The sandbox in my kitchen

Day 4 started with another layer of spackle, followed by a long stretch of putting together cabinets. Pointing a hair dryer at the joint compound, willing it to dry faster happened occasionally.

Cabinets took over the entire dining room. The chair was pushed in front of the TV, the coffee pot is on the side table next to my couch. It was like an Army obstacle course in my upstairs. Generally, my place was a disaster.

Day 4 = chaos.

Day 5 started with sanding. There is a layer of dust everywhere in my house. The remotes are covered, and the couch and floor could be swept down to make a little sandbox.

Cabinet installations are where the excitement is at, apparently. Walls are rarely even, and it’s difficult to get cabinets lined up exactly level in all the right places. However, the plans I have assumed that we could do that, and after spending 45 minutes working on the first one, it became clear that the plans were… incorrect.

We needed a slightly smaller SPECIAL ORDER cabinet “like we need air,” according to Fred. Lucky, lucky, lucky us were able to get exactly what we needed from the first Home Depot I called on a return. It was discounted even. If we didn’t, we would have been totally screwed.

Anyone need a 33x30 inch white wall cabinet? I have one to spare.

With our emergency revision, all the cabinets were installed in a quick 9 hours with a lot of shims, some 1x2, a good level and copious cursing. But the cabinets are in! And I am getting my house back. The table is back in the middle of my dirty dining area, the fridge opens all the way, and I am envisioning what is going to go in all my new awesome cabinets.

Stats:
Times “fuck” uttered: Fred 15, Kristine 5
Trips to Home Depot: 3
Person we want to meet: Guy (or girl) who designed the cabinet drawers
Best way to ease the pain: Tito’s