Cabinets, Yard Work, and Baseboard Moulding

Hi there! Long time no blog? We are so close to finishing the kitchen. We sanded, primed, and painted the cabinet doors (yes, all 13 of them). A big thanks to Ted's mom and sister for helping with the cabinets and the drawer!

The yard has finally gotten some much needed TLC. Ted and Diana filled up the entire landscaping trash can with pine needles and random garbage that the previous owners left behind. They found various treasures in the shed that were soon discarded. Ted sprayed some weed killer and put some grass fertilizer so hopefully our lawn will be healthy once again.

Our latest task was figuring out what to do about baseboard molding. The old ones were about 2" tall, and there were barely any pieces that matched each other. We went with a little over 3" tall baseboards with a little groove in them. The MDF boards come pre-primed, and Ted painted them white. He was able to use his new nail gun to put all of the molding up in the living room and dining room. I followed him and added some caulking to secure the tops and joints to the walls. The finishing nails are a little tricky to push all the way into the board, but I got them in with a little tapping tool and hammer.

This week we're planning on touching up the baseboard paint, putting in some more transitions (Ted already put one in between the kitchen tile and laminate), and hanging up a few more photos.

We've had a few friends over here and there and it seems like we didn't totally screw up the place (shout outs to Lauren, Lindsay, Natalie, Jeff, Randy, Sam, Travis, Billy, Justin, Julianne, Kathy, and all of the fam for visiting)! Here are some photos, so you can see for yourself.