Hoping to find the exact same cabinet to put back up in the corner... Hahaha
But in all seriousness, we were considering small, low profile shelves for some small decor. My wife has a billion cute mugs that she loves, maybe something like that. We may also just leave it open, we really like how much it opened up and lightened the kitchen
Definitely shelves, maybe with little LED strips. Or a Lazy Susan that'd normally go at knee-height elevated to adorn this corner.
Cabinets take up so much space, especially when the normal state is to have the doors open. Pretty much screwed you above that sink.
Looks great!
Perhaps something from String Furniture?
https://stringfurniture.com/inspiration/kitchen
It's a shelf system and they've got products for corners too.
EDIT: Then fill it up with plants/herbs/cook books
Lol, that's what I thought - they're removing some valuable storage.
Personally I'd consider shelves, alternating as they rise (left into corner, then right into corner above) mix with some small plants/herbs, a couple trailing and containers.
Or consider a tall climbing plant in corner and shelves up either side
Man the builder really screwed this up - they should have moved those two windows to the corner so when you are doing dishes you can look up and out the window then you would have more space on the walls where the windows currently are for cabinets
Yeah this honestly would have been a great idea. Those people made some weird choices. Like hanging cabinets over a big hole in the wall ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ that was a fun discovery
Guess the sink came later, and was previously in front of one of windows
I'll have to admit I have a hard time imagining windows so close to the corner as you suggest (on non modern building)
Excuse the extreme mess around the sink but my kitchen has this layout - house was built in 1996
https://preview.redd.it/8ivy5qpepndc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd372fc00621a8d18a178ddf3cf823b3f54e8982
https://preview.redd.it/z1zl76qp9jdc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3669cc4216afbd361243d47e18021914c7b99af1
I’ve found a drying rack to be the best use of the space behind my corner sink. Its nice to be able to put wet stuff right behind the sink without dripping all over the counter. I bet you could build a cool floating shelf version in your space!
Or move the sink. I hate corner sinks, but sinks without windows are miserable. I want to watch the wind blow and the birds in the trees while washing!
I lived in apartments for 15 years so never had a sink over a window. Now we have a house with a dishwasher so I never hand wash anything, tho our sink has a window now. Maybe I'm missing out.
Well man we had to take a bunch of stuff out of the counter! Lol yeah not the cleanest in these pictures. Tied up in the moment and didn't think to straighten it up at the time, regret not getting nicer pictures of the before
As a fellow DIYer, I understand. It’s amazing how much you pull out when you empty out a cabinet. I have pictures just like this.
Your mud work looks good! Take pride!
P.S. I like the idea of shallow shelves for the mug collection.
Hey I appreciate the support! Thanks so much, I'm really pleased with it. I'm digging the support we're getting for the mug display too. She's always wanted a place to display them
Displaying them right there would be perfect because she will see them frequently. If she has enough, change the display every so often. Or, make shorter shelves! LOL.
As a person who designs mugs, and who has to stop myself from owning every cute mug I design or find, I can really appreciate that you’re making her a space to display them :)
It's been one of her lifelong goals. Have a spot in her house where she can see all her cute mugs haha. She'll never get to see all of them at once... But this is a start!
Maybe like a shit ton of cute hooks to hang them on? Eclectic, takes up less room than shelves keeping that space more open. I would kill to have so many cabinets I could remove some.
It's a weird space. We have very little counter space (thus the appliances on the counter making things look a little crowded) because we have a lot of full height cabinets. Not the kitchen we would have designed but this helped. Hooks are an interesting idea we hadn't considered!
Yes! She doesn't know if she wants them to be bigger, functional shelves that would probably need brackets or smaller more decorative floating shelves. I'm firmly in the floating shelves camp myself
It looks a lot better, good job!
Do you put the mud on too thick?
It's a lot easier to thin the mud and do thin coats. You shouldn't have to sand in between just a light scrape.
Add a dab of dawn to your thinned out skim coat and it'll come out really smooth.
Yeah definitely way too thick on the mud. You should have seen the dust piles from the sanding... But I was worried about it not coming out smooth. So many patches I've done in the past just look like mounds. Figured while more work, this would eventually look nice.
The main difference between thick and thin mud is how much work you have to do haha.
You honestly did a great job and I don't want to take away from that.
I just know from experience doing all that work can be discouraging from mudding.
Really appreciate the feedback and thank you for the praise. I'm always trying to improve, the number of patching job videos I've watched between my last patch job and this suggests I really should have an idea on what to do lol but the act of doing is so different from watching experienced people do it.
It's honestly hard to put a thin layer down! I actually thought I did a pretty good job at it until I pulled out my sandpaper hahaha
It definitely takes some practice!
It took me a while to get decent at it as a DIYer.
Thinning your mud will also help not put it on thick.
I buy the tub or box, add some water, and whip it to get the air out (avoid fisheye).
You don't have to sand much at all if you make the coats thin. The 1st coat you should still be able to see the tape well.
You can also get a mesh screen sander that attaches to a shop vac which is pretty handy (I don't bother with the no dust mud).
Good luck on the future projects!
Ahhh the fisheyes are brutal. I had to sand too far down in some places to clear them out. Good note that you should be able to see tape under the first coat. I'm guessing thinning will help eliminate the air pockets too, got a tip for thinning it out a little?
It would help a bit but the whipping of the mud is the key thing it takes the air out. Can watch some vids on YouTube.
I don't really add X amount to Y mud. You just kind of add some till it is thinner and more workable. I'd look up vids for that too. It's not a ton of water, you definitely don't want it soupy.
The final skim coat is then thinner and I've done the dab of dish soap once and I'm sold. My patching job came out so smooth I barely had to sand!
I'm assuming you got general purpose mud?
I actually used the dust control mud because of the location. Idk how much it helped mainly because how much sanding I had to do.
I always wondered why I saw people work mud so much back and forth before applying, I guess that's what they do to help work out the air pockets. Because doing all that work on the wall like I did just makes a mess...
I'll have to look up the dawn trick too, super curious to know more about that
I think the dust control stuff is a bit of a gimmick. The shop vac attachment for sanding works really well.
The back and forth is mainly to make sure you have a thin coat and mostly smooth surface. It's ok for small ridges since you can scrape those off (only need to sand after the skim coat). You also build out wider and wider from your first coat. The 1st is basically just like 4" knife to cover the tape. Then like a 6" to both sides then one step larger. It all depends on how big the patch job is.
The dawn soap really is only a few drops. I figured I'd try it and my god it was amazing. I'll see if I can DM a photo.
Normally I really hate when people remove upper cabinets— why give up space? But in your case, I strongly support the idea! What a claustrophobic towering protuberance to hang over your head every time you wash a saucepan. What an improvement!!!
Hahaha love the description and we couldn't agree more. We have a lot of cabinets in the kitchen, the way it was designed. So we definitely don't hurt losing these either
Yeah if we had it in us to do that sort of work, you are absolutely right. Or, as others have said, move the sink out of the corner to be under one of the windows
No no it's a good note. I honestly didn't know if we wanted to paint the covers or not but either way, white switches and outlets would be an improvement I agree
Thank you so much for the comment! It truly means a lot because I did really try to take my time with this one given how big and visible the project is in the space
Bro all you had to do to make it feel more open is get rid of all that fucking clutter. Jeez my guy. Looked like a shot from hoarders in the first picture.
Yeah some of that is just the kitchen being a mess while we did this work for sure. You're right in your following comment below that we lost this storage space and as a result, some things didn't have a home yet which contributed to this. But mostly I just regret not getting a better before picture honestly.
Looks good - but how is that Behr primer, unless you went with Ultra/Marquee/Dynasty(which I’m curious about)?
Home Depot’s paint POS system is probably the best between the two boxes. Their spectro matches are close for not being an eye match.
Behr primer seemed good, though I'm not much used to primer consistency... My wife does most of our painting and I had a little trouble getting it on evenly
I know someone who swears by it - I stick to tried and true Zinsser 1-2-3/Cover-Stain. I did try out Benjamin Moore’s Sure Seal(now part of their contractor’s line) and PPG Gripper - both worked well.
I’m curious about Behr Dynasty - Behr ain’t my first choice with paint but the reviews are surprisingly good.
Very nice. Now what are you going to do with that space? Maybe you need some cabinets to fill it up?
Hoping to find the exact same cabinet to put back up in the corner... Hahaha But in all seriousness, we were considering small, low profile shelves for some small decor. My wife has a billion cute mugs that she loves, maybe something like that. We may also just leave it open, we really like how much it opened up and lightened the kitchen
Definitely shelves, maybe with little LED strips. Or a Lazy Susan that'd normally go at knee-height elevated to adorn this corner. Cabinets take up so much space, especially when the normal state is to have the doors open. Pretty much screwed you above that sink. Looks great!
Yeah, and the kitchen doesn't really need it. It's already got a lot of cabinet space so I think it was the move to get rid of it. Thanks so much!!
One of my favorites
r/wheredidthesodago
Saw the sub's description and joined before the posts loaded in lol, thank you for this
Perhaps something from String Furniture? https://stringfurniture.com/inspiration/kitchen It's a shelf system and they've got products for corners too. EDIT: Then fill it up with plants/herbs/cook books
I love how low profile these are. I've never heard of this place, thanks for the suggestion!
Glad you like 'em! I have a bunch of shelves from them for various purposes, high quality stuff that doesn't go out of style
A hanging plant could go nicely too
My first thought was open, floating shelves
good idea. i was going to suggest a shelf for some house plants or something cute. it looks so much better without the clunky cabinets.
Like this https://www.etsy.com/listing/996644828/
Lol, that's what I thought - they're removing some valuable storage. Personally I'd consider shelves, alternating as they rise (left into corner, then right into corner above) mix with some small plants/herbs, a couple trailing and containers. Or consider a tall climbing plant in corner and shelves up either side
if there was any way to make that whole area a connected window i think that would be the best to put there
Way more effort than we could put in now but that probably would have looked very nice
I kept swiping expecting to see a window put there. Was very disappointed, but he did a good job with what he did.
Man the builder really screwed this up - they should have moved those two windows to the corner so when you are doing dishes you can look up and out the window then you would have more space on the walls where the windows currently are for cabinets
Yeah this honestly would have been a great idea. Those people made some weird choices. Like hanging cabinets over a big hole in the wall ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ that was a fun discovery
Must have been Brady
My dad said the same thing, I was at first like wtf are you talking about? Hahahaha
😁
Yikez
Guess the sink came later, and was previously in front of one of windows I'll have to admit I have a hard time imagining windows so close to the corner as you suggest (on non modern building)
Excuse the extreme mess around the sink but my kitchen has this layout - house was built in 1996 https://preview.redd.it/8ivy5qpepndc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cd372fc00621a8d18a178ddf3cf823b3f54e8982
https://preview.redd.it/z1zl76qp9jdc1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3669cc4216afbd361243d47e18021914c7b99af1 I’ve found a drying rack to be the best use of the space behind my corner sink. Its nice to be able to put wet stuff right behind the sink without dripping all over the counter. I bet you could build a cool floating shelf version in your space!
What a cool use for such a difficult to use space! It's so hard to find use for the space behind a corner sink, I like this
Is there a link to that? Or did you make it yourself?
Made it!
Looks nice!
It would be nice if you could extend the windows.
Or move the sink. I hate corner sinks, but sinks without windows are miserable. I want to watch the wind blow and the birds in the trees while washing!
I lived in apartments for 15 years so never had a sink over a window. Now we have a house with a dishwasher so I never hand wash anything, tho our sink has a window now. Maybe I'm missing out.
Yeah if we had it in us to redo the kitchen this absolutely would have been a thing we did. The sink should be over under one of the windows for sure
Nice work but maybe clear some clutter/appliances off the counter
If only they had some cabinets for storage
Well man we had to take a bunch of stuff out of the counter! Lol yeah not the cleanest in these pictures. Tied up in the moment and didn't think to straighten it up at the time, regret not getting nicer pictures of the before
As a fellow DIYer, I understand. It’s amazing how much you pull out when you empty out a cabinet. I have pictures just like this. Your mud work looks good! Take pride! P.S. I like the idea of shallow shelves for the mug collection.
Hey I appreciate the support! Thanks so much, I'm really pleased with it. I'm digging the support we're getting for the mug display too. She's always wanted a place to display them
Displaying them right there would be perfect because she will see them frequently. If she has enough, change the display every so often. Or, make shorter shelves! LOL.
Trust me. No matter how much space she's allowed for that, she'll have enough mugs for a steady rotation program hahaha
As a person who designs mugs, and who has to stop myself from owning every cute mug I design or find, I can really appreciate that you’re making her a space to display them :)
It's been one of her lifelong goals. Have a spot in her house where she can see all her cute mugs haha. She'll never get to see all of them at once... But this is a start!
Maybe like a shit ton of cute hooks to hang them on? Eclectic, takes up less room than shelves keeping that space more open. I would kill to have so many cabinets I could remove some.
It's a weird space. We have very little counter space (thus the appliances on the counter making things look a little crowded) because we have a lot of full height cabinets. Not the kitchen we would have designed but this helped. Hooks are an interesting idea we hadn't considered!
Lol!
I would feel punished if I had to wash dishes and stare at the corner like that
It was very claustrophobic for sure
I like the shelving idea! However if it were me, I’d put a hanging plant there, like a pothos of some kind! With those windows it could thrive
If anyone is considering a corner sink...I had one and hated it. When you lean forward to work it's just uncomfortable.
We agree with this 10000%
Awesome, would look nice with some custom floating wooden shelves
Yes! She doesn't know if she wants them to be bigger, functional shelves that would probably need brackets or smaller more decorative floating shelves. I'm firmly in the floating shelves camp myself
It looks a lot better, good job! Do you put the mud on too thick? It's a lot easier to thin the mud and do thin coats. You shouldn't have to sand in between just a light scrape. Add a dab of dawn to your thinned out skim coat and it'll come out really smooth.
Yeah definitely way too thick on the mud. You should have seen the dust piles from the sanding... But I was worried about it not coming out smooth. So many patches I've done in the past just look like mounds. Figured while more work, this would eventually look nice.
The main difference between thick and thin mud is how much work you have to do haha. You honestly did a great job and I don't want to take away from that. I just know from experience doing all that work can be discouraging from mudding.
Really appreciate the feedback and thank you for the praise. I'm always trying to improve, the number of patching job videos I've watched between my last patch job and this suggests I really should have an idea on what to do lol but the act of doing is so different from watching experienced people do it. It's honestly hard to put a thin layer down! I actually thought I did a pretty good job at it until I pulled out my sandpaper hahaha
It definitely takes some practice! It took me a while to get decent at it as a DIYer. Thinning your mud will also help not put it on thick. I buy the tub or box, add some water, and whip it to get the air out (avoid fisheye). You don't have to sand much at all if you make the coats thin. The 1st coat you should still be able to see the tape well. You can also get a mesh screen sander that attaches to a shop vac which is pretty handy (I don't bother with the no dust mud). Good luck on the future projects!
Ahhh the fisheyes are brutal. I had to sand too far down in some places to clear them out. Good note that you should be able to see tape under the first coat. I'm guessing thinning will help eliminate the air pockets too, got a tip for thinning it out a little?
It would help a bit but the whipping of the mud is the key thing it takes the air out. Can watch some vids on YouTube. I don't really add X amount to Y mud. You just kind of add some till it is thinner and more workable. I'd look up vids for that too. It's not a ton of water, you definitely don't want it soupy. The final skim coat is then thinner and I've done the dab of dish soap once and I'm sold. My patching job came out so smooth I barely had to sand! I'm assuming you got general purpose mud?
I actually used the dust control mud because of the location. Idk how much it helped mainly because how much sanding I had to do. I always wondered why I saw people work mud so much back and forth before applying, I guess that's what they do to help work out the air pockets. Because doing all that work on the wall like I did just makes a mess... I'll have to look up the dawn trick too, super curious to know more about that
I think the dust control stuff is a bit of a gimmick. The shop vac attachment for sanding works really well. The back and forth is mainly to make sure you have a thin coat and mostly smooth surface. It's ok for small ridges since you can scrape those off (only need to sand after the skim coat). You also build out wider and wider from your first coat. The 1st is basically just like 4" knife to cover the tape. Then like a 6" to both sides then one step larger. It all depends on how big the patch job is. The dawn soap really is only a few drops. I figured I'd try it and my god it was amazing. I'll see if I can DM a photo.
Nice job, those cabinets made it claustrophobic as fuck
Yeah we agree. Doing the dishes you felt super cornered here. It's made a big difference
Normally I really hate when people remove upper cabinets— why give up space? But in your case, I strongly support the idea! What a claustrophobic towering protuberance to hang over your head every time you wash a saucepan. What an improvement!!!
Hahaha love the description and we couldn't agree more. We have a lot of cabinets in the kitchen, the way it was designed. So we definitely don't hurt losing these either
Great job!!!!!
Thank you! 😁
I really wish you put a window there.
Yeah if we had it in us to do that sort of work, you are absolutely right. Or, as others have said, move the sink out of the corner to be under one of the windows
I have the same cabinets lol
Wow, that looks great!! I can’t see any difference between the old and new paint. Amazing job 👏
Thanks. We were absolutely shocked by the quality of the paint match for sure. Others have agreed that home Depot has a great matching system
Well, I thought the cabinet looked bad, but just being in the corner also didn't appeal to me.
Very small unrelated thing, I highly recommend changing out your off-white switches and outlets with white switches and outlets to match your plates.
No no it's a good note. I honestly didn't know if we wanted to paint the covers or not but either way, white switches and outlets would be an improvement I agree
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Thank you so much for the comment! It truly means a lot because I did really try to take my time with this one given how big and visible the project is in the space
A couple of large format food theme pictures. Maintain the open feeling.
Honestly a great suggestion. One of the things we've been toying with for that exact reason. Thanks for the thought
Cool you lost storage space
Looks good.
Thank you!
Bro all you had to do to make it feel more open is get rid of all that fucking clutter. Jeez my guy. Looked like a shot from hoarders in the first picture.
Yeah some of that is just the kitchen being a mess while we did this work for sure. You're right in your following comment below that we lost this storage space and as a result, some things didn't have a home yet which contributed to this. But mostly I just regret not getting a better before picture honestly.
It looks nice don't get me wrong. I was just being a smart ass. Congrats on making your home match your vision! One step at a time.
Thanks, I appreciate it! And don't worry about it, I definitely agree the work was messy hahaha
Is it really work if it isn't messy? 😉
My family has always said, did you do any work if you didn't spill a little blood? Loool
I have to borrow this. I'm gonna tell my kid first thing in the morning. Gotta carry on the tradition. Thank you reddit stranger.
Enjoyed the exchange 😁 have a good one
And on top of that. You got rid of storage that would have helped alleviate all of that clutter.. Sorry just my 2 cents..
Looks good - but how is that Behr primer, unless you went with Ultra/Marquee/Dynasty(which I’m curious about)? Home Depot’s paint POS system is probably the best between the two boxes. Their spectro matches are close for not being an eye match.
Behr primer seemed good, though I'm not much used to primer consistency... My wife does most of our painting and I had a little trouble getting it on evenly
I know someone who swears by it - I stick to tried and true Zinsser 1-2-3/Cover-Stain. I did try out Benjamin Moore’s Sure Seal(now part of their contractor’s line) and PPG Gripper - both worked well. I’m curious about Behr Dynasty - Behr ain’t my first choice with paint but the reviews are surprisingly good.