Making a MoodboardĪt this point, I just needed to see if all these elements were working together. What’s great about this app is that if you like the tones of a picture, you can extract its color palette. I used it to pick the colors of my palette and see if they were functioning well together. For that, I used a very efficient app named Pantone studio. Once I had a clearer idea of the type of kitchen I wanted, I needed to define my color scheme. If I had to define it in terms of interior design styles, I would say mainly modern with some industrial hues and farmhouse touchesĬheck out my Pinterest board Color scheme This phase taught me that I was really attracted by green painted cabinets and that I wanted something that looked sleek but cozy. I made a Pinterest board to help me define it more precisely. InspirationĪfter that, I already had a good idea of the type of kitchen I wanted but I needed to do more researches. So I knew I had to paint the walls but could leave the floor untouched. However, the tiling on the wall was really hard to play with. The floor tile was okay, I wouldn’t have chosen that but I didn’t hate it. Include our stovetop in the kitchen planįrom there I considered the aesthetic side.More space to store our kitchenware and food.It’s always easier to make a list so you can keep a clear head about this and not lose sight of crucial points. Finally, I needed more space to conceal my stuff and also counter space to cook. I needed to add a dining room into this kitchen because there was no other space where to do it. For instance, I couldn’t get rid of the already existing cabinets and sink. I knew that some things were non-negotiable. So I decided to start with the constraints. It may seem stupid, but it’s not always easy to know where to start.
Finding the starting pointĪt first, what was the hardest was to find the starting point. Well, this is what I would have done if the place was mine but really who wants to invest tens of thousands into a rental? So I had to lower my expectations and be more realistic. I would have also bought a beautiful vintage oven that I would have had built-in within the new kitchen.
Also changing the sink for some old farm style sink instead of that stainless steel I don’t really adore. Surely I would have loved to change the floor tiles and also open up the wall that separates the hallway from the kitchen with a steel-framed glass. (or at least leave it in better shape than before) Expectation v.s. You need to be able to put things exactly the way they were when you leave. You can’t do whatever you want because obviously, you don’t own the place. So as you may imagine, designing a kitchen in a rental has its limitations. But the room was spacious and we could totally see its potential.
Also a small cupboard for storage that used to be a fridge decades ago. So as I just said, the kitchen before was almost non-existent except for a sink compartment with cabinets above and underneath and a very big built-in cupboard. We wouldn’t have had the chance to do this amazing green kitchen otherwise. In a sense, I think that I’m happier that there was nothing rather than a mid 90’s kitchen that must remain untouched. No counter space, no fridge, no oven, no nothing. Our old place had only a sink with two cabinets underneath and the doors were missing… In the new, we were lucky enough to have also cabinets above the sink… But that’s it. It might seem weird for some of you but when you rent an apartment in Geneva, there is not necessarily an equipped kitchen in it. So when this slightly bigger and newer but still with the stamp of the old, apartment was within our range we just jumped on the opportunity. It hadn’t been redone in decades and we weren’t really able to do anything about it without risking a rent raise. Our old place was very small just under 40 square meters (20 feet) and very old. We decided to move from our old rental apartment to this new rental, because it was more spacious and had really bigger room. But this time I’m going to show you everything! The good, the bad and the ugly 😉 So let’s get into this! Also, follow me on Instagram if you want to follow my home decor adventure day by day. You might have seen some sneak peek in the article I made about sprucing up your kitchen rental. So here I am taking you through all the different steps to build an IKEA kitchen. This is not really fresh news since this kitchen has been done for a couple of months now, but I still wanted to write about the complete process.
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