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Alas, it’s been a long road, but the cabinets in my studio office area are just finished! There are still some finishing touches to be done, but I won’t be able to do those things until other projects are done. I will explain that later in this post. But I’ve got these cabinets as finished for now.
Before I show you, go back and remember how these started. I started with basic IKEA sectional cabinets with sliding doors and drawer fronts. After I installed the cabinet boxes, they looked like this…
And the bridal doors and drawer fronts look like this…
And after adding my customizations, the progress looks like this…
So let me explain the most obviously unfinished part – the missing drawer fronts. These four drawer fronts are painted, gold foiled and ready to assemble. I had high hopes that I could finish it, but the instruction manual on how to assemble and attach those drawer fronts is buried somewhere in the depths of my very cluttered studio.
I did a quick search for it this morning, but couldn’t find it. So I tried to find it online. I thought I could figure it out without the instruction manual, but if you’ve ever assembled IKEA sectional cabinets with drawers, you know that the brackets must be attached a certain way depending on the specific drawer arrangement you have for your particular cabinet. ..
I finally found the little drawers without an instruction manual, but not after trying at least six different (wrong) ways to attach the brackets. I finally got it on the sixth or seventh try. And these little drawers use only one type of bracket.
Large drawer fronts probably use two different types of brackets with 16 different possible configurations, so I’m not going to try to guess. I know I put that instruction manual in a safe place so I don’t lose it. But now I can’t remember where that safe spot is. 😀 As soon as I figure it out (or find instructions online), I’ll attach those last four drawer fronts.
I still need to do this trim piece on the floor on this one cabinet, but I can’t do it until the baseboard is installed, and I can’t install the baseboard until the exterior door on the right side of these cabinets. . was cut off.
I also had some defective parts, which surprised me. This cabinet door was not installed properly because the hinge part that attaches inside the cabinet is defective. They are all supposed to be three-way adjustable, but I can’t adjust it at all, so it pulls the door so low it won’t close. I need to get a replacement for it. I also have a drawer slide with a defective soft close. The drawer won’t close unless I close it all the way.
This area where the cabinets meet the wall needs some minor trim to cover those cracks. I was tempted to use caulk to fill them, but as our house moves and shifts throughout the year, I think the caulk cracks and should be refilled regularly. The short trim looks much better, but I can’t install it until the countertop is installed.
So the cabinets are done Most part, all the big stuff – trim, painting, clear coating, adding gold accents, etc. – Done.
My next step is to make the countertop, and I have to admit I’m nervous. I put it off as long as I could because when I did the countertop on the other wall, the dust from those boards gave me excruciating skin problems that literally lasted for months. Too bad. (I shared about it here.)
In my 30+ years of DIYing, I’ve never experienced a reaction to any product I’ve used, so I take no precautions to cover my skin before running the boards on my table saw. But this time, you better believe I’m covered from head to toe and take a shower straight after cutting all the pieces. The thought of having to go through that again really scares me.
Thankfully, this should be a small countertop and relatively quick project. Once that’s done, I can install the window casing, add that little trim where the cabinets meet the wall, and then finish the scans and install them. Oh! And I still need to add the cabinet door and drawer pulls! Cabinets need jewelry too!
I am very happy that most of this huge project is finished. The rest should be a breeze! Also, as soon as I find that instruction manual and finally turn them on for the drawer fronts, I’ll add a picture to this post. I hope it will be later today! I had to remember where the instruction manual was for safe keeping.
Addicted 2 Decorating shares my DIY and decorating journey as I renovate and decorate the 1948 Fixer Upper that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has MS and is unable to do physical activity, so I do most of the housework myself. You can learn more about me here.
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