eleven cabinet doors

dad's newly constructed custom cabinet fronts finally take their place on each of the corresponding original cabinets.

back in 2009 when i was still a newbie home owner, i had a cabinet specialist come over to assess the cabinets. he told me that the cabinets were in amazing shape and very sturdy, which was great news because that meant i wouldn't need to tear them down. but the doors were another story, so luckily for me dad constructed new ones.

the only thing left for these bad boys is to add the door hardware.
 

never-ending cabinets

i feel like we've been working on cabinets of all sorts for...forever! slow and steady. here's the latest progress on the new bathroom closet. i envision fluffy towels and pretty decor adorning these shelves. i still need to do a little touch-up paint to cover that raw wood.

oh, and today also marked the beginning of a 4-day (okay, four days over a week's time) solo journey of painting the kitchen cabinets -- prior to installing the brand new cabinet doors that dad so lovingly made for me -- we figured it would be easier without the drawers and doors! let the painting begin!

solo painting

today i painted solo, it was a rare occasion.

but i was pretty proud of myself! i got all the door hardware off (and then back on) and now the final remaining sections of trim and interior doors have a fresh, glistening coat of clean white paint.

the cabinet door matching game

some days you don't have anything to show for your work. because some days are just spent measuring & re-measuring and checking & double-checking to make sure you get it right. that was the type of day it was today.

italian walnut flooring

and so began the week of flooring. if you remember from my previous post, the bedroom project had 3 steps:

• step 1: clear out the room and remove doors, trim and outlet covers
• step 2: paint the walls
• step 3: install new flooring

with budget in mind, but also wanting to keep my sense of eclectic style, i decided on an italian walnut laminate that was available online and available for pickup at menards. so long cement floor!

and then dad, my superhero handyman, once again came to the rescue. he spent the week working and oh. emm. gee. am i giddy with the results (don't mind my wrinkled bedding). my only regret is not doing this sooner!