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[Alaskan]

My sister had a similar problem. She didn't want to paint them because she felt it was sacrilege to paint wood, but she eventually did it anyway (red no less) & was very happy with them.

Red?

Wowsers!

 

[Alaskan]

Actually, the pantry door in my house is a fire engine red.

 

[orrpeople]

The walls and cabinets are all pine... pine is very soft and dents super easily...the walls are in good shape, but the cabinets are so beat up! There are deep dings and dents all over. There is a crease on the cabinet side where the trashcan sits.. ..it is ridiculous. And because they are so soft, at times the dirt gets smashed deep into the wood, and I think absorbed too....

Anyway... don't have money to redo the cabinets, but I would love to. I really want to replace them... with hardwood cabinets, solid surface top and stronger drawer glides...

Ours are fir. .. Very soft too. They're a pain, and after 3 busy kids, fairly dinged up as well!

 

[kwhites634]

Actually, the pantry door in my house is a fire engine red.

Never had pine cabinets, but it occurs to me that a coat of enamel should minimize further dings & possibly/probably level out existing ones, plus being washable. Make sense?

 

[kwhites634]

Survived another chemo treatment; 2 down, 10 to go!
The treatments are no problem at all, except enduring 4 hours of do-nothing time as a "captive audience" when you forget your Kindle loaded with books.
It's the waiting to see what side effects are going to surface, & when; took 6 days the first round, & was pretty brutal for 4 days.

 

[pertnear09]

Survived another chemo treatment; 2 down, 10 to go!
The treatments are no problem at all, except enduring 4 hours of do-nothing time as a "captive audience" when you forget your Kindle loaded with books.
It's the waiting to see what side effects are going to surface, & when; took 6 days the first round, & was pretty brutal for 4 days.

Sorry Whites. Hoping it's all for the good and it will kick that cancer's butt..

 

[kwhites634]

Sorry Whites. Hoping it's all for the good and it will kick that cancer's butt..

I had a great view of people coming & going (when I didn't have my hat pulled down trying to sleep). Saw a lot that looked to be far worse off than me; most if not all younger.

 

[Alaskan]

Never had pine cabinets, but it occurs to me that a coat of enamel should minimize further dings & possibly/probably level out existing ones, plus being washable. Make sense?

Yep, makes sense.

Not sure I even want to invest that much work though.

I sure hope the side effects from this round of chemo aren't as bad.

 

[chickisoup]

Survived another chemo treatment; 2 down, 10 to go!
The treatments are no problem at all, except enduring 4 hours of do-nothing time as a "captive audience" when you forget your Kindle loaded with books.
It's the waiting to see what side effects are going to surface, & when; took 6 days the first round, & was pretty brutal for 4 days.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Picture time.

First... the floor....

Pantry now has floor... and we get to put the range back in place tonight (wish us luck! PLEASE let us not damage the floor!!!!!! )

Fridge gets to move out tonight... and 2 kids are shifting the plastic wood around right now so the installation dude has more space....

Pantry and bit of kitchen:
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Close up of floor: the blue lines between some planks on the right side of the photo will not be there when finished
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One of my muscovy drakes:
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And for @sourland
Yep... IT HAS TOTALLY GONE TO SEED!
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That looks amazing!

I remember it well. *shudders*