Home Improvements

Happy 19 months old, Kimball!


Getting ready to move has made me want to do a little fix-er-upping around the house. All I needed was a little help from one of my favorite stores:

THE HOME DEPOT!

I love The Home Depot. It smells so good, like wood and other yummy things. I like looking at all of the gadgets and tools and trinkets that I have no idea how to use or what their purpose is, and imagining all the things I could create. Another kind of store I could spend all day in is an office supplies store, for the same kinds of reasons, although I know a little bit more about the functions of office supplies than home furnishing supplies. (The more I type The Home Depot, the more I am hearing in my head "The Home
De Pot". It is a strange word, depot.)

Anyway, thanks to that wonderful store, I picked up all the supplies I needed for two fun projects.

First, I tackled this ugly old filing cabinet that had been hiding in the closet:

And this is after I cleaned it and removed the tacky stickers. I think it was either going to be thrown out or re-done, so I chose to try the latter.

First, I spray painted a coat of primer all over the cabinet.

The next day, I spray painted the handles sky blue by creating a makeshift shield out of painting/masking tape and paper.

Then I spray painted the frame the same color and the drawers a bright shade of orange. Sitting there all by themselves they looked like they should have been in a commercial for The Home Depot itself, they were that bright and orange. I was a little surprised about how intense they were, but I think the end result is cute, when they are paired with the sky blue.

It is a bright, quirky cabinet, but that was my goal, so I'm satisfied. I haven't decided whether it is going to be a craft supplies storage space and/or night stand for me, a space for Kimball's clothes, a space for Kimball's toys, or a regular old filing cabinet. I'll figure that out later. But at least I know it will be cute, whatever it is!

The next project seems kind of anti-climactic after that, but it was no less satisfying. We are currently using this cupboard for our pantry.

It is in great shape, but kind of old, and I was getting tired of the little knobs. Well, actually, one of them fell off and wouldn't go on again, so that is what inspired this little project. Another trip to that blessed of stores, The Home Depot, and Kimball and I came home and screwed on these little beauties:

Just a little touch that makes it feel like new!