The Kitchen: Drawers and Trim Installation

Unfortunately the kitchen still looks like a construction zone. There is construction stuff all over the island and still no doors on the cabinets.

At night this week I’ve been working on getting the drawer glides and drawers in. Installing glides is one of those things that would have been easier to do before the counters went it, but there was just no time.

The drawers did not go in easily. Even after measuring for the drawers once the cabinets were built and the blocking in place, they were still too big. I had to trim 1/8” off the edge of each drawer to allow them to move smoothly. This was really a pain to do and have it look good. I only removed about 3” up from the bottom on one side of each drawer, where the glide is attached, then painted it white so it would be less noticeable.

Trim was another item that did not get done, so we headed to Home Depot to pick up what we needed. The flat trim and quarter round for the base cabinets started off by getting a couple of coats of black. 

The rest of the day was spent running up and down stairs cutting the trim and nailing it in place. Obviously it needs the nail holes filled and some paint, but it does make the room look more finished.

 I especially like the 5” high baseboards. 

And know we know: double check before you paint your trim black. Some of it, like the piece for below the pantry, might not need to be painted. Luckily the back is the same profile, just not primed.