I need to vent.
I have the paint and everything.
There's nothing like a good old fashioned monkey wrench in the works to mess up a perfectly good make-over,
Or even worse, a drain pipe bursting under the sink in the middle of your daughter's birthday party.
$1000 later, there a new pipe running through your crawl space and a funky odor coming from under the cabinets.
Long story short, we have some big repairs to do. And they have to replacing the subfloor under our cabinets. So pretty things have to wait for now until the big necessary job is done.
But I will not let that deter me.
I promise you.
I have the paint. Really.
Sooooooo close.......
Jen
Oh no! I am so sorry to hear this happened! I would feel like venting, too! :) I know your cabinets are going to be beautiful when you paint them, though!
ReplyDeleteI hope you are doing well, and having a great week! :)
Blessings,
Jenni
Oh, vent away girl. I have complete faith you'll get it done! I'm in the middle of making over my bedroom and it took me starting a blog and having everyone waiting to see some action to motivate me!
ReplyDeleteI love all the inspirational kitchen images you posted previously too.
Kristine
The Painted Hive
xxx
Wow...sorry about this...sometimes it just comes at the worst time. :(
ReplyDeleteOur shower in the master broke this last Monday...can't get water regulated. Fortunately, we have another bathroom. Then the computer backup went dead yesterday. Keep smiling, it'll get better. Yvonne :)
At least you have the paint. I've been talking about painting my 20 year old oak cabinets for since the day we bought it 2 years ago and haven't lifted a single little finger to make it happen.
ReplyDeleteOh, that's bad.... very, very bad, and maddening. So close, as you've said.
ReplyDeleteI see that we have the same oak cabinets, mine are stained a little lighter. Have you done a test run on a door? I did and found an unforseen challenge. I was pleased with the fact that I was able to paint the test door without a hint of brushstrokes. But see that heavy graining in your oak doors? That graining stands out like a sore thumb. I'm still researching on how to create a smooth finish. I'm going to try some heavy duty Kilz. We'll see.
Oh man what a bummer! :(
ReplyDeleteI bet your kitchen is going to look beautiful when it's all done though!
So sorry to hear that, I just had the same horrible thing happen to my house, it is very frustrating I hope you get everything fixed soon (;
ReplyDeleteStuff happens....I blogged about a water disaster this week at our house too. I feel your pain girl.....sigh
ReplyDeleteYou know what though, on a positive note, when they pull the cabinets to replace the subfloor you could have THEM schlep them out to your painting station in the yard. Then schlep them back. A sprayer would make the job go so much easier. You could also reconfigure your cabinets if it is not working for you. It's a great excuse! If you are not spending extra money, cause you have everything you need, what is the harm?
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to hear that this happened though. Maybe a new beautiful ceramic floor to match your new paint would cheer you up?
What? I have to wait longer, sheesh...justkidding!! hope everything gets put back together and you can be on your way to pretty again real soon! xoxo
ReplyDeleteAnd so goes the story of remodeling. Plan this, then do that. This comes up and eats up the time and budget. So what you REALLY wanted has to wait. Cause you are buying the non-sexy stuff, like plumbing. Of course, men dig that kind of thing when you have to sell the house (new guts? great!)My house remodel has been a two year tale of this. BUT I have developoed a little more patience AND the delays have actually caused me to rework some stuff for the better. Chin up!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to see what you do with the cabinets...sorry about the delay!! The cabinets are so much like ours and I want to paint them sooooo badly...but don't have the nerve...hope you get to yours soon so I can be inspired...or maybe you can come to TN and do mine, too!!!
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Oh poor Jen, I am so sorry about your cabinets and than to have the water leak happen during a B'Day party. Oh My. If it can console you any, be grateful the leak happened before you painted the cabinets. Hang in there kiddo, we are all here for you to vent to anytime you need to!
ReplyDeleteCory just drilled through a pipe in our bathroom yesterday. Must be something in the...water! ;)
ReplyDeleteI can so relate, except our pipe under the sink burst after we painted the cabinets! It is such a pain! I am so looking forward to your finished kitchen though!
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the plumbing problems. I hate unexpected expenses too. Hoping all goes well and looking forward to your painting reveal, no pressure though, all in due time :)
ReplyDeleteYou POOR THING!!! :'(
ReplyDeleteI hear ya! We are looking at having to replace possibly ALL our woodfloors downstairs -- and every room has wood floors, so... replacement of flooring for the entire house downstairs... ugh. And that means replacing wood that was installed 120 years ago. Just makes me sick. TERMITES!!! They're like one of the plagues!! :)
Your kitchen re-do can maybe be the "treat" at the end of all this not-so-fun stuff?
Sorry, hon!!
And from someone who painted her kitchen less than a year ago -- you will LOVE it!!! :)
Ruth
Oh girl I swear we have the same cabinets!! I also have been wanting to paint mine... just to many other home projects right now. I so understand where you are coming from!! Hope you get yours done soon...
ReplyDelete~Kelly Maria
Awwww...I'm so sorry!! I know how it is. When we found out we had termites recently it put a major whammo on my remodeling money. Don't worry - it'll get done.
ReplyDeleteManuela
Oh no. I'm sending huge hugs your way. I understand all too well how things can go wrong and then worse. Vent away!!
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