Day in the Life of an Idiot

 
Image: Approximately what the finished cabinets look like. 

Shawn is slowly putting back dishes. We have our kitchen back, at long last. However, yesterday, when I THOUGHT we were finished, Shawn noticed that it was very easy to scratch the paint right off. I will tell you that, if I had this project to do again, I would not order Benjamin Moore's supposed finest "enamel" finish. This stuff was sticky, dripping, and really hard to work with. It also seems insanely susceptible to dings and scratches, despite what it says on the tin, as it were. Anyway, the dishes aren't fully put back yet because I had to put a THIRD coat on the far left side.

But, my part in all of this is done. There are still a few bits of clean-up and touch-up, but they're also the sort of things that can be done whenever. 

We celebrated getting this project finished by finally decorating the Christmas tree/Solstice Shrub. My Star Trek RPG group might be happy to see that the Picard era Enterprise graces our holiday boughs.


Image: holiday Enterprise

I'm still recovering from the big project, so I don't have a lot else to say at the moment. How was your weekend? Do anything noteworthy or fun?

 It seems appropriate to follow up my post about baking, with another triumph of the wrench.  

I successfully changed my license plates on the car!

Sounds easy, you're thinking, but the back plate was a b*tch to get off. Had to pull out the old liquid wrench. Had to try a number of different tools--all of which I HAD. 

So, yep, that's it. I did a thing. Go me.