Updated design of a small kitchen with an area of 10 sq.meters Homeowner Ellison McDonald, who designed her own house on her own, has been making this decision for over 10 years. All these years, she put up with the many inconveniences that darkened her everyday life. For example, she could not open the dishwasher and the cupboard containing the trash can at the same time. That is, there was no way to clean the plates of food debris and immediately load them into the dishwasher. These things seem insignificant, but they are the ones that cause the most irritation. As Allison's children grew up, she realized that it was time to change everything. The woman spent almost a year rebuilding the kitchen interior on her own: dismantling, renovating and more efficiently placing the cabinets, as well as putting in a new cherry wood flooring. She finally moved the dishwasher and set a pull-out bin next to the sink. 
Object parameters
Dimensions: 8.8 square meters (3 x 2.9 meters) Layout: U-shaped Location: British Columbia, Canada Budget: $ 4,500 (including the cost of equipment, furniture and materials) Features: solid cherry flooring, solid wooden worktop, built-in case with a lifting door and a modest budget Before: in addition to the fact that the interior of the kitchen was hopelessly outdated, and its functionality left much to be desired. 
McDonald drew inspiration from reviews onpages of specialized Internet sites. With their help, she learned how to make various repairs, furniture assembly and installation. Not without online consultations and calls to friends builders. “At some point, they simply stopped picking up the phone, because I had too many questions,” recalls Allison with a smile. The implementation of projects took a little more time than it usually does, and besides, there were several failures, albeit minor ones. In particular, for the first time, Allison cut the laminate for the tabletop so badly that she had to buy a new panel, after which she acted more cautiously. Linoleum was dismantled, and its place was taken by a modern, untreated cherry wood flooring, which McDonald bought quite inexpensively from his familiar builder: he had some material left after completing another project. The changes did not affect the tile apron, because the owner really liked his cobalt color and quality of installation. To solve the problem of organizing space, Allison moved a dishwasher, a cabinet with cleaning tools and a pantry to other places. So she managed to clear the space around the peninsula. It was necessary to somehow compensate for the decrease in storage space, and the open shelves and the sideboard below them did a great job. 
Wanting to save money, Allison acquiredmost of the kitchen appliances through the site classified ads, but did not regret the funds to buy a sink and refrigerator. “It was a barbecue period,” laughs Allison. “Even in January, when it was snowing around, I baked a pie on the grill grate.” The woman did the repair in stages, installing no more than one cabinet at a time. She and other households had to go without a stove for a while. The built-in case installed above the peninsula accommodates a mixer, a slow cooker, a blender and other devices. 
A new sink and stove appeared in the kitchen, andventilation system has been upgraded. Alison MacDonald admits: “I enjoyed doing it all myself. I admit, strong expressions from time to time sounded in these walls, but I decided not to rush in any way, and the result was the way I imagined it. ” 
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