design – Page 3 – Teahen Tales

Another twist: “This never happens”

It was time for the final-final-final measure and sign off for our kitchen design.

As interior wall and ceiling coverings came down at our little Stratford house, our design, and work to-do list, morphed hourly.

The Problem Child room made a bad kitchen, which set this whole reno in motion. Then we discovered it made an equally bad living room.

A cloth table runner bought to cover a water stain on a bookshelf has inspired our renovation.

Now that we were planning to keep the teak, its aesthetic is driving many of our renovation decisions.

The first thing we agreed upon, when we decided to renovate: We weren’t going to live in the house while the bulk of the work was going on.

As an adult I’ve gravitated to older homes, which in Ontario means houses built in the 19th century. They are never perfect.

After two kitchen renovations fueled by IKEA, I wondered if this time we could possibly afford — gasp — custom cabinetry.