Pantry

I have a list of projects that I think need to be done on the house, and Robin has a list. Generally I think the lists are the same, well somewhat the same. I really think mine is much more extensive than hers. One thing that was on the top of Robin's list that didn't make it on mine at all was paint the pantry. It was sort of an off white color and there was a patch on the wall necessitated by the plumbing project. We moved all the stuff from the pantry into the dining room which also had been converted to a bedroom for Gasser's visit.

Robin sanded the shelves and got them ready to paint but never got around to the painting part. It has been that way for a couple of months. I can totally relate to that. So here I am at home for three days between trips and I decided to finish the pantry. I thought about renting a sprayer to make it easy on myself but Robin had purchased this nifty little paint roller just for this job so I decided to try it out. The thing was amazing! It is only an inch in diameter and 6 inches long but you can paint right into corners with it, no cutting in! It was hard at the lower part where I had to lie on the floor to paint under the shelves, but I think it probably took a couple of hours to do.
As you can see, I had a slight mishap with the paint tray. Not to worry though that floor will ultimately be replaced anyway.

Then I made this nifty little door out of some scrap wood to cover the opening for the main shut-off valve. I used to have to lie on the floor and remove 4 screws from a panel to shut off the water. I had the plumber move it to make it easier.

Now all that is needed is for Robin to move all that stuff back to the pantry.....Just kidding.