Hey there. It’s been a long time. I’ve had a ton of shit going on. I’ll have to save most of it for another time, but let me just say that the gist of this school year has been… Life is short. We’ve had a lot of death this year. First, my father-in-law passed in…
25 Awesome DIY Advent Calendars
Hey out there! It’s been forever! I’ve been kind of floundering with life these past few months and something just had to give… and turns out blogging was the first thing to go. But I miss it! When I woke up this morning and realized it was December 1st and I hadn’t bought my kids’…
Painting Barker Cabinet Doors
Without a doubt, painting the doors of my Barker Cabinets was the worst part of the whole kitchen renovation. But it had nothing to do with the Barker Doors. The main problem was the paint I used and the the fact that I don’t really like painting. If you’ve been thinking about painting Barker Cabinet…
Adding Support to Barker Cabinets so They Will Hold a Wall Oven
I’m not sure if I would call this one a design flaw or an implementation flaw, but either way I will take responsibility for the issue. Of course I’ll also take responsibility for the solution. If I wanted to install my wall oven as planned, it would mean adding support to the Barker Cabinets. In…
How to Customize Kitchen Cabinets to Hide the HVAC
I could have named this post NO SOFFITS! Those evil, vile things won’t get the best of me! I figured out a way to build my cabinets right up to the ceiling even though I have an HVAC line that can’t be moved. At least I was not willing to pay to have the damn…