The Kitchen: Paint, Blocking and Blinds

Over this weekend I painted the upper cabinet doors and touched up some of the walls. I also touched up the black paint on the baseboards and gave them a couple of clear coats.

In the upper cabinets, I added some blocking to attach the hinges to. 

Its just pine that got screwed in and the holes filled. Before the doors get hung, they’ll get a coat of white paint so they blend in.

Finally I reinstalled blinds, which gives the room a more complete look and adds some softness.

And now we know: I wish I’d added the blocking at the start when I sanded the cabinets but after doing it, pine was a lot easier to use for this than oak. The oak was hard to drill in place in these tight spots.