Hey friends!
Thank you for your VERY SWEET comments on my last post. I know I am prejudice, but I think I have the sweetest readers and followers of all the bloggers! (Shhhh…don’t tell ‘em.) 
I wanted to give you an update on the kitchen.
Last night, my husband finished installing the crown molding.
He started with 1x4x8 pine boards.
Then he nailed 3 & 3/4 inch pine crown molding on top of the 1×4. This is just a personal preference for us because we like the look of a thicker molding.
(I don’t know if I have ever taken a picture of the other side of our kitchen and shared it with you. In the above picture, that is our laundry room on the left and the doors to our back patio on the right.)
It is a fact that installing crown molding is one of the hardest things that DIYers do. I’ve seen crown molding make grown men cry.
It takes a “few” practice cuts to get it right. (Hence, the photo below.)
If you have never installed crown molding before, I suggest you watch some videos on utube to help you figure it out. The corners can be very frustrating.
In other news…
I am dying to get the pantry finished so I can get my food back in it.
So yesterday, I installed the shelves all by myself. Seriously ladies, I am trying and learning a lot of new DIY skills during this renovation. And I am loving it!
(Those were some powerful BIG GIRL panties I put on!) {wink}
The first thing I did was to use a level to draw a line where I wanted my shelves.
Then I used a hammer and nail to find where the studs where in the wall. If the nail goes right through the drywall easily, there is not a stud behind it.
If you have to hammer harder and it takes a while for the nail to go in the wall, you’ve hit a stud. You MUST hammer into the studs in order for your shelf to be sturdy and strong.
They make “stud finders” that you can buy, but the old fashioned way works just as well.
After I found the studs, I measured and nailed my 1×2 pine boards to the wall.
Then I cut 1×12 pine boards to length for the shelves and nailed them to the 1×2 boards.
I actually installed four shelves, but the picture below only shows three.
I am going to LOVE this pantry. It is soooo roomy, and it is going to be so easy to see all of our food.
If you ever have a chance to install a pantry in your home, I highly suggest a long, shallow pantry vs. a short, deep one.
The kitchen is coming along!
Today, I did some painting.
I will share that with you tomorrow.
What do you think of my new pantry and crown molding? Got any questions? Feel free to ask!
I hope you are having a great week!!!
