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Post by eyeofthestorm on Apr 20, 2023 6:56:04 GMT -6
Posting today in the to-do's,m I got to thinking about issues in this house that we just didn't see coming. They aren't enough to move to a new house over, but they DEFINITELY bug me (and sometimes, DH) enough for them to prevent us from buying a different house.
The biggest example:
This house came with an updated kitchen and master bath. The people here clearly spent some money on upgraded cabinetry and fixtures. They are not only upgraded, but a little unique, such as colors different from what you see in most kitchens. It looks nice.
I'm sure - 100% sure - that the cabinets were placed slightly lower than standard. I guess the wife wanted to be able to reach the shelves more easily. And they also didn't leave any space on top of the cabinets (so they go to the ceiling)
The problem? Because the cabinets are lower, almost none of my countertop appliances fit under them when we moved in! Not my mixer, not the food processor, not the blender, not the bread machine... you get the idea. As we've replaced things (such as the toaster oven), we've been mostly careful to make sure they are shorter than standard so they will fit. Other things I didn't bother replacing and we do without. I can get my pressure cooker under the cabinet if I take the lid off.
if we ever go home shopping again, I will have a tape measure IN HAND!
So... what quirky or unexpected issues have you run into in your home?
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Post by michelle on Apr 20, 2023 10:48:54 GMT -6
When we moved in to our house, the kitchen had a half wall between it and the dining room. It was narrow, so you couldn't put anything on it, but the space it created wasn't big enough for even the smallest of tables or cabinet. Thankfully, we were able to do a whole house remodel and took the wall out.
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Post by ginakay57 on Apr 20, 2023 13:17:07 GMT -6
The only cabinets in the kitchen is the unit that the sink is in, so under the sink and on either side of the sink. There is a very small triangle shaped cabinet to the side of the stove. Therefore that is the limit of my counter space. This is a very old model of mobile home. I’ve made it work by converting the laundry room into a walk in pantry. When we recently talked to the guy who’s building our new house I told him my #1 requirement is lots of kitchen cabinets & countertops.
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Post by mountainma on Apr 22, 2023 8:38:07 GMT -6
I like our little home, but it was built in the 1920's and there is no STORAGE. The bedrooms each have a small closet, but that's it. There's no linen closet, no coat closet, no utility closet, etc. I had to purchase a cupboard to store towels, which we had to put in the dining room by the bathroom door. I bought a rolling cart with drawers that *does* fit in the bathroom, to store hand towels and wash cloths and toiletries. With the rolling cart in the bathroom, there's no room for a clothes hamper, so dirty laundry goes directly to the laundry room after showers. We can't store winter coats in the closets because there just isn't enough room, so those hang on hooks on the laundry room wall or go in the attic until winter.
I guess a hundred years ago people just didn't have many clothes or towels or bed linens. It's not like we have tons of towels or even need big walk-in closets. We live much more frugally than most when it comes to "stuff," yet we still struggle with having enough storage space. It's a little easier now that dd2 is married, because I can use the closet in that bedroom instead of sharing with dd1.
I think years ago they just didn't need space for things like a microwave, vacuum cleaner, computer desk, craft supplies, or many books.
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Post by merrileem on Apr 22, 2023 9:08:58 GMT -6
Like MM Our house has one of those closets that go from one bedroom to the other, so we share one closet. Being the clothes horse I am, it is a major issue. We need more dressers to compensate. Plus, bless him, my brother worked HARD to upgrade our 120 year old home with a new kitchen and bathroom, but when he installed the new counters, he left no way for water from the sink to not run down the counters, if that makes sense. An amateur install for sure, so I have to have a towel next to the sink whenever I wash dishes or I get a flooded counter. Lots of issues with an old home, but nothing I can't live with considering we only paid 50K for this two bedroom home on a huge plot of land! Oh, and we have no garage. We plan eventually to have a storage shed built out back.
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