A Triumphant Kitchen Remodel with a Toaster Oven

The couple had torn up the existing kitchen in their 1927 Tudor Revival, in Rochester, New York, to add a pro-style range and vent hood and update the countertops, sink, and floor tile. To preserve the kitchen's vintage flavor, husband Don Post salvaged the original gumwood cabinet fronts and built new boxes, something he had never undertaken before. "We did everything ourselves except the tile and counters," says Deborah.