Well... As some of you might have noticed I have not posted for a little while. I at least have a valid excuse per say. I am doing a full kitchen remodel which has been a blast yet a pain in the ARSE! I will give you a little back log of what is going on. My aunt has a big interior design firm in California and has a lot of people owe her money due to the economy. She sometimes will take product to pay down people bills and she took some a full kitchen remodel as a payment on a clients bill. She found out that no one would buy them due to the fact that they are designed for a specific kitchen and no one would take the time to make them work. 3 years later they sat in her warehouse and needed to get rid of them. She knew I was fixing my house up and offered me if I can pic them up I can have them! WHAT??? I said but the offer was valid. I could not get my shoes on fast enough to hit the road. I knew it was going to be a huge challenge but I was up for it!! So my cousin and I went to Cali and snagged it up. I found out they were designed for a kitchen that was double my size but also meant I can mix and match and more to work with. So here are some pictures of my original kitchen and the work in progress. With my cousin paying rent and a side business I started last month I had a little money to throw into the project. I will have to make this in several posts so I don't have too many pics in just one post.
Above is what I had before the project started. They are cheap laminate wood and I was very happy to get rid of it.
Here is all the new stuff sitting in my garage waiting to be put in.
Kitchen gutted and ready for the install. I had to extend one wall out 8 inches so I could fit the new stuff in.
This has been a huge jig saw puzzle and has been a big challenge but has been working for me "knocks on wood" I found out one of the doors had a broken glass and have to replace. $600 for the door and glass and I maybe I need to wait a little before I can replace. I will post more pics tomorrow and show more progress. Thanks for viewing!!!
i personally didn't see anything wrong with your old cabinets, but the new stuff looks pretty cool too! (love your little furry helper).
ReplyDeleteso, after you're done there, wanna take a drive to texas and do some handyman stuff here?! :)
thanks for the comment! here is my logic why I took this on.
ReplyDelete1. My old cabinets are cheap boards with a laminate. These are mostly all solid wood.
2. In more pics I am posting now these new ones have some cool features. They have self closing drawers so they can't be slammed, roll out shelves, and handles.
3. They were free! When I was offered $25,000 in free cabinets it was impossible for me to say no.
4. (most important) It gave me something to do. I have to keep myself busy or I go crazy and this has fulfilled that!! :)
Nice work, Dustin. And you've been missed :)
ReplyDeleteVery good job, and very big.
ReplyDeleteGreetings.
Your new cabinets look fabulous and that is a great update. It's as good as DIY's James Young's updates, but I think you have received the deal of a lifetime in those cabinets.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the tiling.
I would have taken those cabinets too!. I've been MIA also but have no excuse other than summertime laziness ;).
ReplyDeleteYou're doing a great job dude!