Just finished renovating the 2 bedrooms apartment all by myself

[Dominus]

Bought a triplex not too long ago. Been working on it slowly all by myself. Finally finished it. I know it doesn't look like much compared to some other places, but it was honest work.















Edit.

All new romex wires. All new pvc and pex for plumbing. That kitchen was rebuilt. And the floor was a little slanted in kitchen so I ended up jacking up the floor from the basement, replaced a few 2x8s and put in an additional beam.

 

[backagain]

Not for nothing, I wouldn't rent the place. The electrical cord for the A/C is in the sink. The counter space is pretty much minimal. The cabinet spaces are minimal. Where to store food, plates, glasses and pots and pans. I would run.

 

[Dominus]

Not for nothing, I wouldn't rent the place. The electrical cord for the A/C is in the sink. The counter space is pretty much minimal. The cabinet spaces are minimal. Where to store food, plates, glasses and pots and pans. I would run.

Ooh haha. Ya I will be removing that when I rent it out. I put that there temporarily for myself.

 

[EddMarkStarr]

Thank you for the wonderful photos! In the Seattle market, that apartment would start a bidding war.

 

[LeicsDom]

Not for nothing, I wouldn't rent the place. The electrical cord for the A/C is in the sink. The counter space is pretty much minimal. The cabinet spaces are minimal. Where to store food, plates, glasses and pots and pans. I would run.

I agree that there are not enough storage spaces in the kitchen. It looks to be a pretty good sized kitchen so why not extend the counter surface?

 

[unloadonme]

I agree with the previous comments. You could make more of the kitchen and electrics and water don't mix. I'd add that some of the skirting boards look like they need another coat of paint.

 

[rareboy]

Just a suggestion for the future.

You should use a matte or semi matte varnish on the floors. It wears better and looks cleaner with less work.

We were on the board of a 58 unit co-op and found this saved a ton of money and work on move-outs.

 

[Dominus]

I agree that there are not enough storage spaces in the kitchen. It looks to be a pretty good sized kitchen so why not extend the counter surface?

If you're talking about extending it to the right of the sink, that's where the narrow entrance from the living room is. I know you can't tell from the pictures, but if I extend the counter out anymore, then noting van be taken in and out of the kitchen. The fridge for example. My original design was to take it out further than that. Then when I tried to take the fridge in I couldn't. I kinda need to future proof it.

 

[Dominus]

Just a suggestion for the future.

You should use a matte or semi matte varnish on the floors. It wears better and looks cleaner with less work.

We were on the board of a 58 unit co-op and found this saved a ton of money and work on move-outs.

Ok. I'll do that going forward.

 

[Dominus]

Forgot to say. All those windows are brand new. The place came with those old nasty wooden windows from the 50s. I installed the new windows myself.

 

[KaraBulut]

It reminds me of places that I rented when I was in college- lots of room in the common spaces but small kitchens and bathrooms. Having W/D connections in a rental space is a much-appreciated luxury when you're in college.

I'd put a bigger light fixture in the kitchen. At night, it's going to be dark and they will need the additional lighting. Hopefully, the vent hood also has lights for the range top?

I would consider putting a fire-proof backsplash on the two walls adjacent to the range. Renters have a tendency to catch things on fire around the stove and range. It will also help keep the walls clean from food staining.

There's some open space above the refrigerator that might be good for additional storage spaces.

 

[unloadonme]

The wall to the right of the fridge looks (from the joint with the ceiling) like it could possibly be removed to make he kitchen bigger. Has something been boxed in there?

 

[NotHardUp1]

It looks nice enough as a starter apartment. It's clean. It's modern enough. And I'm sure someone will be thrilled to get it.

Tons of young people don't cook squat, so counter space isn't a thing for many young folks.

A rug covering up the old floor will brighten it much.

I renovated the studio apartment behind my home when I had a brief lay off back in the 90's, and was equally proud of doing it myself, humble place it was. I had the advantage of having lived in it previously, so knew how a young person starting out could be happy there.

 

[Dominus]

The wall to the right of the fridge looks (from the joint with the ceiling) like it could possibly be removed to make he kitchen bigger. Has something been boxed in there?

The bathroom of the 2nd unit is behind there. This is a triplex. What you see in the pics is just 1 unit.

 

[me203]

Tons of young people don't cook squat, so counter space isn't a thing for many young folks.

Good point, but it's not just young people these days. With cell phones standard, kitchens aren't even needed to hold the land line and stack of menus from pizza places anymore.

For a lot of people, the counter space is more than enough for a microwave and a coffee pot.

My childhood home had seriously limited counter space, but we got by. I was semi-ambitious with cooking the last couple of years living in that house, and I survived.

The big problem I see with the kitchen pictured above is storage space, but I think it could be livable for many people. And for those who find this kitchen limiting could find ways of workign around the limits (say, a small shelf unit to hold additional cookware).

 

[NotHardUp1]

My childhood home had seriously limited counter space, but we got by. I was semi-ambitious with cooking the last couple of years living in that house, and I survived.

A lot of people also use fitted cutting boards to cover the sinks and use as work spaces for cooking.

 

[unloadonme]

The bathroom of the 2nd unit is behind there. This is a triplex. What you see in the pics is just 1 unit.

Is that just a stud wall then? If would be disconcerting if one was preparing one's dinner in the kitchen to the sounds of one's neighbour defecating in the next room.