A couple cabinets up

Well, we are super tired and out of cabinets. The other cabinets were on back order. I called and they are in, but we are too spent to go get them.

We have hung the cabinets that we have. Once the cabinets are in, we (Scooter) will trim them out, with molding and make them all pretty. I am going to paint the cabinets white and then load them up, and get to work. I am still back and forth on the counter tops...

Here is the cabinet above the washing machine.




The cabinets, on the new wall. (The water heater is right behind those cabinets.)


And this is the place where my sewing table was, and will be again. We are going to mirror image the hanging cabinets on the new wall above the sewing table.



I am going to go take a shower and lay on my couch.
have a great night.
--Kelly

"It's Like a Little Room"

The door is in, the wall is built and the cabinets are starting to go up. Here are the pictures to prove it.

We got a Door


Here is where the new cabinets are going to be hung on this wall. And then all the space in front of the Hot Water Heater, will be a broom closet.


So exciting!!

New Paint

It looks like I will only need one coat of paint, and some minor touch up. I figured I am going to have to do some touch up after we hang the cabinets so... I am gonna just wait and do it all at once.

The bad thing is, the new color does not show up very well in pictures. It looks much better in person. The the only way I could show the new color to you all, is to take a contrast picture against the white.

I have often thought that primer was not worth the extra time and effort. I will have to shut my mouth now, it really was helpful and made the actual paint go on so much better and easier.

So here are a few pictures of the new paint. As you can see by the first picture, at the top you can see a bit of the white from the primer, and the white of the water heater for contrast of the new blue.

This picture also the contrast of the white doors, with the blue. It is not a very dark blue. I think it will look really nice, with the white cabinets. I am hoping for a dark countertop on the new wall of cabinets.

And here is the new door hole completely cut out. It is really exciting to see that get done. The funny thing is, when you live with concrete floors you do not think about adding new doorways and having to worry about carpet or tile or wood transitions. We now realize that we stained the floors after the framing, so by taking out the plate to the wall, I am going to have to find my stain... I sure hope I have some. Maybe a brown magic marker would work.

Please do not worry about the little cut up in the sheetrock. If you go back and look we have a large piece of molding above our doors, (we call them Top Hats) So it will cover all that up. Moulding is a wonderful thing.

Well, I better go hunt for some concrete stain.
I will post again tomorrow for sure, maybe tonight.
Yeah for ME!!

Day Two

Okay, we have a couple things that have happened. The walls have been primed. The room is not that large, and it took an entire gallon of Kilz to cover the orange. I got lots of, "If you would have chosen a normal paint color this would not needed to happen." I still stand by my choice of orange. I still like it I will always like it, it just does not go with my "plan" for my New Laundry room. And no, I am not going down with the ship.

Okay I digress, Scooter went and bought the new broom closet door on his lunch break and brought it home. Moved the thermostat for the A/C and cut the hole for the new door.

It is very exciting. I have painted the first and maybe only coat of the new color, a light steely blue. But it is still to wet to take pictures. I am really happy with the color.

Here are a few more pictures to document the progress.



The new wall will be about parallel with the orange wall, behind the water heater. I would also like to have each of you take the time to comment on, is it Hot Water Heater or just Water Heater? This is an on going battle for my Father in-law. He gets all in a bother if people call it a Hot Water Heater. Saying the water is already hot. I believe that both are correct because sometimes while the water is still hot in the tank, it needs to be heated to reach the correct or set temperature. Therefore making it a Hot Water Heater. Post your comments NOW. I am also okay if you do not agree with me (but I will also be keeping a running total of those who do not...)




As you can see this picture has the old hole for the thermostat, and the thermostat in the new spot. If you look closely you will see the side of the new door (white) leaning against the side of my Fridge (Black).




And the Door hole has been cut. Pretty exciting, and not bad for a first day.

My Father in-law who is invaluable with these types of things, said, "You 2 need to cut out this Home Improvement Crap, it is a new house leave it alone." My Mother in-law who is also very helpful when the girls need to get out of the way, said, "Most people just talk about fixing their laundry room, not actually do something about it." I took both as compliments, and am so excited I can hardly stand it.

We have to get a guitar tonight, and the worlds best hamburger. Tomorrow we hope to hang the door, build a wall, and maybe even hang a cabinet or 2? Aim high.
see ya
--Kelly

Okay, so here are a few pictures, that I took before the project started and show that I really needed to do something. No one should live and work this way. I also beg of you.... please do not judge me. I am so embarrassed that I lived in this... it is pretty bad.













Now do you feel my pain. It just had to be done. Plus I have the best husband to do all this for me. He is pretty neat.

As I was Painting

So, as I was painting I was thinking that I needed to document the changes that are going to be taking place. For a couple reasons,
1- Some of you have never seen my laundry room
2- I am not very descriptive in my explanations
3- I am a visual learner

So please do not laugh at my drawing, but it was the best I could do.

I have given you a before and an after. I am super excited, because I am getting tons of cabinet space, and a new broom closet. Currently my brooms and steamers have been hidden behind my laundry room door. No MORE!!! I feel so grown up.

I have put the primer on the "ugly A%$ Orange" and Scooter came home and moved the A/C thermostat and is currently roto zipping the door opening... nope wait, the bit just broke... and there are none in the handle... we are on hold til tomorrow.

Enjoy
--Kelly

Day one

Okay, so lets see if this works.

Scooter and I have been talking about doing this laundry room for... well since we have moved into the house, so almost 2 years. The main problem has been the water heater. We originally had a tank less water heater in the attic. Our well water let that happen about 6 months, and then we had to go with the conventional water heater, which takes up a lot more room.

Last Saturday we decided we were going to move the water heater into the attic. Kinda scary siting in the attic waiting for 2 boys to push an empty water heater up an extension ladder, and me just catching the ladder as it is going to fall on the boys.

After receiving much grief for my 10 foot ceilings (I will not budge they look beautiful, so what if changing a light bulb is a 30 minute process). I said, "Move it back to the Laundry room."

My thinking was, we are going to have to change this water heater out some day. And since I plan on living out my years in this home, I do not want to see my 60 year old husband, man handling a water heater just so I could have a larger laundry room.

The water heater in the laundry room, while not my favorite still makes the most sense. We went through a couple plans to change it up, but none really worked until Tuesday.

Scooter came home from work and said, "Okay just hear me out, don't roll your eyes, just listen." So I did, and it is a wonderful idea. I guess I will have to not get so upset when my girls roll their eyes at me, seems they might come by it naturally.

So since Tuesday, I have been on the phone finding out prices, thinking about plans for counter tops, buying paint and all the other things that need to get done.

So here we are. I am going to post some before pictures. Today I plan on painting. I will be getting rid of what some in Texas call, the UT Orange (University of Texas). Scooter is sure the actual name of the color is, "Ugly A#@ Orange." I still like it, but it does not go with my Master Plan.
so stay tuned and watch the progress, hope you enjoy.
--Kelly