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Jan. 28th, 2019 11:17 pmSunday we managed, M and me, to remove the cabinets I had had installed a year or so after we moved in, in 2002? '03? in there somewhere. There was a run of 5' of counter, with four equal sections underneath it, and a similar run of wall cabinets. I have photos, but posting them here is still a pain and you don't care that much (I think). Al and Alice slept through the entire process, so apparently we did not make too much noise?
Following removal and food we acquired a stove vent, and discovered it required a cabinet to mount it underneath. Hence to Lowe's where a very nice woman and I talked in circles for 10 minutes until we started banging on various cabinets, at which point it was decided we could not replicate the current cabinets but we could coordinate with them. I would have ordered them on the spot except for a sudden crisis of faith regarding my measurements, width-wise, so we hustled home and promptly plotzed. M said he did the same, falling asleep at 8 pm to arise at 930 the following am.
This morning I dashed back to Lowes, could not order cabinets because no one was there, acquired other useful things and met up with M again at our house. I scrubbed walls and ceiling with TSP, removing far more gunk than I expected, and M sliced up the old counter into three separate useful pieces to be applied to the lower cabinets once the plumber moves the gas line for the new stove. Back to Lowes after lunch, for another random assortment of things and ordering the damn cabinets.
I feel like I am juggling everything in the kitchen, and even with careful ordering of tasks, I'm sure I will have failed something, or missed something, by the time the next step requires it. I guess tomorrow I finish scrubbing and apply paint to the places the stove is going and I will not be able to reach for another decade.
Although I just lost a solid couple hours to thinking about pressed tin ceilings, and deciding on fake pressed tin because I can just glue it up there. That sounds like a huge win. However, in the unacknowledged triumphs division, I made supper with the kitchen in disarray around my feet, so I am MIGHTY! Fortitude!
Following removal and food we acquired a stove vent, and discovered it required a cabinet to mount it underneath. Hence to Lowe's where a very nice woman and I talked in circles for 10 minutes until we started banging on various cabinets, at which point it was decided we could not replicate the current cabinets but we could coordinate with them. I would have ordered them on the spot except for a sudden crisis of faith regarding my measurements, width-wise, so we hustled home and promptly plotzed. M said he did the same, falling asleep at 8 pm to arise at 930 the following am.
This morning I dashed back to Lowes, could not order cabinets because no one was there, acquired other useful things and met up with M again at our house. I scrubbed walls and ceiling with TSP, removing far more gunk than I expected, and M sliced up the old counter into three separate useful pieces to be applied to the lower cabinets once the plumber moves the gas line for the new stove. Back to Lowes after lunch, for another random assortment of things and ordering the damn cabinets.
I feel like I am juggling everything in the kitchen, and even with careful ordering of tasks, I'm sure I will have failed something, or missed something, by the time the next step requires it. I guess tomorrow I finish scrubbing and apply paint to the places the stove is going and I will not be able to reach for another decade.
Although I just lost a solid couple hours to thinking about pressed tin ceilings, and deciding on fake pressed tin because I can just glue it up there. That sounds like a huge win. However, in the unacknowledged triumphs division, I made supper with the kitchen in disarray around my feet, so I am MIGHTY! Fortitude!