Cluttered CorkBoard

Pantry Project begins..

(If you missed the post on my decision process for my pantry 
placement you can see it by going Here , 
and if you'd like to see photo's of my kitchen and the reason behind
my pantry project go Here .)

So it started.. the decision was made and I got to work..

I started by removing the baseboard and crown molding, and then I
got to work.. and those boards that I have been looking at for a couple of weeks?
Well, they finally got screwed to the floor.





I decided to leave the floor as it is for now..  this was something else I debated on for
a while.. rip it out? leave it? and on and on.
Budget wise I decided to leave it for now.

And after the initial shock of drilling a screw into the floor, I was over it
(the big decision to do this & all by myself)
and progress continued.



I am certainly no building expert, so I am not putting a tutorial on how to build
a pantry..  :0)
Just sharing my own progress and project - so please don't follow how
I built my pantry.. I basically just had a general idea of how to do it, what I wanted
the outcome to be, and went with it.
Using a square, tape measure, level, compound miter saw, and plenty of other tools..
and mashing a couple fingers along the way..
definitely don't do that!   Ouch!


Things I figured out..
sheetrock is simple to work with, although kind of hard to lug
around by myself, but I got it done!

Something else I found out..
Cutting Crown molding is not as simple as baseboards/trim.. oh no, it takes some
skill.   But I finally got it figured out.. after a few tries and searching online..
and a little tweaking with the end result. :0)
 Coping crown molding.. well, that takes some skill too, but I finally got that done
with a decent result.. far from perfect mind you, but looks pretty good.

A little more sheetrock work on the inside..


and of course paint..

I chose to lighten up the paint color in the living room and kitchen..
So I spent a couple days painting.

I went from glidden "warm caramel" to kilz "ranch house".



Here is a little peek so you can see the paint.. :0)

Reveal coming soon..
So excited.