Indeed, companions. Here we go! Our storm cellar redesign will begin September first, and I'm occupied with making all the arrangements. The greatest bit of which is our kitchen rebuild! I'm so amped up for changing this space into our fantasy basement/garden kitchen. While dealing with this structure, we are remembering that we might need to lease this space out in the long run. For the present, be that as it may, we are anticipating utilizing it for collecting food from the nursery, and drying spices and blossoms. A space for additional kitchen extends that will presently have their own home. Above all... how about we start with what it resembles now!

As storm cellars go... this one absolutely isn't the most noticeably terrible. The roofs are low, yet the light is not too bad (this is the best light it gets... late evening daylight!). As should be obvious, the kitchen has experienced more promising times. The electrical is old, the pipes is old, the cupboards are self-destructing, and a great deal of the renovating that occurred down here throughout the years has been trashy work, most definitely. So we're removing everything.

Let's get the lay of the land, will we? 

The secondary passage that you see here prompts the nursery. The entryway quickly to one side of it goes into our pantry and the steps to go up to the fundamental floor. A note on the floors: After going all around about removing them and supplanting them or keeping them, we've concluded that we're keeping them. They're fit as a fiddle, we don't really mind the tile (keeps things exceptionally chill off there in the late spring!) and we need to make as meager waste as could reasonably be expected. 

To one side of the sink you can see that there is an abnormal knock out in the divider... that is the place our significant pipes (and shut-off valve) is in the house. This will be something we'll have to work around and make more available. Generally, however, we are keeping this design the equivalent for financial plan. 

Goodness, and that frightful drop roof is completely coming out and getting drywall. Whoopee.

This zone is the place things get abnormal. I despise having apparatuses so near one another (feels so overwhelming!) and the ice chest feels excessively huge in this space. In spite of the fact that we love having additional food stockpiling down here, I don't think it should be this gigantic. In a perfect world, I'll be supplanting this cooler with something counter-profundity and more fitting to the room. The range will most likely remain except if we can get one supported, for financial plan. These are both GE apparatuses, just 5 years of age or something like that, and they work totally well, so it's difficult to legitimize disposing of both of them, however the fussbudget in me feels like it would have a major effect! 

Prepared to see the designs for our update?

1.We'll be jettisoning the metal equipment style that we have on the principle floor for a cleaned nickel. I love that it feels somewhat lighter and gives the space its own look! 

2.We'll certainly supplant the upper cupboards by the sink with drifting racks to open the space up more (style TBD!). I can hardly wait to put every one of our containers of canned merchandise, dried blossoms, and so forth up there! 

3.The tile backsplash is a zellige that I found at our neighborhood re-use store, so we're focused on utilizing that in here. 

4.I'd love to avoid white or cream on the lower cupboards and go with shading! At this moment I'm exploring different avenues regarding a hearty green, but on the other hand am thinking about blues which may combine better with the backsplash (not all that sloppy!). I'd love input on what shading you'd prefer to see or have been motivated by of late! 

5.I'm 99% certain we will paint the saltillo tile floors with a smooth white (more on that beneath!) 

6.We are likewise attempting to utilize a ton of rescue material in here to save money on cost as well as be aware of waste! I've had a ton of fun visiting the reuse stores around here and chasing for treasures. Planning to locate a cool component to use as an island/workstation! 

7.We will supplant the current way to the nursery with something more solid, however wanting to in any case have a window to allow in however much light as could reasonably be expected! Perhaps paint it a similar shading as the cupboards? 

1.Format. Generally, I need to stay with how things are here, yet in the event that there is an approach to isolate the refrigerator from the range, I would likewise love to think about that! I'm dealing with certain thoughts for how it could occur. 

2.Paint hues are all TBD now. Since it's a storm cellar, I don't need anything to believe to overwhelming or dull! Fortunately the kitchen gets average light, yet throughout the winter it's not even close to this splendid. Once more, not completely sold on the green for the cupboards... be that as it may, it was a decent beginning stage! 

3.Subtleties! Clearly such huge numbers of little components to consider in here that I haven't arrived on yet, since we've recently begun arranging. I can hardly wait to perceive how we can make unique minutes, even on a tight spending plan, in this space.

About those floors... Along these lines, in our little survey on Instagram a stunning 67% of you said we should keep the floors with no guarantees. (!!!). Alright folks, here's the arrangement. I realize that earthenware and block floors are inclining at the present time, however I'm stressed over how we're going to feel about them in another 3-5 years. While I love the possibility of an excellent worn stone floor in here, these tiles are not that. They haven't been all around kept up (so filthy!), so we'd need to strip them, clean them and reseal them. Is it justified, despite all the trouble? I'm not completely persuaded. 

From a tasteful outlook, I truly don't worry about them, however they've generally gotten a handle on a touch of spot in our 1920's Craftsman home. I picture them more as a Mediterranean Farmhouse component than a Pacific Northwest Farmhouse component. (Have I referenced that these are the floors all through the whole cellar? Not simply the kitchen!) My expectation is that painting the floors white is going to help reflect all the more light go into the entirety of the rooms. 

Presently here's a more critical glance at a portion of the components above!