Budget Breakdown: A Portland Designer Jazzes Up His ’50s Kitchen for Less Than $26K
Using humble materials like plywood and laminate in a smart way, Ben Ediger of design-build studio Spacecraft gives his tired kitchen a much-needed update.
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When Ben Ediger and Emily Wyant bought their 1959 rambler in Portland, Oregon, in 2016, the kitchen had no appliances, two layers of linoleum on the floor, and plywood cabinets hidden under years of paint, complete with sticky doors and drawers that wouldn’t close.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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