Clean the oven, or get a new kitchen?

[padding] [If you are unable to view this message correctly, click here]( [padding] [stuff header] [spacer] [padding] Hi {NAME}, I’m thinking about having my kitchen renovated. It’s a difficult decision because on one hand, my kitchen is perfectly functional. It has a dishwasher that goes, there’s adequate storage, and the benchtop is a not-unattractive rimu. On the other hand, it’s dated, at least 30 years old, two of the cupboard doors are hanging off their hinges, and the extraction fan sounds like a DC10 taking off. Most annoyingly, in its current configuration, there’s only room for a half-sized fridge. (I do have a full-size one, but it’s situated down the hall, through the bathroom, and in the laundry). The thing that might swing it is that the oven - which is many decades old - needs cleaning. I did it properly a year ago, I tried the [oven door hack]( a few weeks ago, but it’s kind of irretrievably blackened and dirty-looking. So, I’ve been inspired by [The Block NZ’s kitchen reveals]( this week. Tim and Arty won, with their stone-effect, large-format tile splashback, white concrete benchtops, and clean mix of walnut timber veneer and white cabinetry. Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I’m sure they won’t mind if I copy them more than just a little bit. My next step is finding the $19,953.05 they spent on the job. [padding] [user profile pic] [padding] Joanna Davis [padding] Homed Senior Reporter [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][separator] [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Best-ever kitchens on The Block [spacer] The Block NZ teams turn up trumps with their good-looking kitchens, but will the broken-plan layouts appeal to buyers? [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Triathletes' home arrives by boat [spacer] Erin Baker and Scott Molina's new home's Abel Tasman National Park setting is so isolated, it is walk-in or boat access only. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [spacer][placeholder]( [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Builder's own home wins big [spacer] Just last week Justin Carnie won a Builder's Own Home award for his huge family home in Wanaka - and the family moved out the same week, to do it all again. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Frosted window hack goes viral [spacer] TikTok has gone wild for Tyla's frosted windows hack - she does a very professional job with a $21.50 spray can and some tape. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [advertisement]( [spacer] ADVERTISEMENT [padding] [Advertisement]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][hot take]( [spacer] Family gets hands-on with reno [spacer] Turning a ramshackle old New Plymouth villa into a comfortable family home was a mission – but a rewarding one. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [spacer][Homed]( [spacer] Fire station apartment sells [spacer] The Block NZ heritage apartment in the former Kingsland fire station has sold under the hammer for a gain of $620,000 over 22 months. [spacer] [read more]( [padding] [spacer] [padding] [padding] [spacer][Support Stuff]( [spacer] [padding] Enjoying this email? [Check out Stuff's other daily and weekly newsletters.]( [spacer] # [padding] [spacer] [padding] Discover more at [spacer] [stuff logo] [spacer] [www.stuff.co.nz/homed](#) [padding] [spacer][footer bar] [padding] [spacer] You are receving this email because you are a opted in to receive the Stuff Homed Newsletter [Unsubscribe]( [Manage your profile]( [Privacy Policy]( Did a friend forward you this email? [Sign up to get the Stuff Homed newsletter in your inbox]( Stuff, 4 Williamson Ave, Ponsonsby, Auckland, 1021, New Zealand [spacer] [padding]