DIY: closet wars

Yes, it's done, complete, finished.

The closet that has had much anticipation is now a full on masterpiece. Despite having to buy a new electric saw (I'm always up for a trip down the power tool aisle) and that I'm fairly convinced that my neighbors have all created voodoo dolls of me for my endless, incessant hammering.

So with no further ado ...

always have to have the before image 

 

And of course, the chaos along the way ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

artistic inability

My closet master plans .... please ignore my inability to sketch. And the poor image quality.

If it turns out anything like this I'll be estatic. Mm and would love to replace the door with some 'see-through' or rustic type door. Oh yea, and my master closet also doubles as the laundry room, thus the washer and dryer.

left side

right side

walk in view

 
what my closet currently looks like ((::embarrassing::))

one man show

The main kitchen counter demolished and rebuild in less than a weekend time. Now it just has to let the sealant curate and voila! (Yes, I still need to paint behind the fridge and take care of the mini counter that the microwave sits on.. but baby steps here. A girl can only get so much done in a weekend).

So ... Here 'tis.

And of course, the best part of any project is the weird things that we do to get them done ... Managed to out do myself this time around.

Ripping down the counter and backing ... aka putting holes in the wall

patching all the holes from prying nails out and the adhesive glue that ripped off the drywall

Didn't have a 2nd set of hands so I used 2 stools, 2 paint cans, and 2 glasses to match the right height and level the counter.

A new counter!

kitchen progress

Getting serious about finishing the other side of the kitchen...

DIYhavent you done this already

This is what I want my entry way to look like ... except I have 1/2 the space and STILL have to finish my kitchen project!

where in the world

the cabinets after i removed the inner panels

BUSY! It's nice to not have down time to sit around and be bored, but this month has flown by and I don't quite know where it has gone. My weeks consist of work and getting work things done -- which I'm doing pretty good adjusting to the snails pace of the other office mainly because I have 2 million other things that I'm working on for work. Weekends have been filled with watching Jax & Davis for my sister, teaching handwriting classes at Gigi's Playhouse, and attempting to finish the kitchen project that I started like 6 weeks ago. I'm not one to procrastinate a DIY project, but I just haven't found time for the tedious trim work and the 2nd coats and polyurathane. Here's a couple of 'in progress photos':

The right side of the kitchen is done (except the trim) .. you don't even want to know what the right side looks like ... And of course, here is the obligatory little boy mohawk picture of my nephew. I love him to pieces.

 

all we care about is talkin'

"The more people I meet, the more thankful I am for the few close one's in my life".

The count of people close to me in this life is a small, single digit number. 

And this fact makes me very happy.

Things I have done today:

• Breakfast with my favorite family of 3. 
• Drink way too many cups of coffee -- as I sit here sipping on another. 
• Reaffirm my belief that I'm happier as an introvert. 
• Drive in the monsoon/hail storm. 
• Attend and give to a great local foundation, The Cindy Donald Dreams of Recovery
• Catch up on emails and my blog (clearly...)

Things I really want to do today:

• Fiddle with my camera and perfect some photo shooting tricks
• Start the bathroom his/her mirror project
• Begin the mudroom/foyer renovation
• Start making washer necklaces for Etsy to keep raising $$ for my OT Gigi's classes

Things that I'm going to do instead of what I want:

• Clean my house --- holy moly this place is gross. Starting with the kitchen, then dining room, then living room, then my bathroom/bedroom. I'm talking like bleach and scrub brushes here people. It needs it bad... 
• Organize my tax info from 2011
• Perhaps paint another set of kitchen cabinets... the kitchen's only like 1/4 of the way completed and I already want to move on to a new project. I blame Pintrest.
• Laundry. Sort it, fold it, start a new load. Repeat, repeat, repeat. 

Okay, Saturday. Let's do this huh? 

etsy

I can talk all the talk I want about being a great Aunt to my nephews, or I can put "my money where my mouth is". 

Officially launched my Etsy website selling handmade, custom scripted bracelets to raise money for Davis' Down's. My goal is to raise $1200 to make a donation to Gigi's Playhouse in Davis' name. 

Wanna help? Spread the word! http://www.etsy.com/shop/ceckelkamp1

Just cut, copy, follow, share, buy, etc with the link above!!

you can make sound

Quick hip update here: Yesterday I worked all day, therefore today I sat at home and did absolutely nothing. Let's just say the two balanced each other out. Working all day tomorrow again and can't really say I'm looking forward to it. What I am looking forward to however is only 1 more week of taking the celebrex (love the 'weight gain' warning on top of the fact that I can't exercise...). I CAN'T WAIT TO ACTUALLY BREAK A PRODUCTIVE SWEAT!!! It's killing me to just sit around all day and watch myself get more and more and more and more and more and more out of shape. UGH!

Kitty update: I still miss Kujo -- a ton. My family brought Tigs over today. So I'm officially the weird cat lady again with 2 massive orange fat cats. Tigs isn't really too happy about being relocated, but he'll be fine in a day or two.

Crafty update: Finished my first metal stamping project today! Once you get the hang of the technique it's actually really simple. Best part about how I made the bracelet is that the washer is completely interchangeable, so you can have 6 of them that say different things and keep using the same bracelet!