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15 Years Old Kitchen DIY Renovation in A Manhattan Condo – Part 1 : my old kitchen

I am a mother of 8 year old kid and my kitchen is the place I stay for the most of the time. However, I hated my kitchen. The appliances were not the ones I like. The cabinets didn’t store my items in an organized way. Finally, in the summer of 2017, I found the strength to take them apart and started my renovation from scratch on my own. The process was not easy. I needed to overcome many obstacles but I got it done! I hope my experience can inspire the people who want to redo their home but don’t have the courage yet. Just do it! You will get to the goal little by little. Let’s see the pictures of my old kitchen.

kitchen with glass wall cabinets. granite counter top. Tiled back splash. GE dishwasher and stainless steel faucet
1. The status of the kitchen can be considered good but I didn’t like the glass cabinet door. It is so hard to clean.
kitchen with glass wall cabinets. granite counter top. Tiled back splash. GE dishwasher and stainless steel faucet
2. The gap on the top of the cabinet is waste of space and I always wanted to do something about it.
kitchen with glass wall cabinets. granite counter top. Tiled back splash. GE dishwasher and stainless steel faucet
3. The glass cabinet doors are pretty but they are really hard to clean. I am not a big of the tiles either!
The doors of the base cabinets were in bad shape. There were many scratches and the hinges were not working properly either.
4. The doors of the base cabinets were in bad shape. There were many scratches and the hinges were not working properly either.

Four roll-out drawers in chrome
5. Another base cabinet
Four roll-out drawers in chrome
6. Another base cabinet.
Roll-Out Cabinet Drawer installed in under-the-sink cabinet
7. My old cabinet system didn’t have a lot of drawers so I had to install roll-out drawers myself. This one was under the sink. It was for cleaners and mops.
There are toast oven and rice maker on the counter top. GE range and under cabinet microwave oven.
8. Another side of my kitchen. The appliances were not up-to-date. There was no range hood either.