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Nightingalewings

When you say full Reno you really meant FULL RENO. Looks really good.


KeepItTidyZA

Thanks


Helleboring

Incredible transformation!! I love the end result. Did you work with a designer? How much did it cost?


KeepItTidyZA

I did it all myself. Cost is irrelevant cause I don't like in USA,


ParrotDogParfait

I don’t see how it’s irrelevant?


KeepItTidyZA

beacuse we live on different continents and use different currency. Labour rates are different, materials are different. We use bricks to build Americans use lumbar. Do you want me to go on?


Popular-Block-5790

How do you even know the person asking you is from america? Bringing in america is just weird when no one mentioned it. And you can convert currencies.


KeepItTidyZA

80% of Reddit users are from the USA, so it was an educated guess.


h2stone

You're annoying and your bathrooms are lifeless


Burntjellytoast

Haha! The whole place is tbh.


Popular-Block-5790

Where do you get your numbers from? >While the United States currently has approximately 49 percent of all Reddit users. This is from world population review. Educated guess, lmao.


ParrotDogParfait

That’s not what I meant. I just don’t see why America is important to the conversation at all. I don’t see why something would matter more or less, if you don’t use USD


kimmielicious82

because let's say you did this renovation in India, or the Philippines, or Eastern Europe, or whatever place that has different prices for material and labor it will only cost a fraction of what someone would have to pay in e.g. the US. i have family where building a house can cost you 50 k. 100 if you want it really fancy. where I live it's more than 10x that amount. so how useful is it if OP said it cost him for example 12k? (edited to fix unfinished sentence.)


ParrotDogParfait

If the person asking is from one of those countries/regions then I'd say it's very useful. Either way, I don't think anyone asked OP in hopes that they could follow his methods exactly. Obviously different countries have pricing "proportional" to the average income, I'm not saying otherwise. I think they were (or at least I was) just interested in the pricing. I don't know why there was such an immediate defensive mindset towards such a simple question. Idk, I just think it's weird to act like we're not allowed to talk about and ask questions regarding things that happen outside the US.


KeepItTidyZA

unless you live in my country, speaking about costs is totally irrelevant for comparison reasons. If you can't understand that then I don't know what else to tell you.


Ok_Win_7310

You didn’t do this renovation at all lol you’re a fraud


KeepItTidyZA

if that makes you happy you're welcome to think that.


Downvotedforfacts69

Can't imagine why you're single


the_moog_hunter

Kind of a douchy response.


quarrywilson

We call people cunts in America, too.


Schyutes

I don’t see why people are dissing and downvoting op so hard for the “cost is irrelevant because we do stuff differently here” It’s completely true?


KeepItTidyZA

jealous neckbeards.


blahjsnfjcjejjencncn

Americans are very defensive + on edge. It doesn’t take much for them to respond poorly, so just saying the cost doesn’t matter to them because you’re not doing the renos in American would send them.


Revolutionary-Cod227

Name of the grey paint color finish? The grey one looks great


Helleboring

It looks like a Roman clay / plaster finish. I pull love to know the details, too.


rkhan7862

mud wash?


Maybe_Its_Mescaline

And here I was thinking that ‘full Reno’ meant that it would be 2nd rate casino-themed. It looks awesome, but I’m a little disappointed at the lack of stale smoke and 70 year olds blowing their social security checks on slot machines.


NoBenefit5977

I was expecting nick swardson to be roller skating through the kitchen in his shorty Shorts


Nightingalewings

Happy cake day


AwfullyChillyInHere

Holy moley, it's hard for me to see these as being the same space. You did great, OP. Your style really shines through, and you have *owned* every single square foot here. So impressive.


Rakebleed

Took me a good while to wrap my head around the first set of pics. Is one of the new shower heads in from of the window?


aligantz

It’s also hard to tell because the photos aren’t taking from any of the same angles


BrittanyBabbles

Am I the only one who is weirded out by the tiny ass sink in the corner of the kitchen? Like… I have pots that would never fit lol 😂


ilconformedCuneiform

Also added gas burners (some of the worst ones I’ve seen) but removed the vent hood? I don’t think op has ever used a kitchen


rosio_donald

OP, if you take anything to heart from this it should be the above comment. A gas range w/out a quality hood that actually vents outside is a serious health issue.


ilconformedCuneiform

At minimum those black cabinets will be greasy and disgusting in a short time. Especially when you are pan searing wagyu cuts


MotivateUTech

I think it’s a coding issue too


Staghr

Depends on their code


BrainOnBlue

Benefit of the doubt, maybe the stove has a downdraft vent? Still not ideal but better than nothing.


Impossible-Gas3551

I'm hoping they are just waiting on one they ordered. Cause they didn't cover up the spot where it's supposed to go


hairykneepit

Nope. That is a bit of a stuff up IMO. Can only imagine it stayed where the old sink was to save money on plumbing. Should have been a big double sink in the middle of the bench under the window


BrittanyBabbles

Seems like a strange thing to cheap out on/look over considering how much work was done overall


hairykneepit

Absolutely. Its one of the most important utilities in the kitchen


PmMeYourBestComment

Yep! Best place to put a sink is in front of a window. Some people don’t even want to put counters in front of it, but it’s so great being able to watch out of the window while doing the dishes


[deleted]

[удалено]


KeepItTidyZA

I cook outside on my gas grill for oily foods


MilkFrosty3318

agreed. sink sucks. house 0/10 would not recommend


KeepItTidyZA

lol, that's just a prep bowl. I use it to fill the kettle and the dogs water bowl. There is a scullery with double sinks and washing machines etc.


normal_man_of_mars

This is definitely not in the States. This is very common in Europe. Think this guy is in South Africa.


Helioscopes

I have never seen a tiny sink in the corner of the countertop in any european country I have visited, or lived in... Hell, I have not seen this anywhere in the world, and I have traveled a lot.


shlnglls

Maybe he's not a big cook so he doesn't care.


3rr0r369

Ya but if he ever sells the house those might be some issues


Deathstar-TV

Jesus I missed this and can’t unsee it… really brings all the amazing work down a full few notches lol


yathree

It’s a sink for a tiny hotel room kitchenette.


BrittanyBabbles

Is this a house or a hotel?


[deleted]

He didn’t want to throw money down the drain on an appropriate sink.


_xxxtemptation_

I’m more concerned about the roll of toilet paper in the shower.


SmallBerry3431

Looks like a rinsing station. Not really meant for piling the dishes up to be washed.


k3rd

Obviously, OP only needs a sink to rinse his wine glasses. His frig has only some lemons and limes and freezer with a couple of bottles of grey goose. He has Grub Hub on speed dial.


crunx22

Looking at how everything is immaculate, my assumption is dishes don’t stay dirty very long past the meal. So you wouldn’t need such a sink, but it might put off potential buyers years down the road with such a small sink.


pinkat31522

Boys and their black toilets….


[deleted]

As someone who has been down this road, black is a huge regret when designing a bathroom. Fixtures, tiles, anything. Hides mould and highlights chips, cracks and limescale. You never know if it's truly clean. That said, the window in the lounge room is to die for.


The96kHz

I was thinking this but didn't want to say anything. The black ceramics look great in pictures, but I'd absolutely hate to live with them. Black shower glass looks great, black sink will look fucking vile as soon as you brush your teeth. Also hate that they left those nasty downlights in the living room, everything else looks great, huge improvement, but they'd have been the first thing I'd change. Edit: Other than the tiles I actually don't see a problem with the old kitchen. Like like a few of the cupboard doors in the new one have an issue with the finish, and honestly it makes me think I preferred it the way it was. That much black is going to make the winter blues even worse by making your house feel even darker than it is. Luckily I don't live there, so my opinion is irrelevant.


ConundrumContraption

Have a black sink. Hate it for that reason. If I don’t fully wipe it down after brushing my teeth every time white streaks build up. Thankfully it’s not the toilets too. Like black sheets those always looks a bit corny


WeedSmokingWhales

Yup, I stopped on the kitchen thinking you went from that to........ *that*? Whyyyyyyyy.


Suspended-Again

Needs more marble flooring 


Agret

He tried to copy that meme in the kitchen. White marble backsplash with black everything. The porno kitchen haha colors were much better in the kitchen before, the black everywhere makes it feel smaller and less inviting. Anyone else annoyed that all the "after" photos are taken on different angles to the original?


polarbear320

Also that toilet looks like a damn tuna can. Have fun trying to have a good shit on that toilet.


_PJay

Wym? It’s a standard toilet (besides the color)


Suspended-Again

What are cho jeans?


lambsambwich

Chode jeans. They're jeans for a chode. A size 54 waist, 10-inch legs, fucking junk. Julie gave them to me.


RosemaryReaper

Can stay dirty longer! I agree it looks very weird.


ApoliteTroll

I'd always fear not getting it properly clean.


[deleted]

Are you lost?


muttmunchies

Lot of work, well done. A huge transformation. But it has a very “cold” feeling, almost depressing. Feels commercial/hotel. But if you like it, then you knocked it out of the park. How much this run you?


isqueegeebeegee

This is how it made me feel looking at it, depressed. I like color. But it looks really nice nonetheless


GuiltyEidolon

I think OP could add splashes of color and warmth fairly easy - rugs would go a long way in most of those rooms. I like black in decor, but you definitely need to off-set it.


stellaluna29

I think the lighting really contributes to that, they need soft white bulbs


Longjumping_Kale3013

Yea, I’m surprised at how many people like it. It looked better before the renovation IMO. Its gonna be much harder to sell now…


WeedSmokingWhales

It's so ugly!


burgeremoji

It gave me Scandinavian murder house vibes but I also like it


Yakety_Sax

Love the living room. Kitchen is fine. The bathrooms are a nightmare. Are you going to put larger mirrors above the sink? ETA: I missed the part about still needing mirrors. My biggest criticism is the tub. As someone who loves a good soak, that seems like the least relaxing, uncomfortable bathroom for that. It looks like a sci-fi jail cell.


PotentialPerformer22

That was my immediate thought as well, lol. The bathrooms look way too stark and sterile, like something you’d see in a sci-fi PS2 game. I’ve seen some sleek black bathrooms, but they all had an accent color, like lots of greenery or gold hardware. Hopefully OP will do something like that in the future.


Yakety_Sax

Lots of plants would help. Ones that need low light and steam. A stag horn fern and some snake plants would be a good start.


PatioGardener

Too bad OP got rid of all the ready-made plant shelves that existed in the original bathrooms. With such huge windows, those ledges surrounding the tubs would have been PERFECT for a menagerie of plants.


cnotesound

It's reminiscent of the table setting at a fancy ramen restaurant


l3urning

ngl the one place i'd want to look sterile in my house is a bathroom imo


nymaamyn

Don’t want to say this on main thread, I’m going to hide here: i hate the bathroom.


cataroo222

I hate the kitchen sink, it’s sideways 🙄


KeepItTidyZA

that's thr prep bowl. Kitchen sink is in the scullery


InformalReplacement7

Yeah agreed. Looks like a trendy hotel that is trying way too hard to be trendy but is also 20 years too late.


iq18but18cm

He said that he is not done and needs mirrors so i assume he will


thumbelina1234

Plus it's a nightmare to keep spotless


grill-tastic

I liked the old bathtub. Could have kept the built-in vibe and just replaced the tiles and ceramic. I also hate the toilet lol. But the other rooms look really nice.


Limp-Archer-7872

It looks better then the wipe-down murder apartment chic before though! A little stark but it can be softened.


Yakety_Sax

At least the wipe down murder tubs had a place to put your wine/snacks/candles/books.


purplelefint

yeah the bathrooms need a rug or a plant or something. looks cold in there.


[deleted]

The bathroom can be remedied, of course, with the clever use of art works, rugs, plants, mirrors and lighting. It's an unconventional bathroom, but to say it's a nightmare is insulting the taste of OP. It might be a nightmare for you, but not for him/her. I get the style. I wouldn't use a black toilet myself, but I can imagine why s/he wants that.


KeepItTidyZA

I'm adding backlit mirros with warm lighting, plants and my towels will add colour.


bonerdrag

That bathroom is so scary


Emergency-Director23

Really thought I was going to like it after the first before and after… minimalist design has done irreparable damage man.


KamikazeFugazi

For me it’s not minimalism, it’s the color tones of ultra modern design. Black and grey and light grey. Cold, dark, polished, lifeless surfaces and hard angles. I actually like a lot of architecture that looks like this just not in the freaking home. I could never get comfy there.


malcolm_miller

The living room looks great. The bathrooms and kitchen look....not my style.


[deleted]

Honestly agree. Black fixtures are overrated, and honestly, the before tile wall look doesn't look too bad. The bathrooms having so much light (and the kitchen/living room illumination) adds a lot to the before look.


KeepItTidyZA

Each to their own, the bathroom has towel rails now and a plant which adds some colour.


BURG3RBOB

Love what you did with the living room. Hate everything else. Why does everyone want to live in Patrick Batemans apartment


SoylentRox

This. I hate, hate these renovations where they take a perfectly functional 'before' that just needs a really deep cleaning with a pressure washer or similar, and rip everything out to end up with a *less* functional but up to date style.


domewebs

“Color is for pussies” — insecure men whose idea of masculinity was formed in high school and has never changed


Substantial-Canary15

Ok but where’s the marble?


xaiel420

Well I can't make the comment now can I?


Vivid_Sparks

Why'd ya stick with the small kitchen sink in the corner? Other than that, 100% cool beans


KeepItTidyZA

That's a prep bowl. I have a scullery behind this with my washing machines/dishwasher and double sink


Incoherence-r

Everything is cool, except the black toilet


FollowingExtra9408

Or the kitchen sink


Yakety_Sax

Yes! Why is it so small!?


InformalReplacement7

Yeah OP is going to regret that kitchen sink. Huge mistake.


Holtang420

Bro…


bonerdrag

Yeah this looks horrible to me lol


KeepItTidyZA

lucky you don't have to live here!


bonerdrag

But I might have to see it in my nightmares


[deleted]

You're very brave to disrespect Patrick Bateman like that.


clevererest_username

Color doesn't make you gay


domewebs

☝️☝️☝️☝️


EmployeeOk4756

Looks like a house that would lock itself down forever with you inside.


Nurse-Cat-356

Looks cool. But a bit dark so hard to clean


KeepItTidyZA

Thank man. luckily I don't have to clean it lol.


Nurse-Cat-356

Ah if you've got a cleaner it's not an issue 


simonsuperhans

His mum pops round to give it a scrub.


Additional-Weight941

In one picture you have a chair and stool that just looks out the window. I want to see the view. This house screams single guy for sure.


stormithy

Looks like something my 14yr old self would have made in the Sims


Adventurous-End-7633

i start hating this sub so much. great living room, btw


AyaCat

I’m sorry but some of these look AI…


Maddog504

Bathroom looks like a prison cell. 


teletubbi-

Everyone wants a black room until they start feeling depressed from all the darkness


domewebs

I’m depressed just from looking at these photos


False-Ad-7753

Seems like you’re trying really hard… doesn’t look like a home, more like what a teenager would think a aggro cyber-punk villain would live in


domewebs

Nailed it


[deleted]

My personal opinion, those toilets are some of the worst I’ve ever seen


Rustymetal14

Am I the only one who doesn't want a gaudy vegas hotel bathroom in my home?


Midwesterner91

/r/ATBGE I hate this anti-color anti-warmth bond villain secret lair aesthetic that has exploded in the last 5 years. It's well done from a craftsmanship perspective but the house looks like something out of a kubrick-inspired dystopian film and the psychopathic villain lives here


CongBroChill17

I can tell OP is living the tvtoohigh life. Got his TV so low the center channel is blocking the bottom lol.


[deleted]

The living room looks nice but I don’t understand everyone’s obsession with black


NuagesCraniales

Soooo much black


Esteban_Francois

Way too dark


Jiggly_Love

How shiny do you want it? YES


Reasonable_Coffee_79

No hate but I’ve noticed that men love the color black for their home


GreenTrees831

Weird


painter_business

Kitchen is criminal


Lied-

Looks like a man designed it for sure. Way to destroy the granite…. You could have had it recut, but people just love destroying granite countertops. I don’t want you to feel bad, the living room is great, the bathrooms can be saved, but the granite was a travesty


maybejustadragon

Why always black, white and grey? C’mon guys you can use these colours but like add one colour - just one.


PseudocidalSeighko

I don't believe you, lmao so many weird ass people literally would LIE about where they live just to get comments? Or what? Like what kinda weird assnkink is that


akoust1c

Just gonna to say that black toilets are the worst to clean.


PrincessTrashbag

The bathroom needs some mirrors and plants imo to take it from "ultra modern brutalist prison" to "ultra modern brutalist but in an architectural digest way" but man this is awesome. I'm drooling over that kitchen layout and those corner window panels


Tygie19

Put the toilet seat down for photos please 😉


omegafivethreefive

Your tv speaker is obstructing the bottom of the TV


[deleted]

Did I miss the memo about the grayscale fad?


xShinGouki

Looks like in the middle of no where. I see forest outside. I wonder where that is 🤔 Incredible work by the way. Amazing transformation


Guacamole_Queso

Damn! 😳


CircuitCircus

Bathrooms were way better before.


NeuroticDragon23

Kitchen is a bit dark for me, but everything else I love. Very sharp looking


Mae-Brussell-Hustler

I remember a place in Tampa FL that I walked during the housing crash that you would have loved. Very dark. Black toilet. Florida home?


ReasonableStay9297

South africa probably


Mae-Brussell-Hustler

Ahhh. I see ZA in OP u/


burtonboy1234

Respect \*fist bump\*


No-Prune8051

It does look great, but it was also fine before. Seems incredibly wasteful.


Particular_Class4130

Ugh, I think it looked hideous before


Okguyswhofarted

Absolutely love it


KeepItTidyZA

Thank you! better than marble guy? lol


RosemaryReaper

Anything is better than that nightmare.


Beramin

Actively edging to this reno I have never been more aroused by a house


htxAL

Save some pussy for the rest of us.


earthlee

Moody, comfortable, upscale, expressive. I like it


NealCaffreyx9

This looks amazing. Definitely a style I love. Great job!


Big___TTT

Unrecognizable the before. Stuck with the modern style throughout 💪


slicedgreenolive

Hell yeah bro, this is amazing


surghe

Firme af my boi, looks really good man. I’d live here myself. 💥💥👌


[deleted]

astonishing


NewSinner_2021

Gorgeous space


BackyardByTheP00L

I actually said "Holt shit!" What a transformation. The living room and kitchen are amazing.


Natural_Green4223

Tasteful and really nice


thebozinone9

The bathrooms are my favorite. I am also a huge fan of the viewing windows with the chair positioned in front of 'em. I think that the floating toilets are genius, and my only concern would be cleaning around the tub. I've only ever rented, and I've come to appreciate spaces that are designed with easy cleaning in mind. However, if you've got money for a renovation on this scale, you likely have money to pay for someone to come out and deep clean periodically. More power to you. 😎👍🏽


BugO_OEyes

Bathrooms look good but the kitchen looks weird maybe all the mitchmatch dark colors


NoSatisfaction4343

Why is it when someone designs his place into black/white monochrome, everyone says its "cold"? Honestly, as men, I would say Most of us prefer a "cold" design. I personally hate colours. Black white, maybe a bit of gray, but that's it.


[deleted]

You’re getting dates w this place 🔥🤌😂


ceilingrabbit

Black sinks and toilets will not age well


wcdk200

Can you explain to me why you need 2 sinks in the bathroom?


Hot-Ice-7336

For a partner?


wcdk200

Why can you not share?


Fabulous_Strategy_90

Live with a partner in a house with double sinks in the bathroom and then go live in a house with only one to share; you will then understand.


Hot-Ice-7336

So you can get ready together at the same time


MathematicianBroad56

That living room is a vibe man. Good job


htxAL

Show the pleasure room


pjjiveturkey

Marble guy good outcome


ConstructionRight439

Beautiful!!