We have been in our little tree house for over a year and a half now and we are finally ready to start working on the kitchen. Fritz and I found a set of old St. Charles metal kitchen cabinets from the 50s and we thought they would fit in nicely to our remodel plans. First of all, they were cheap. I mean really, really cheap. The entire set cost us $100 plus tax and a few trips to Pacioma in my Ranger. We found them at a place called The Re-Use People, which specializes in recycling building materials that would otherwise end up in landfills from other peoples' remodels or tear-down job sites. They have a wonderful warehouse full of doors, cabinets, windows, you name it. We went to see if we could pick up a couple of small cabinets to fill in some of the gaps in the kitchen. We ended up with this entire set after several months because no one else wanted them and so they practically gave them to us just so they wouldn't end up as scrap.
Now I know what some people (mami) are thinking. These probably should have ended up as scrap, as they are hopelessly old and out of date. Yet I can't help but imagine how cute they will look in our little old kitchen. The construction on our house spans from the late 20s to the late 40s, so a 50s kitchen is probably just what it needs, and hey, for the price, I can deal with a bit of elbowgrease. And speaking of elbow grease, I will be chronicling the work that is going into refinishing these cabinets over the next several months. I just hope to get the work completed before we have any additions to the family.
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