cabinets – October Dawn

Building Cabinets- The Doors

As I waited for the mortar and grout to set on the counter, I continued working on the doors and drawer facings. I had these wood knobs, and used a little metallic spray paint and some shellac to make the door knobs. (Taking a break to add the grout.) Putting the doors together. I […]

Building Cabinets- Part 2

After remaking the drawers, I was glad I waited for the bottom drawer until the cabinets were finished. See the large space at the bottom? That is for a step-drawer, something I have seen done…but never like this. I wanted mine functional, not just a step, so mine also was big enough to store rolls […]

Building Cabinets

Let ms start by saying…I have never built cabinets…or drawers in my life. I am not sure I want to ever again, but maybe after having done it, I will try it again. The original plan was to use the existing cabinets and just cut out the drawer part and make it doors to cabinets. […]

Gutting the bathroom

Taking something apart is a whole lot easier than putting it back together. The first part of our 2-week project was to gut the bathroom. The toilet and tub stayed (much to DH’s disapproval). DH wanted to replace the tub with a walk-in shower. Thinking about resale, I did not think that was a good […]