Cutting Cabinets

 I spent most of this weekend with my Cricut. (Please ignore the missing doorknob, that's what happens in an old house when the foundation shifts with the seasons and the cat's food is in the closet.)

Funny story, when I first put the WQRC on the table there with the cats' water under it, Helo was suspicious and wouldn't drink from there for weeks. There are other water dishes so he was all right but he does not like change. He's the quintessential Taurus.

That meant I had to set up my table and take it down again twice.  I am so grateful that I have a laptop.

I bought Cherry veneer when it was on sale and cut cabinet faces out of it.

With the scraps of veneer I played with stains. I need something with a grey to blue undertone so the cabinets would go well with the backsplash.  

So I played with Rust-Oleum's Weathered Grey over some streaks of Minwax's Ebony. And I added some Minwax Early American over the top.

I liked it but I wanted a little more grey, so I added more Rust-Oleum Weathered Grey on the top of it.

I'm going to play with it a little more, maybe a little more ebony or grey.  But the plan is to layer the veneer over chipboard.

I'm debating the countertop. I have something that looks like white and grey granite but I'm worried it'll look too busy with the backsplash.

For my appliances I want to do black, that'll also pick up the darker tones of the backsplash.  I cut out scrapbook paper and I'll cover the chipboard with it.  

I had to figure out a way to keep all the pieces separate.

Jack didn't like the noise of the Cricut but he didn't want to leave the room. So of course, he found a box.

My sweetheart.  I spent a lot of time waiting for the Cricut to make the cuts which was nice because I got to use that time writing.  So I didn't feel like I had to choose one hobby over the other.

But we've barely begun and I'm already thinking of lists.

Walls

Roof

Windows (and frames)

Sliding doors

Modern barn doors

Kitchen cabinets

Kitchen appliances

Backsplash

Bathroom cabinets

bathroom shower tile

Flooring

Stairs

Furniture

Lighting

And the list goes on and on...

I hope you're all having a good weekend!