General Discussion & Chat: A Lucy Moment, 0 by ButterflyChaser

ButterflyChaser wrote:
I know you have them! Those rare moments where your brain just doesn't function properly and you do something stupid, something you should know is not right. I had one of those moments this week. (Ok, yes, Gail, I've had more than one of them this week, but shhhhhh!)

I had a yard sale over the weekend to earn money to add more cabinets in my kitchen. I had already measured the wall where the cabinets are to go and wrote the measurement down. Yesterday, I went to the shop and bought the cabinets, carried them home and immediately stained them to match the other kitchen cabinets. Then it dawned on me as soon as I put my brush down. The cabinets were both 36" wide, for a total of 72", 6 ft. Here I had been thinking "cabinets for the 6 ft wall" even though I knew my wall was only 56". Duuuuuhhhh!!!!

I used to work in construction. The general rule was, measure twice, cut once. But occasionally, I guess I get it backwards and I measure once, cut twice, and the darn thing is STILL too short! In this case, I measured twice and still got cabinets too long. A wonderful example of a Lucy moment.

Determined to make the cabinets work, I pondered and measured and figured. Finally I found a solution! I can use TWO walls, and butt the cabinets up together in the corner. That meant taking a door off one cabinet. And once they're butted up together, I'll have to cut a board to fill in the gap that would have been covered by the door. No problem.

So today, eager to get junk off my counters and hidden behind closed doors, I rigged up some shelving, books, and VHS cases to set the cabinets on so I could screw them in the walls--all by myself! And the result is fantastic! My Lucy moment created a better arrangement than I could have planned. Had the cabinets come all the way down to the end of the counter, I wouldn't have been able to open the last door because I have a wine glass rack hanging from the ceiling over the bar. It would have been in the way.

There is about a foot or so of blank wall at the end of the cabinets. But Pirl suggested I put some open shelves with a curved front there. And I think that's perfect. I have the lumber to do it, so I think that's what I'll do.

And now, here's a picture of the new cabinets. In the corner under the cabinets is a cookbook chair I made years ago that finally fits my kitchen. I'm just so thrilled it all worked out and I was able to do it all by myself in less than 24 hours. My kitchen looks neat and organized now. And now I can start preparing food for tgiving.

Anybody have any Lucy moments you care to share?

BC