Cavities and Cabinets

When my oldest niece was 4 or 5 she had an appointment to see the dentist for a regular check-up.  It wasn't her first visit, but probably only her second or third.  When she returned she proclaimed, "I have no cabinets!"

"Wonderful! What about cavities?"
"I don't have any of those either."

J

I, however, have lots of cabinets.

 
Walt Kowalski and I planned out the kitchen for the little house mathematically on paper.  Using the home improvement store's website, we could select color, dimensions, and quantity available.  We even went to the store to look at the cabinets to approve.  We approved. 

AND I had a coupon. 

That rarely happens at the home improvement store. The goal then became to get as much as possible in one order to use the coupon.

We had a plan. They had all the cabinets available.  We had a coupon and a day off.

What we didn't plan for was the weather.  Rain.  Knowing we would have to leave the tailgate down, we decided to wait an additional day for better weather. 

It was slightly better weather the next day. The crowd at the store was slightly worse.  We ran into holiday improvement time.  This is the time of year when people realize they have company coming in a few weeks and want to make improvements NOW.  These aren't the usual people we meet at the store. They are pushy and have plans that are more important than everybody else's plans.

Mmmmmmmkay.  Sure.  May I have an extra shot of patience with my vitamins this morning? Thank You. 

We got tot he store, found two very helpful sales associates, one with a buggy to lower cabinets from the top shelf.  As we are selecting the cabinets we start to find many, many empty shelves. the same shelves that were full two days ago.

"Yeah, we had a contractor in yesterday that about 37 cabinets."

ARGH!!!

"But we are scheduled to get more of these unfinished cabinets next week."

That was great, except my coupon expired this week. 

It worked out anyway.  We got all but two cabinets on our list, which was all that would fit in the truck. 

I have several stains in my collection.  Gunstock is the color we used on the bar and ceiling in the game room.  Cherry is the color of the doors at the Cat Ranch. Walnut is color of the trim at House #1. Cedar is the color of Mom Kowalski's swing.

None of those were what I wanted. 

Golden Pecan is the newest color in my stain collection. It is just right.



Just a hint of color and it is a warm tone to match the floor and offset the dark countertop. 
 

Left is the unfinished color.  Right is the finished Golden Pecan.  (Without a coat of sealant.)