One Room Challenge Week 6: The Messy Middle
We are officially back in the swing of the ORC over here, after missing a week to take our oldest to the beach for a birthday celebration — which was well worth the pressure I’m feeling now 😅. I’m knocking things off the list one “quiet time” at a time, including:
moving the new cabinets into the room
actually installing the cabinets (i.e. shimming, leveling, clamping, anchoring, etc.)
priming the cabinet boxes, doors, and drawers
cutting and dry-fitting the first half of the countertop into place — ok, this one was my husband
finally getting a coat of paint on the walls, the fun part 🥳
I’m not 100% sure on the color, but I never am after one coat. I’m trying hard to reserve judgement on it until it’s fully painted and dried and in the daylight, but so far it’s reading a touch warmer than the swatch, so… fingers crossed. Repeating a mantra of *I will not panic-buy a new gallon of paint* while I rinse out brushes tonight. I’m feeling extra thankful for all of my new Handy Paint Pail gear though — if I do have to repaint, it’ll be a breeze. I’m only one coat in and I can already tell how much time I’m saving on painting and cleanup just by having the right products!
There are just T W O weeks left in the challenge, and I still need to:
finish painting the walls
install the toe kick on the cabinets
paint the cabinets and trim
hang some shelves
buy the fridge
get hardware for the cabinets
and decorate!
So, if anyone has any advice for getting work done with two very cute, very unhelpful toddlers around, now is the time to share 🙃