I was pretty excited to finish my first working drawers. They weren't so bad once I understood the hardware. (I am half tempted to go back to Home Depot and inform them of the different ways to mount drawer glides.)
The shelf in the bottom part is in too. FYI, the drawers of the left and right were already there.
I used my Kreg Jig that I received for Christmas to build the drawers (it's essentially a pocket hole guide). I didn't make them quite like a traditional drawer, but I think mine are sturdier. :)
I removed all the decorative legs and chopped some of the top off of each one to get off that nasty hard glue that held the old countertops down.
Once the new countertops were ready I realized that they sat too low. I added some boards to support them better and give them more height.
(The cupboard doors are all a little crooked. I was trying to make my new drawers align as best I could, but now that the countertops are on, I might have to do some adjusting.)
So far so good. I've got a lot more to accomplish in a short time. There are people coming over on Thursday and it needs to be done!
P.S. After spending a decent amount of time looking at the construction of the cupboards, I'm fairly certain I could build them much better from scratch.
