Posted on April 30th,
2009
by Berit Griffin
This is the second installment in our “Built Around You” series that focuses on showing off great examples of people turning houses — or apartments, in this case — into homes. Anything that reflects a desire to give a home unique style and flair is fair game for the Built Around You series. Send us your suggestions.
When Katie and her husband moved into a 480-square-foot apartment in Berlin, they started tearing down walls before they even had a bed. The first thing to go was the minuscule 36-square-foot kitchen.
Yes, 36 square feet. That’s 6 feet by 6 feet; some restroom stalls are larger. In the before-and-after photo seen here, look at the left side. See through that tiny doorway in the middle? That’s the kitchen. Not part of the kitchen – the whole kitchen.
You have to check out Katie’s story for the details, but the bottom line is this: Not even a wall made of solid drywall would stand in their way as Katie and her husband turned their German micro-kitchen into a gorgeous bit of work that in no way resembles what they started with.
As Katie says on her Web site’s “About” page:
Since we got married almost four years ago, Martin and I have called six places home in five cities, two American states, and two countries. We know: it’s a little crazy. The post office hates us. We’re ready to make this place something worth staying home for.
Photo courtesy of Katie at MakingThisHome.com
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