Adding A Side Entrance To The Kitchen
We FINALLY got out new Kitchen entry door installed! It took FOREVER to get the door. Seriously — 9 weeks! But the wait is finally over and the door is installed and we are all super excited!
It was a window and lots of people ask why I wanted to put a door here when our main entry is just through the living room. Well, we need this door BECAUSE the entrance is through the living room. It’s pretty gross to find a trail of old food juice from a leaky trash bag! Especially when it’s on a rug. Yuck! So this window became a door. Easy fix (in the scheme of a kitchen remodel)!
I had to special order the door because I wanted mullions inside the glass to match our other windows and also wanted shades inside the glass so we could close them at night for a little privacy. It’s pretty cool!
My handymen came over yesterday and got it knocked out in a few hours. It went pretty easily because they didn’t need to change anything with the header. Thy just had to cut out the wall under the window.
We still need to build a small deck because there is about a 2′ drop here but at least we can pull the trash can over and open the door, lift the lid and drop it in! It might seem silly to you — but it’s a big deal to us.
smart efficient idea
Not silly at all! And I love the door with the shades inside!
I wouldn’t want to drag the garbage across the living room and out the front entry door. Just put a BIG STICKER on the door to remind you not to open it and step out. OUCH! 😉 My poor sister was having her
steps rebuilt and forgot. Opened the door and out and down she went … Almost 4′. Luckily she was ok sans a few cuts and bruises.
JaG
The door plus the perfect framing of it when looking from the kitchen is a wonderful improvement. I’m really impressed!
LOVE it and love seeing the updates on the kitchen!
I totally get it. Kitchen’s should be the first room in from outside or a garage so you aren’t dragging garbage or groceries through other rooms of the house. You’re lucky to have siding….makes the job pretty easy. We have a cinder block/brick house so adding a door or changing window size/shape/placement is totally out! We had to replace an entry door and a slidng door already and it was a HUGE pain.