So Patrick did a little browsing at Urban Ore and after a few tries found a wooden medicine cabinet that was in good shape and just needed a coat of paint or stain. After sanding and sanding to get the varnish off, we decided it would be nice to paint it a bright orangish-red color. The color would brighten our bathroom without having to paint the walls.
Next up was inviting Dad over for a little contracting job to be paid for in lunch and a beer. It was actually not very hard, but deciding to poke a hole in your wall is a bit intimidating. Baby steps before deciding to remodel something bigger, I guess!
We were able to place the cabinet between two studs in the wall. |
Patrick checks out the hole with his two advisers. |
Eventually it was a perfect fit. A right angle drill would have come in handy here, but Dad and Patrick worked it out and screwed in the cabinet forever!
We added new hinges and were done! |