 05 11:47 pm; edited 1 time in total

Naomi

Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 1945

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 05 10:57 pm Post subject:

GardenerJ wrote:

Naomi, I think your kitchen is fantastic!

That is very kind of you , Thank you.

judith

Joined: 16 Dec 2004
Posts: 22789
Location: Montgomeryshire

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 12:37 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

And the lamp Shades!

Lamp shades? We've been living in this house for nearly 3 years, and still haven't agreed on lamp shades!

bernie-woman

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7824
Location: shropshire

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 8:46 am Post subject:

Thanks for all the info - it really does help

Your kitchen looks fab JB - another tidy one and my dream is to have a kitchen with a huge table in it - ours is too small:(

Love your freestanding kitchen Naomi - given me some ideas for the next house we buy which will hopefully be an older property (not sure it would look that good in our 1960s house)

A bit of an update - popped into B&Q late yesterday afternoon and the design man came out at 5.30. He has quoted us �6300 for the kitchen

of which �2800 is fitting

Now that seems a bit too expensive to me

So we are going to have a look at a couple more stores at the weekend but looks like we will be definitely getting a joiner to fit the kitchen

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:03 am Post subject:

sean wrote:

Is the Belfast sink compulsory for Downsizers then?

It is with solid wood worktops.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:10 am Post subject:

Jonnyboy wrote:

sean wrote:

Is the Belfast sink compulsory for Downsizers then?

It is with solid wood worktops.

Why? We have a s/s sink and we've got wood worktops..Where do you drain dishes? I've never felt the appeal of a Belfast sink for the kitchen...maybe nice for the utility room/scullery that will be in my dream house and used for rinsing off muddy vegetables/dogs/boots/Bugs.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:13 am Post subject:
I hope the above doesn't sound too confrontational. I really don't have very strong feelings about sinks. As long as they're not plastic and intrinsically uncleanable

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:14 am Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

It's due to the design laws that apply in jonnyboy land (we have a bog standard sink in the utility room)

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:14 am Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

Jonnyboy wrote:

sean wrote:

Is the Belfast sink compulsory for Downsizers then?

It is with solid wood worktops.

You get a drainer from betterware or some such company.
A Belfast is really useful if you've got an oversized oven too, and you can't get the trays in otherwise.

I hate s/s sinks - they always look messy (unless you spend a day cleaning them) and are really noisy.

Naomi

Joined: 26 Mar 2005
Posts: 1945

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:20 am Post subject:

Bugs wrote:

Jonnyboy wrote:

sean wrote:

Is the Belfast sink compulsory for Downsizers then?

It is with solid wood worktops.

My old belfast/ butler sink has an integral drainer fitted in one side of the sink.It is all ceramic.I know you can also get wooden drainers to place at one side.Usually made of sycamore .
I think belfast sinks are great in a kitchen and really practical, as being much deeper than my old s/steel one I can easily wash out the huge deep pan that I cook hams in or all the big bits of beer and winemaking equipment . In my old stainless steel one it was far harder as the bigger pans and the fermenting buckets etc would not fit under the taps.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 05 10:24 am Post subject:
One problem with belfast sinks is that they break crockery if you aren't careful.

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