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Base Cabinets
The base cabinets are sitting in the kitchen. I screwed them together today. I have not leveled them nor have I screwed them to the wall. I’ll do that tomorrow. I lost time today trying to find a kickplate vent. … Continue reading
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Yahoo! I Got the Upper Cabinets Installed…
…thanks to help from Sharon, Noel, and Luke. I started out slowly at first. After all, a mistake is pretty costly. This is one of those days where it seems like you have gotten tons of work done. The “white” … Continue reading
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Not Much Done Today, Except a Little More Venting
I started working on the microwave vent about 8 this morning. Then I headed out with Noel about 9:30 to the Southwood Park Addition Neighborhood Garage Sale. He’s off to graduate school next week, and we were shopping for bargains … Continue reading
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The First Cabinet
I got the first cabinet in today. I centered it on the opening between. Oh, that’s right… the trim wasn’t in on the right side. Let’s see, before I got the trim in, I had to put the jams in … Continue reading
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The Problem of Perfectionism
So, I got the lights installed a couple of days ago. The problem is that they showed up my errors in mudding the drywall. Oh, it may not have been a big thing for some folks, but imperfections in mudding … Continue reading
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Painting and Wiring
I got the first coat of paint on the walls last Saturday. I wanted to see what it looked like before I painted the dining area as well. Everyone liked it. So, on Monday I painted the first coat of … Continue reading
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Rustic Adobe/Band-Aid/Butterscotch and the Design Team of Sharon and Terry
I got the first coat of paint on the walls. I’m not so sure that the color is perfect in this image. I set my camera on automatic white balance. On the right is a picture of the design team … Continue reading
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Paint 'yer wagon kitchen
Officially, the paint’s name is “Rustic Adobe.” It’s a Sherwin-Williams color. Sharon and Terry have been working on selecting the wall color for some time. I admit that it does go well with everything else in the kitchen. Terry ordered … Continue reading
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Flooring
Yeah! I sanded the floor yesterday. Finding the rental place was as difficult as finding nails for the flooring gun on Tuesday. Nonetheless, the floor is installed, sanded, and stained. I’ll put polyurethane on it once the cabinets have been … Continue reading
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I'm floored…
I was going to write a creative post telling about my trials and tribulations about trying to find nails to fit the flooring tool that I rented at the hardware store. I won’t. Suffice it to say that I started … Continue reading
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