Comments on: Sears Honor-Bilt Ashmore Kitchen Remodel

By: Jean at The Delightful Repast

Jean at The Delightful Repast — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:13:37 +0000

Wonderful! They’ve added all the mod cons, improved the layout, made it more efficient, yet retained the character of the original. Well done!

By: Before & After: Small Changes, Big Kitchen Makeover « Hooked on Houses

Before & After: Small Changes, Big Kitchen Makeover « Hooked on Houses — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:48:35 +0000

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By: Tam

Tam — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:15:09 +0000

Wow this house is so much like the home I grew up in! I’m now wondering if my house was a Sears house? Except the floor plan is just slitly different and my house had a bump out upstairs, hhhmmm interesting! Nice makeover too!
~Tam:D

By: san francisco modern

san francisco modern — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:32:04 +0000

I love the kitchen makeover. It doesn’t abandon the original design or intent but advances it. fabulous kitchen.

p.s. I LOVE the original brochure pics. Gotta love those home prices – $2,870!

By: Tori

Tori — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:42:22 +0000

Aww..its cute!

By: hookedonhouses

hookedonhouses — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:43:36 +0000

That’s a good question, Angela. I ask myself that all the time. When we were house hunting a few years ago, I was stunned by how everything we looked at was almost identical. Just big boxes. You could walk through them with your eyes closed and figure out which rooms were which because they all followed the same floorplan, with only minor differences here and there.

I keep hoping home builders will catch a clue. If they built a neighborhood with houses modeled after these Sears homes, there would be a stampede. And lemme tell ya, I’d be first in line. -Julia

By: Angela

Angela — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:51:12 +0000

So stinkin’ charming, those Sears homes. I looked at your previous Sears post–and I cry inside at the box houses popping up all over the country now. When did we lose this sense of “home?” Meaning, the mass home builders today for middle America.

By: Amy

Amy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:13:43 +0000

Beautiful! I love the style of these old homes and admire the owners for putting so much work into it. Since I own a “fixer” I can’t imagine doing it again but I love the charm and character and warmth that these homes have.

By: Aubrey

Aubrey — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:06:54 +0000

I love these houses–how would it be to get a six-bedroom house for less than $3,000? And their cramped kitchen with ONLY 6 and 1/2 feet of counterspace? I work on 1 and 1/2 feet of counterspace–seriously. Altogether, we total less than 6 and 1/2 half feet. What would Sears have to say about that, I wonder?

By: Nancy

Nancy — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:49:08 +0000

I Love this house! It is so charming. Any idea why there are only 3 remaining today? Seems like there would have been more of these since they were sold through the Sears catalog–just wondering. Anyway, thanks for the post.