04-28-2014, 01:18 AM
DP,
One of my best friends uses the phrase "It's serviceable. Why spend the money?" when it comes to home improvements. The issue isn't that something is workable and livable. The issue is that serviceable isn't what I want and what I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to own and call home. For example...
The kitchen in the apartment my wife and I bought in 2012 is serviceable and it's livable. For now. The individual who designed the kitchen is a moron. The cabinetry is garbage. The layout is awful. The remaining appliances (range and over the range microwave) are mediocre at best and we _hate_ having an over the range microwave. The appliances are in the wrong locations. The models that were in it are mediocre at best. The only reason we didn't gut the kitchen before moving in is the expense.
Despite that, the kitchen is serviceable and it's going to be used until we have the money to gut it properly because serviceable isn't what we want in our home. FWIW, we've already replaced the fridge, dishwasher and washer and dryer. But, when we replaced them, we bought what we wanted knowing they'll be carried over into the new kitchen.
We will replace the kitchen in due time. It's just a matter of putting away the money for it. A kitchen around here is a $35 to $50K job.
Robert
One of my best friends uses the phrase "It's serviceable. Why spend the money?" when it comes to home improvements. The issue isn't that something is workable and livable. The issue is that serviceable isn't what I want and what I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to own and call home. For example...
The kitchen in the apartment my wife and I bought in 2012 is serviceable and it's livable. For now. The individual who designed the kitchen is a moron. The cabinetry is garbage. The layout is awful. The remaining appliances (range and over the range microwave) are mediocre at best and we _hate_ having an over the range microwave. The appliances are in the wrong locations. The models that were in it are mediocre at best. The only reason we didn't gut the kitchen before moving in is the expense.
Despite that, the kitchen is serviceable and it's going to be used until we have the money to gut it properly because serviceable isn't what we want in our home. FWIW, we've already replaced the fridge, dishwasher and washer and dryer. But, when we replaced them, we bought what we wanted knowing they'll be carried over into the new kitchen.
We will replace the kitchen in due time. It's just a matter of putting away the money for it. A kitchen around here is a $35 to $50K job.
Robert