As I had said before, the kitchen is just about done, all I have left to do is replace the trim above the cabinets. Before there was this terrible plastic like wood trim on top, and originally I was just going to remove it until I noticed that the cabinets aren’t flush to the ceiling (or bump outs). So, I went back to my favorite store (yep, Home Depot) and picked out a ton of new trim. I measured it all out, and made my miter cuts then painted all the trim to match our Polar Bear colored cabinets.
A bit of advice, if you are going to paint semi gloss white paint, on top of a white door, don’t do it outside on the sunniest day alive. My eyes hurt so bad that everytime I walked inside, I couldn’t see a thing. It took my eyes a good 10 minutes to adjust, just in time for me to go back outside and basically stare directly into the sun again. Do it on a cloudy day, or better yet, inside.
Once I got all the cuts done and trim painted, I let them dry inside overnight. Yesterday was supposed to be the big finish, and I actually had a blog post all planned for how great it looks and all, but alas, that was not the case. Instead, I’m here today to tell you the age old adage, measure twice, cut once. It’s not that my measurements were off (okay, some of them were), it’s that my miter cuts were a bit off. I have done miter cuts before, actually MC’s Dad and I did all the baseboard and shoe molding on the first floor, and that was no problem. This time, however, I was dealing with a bit more sophisticated cuts and angles that I didn’t take the time to rough fit before painting. That, my friends, is the rub. Here’s what I mean.
Good Cut:
BAD Cut:
So now I need to go through and see which cuts I made right, and which I made wrong. This would also be a lot easier had I marked each piece of trim to it’s location. Nope, I didn’t do that either, so now I have a puzzle to put together with mismatching pieces. It’s going to be a fun day.
So, lessons learned:
1) Measure twice, cut once
2) Double check all your miter cuts
3) Rough fit the cuts together before painting
4) For the love of God, do NOT paint semi gloss white paint on a white surface when it is uber sunny out.
5) Buy sunglasses
6) Don’t get your hopes up and always be prepared to do it twice.
7) Having a beer after realizing your error makes your mistakes seem better. More beer = much better.
About Matt and MC
We just recently bought our first home, and we decided to share our story of our adventures with you. The ups and downs of home ownership, and all the fun we'll have in between. Ignore the typos and just have fun, that's what we're here for. 
