DIY kitchen renovation in an old private house

DIY kitchen repair. Detailed photo review with comments from the owner of the house.

My name is Oleg. I want to tell you my story about how I renovated my kitchen. Perhaps my experience will be useful to someone. In any case, I really hope so!

Our family inherited a small private house from our grandmother. Before moving into it, we naturally started repairs there. At the family council, it was decided that, first of all, we would bring the kitchen and bathroom to mind, move and gradually continue to renovate the rest of the rooms.

The kitchen is square, small, with a small window and two doors. In general, problem on problem!

Wooden doors are located on the adjacent walls, one of them is the entrance, and the other leads to the bathroom. I also wanted to somehow beat the corner between them, so as not to be empty.

To the left of the door to the bathroom there is a battery, which is undesirable to block, which means that you cannot install anything from the furniture there.

Now we have a dining table in this corner, and it is near the radiator that the youngest son loves to sit, always complaining that he is cold.

The window, located on the opposite wall relative to the wooden bathroom door, is not only very small, but also not very well installed - just below the standard for the height of kitchen furniture.

Initially, the wife wanted to make a smooth transition of the kitchen countertop to the windowsill, but with her high growth it was a stupid idea.

It took us about four days to install the column and install the tiles. I laid the tiles myself. Of course, I suffered a little - the house is old, the walls are naturally not quite even. But, nothing is impossible. Correct processing and preparation of the walls is the key to success, especially since I did not lay the tiles for the first time (I managed to fill my hand in the bathroom).

Now a few words about the chosen color scheme and the preferred design of the kitchen.

Somehow a long time ago, when we were filming a one-room apartment in a Khrushchev, my wife and I dreamed that the kitchen furniture would be bright, sunny, pleasant to the eye, but also unpretentious to maintain. There, in a rented apartment, we had a kitchen set of a dirty gray color, and honestly, I didn't even want to go into the kitchen ...

Therefore, when choosing tiles for our new kitchen, we paid attention to light colors, but given the presence of two children and a huge Great Dane, we nevertheless combined beige tiles with brown-orange ones, adding several decorative chocolate elements in harmony with the frieze and tiles on the floor. ...

At the same time, while laying the tiles, installing the column and making the floor, they discussed what kind of kitchen furniture should be.

Taking a look at the resulting ensemble, my wife and I came to the conclusion that there were still some discrepancies in the color scheme of the interior. The beige tiles were discordant with the reddish ceiling and wooden doors, which were also reddish.

I insisted that the kitchen fronts should be the same color as the wooden doors and the ceiling, to which my wife replied that it would be dark and uncomfortable. And then we again remembered how we dreamed of sunny furniture, and almost simultaneously exclaimed: “Yellow-brown kitchen!»

On that and agreed, let there be bright yellow facades in a brownish-reddish frame. I didn't even have to argue about the color of the case, they chose the color of the tiles on the floor.

Due to the non-standard dimensions of the room, kitchen furniture was made to order... The coveted yellow kitchen was ready three weeks after placing an order in the furniture industry.

They brought it to us disassembled, the installation of kitchen furniture took a whole day. The installers first assembled an oversized kitchen cabinet that was placed in the corner between two wooden doors.

The closet itself is narrow but tall. It was him that the wife was most happy about, because now absolutely all kitchen utensils will be in one place.

This was followed by the installation of the rest of the furniture. The guys assembling the kitchen set called our furniture brown kitchen for some reason, although in fact it is yellow-brown. But, this is apparently due to the brown tint of the chipboard body and the brown countertop.

During the installation, the general concept of the interior began to emerge, the PVC kitchen turned out to be quite beautiful and functional.

We tried to fill the kitchen furniture as much as possible with all sorts of convenient chips such as a cargo net (bottle holder), dish drainers, a cutlery tray, many drawers, high-quality lifts and other reliable and rational fittings.

As expected, the kitchen furniture is slightly higher than the windowsill, but this did not seem to us a terrifying factor anymore. It’s a matter of habit, so to speak. The main thing is that it is convenient to work, and according to his wife, it is convenient for her.

On the advice of friends, the gas water heater remained open. In principle, the same is true on the part of fire safety.

We gave up the oven, as my wife doesn't use it anyway. To increase the working surface, a cut-in gas surface was installed, not a standard 600 mm, but a small one, with only two burners. And next to it was a stainless steel sink.

In principle, the new kitchen furniture, as well as the renovation in the kitchen itself, completely satisfied us. We got a “sunny” and maximum functional kitchen with a minimum of waste.

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It was possible to start repairs, sending the whole family to their historical homeland. In order not to be so boring to be engaged in repairs, I decided to take pictures along the way. What if my experience is useful?

So, it WAS: an ordinary smoky gray room with an area of ​​6.5 sq. m (I forgot to take a picture, excuse me).

I wanted something cool and loft, but money was running out.

The first two days I studied the assortment of Ikea, Leroyamarlene and Obi and tried to compare my desires and possibilities. The results were not very encouraging, so first I decided to dismantle everything old.

To start repairs, you need to disassemble everything old, unscrew and drag the necessary one into the next room.

I took out 5 heavy bags of tiles from the walls to the trash heap. As luck would have it, the elevator was not working.

Tried to get close to the wiring to do it the way I need it.

Finally, we managed to clear the last wall of wallpaper. The war was fought for every centimeter: the hellish mixture of glue, which becomes terribly slippery from water, left me practically without hands.

This wealth of textures of the peeled wall, on which time has worked great, inspires me terribly. I would live alone - I would ask the designer to arrange such walls.

The ceiling has already been made, the walls and furniture remain. I decided to leave the working area above the stove as it is.

And our ceilings are crooked. The door frame is level.

Having cleared the paint from the windowsill, I saw such a stunning color that my hand did not go up to paint it back. And I will choose the color of the laminate to match the color of the window sill.

I could not find a lamp suitable in size and price in stores. Converted an old chandelier. Here is the result.

Fit new doors to the mezzanine

The most interesting thing is that the last stage of the repair was the most protracted and costly.Hanging furniture, connecting a washing machine, shelves, hooks and other little things took more time and money than the repair itself.

To be honest, the impetus for the start of the repair was the dream of such a faucet (switching modes, retractable spray) and a sink.

This is how our kitchen began to look after renovation:

The concrete was thoroughly washed and covered with wax from Ikea

I decided not to glue the wallpaper, I painted the walls with water-based paint. Covered on top with mother-of-pearl enamel from Leroy. And it is pleasant to the touch and washes perfectly.

Panorama of the kitchen after the last changes and improvements

Several years ago, after a fire in my parents' house, we were forced to move into a new building: there were no interior partitions, no decoration, or even floors in the house: walls in brick, ceilings and floors - reinforced concrete floor slabs. The floor was laid with chipboard on beams with the installation of insulation mats "Isover", interior partitions - partition blocks made of gas silicate blocks. The furniture rescued from the fire was moved ...

As we continued to live, we had to do everything in stages. Four years passed and the turn came to the kitchen. There were many family disputes over the design: the premises were not standard and not very comfortable; three different directions were determined by color; financing only from wages. We needed a comfortable and budget option. It is clear that today is a problem. Combining comfort with a budget has always been a challenge. Prices for kitchens, materials and work are not low. But I am satisfied with the result and I want to share my solutions with you. In general, first things first.

How does any repair begin?

On sites on the Internet there are a lot of informational articles and videos describing all the construction "wisdom". We read several dozen descriptions of repairs, watched a lot of "videos". At the family council, they came to the conclusion that at the first stage it is necessary to decide on a set of preparatory work:

1. floor and decoration;
2. ceiling and decoration;
3. walls and decoration;
4. window and slopes;
5. power supply: indoor lighting, sockets;
6. decoration of doorways and doors.

All necessary measurements of floors, walls, ceilings, windows and doorways were performed first. A detailed layout of the premises has been drawn up.

The layout of the room for the kitchen:

According to the measurements obtained, it turned out that the size of the room belongs to the middle category. According to the configuration, it is not very convenient for placing kitchen furniture.

Finishing colors were chosen taking into account the location of the premises in the house. The only window faces the east side of the building. Accordingly, the side is "sunny". However, the climate has changed a lot in recent years and there are already much fewer sunny days per year. Therefore, the colors were chosen mainly for artificial lighting.

Further, options for finishing floors, ceilings, slopes and walls were selected:

1. they decided to make the ceiling suspended from plasterboard sheets with LED lighting.
2. plaster and paint the window slopes.
3. for the decoration of the walls, the choice also settled on plasterboard sheets. On the walls that will be behind the kitchen furniture, use moisture-resistant plasterboard sheets. Those that will be opened are laminated. Non-laminated drywall sheets - putty and paint.
4. it was planned to lay ceramic glossy tiles on the floor - it will add light to the room on a bright sunny day.

Under the ceramic tile on the floor, according to the technology, it is required to make a screed from a cement-concrete mixture. For fixing drywall sheets - special profiles.

In general, we have compiled a list of necessary purchases:

cement, seeded sand, sheets of insulation (expanded polystyrene), metal mesh for reinforcement, expanded clay, tile adhesive, fugue, profiles for fixing drywall sheets, moisture-resistant and laminated drywall sheets, paint, putty, and related fasteners ... and went shopping ...

First of all, all the furniture was removed, even the hob. Then they raised the entire floor - there were surprises waiting for us: dried corpses of rats in insulation. The entire surface of the floor was covered with glassine, covered with expanded clay (the height for pouring varied from 15 to 20 cm) and 3-cm foam polystyrene plates were laid. Then, using a metal mesh for reinforcement, the entire area was concreted with cement mortar. The total area for pouring was 10 square meters. The time for "solidification" of this "pie" was about two days.

Floor concreting works:

The second stage of our renovation was the finishing of the ceiling: on the ceiling, my son fixed "training" profiles for the suspended ceiling (on the walls, they were also partly there - you can see in the photo). They added additional fasteners and profiles throughout the entire area. We ran the cable for the electric lighting and screwed on the plasterboard sheets. The same procedure was carried out on the walls where it was planned to place the kitchen furniture.

Premises before finishing walls, slopes and ceilings:

The walls in the area of ​​kitchen cabinets, the slopes and the ceiling were plastered. The ceiling and slopes were painted. For the walls, they chose a warm gray color - neutral, non-binding. The shade was obtained by mixing a white base paint with a black color. For ceilings and slopes, the standard color is white. Washable water-based paint.

Now, after all the preparatory work and the "determined" room, it was already easier to choose options for the future design of kitchen furniture. I drew an approximate sketch in Adobe Corel Draw and 3D-Max programs (unfortunately, the printout of the screenshot has not been preserved). We went to the factories for the manufacture of kitchen sets.

The layout of furniture in the room for the kitchen:

Sketch of the future kitchen furniture:

For the manufacture of a set of furniture in such a configuration, they asked for more than 1,000 conventional units in a version without plastic. A month later, having phoned almost all the firms in the city and the suburbs, they already started thinking about buying furniture ... in parts. We drove through all the exhibitions in the city and were practically in despair that we could not find anything suitable. But after two months our search was crowned with success. We found a company that entered into a contract with us for the manufacture of a set of kitchen furniture. According to our sketch, they asked for an acceptable amount of money of 1,050 rubles. (10,500,000 rubles in the old way, or about 500 conventional units in equivalent) and rather short terms were agreed. The colors of the facades were chosen, as well as the delivery date.

At the same time, the search for tiles on the floor and on the "working area" was carried out. Found quickly.

Workers were quickly found according to advertisements for tile laying services. Within a month, the floor and "working area" were prepared.

Laminated drywall sheets were glued to the wall with special glue. The joints were decorated with plastic E-shaped plates to match the colors of the laminated sheets. Installation of plasterboard sheets was carried out after laying ceramic tiles on the floor, since their dimensions are less than the length of the wall.

It seemed that there were only "little things" left: to bring and install kitchen furniture. It was here that the most unforeseen "obstacles" began ...

We did the assembly and installation ourselves - they saved 20% of the cost - a decent amount. All cabinets were assembled according to the diagrams and preliminary drawings. But not without the manufacturer's "jambs": somewhere in the kit there was not enough euro fasteners, somewhere door curtains, somewhere handles. In some places, design flaws were visible: the interior design was visible. (The color of the facade was different from the color that was used to decorate the interior of the cabinets). Fortunately, the manufacturer was not far from the house and, after the arrival of a representative of the company, shortcomings were recorded. Almost everything was fixed pretty quickly and efficiently.

In one trip to the market, all the accompanying little things for decorative finishing were purchased: baseboards, corners, lamps, switches and sockets. The cost of these little things turned out to be unexpectedly high - a somewhat unpleasant nuance.

When choosing a sink with a tap, we opted for an artificial stone option in black or dark gray shades. They found a sink consisting of two bowls. The main one with a deep bowl, the additional bowl is slightly smaller. The kit also included the entire drainage system. The tap was also matched to the material.

A kitchen table with chairs was acquired by chance in a building materials store (fortune smiled). This set met all our requirements: the table legs are quite stable; soft chairs with a metal frame. The color matched the selected colors for the kitchen furniture.

We chose a decorative hood (according to information on the Internet), ordered it in the morning and by evening it was already mounted on the wall.

As a result, the renovation of the kitchen took about eight months. It seems to me that it turned out very well. Here is the result of our pride, which can now be admired:

In the current age of advanced information technology, a lot can be learned. It is important to have the desire and the means.

To tell the truth, there are still some imperfections: choose ready-made or order blinds for the window; decide on the doorways ... But all this is connected with financing and the continuation of repair work in adjacent premises. And this is another story of repair. Now you can enjoy the work done and the comfort you have created with your own hands.

"The devil is not so terrible as he is painted."

Good luck to all. Regards, Veless

This is how it looked before the renovation. Rotten wooden frames, closed from the outside with a double film, from cold and wind. To the left is an old veranda with a drooping porch canopy.

For those who have to make repairs in their home, it appears.

These were the windows and sills.

They began to put the house in order from the foundation.

One by one, we open the corners of the house, remove the rotten logs of the crowns using a chainsaw, put the formwork, put large stones and rubble, lay the reinforcement so that its ends remain open (for later fastening it to the pouring foundation), we wrap the log of the crown with roofing paper and fill it with concrete. ready-made curbstone.

And so all four corners of the house and its middle, along the perimeter. In total - 8 pedestals. The process is time consuming, difficult, but the result is worth it. When the curbstones were finished, we made a heap around the entire perimeter. The continuation of the outdoor work was postponed until the following summer. And we took up the interior renovation of the house.

This is a large room and let's start with it. Before the renovation, it looked like this:

This is her right corner. and this, in the photo below, is the left corner. As I write a thread, I'll stick to these two angles.

First, all layers of the old wallpaper were completely torn off. The windows were still old, but we were already waiting for the masters to install plastic windows.

The old stove was dismantled. and the stove-maker folded a new one.

Installation of plastic windows. the further, the more terrible, but the result is important.

AND THE RESULT DIDN'T MAKE YOURSELF WAIT LONG. I decided to close one window completely and make one big one - there will be a dining room.

After installing the windows, the men began to dismantle the old floor, level the logs and put brick cabinets under them.

Then the floors were laid with old boards (they will serve for a very long time, since they are thick and dry), and in places where there were rotten ones, they were replaced with new boards.

And then my "female work" has already begun, I insulated the walls with penofol,

Installed a metal frame for walls and ceilings. my mistake was that first you need to do the ceiling, and then the walls, and not vice versa. I found the technique for performing these works on the Internet, I will not dwell on it in detail. If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer ,what do I know.

It is much more difficult to fix the frame on the ceiling, the neck hurts.

When the metal frame is completely ready, you can sew gypsum boards to it, preferably in a checkerboard pattern, starting from the ceiling! Do not forget to scatter the electrical wiring and hide it in the gafrochannel, behind the profile, and install the distributor boxes in a place convenient for you.

In this photo you can see wooden blocks, I screwed them on for the subsequent fixing of bookshelves. Exactly the same, only thinner, I fix them under the ceiling above the windows (for attaching the cornices).

When all the walls and ceiling are sheathed with gypsum board, we putty with a spatula and align all the joints between the sheets and the places where the screws are screwed in with this composition.

At the corners and seams, we lay a reinforced mesh for the strength of the joints, and after everything is dry, we sand it, apply a primer to the walls and ceiling.

And now the most interesting moment is wallpapering. I took vinyl white for the ceiling and with delicate roses on the walls.

When the wallpaper is dry, I by mutual agreement

invited a team of craftsmen to finish their work in this room on the windows (slopes and window sills).

After that, I glued the ceiling plinth, hung the shelves on the wall, put my flowers on the windowsills, which the guys from the company had already installed for us.

The carpenter helped put the interior door, only then I found out that it was standing upside down. (what a difference!) if only it functions normally.

I pasted the doorways with a white corner on a liquid nail. On the right side, the stove is new, heats all the rooms at once.

The firebox itself is in the bathroom.

I put a substrate on the rough floor, then fiberboard and linoleum. Then she screwed the floor plinths with self-tapping screws and voila-beauty.

This is the big room.

Some of you wanted to see more details about concrete pedestals, so I added details. So, a layer of windows was inserted, the house was sheathed with flat slate from the outside, and a mound was made around the house, until next summer.

Now let's continue about outdoor work, after the cold winter and spring. next summer.

When all the cabinets are ready, gradually, opening each side of the house from the blockage, remove the rotten logs of the lower crown, dry them with waterproofing,

we install the formwork, lay the reinforcement, connecting it to the ends of the reinforcement of the corner pedestals and fill it with concrete.

We do this together with a man, under my strict guidance.

We make brickwork on the finished foundation.

And as expected, the blind area has been made. not quite ordinary.

This is all about outdoor work, home renovation. If you have any questions, ask, with pleasure that I know, I will answer. And for everyone who is interested, the continuation of the internal renovation awaits - the dining room!

Thank you for your time. Your LYUDMILA.

The kitchen should be cozy, comfortable and beautiful. The creation of a stylish interior usually requires significant financial costs. To save on wages for the designer and builders, repairs should be carried out on their own. A description of do-it-yourself kitchen repair with photos of each stage will help you cope without the involvement of professionals.

DIY kitchen repair

How to make a stylish renovation in the kitchen, as in the photo, with your own hands? To do this, you need to take courage, discuss with the household the features of the interior they want, present the final result of the repair and get down to work.

Preparatory work for the renovation of the kitchen

Before starting any repair work, you should draw up a design project for the renovated kitchen area. This requires:

1. Measure the dimensions of the kitchen, taking into account protrusions, niches, columns, door and window openings;
2. Decide on the layout of the room, the amount of furniture, the color scheme of decoration, style, placement of lighting devices;
3. Draw a volumetric drawing of the arrangement of furniture on paper or in a special application on a personal computer;
4. Determine the scope of the budget, choose the right finishing materials, order furniture from the necessary materials and the right sizes;
5. Create a list of required materials: paint, putty, wallpaper, glue, tiles, etc. and purchase them.

An example of a drawing for the placement of kitchen furniture

After creating the project, they begin preparatory work, which includes:

• Cleaning the space from furniture and household appliances;
• Dismantling of wall, floor and ceiling decoration. Removing the door frame and window frame.

Photos of the kitchen before and after DIY repair are presented below.

Photos of the kitchen before and after renovation

Kitchen renovation - before and after

For cosmetic repairs, this step can be skipped. But if the old water supply and sewerage pipes are in poor condition, then they must be replaced. One of the following materials is selected for pipes:

1. Polypropylene has an affordable price, resistance to corrosion and a low level of heat conductivity, does not require additional components, is installed by welding;
2. Metalloplast has a rigid structure, low heat transfer, corrosion resistance, is not easy to install, requires installation of gaskets and cuffs;
3. Copper is an expensive, but the most practical material, it is characterized by wear resistance, durability, is not afraid of the influence of high and low temperatures, has antibacterial properties and resistance to deformation.

It is recommended that a professional electrician replace the wiring. It is important to provide for the installation of sockets at the electronics connection points.

Replacing the wiring in the kitchen with your own hands

Above the location of the stove, it is necessary to install a powerful hood, which, during cooking, will draw smoke and steam into the ventilation shaft.

Advice! The hood should be installed 60-70 cm above the hob.

Do-it-yourself installation of a hood in the kitchen

With a quick cosmetic repair and when the condition of the window frames and doors can be called satisfactory, this stage is skipped.

DIY window repair in the kitchen

Wooden windows can be restored or simply cleaned of old paint from the frames and repainted.

When replacing old windows with new ones, you must select the desired material:

1. Wood is a beautiful, environmentally friendly and expensive material;
2. Plastic is a cheap and practical material. It provides a high level of heat and sound insulation.

Preparing a doorway for installing kitchen doors

When choosing a door, you should give preference to a plastic model. It is more practical than wood. It all depends on the style of interior decoration and the financial capabilities of the apartment owners.

When choosing materials for decoration, it is worth considering their practicality, since the kitchen is characterized by a temperature drop, as well as particles of food and drinks that may end up on the walls, floor or even the ceiling.

DIY window painting

For finishing the ceiling in the kitchen, you can use:

1. Tension structure. Installation of a stretch ceiling is carried out only after finishing the walls. This finishing option is durable, attractive in appearance, but expensive and requires professional installation.
2. A paint that is not afraid of water. Before painting, it is required to level the ceiling surface with a putty. Only after the putty has completely dried is paint applied. This is a simple and inexpensive finish.
3. Suspended structure. It is made of plastic or drywall. Requires the creation of a crate, which is then sheathed with plastic or plasterboard panels.

DIY plasterboard ceiling installation

Before starting work on the decoration of the walls, their surface can be leveled with a putty and a primer or isogypsum. The following materials are used to decorate the walls in the kitchen:

Wallpaper is a budget option. They are inexpensive, easy to stick. It is necessary to choose wallpaper for the kitchen among washable models: vinyl, non-woven. Wallpaper for painting and fiberglass is very popular.

Applying washable wallpaper in the kitchen

Green painted walls in the kitchen

Decorative textured plaster in the kitchen

DIY ceramic tile apron

Advice! Not all walls can be tiled, but only the apron above the work surface.

Below in the photo you can see the design of a simple kitchen renovation option.

Renovated kitchen in a classic interior

As a floor covering in the kitchen, you can use:

Linoleum is a cheap and practical option. It is durable, easy to fit on your own, unpretentious in maintenance, has many color options.

DIY linoleum laying in the kitchen

DIY cork floor in the kitchen

Environmentally friendly kitchen floor material - wood

Laying moisture-resistant laminate in the kitchen with your own hands

Porcelain stoneware tiles on the kitchen floor

The furniture is installed in accordance with the previously drawn drawing. Its quantity and dimensions depend on the area of ​​the room.

Linear kitchen set

A must-have piece of furniture in any kitchen is a set. It can be straight or angular, occupy one, two or three walls of the room. If the kitchen is small and will be used only for cooking, then the kitchen set and household appliances can occupy almost the entire room. In this case, the dining area will be located in another room.

Small corner kitchen interior

If the kitchen combines both the cooking area and the dining room, then a table and chairs or a couch are installed in it. The dining area is usually placed opposite the headset.

Placing the dining area against the wall, opposite the working area

To make the furniture fit perfectly into the space allotted for it, it is recommended to make it to order. Do not forget that the appearance of the furniture should match the style of the kitchen design.

Corner kitchen with wooden facades

After familiarizing yourself with the photographs of the repair work, you can safely take on the repair of the kitchen with your own hands. It is necessary to carry out the entire range of work in stages. The most important step is planning. Without a well-thought-out plan and accurately carried out calculations, it will not work to create a harmonious interior.