Momplex
Easiest Drawers
I'm so excited to share with you a little sneak peek of the kitchen we are working on!
Everything BUT the kitchen sink (and appliances) is DIY!!!
We've made some major progress lately, and I'l be sharing how we did those projects with you shortly.
Today, I want to share with you (just in case you missed it the first time around) my favorite way to do drawers for kitchens.
Favorite because
Stainless Steel Cable and Wood Railing
Do you remember back when we built this railing for Momplex Unit B?
We absolutely LOVE how it turned out. And we love that not only does it protect the stair opening, but it's so substantial, it's almost like a long console table that you can lean on.
So when it came time for me to design a railing for Momplex Unit B, I wanted to keep the same substantialness, but add a modern twist to match the rest of Mompl
Framing Gable Roofs
But as happy as we are with our decision to use ARXX blocks for the exterior of the Momplex, I do miss stick framing. I do miss building with wood.
So this project, framing these little roofs abo
Building Base Cabinets
Yep, that's what it took to take this blank space ....
And turn it into this:
Well, at least to build all those cabinets!
I'd love to know how to make a dishwasher out of plywood, but I'm going to stick to cabinets for now.
The Ram and I spent about a week building the cabinets, and honestly, the building was the easy part. Once we got all th
Anchoring Posts into Sonotubes
Well, today, they are going to become more than just an obstacle to avoid in front of the Momplex.
Those posts are the foundations for the little roofs!
And today we are going anchor beams into those concrete fil
How to Waterproof Foundations
Everything but the Treads
And today, they look like this:
And hopefully soon ... they'll look something like this:
image from Centsational Girl
Man, there sure are a ton of steps (pun not intended here) to finishing out stairs, isn't there!
First, we built the upstairs railing -
And we painted the
Dryer Vent
Window Jamb Extensions
And then we stacked foam blocks around them?
And then poured concrete in the foam blocks around the boxes?
And then hung windows on the outsides of the boxes?
Well, today's the day that we are going to start finishing out the inside of the windows!
Finishing Plywood Edges with Edge Banding
FInishing Details on Kitchen Cabinets
After installing all the kitchen cabinets for the Momplex Vanilla Kitchen, there's a few little things that will make a big difference to take care of.
The most obvious one is finis