The Cubby's Cabinet Doors

Well, Doug finally decided to get some cabinet doors on the cubby in the kitchen. Here is where we last left our dear cubby:

Yes, it was in duct-tape hell. Unfortunately, the heat continually caused the duct tape to lose adhesion, so that cardboard was always falling down. Sometimes, on top of people, though no one was hurt.

Doug and I went to Lowe's the other night and he admonished me to get some hardware so he could put up some doors. Okay, now it's my fault. So I picked out the hardware within 30 seconds right in front of him. We're going for flush doors, so it's pretty simple. Here's the mockup:

He then proceeded to get the wood he would need, and we went on our merry way home. He was as good as his word. That night he plastered the edges of the opening.

By the next evening, he had sanded and added blocks. These are to provide a "stop" to the doors.

Then came the doors themselves. At this point, Doug realized that the hinges I picked out weren't going to work. They didn't lay flat. Grrr. So back to Lowe's I went, and found flat hinges. The only ones that would lay flat were the strap hinges, so I will end up painting them. The object is to have the entire door just fade into the wall.


And now we have a slightly more permanent solution hanging up there.

Now I just need to get to painting. Funny, the list of what I need to paint seems to be getting longer...and longer...