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“I only need one more week to finish my pantry, ” she said confidently last Thursday. Ha! Hahahaha! Haha! I should know by now to never say things like that. The “one more week” mark has come and gone, and I still have a punch list as long as my arm (which, thankfully, is a […]
Well, after fretting over how to handle the blind corner storage in the lower cabinets of the pantry, and mulling over just about every solution I could find online (both ready-made and DIY options), I finally made my decision, came up with my own design, and spent yesterday implementing it. I got the building part […]
Well, I finally took a day off yesterday. After posting my final One Room Challenge update last Thursday, I wanted to continue working for a couple of days and see just how far I could get before the official end of the challenge. I ended up getting all of my open shelves built, wood filled, […]
My plan for my pantry includes four L-shaped open shelves, and I got the first one built yesterday. To be honest, I was a little uncertain about this project. As much as I wanted them to be floating shelves (i.e., no brackets or supports showing), I was mentally preparing myself to have to use brackets […]
Well, I gave it my best, but as I predicted last week, I didn’t finish the pantry during the time allotted in the One Room Challenge. It sure wasn’t for lack of trying, though. I don’t think I’ve taken a day off since the challenge started five weeks ago, and I’ve been working at least […]
I have been working ridiculous hours to try to get my pantry finished, and while most everything in there is still “in progress,” (with the exception of my DIY butcherblock-style countertop that I made out of hardwood flooring), I was determined to get at least one more project completely finished this weekend. So I tackled […]
There’s one week to go on the One Room Challenge, and I’m starting to realize that finishing my pantry in that time might take an actual miracle. As of today, the state of things isn’t pretty, but I’m still going to press on and give it my best. But here’s the reality of the situation… […]
If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time, you knew this moment of indecisiveness was coming. I can be going along just fine for weeks while working on a room, and then…BAM! I hit that wall of indecisiveness. And that time in this pantry project came last night. I’ve said from the […]
Y’all, I’ve been working overtime on the pantry, and I’m very pleased with the progress I’ve made. My goal today is to get the cabinet built finished, so I’m going to make this update short and sweet. Here’s what I’ve done since the last update: I re-resined the tiles, and now they’re super colorful and […]
I actually have one finished project in my pantry now! One thing I can actually, officially cross off of my “to do” list for that room. My countertop that I made from red oak hardwood flooring is finished! Here’s how it turned out… And it was super simple! All I had to do was sand, […]
There are only two weeks left in the One Room Challenge, and I’m starting to doubt that I’ll be able to finish my pantry on time. But you know what? Even if I don’t completely finish, I’m just so glad that I finally started (and have made a huge amount of progress) on this room […]
I had such a hard time getting started on the pantry yesterday, and by the time I actually did get to work, I only had time for finishing up the countertop installation. The task seemed so simple. I just had to install that last row by the wall. No problem. I’d just use the table […]