Did you see what was delivered this past week?  Our cabinet for the dining room was delivered on Tuesday.  If you missed it, you need to read this post.  I shared the history of this massive cabinet, as we know it.  Also… what we planned on doing as far as repairs, etc.  Upon further investigation once it arrived, there are a few more to-dos than we initially thought.  So… we have made a check list for the dining room cabinet and I wanted to share.  Because I will use this as a “list” to keep us on track.

Punch List for the Dining Room Cabinet

As I explained in the previous post, this cabinet is massive – approximately 9′ tall and 10′ wide.  It is in 2 pieces which will make things a bit easier as far as getting it into the house.  We had it delivered to the cottage so that we can work on it in there.  As you can imagine, one could get pretty overwhelmed with a piece that big. 

Where do you even begin?

If you watch social media stories, you may remember this story.  I shared it a long, long time ago. It was when we lived in the old house.  In the midst of several projects going on at the same time, the drain pipe broke off in the wall.  So we hired a guy to dig up our yard so that we could have that pipe repaired.  It was a huge hole.. maybe 4′ deep by 6′ wide.  

The man sadly passed away in the middle of our job.  

Deb and I decided to fill the hole ourselves.  It was summer. It was beastly hot. And we had so many other projects going on.  So we made a vow.  Each of us would throw 10-15 scoops of dirt back into that hole every day.  And that’s what we did.  It took awhile, but when we focused on small sections, it wasn’t so overwhelming. I will never forget the last scoops.  

We will be taking this same approach….

Checklist for the Bottom of the Cabinet

* Seal the entire outside like we do the bottom.

* Address the “window” in the back.  I have no clue what it was for.  BUT.. I say leave it.  Number one, it’s history.  Number two, we are painting the inside the same color as the walls of our home. You will never even notice it when we get it in the house and I fill it with my treasures.

As you can see, we have our work cut out for us.  And, our approach of one thing at a time will be best.  LOL  It can get overwhelming looking at the entire thing as a whole. If you are on social media, make sure to follow along.  If you aren’t, I will be giving periodioc updates once we complete each piece.  I am so excited to get going on this project.