Before I started this project, Efiwym and I stopped at a couple home improvement stores to look at cabinet hardware. We were going to look specifically at hardware with a satin nickel finish. We had switched over to that finish on projects throughout the last couple of years: faucets, light fixtures, and the shower door. …
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Finally, the sight of an unfinished project would be gone. With the cabinet doors completely assembled, I was ready to install them. With the doors and sink panel in hand, I gathered my Milwaukee® impact driver and the remaining screws to finish the project and headed upstairs. I placed the items carefully on the floor…
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Before I could assemble, I needed to buy a pin nailer. Like all DIYers, I like buying new tools. I bought an inexpensive (cheap) pneumatic pin nailer. It got 4.3 stars online. Yes, I read the manual. I installed the pin nails and hooked it up to my Sears Craftman® 3-gallon compressor. I started on…
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Every once and a while, I will insert a different DIY project into the fold. I will still provide you with the continuing highlights of the upcycling of my cabinet doors. But since this project was just completed this weekend, I thought I share with you my recent experience laying vinyl flooring. I have completed…
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Before I could finish, I needed to buy the screen molding. Another trip to the home improvement store. I also needed to install the plugs to hide the screw holes on the backside of the doors. There are 24 holes to plug. I inserted my first plug and it did not fit. It would not…
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DIY Project – Upcycling our Cabinet Doors – The Trial Run – The Panels This phase of the project created the urgency to complete the project ASAP. I am not a big fan of unfinished projects on display in our house. I hate waiting to apply that second coat of paint. Do you really have…
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The Sears Craftman® router I own is about 30 years old. But like some of the older Sears Craftman® tools I own, they still work okay. I did my due diligence and practiced on some boards to make sure I had my 3/8” rabbet. After multiple attempts, I finally got the 3/8” depth. Now I…
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Even though I purchased a new blade for my table saw, I used my miter saw to cut the stiles and rails for the doors. I was getting some splintering on the backside of the wood as the saw blade was dull from cutting hardwood flooring. I trusted the squareness of the miter saw over…
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My wife and I have talked on and off about upgrading the cabinet doors. Since we recently replaced our kitchen appliances, it seemed appropriate to change out the cabinet doors. I checked out pricing to get replacement doors and because I am cheap, I decided to make the doors myself. (I would like to give…
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I watch a lot of DIY and home improvement shows. I probably could watch those shows all day. I offer my advice as my wife and I watch these shows. She seems to be interested in my comments, but I think she is just appeasing me. I like Mike Holmes. I think I idolize him.…