Customizing ‘NEW TO US’ Kitchen Cabinets
We are on a tight budget to finish our house and buying used kitchen cabinets was a way to not only save a lot of money, but to make it possible to have quality wood cabinets! We feel very blessed to have been able to find and purchase these cabinets and have the skills to DIY ‘customize’ (aka cut!) them to fit our kitchen !
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We are Rich & Kathie, a retired couple building our dream home: A SUPER ENERGY EFFICIENT OFF GRID earth sheltered home in the Adirondacks!
The house will be covered with about 30" of soil which helps to maintain an internal temperature between 45 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit in winter & summer respectively. This means that in the winter we will only need minimal heat that we plan to provide with a small wood burning stove and we shouldn't need any air conditioning in the summer at all!
With inflation right now, the energy efficiency of this house is a HUGE Plus! But, it also means that we have a super tight budget that is getting tighter by the day. For this reason we DIY everything we reasonably can and find creative ways to save money such as repurposing.
Please subscribe and join us to see how we manage the challenges of staying in budget and exactly how energy efficient this house actually is when it is done!
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Labour of Love does'nt do it justice ... well done Rich and Kathi 👍👍👍.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Best job yet! Shelley is especially impressed with Rich's skill freehanding the circular saw. She uses a guide for any cut. Really great price too!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! He wasn’t happy having to freehand but he got it done!
Loved watching you create a beautiful kitchen using these used cabinets. My husband and I did the same thing in our 1970s home. My sister remodeled her house and totally renovated her kitchen. Her old cabinets were oak and really only about 10 years because they had their house built. So we bought them for 500.00 and removed our old 1970s cabinets and fitted the oak cabinets into our kitchen. I love them.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
That is awesome! Doesn’t it feel great?😁😊
Rich may not have been a cabinet maker when he started but he sure became one and did a great job the kitchen looks great.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! And he definitely did😁😊
You are both ingenious. I love, love your custom kitchen. They don't make quality cabinets like that anymore.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks! Even if they did it wouldn’t have been in our budget.😁😊
Absolutely awesome. They sure don't make things like they used to. What a great thing to have found these wonderful vintage cabinets. You guys are so creative, and I love these videos of you doing the interior work. Great job and kudos to you both.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Appreciate that very much!
Your custom kitchen looks fabulous! The cabinet color gives the room such a warm feeling, and the stained glass is a beautiful and classy touch to mad ke this kitchen your own. I'm so proud of you both, for putting your own special touches to this wonderful home. LOVE IT!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊
You got a steal on the cabinets 😳. They are beautiful 🥰. What a great job customizing.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! We couldn’t be happier!
Absolutely fabulous. A master class of re-purposing, planning & DIY skills. You should both be very proud of your achievements, looking forward to the next video.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
We really appreciate that!
Very nice job. They look great and the way your guys created new cabinets out of the old cabinet pieces was very impressive.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Appreciate that! It worked out better than we thought it would 😁😊
Wow! You found some beautiful used cabinets! Great Job Rich!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Wow! Cabinets turned out amazing. I'm sure Craftmade would be proud of what you guys did with those cabinets too. Trying to repurpose and install someone else's kitchen cabinet layout into another kitchen is about as difficult as molecular science. Lol. You guys crushed it. Couldn't have turned out better. And all for $750 plus several hours of labor is incredible. Totally awesome! Congratulations! Looking forward to seeing the countertop, backsplash, trim, and finished kitchen.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Molecular science 😂 lol we we’re actually surprised they cam out as good as the did!
Spectacular job!!! Your channel is getting better and better with each video.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
OMG! That is one gorgeous kitchen! Reuse and recycle is where it's at! Totally love it, Wicked cool! 🙂👍👍🇨🇦
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! We love being able to reuse and repurpose as much as possible!
You two are amazing together ❤️
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!❤️
Yes, you guys make amazing things. Fabulous!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Appreciate that very much!
Thats absolutely brilliant, well done both of you..
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Incredible job. Kitchen cabinets looks amazing. Can't wait to see more...
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! More will be coming but it’s mostly just the two of us so it takes us a bit of time 😊
Very creative use. Looks great and even better for the price.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! 😊
Wow! You two are very creative and your kitchen is really beautiful!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Appreciate that very much!
What a beautiful job, looks brand new!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Love your persistence and it pays off!!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
Amazing work and imagination!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Really appreciate that 😊
Really great job! Love saving these beautiful cabinets.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊
Beautiful job! I am always impressed with your incredible creativity.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Appreciate that very much!
Great video and such a beautiful result! Keep 'em coming!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
Looks fantastic!!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Guys the cabinets are realy lovely well don rich how's a clever clogs👍
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much 😁😊
Wow this came out amazing!! Great job 👏
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊😁
❤ beautiful work guys xx❤😊😊
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much!
You guys did a great job.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
Very nice ..😊
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
Nice!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
Super job!!
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Gorgeous! Great job guys!❤
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!!
Nice job plus you saved a ton of money. Keep the videos coming love watching you guys working together. PS.. when is the blooper video coming out lol
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
That’s a great idea!!!
Great job :)
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊
hey that is fantastic work. By the way, I didnt see the switches for the hood fan and light, I assume there is a space between the hood and the trim to turn them on and off
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
The hood fan wasn’t installed yet, but yes, rich actually customized that (a future video) so that the switches are moved to where we can reach them. He retired it!
Good Day To Both Of You, yes kitchen and also the bathroom is very expensive too 🥴 Very Nice Cabinet 👍😇👌Planning is everything 🧐👍👍 Yes You REALLY DO AMAZING THINGS TOGETHER 👌👌😇😇👍👍( BEST TEAM WORK COUPLE ON YOU TUBE !!!! ) Truly Leading By Example 👍👍😇😇👌👌TRULY OUTSTANDING RESULTS 👌😇👍✨🚀Keep Up Your OUTSTANDING work Cheers 👍😇👌🍻🍻 NOTE : ( 60 MPH winds and 17 inch of snow tomorrow and the same on Saturday !!! ) Life Is Good 👌😇👍❄🥶
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Enjoy your snow! We’re getting some too😁 hoping for a snow day😊😁👍
You made a very nice kitchen from those cabinets, congratulations! 👏 But I wouldn't advice anyone to be as adventurous and I'd say plan your kitchen in something like free IKEA Kitchen Planner first (even if using old repurposed cabinets) and then buy and cut and amend accordingly. That's more boring, but safer approach :-)
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
That might help if someone needs a more technical approach! Thanks 😁😊
Very impressive. You guys did an amazing job. We cheated and ordered ours from IKEA.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thank you! And there’s nothing wrong with buying from ikea, we just wanted a different look and have a seriously tight budget 😊
Just wondering where I find myself a Rich?
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Awe. He is definitely a good one!
This will not age well, 2 years ago should be "In 2021" we . . . . Only meant to be helpful love the content guys.
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Thanks!
That would have cost $ 20,000 where I live. And you would have had to hassle with the contractor for months. This will add lots of nostalgic-value that is INTANGIBLE to the value of the "home."
@CreatingASimplerLifeOffGrid
6 ай бұрын
Appreciate that! We could never have afforded new cabinets like this today! We feel so fortunate 😁