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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
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Patti
Missouri
USA
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 Posted - Dec 27 2006 : 12:08:11 PM
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I'm to the point of ordering cabinets, countertop, and sink, and I'm really anxious to do that because at this point I run up and down the stairs to the only working bathroom for water, to do dishes, etc. Anyway, my problem is that I can't plan my kitchen around my present stove's measurements because I'll be replacing it as soon as I can find the stove I really, really want -- a vintage stove from around the 1930's. How do I do this without creating a huge problem later? The way my kitchen is configured, I have to plan for the stove's size now. Anyone here ever deal with this? What did you do?
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KarenP
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Chippewa Falls
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Dec 27 2006 : 3:11:06 PM
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Patti,
My suggestion would be go as wide as your going to need for your dream stove and order extra filler piece(s) for the cabinetry and extra length on your countertop to make up the difference. Otherwise, I'm a-feared you will never get the dream stove because it will cost too much to re-do the kitchen again! You can always cut down the counter top and pull out the filler pieces when the dream stove arrives!
just my 2 cents
KarenP
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Dec 27 2006 : 9:06:31 PM
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I think Patti's suggestions are great. Unless you have a separate wall that you could locate the vintage stove by itself, I don't know of another option. When you pull out the filler pieces, you may need to install a piece of finished wood on the side of the cabinet(s) left in place. Most of it will probably be hidden by the stove, but it will look nicer than exposed rough wood.
Sandy in Missouri
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doglady
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
Howard
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2006 : 09:29:27 AM
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Patti,
Why not plan and install the sink area first with cabinets that can be matched up to later. This way, you would have a working sink and some counter space. You can then purchase your stove and add the rest of the cabinets afterward. Just an idea.
Tina
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junebug
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
West Plains,
Mo.
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2006 : 11:04:28 AM
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Hi Patti, so glad your plans are all coming true! If it were me, I'd plan much better than the stove, and afterwards you could make a extra slim cabinet for cookie sheets and other pans that don't have a place just for them. Do you understand my idea? I've seen them before, a tall slender door next to the stove for pans. Shouldn't cost hardly nothing, you could use scraps too, maybe?
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momto6
True Blue Farmgirl
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Valerie
Goltry
OK
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2006 : 12:29:42 PM
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I have no idea if this is a viable solution or not, so chuck it out the window if it isn't!
Three years ago, we were looking to buy a house that needed the kitchen totally remodeled. We took the general measurements to Lowe's cabinet/kitchen center, and they gave us a FREE workup of how the cabinets would look, and all the sizes. They can leave space as big as you need for a stove, plus a bit for maybe that narrow cabinet. They will print it off and give it to you; you would know then how it will look, and I believe sizes of everything to order. We didn't end up getting the house, but it was nice knowing exactly what the cabinets were going to look like, if we needed to purchase them.
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happymama58
True Blue Farmgirl
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Patti
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Dec 28 2006 : 8:27:31 PM
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Thanks, ladies, for the great suggestions. After reading your responses and visiting Lowes, we've decided to buy a utility sink to use for now and not put in the cabinets until we find the stove we want. We'll put the utility up where the sink will be, so the water lines will be in the right place, and when we put in the cabinets/sink, we'll just put the utility sink in dh's work area in the basement. I may have found a stove and will know more in a few days.
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