if i could write a summary of the last week, it would be a little something like this:
email cabinet guy.
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wait a day.
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obsess over whether i should email him again.
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make a list of what can't be done until after the cabinets are INSTALLED. (hint: everything)
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email him again, with some mirror detail, hoping it will jog his memory and make him email me back with information. changes. ANYTHING.
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wait a day.
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obsess over whether i should email him again.
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make another list of what can't be done until after the cabinets are INSTALLED.
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email him again, with some mirror detail, hoping it will jog his memory and make him email me back with information. changes. ANYTHING.
so. what i am trying to say is that pretty much nothing has changed.
except i did FINALLY get a set of revised plans back:
the laundry room:
the mudroom:
i have ordered everything that can be ordered...
including these for the upper laundry cabinets in the mudroom room:
found these for about 40% off on ebay. they will go on the three lower drawers in the mudroom.
ordered the tolson hardware for the laundry room: (8" pulls for the drawer and the pull out, and the 18" pull for the large storage cabinet. )
the two cabinets over the washer/dryer will get knobs.
i am a little bummed that the knobs won't be available until DECEMBER. boo! but i love them, and figured it is better to wait for what i know i want than buy something for now just to "get a good picture" for the finale.
SO.
here is my progress shot for the week:
the backsplash tile.
the 18" tolson cabinet pull (how dreamy is this??)
trim for the roman shades. ( not kidding. i have been dragging this trim around for about 12 years, just waiting for the perfect spot to use it. )
wish me luck.
and happy halloween!
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By any chance is Benjamin Blackwelder your cabinet maker? If so, he has yet to return my mom's phone calls, texts, and emails for months to finish the job he started over a year ago.
ReplyDeleteHa!! No, it's not. 😜 But what is the deal with these flaky subs?? In the last 6 months, we have had 3 trim carpenters, 2 framers, and a landscaper totally flake out in us.
DeleteI swear, there is money to be made somewhere if someone could get contractors/sub contractors to actually follow up on projects like this. It's amazing how little it would take to be successful in this industry (i.e., answer a phone call, show up when you're supposed to, call when you're running late). So simple. Hope you get this straightened out - how frustrating!
DeleteMy husband believes contractors are their own worst enemies. They can do the work but they can't handle the work and the correspondence, plans and billing. It's such a shame! I hope you can get your project going - the plan is terrific! Makes me want to do something to improve my mudroom so much! I have great storage for our 3 kids but perhaps too much stuff! It's large and I should have made the wide open spaces smaller in exchange for a walk in pantry and closet. I would like to do something on the ceiling and add a statement light fixture. Looking forward to watching your project unfold!
ReplyDeleteI can totally relate to your hanging onto the trim for so long. I have some fabric and samples I have held onto for about 20 years that I am finally using or selling off slowly. As a designer, its hard to get rid of the good stuff whether we need it at the moment or not!
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing your finished space. You are working with some great finds...its looking great so far!