Originally Posted By: Rear Admiral
Those black tiles probably were on sale. Still, this kitchen is a hell of an improvement on the tenement-house kitchen grandma had, and it was executed with Alex's own two hands to boot! Well done.

I should note, however, that the four-burner camp stove would never pass code. Open flame right next to the wood of the apartment's frame, and wooden blinds? That's a severe fire hazard, Alex. You need tile on the wall next to the stove, and keep those blinds away.

The tiles were $20/sheet (about 1'x1') at Home Depot. I have spent around $700 and all the tiles, tools, tile saw and the cement for the wall.

The previous stove was in that place when I moved in the place, every apartment with this layout in the building has the stove there, that's where the gas line is at. The blinds are plastic they just look like wood and some of it has melted/deformed.