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DIY & Home Improvement

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7. update the hardware and instead of cabinets

Fri May 30, 2014, 07:07 PM

May 2014

a nice hutch maybe even an ethnic one?

or a nice secretary would be nice too

lots of things would work

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How hard is it to turn a door into a wall and match cabinetry? [View all] politicat May 2014 OP

Are the interior walls standard dimensional lumber, or block / adobe? X_Digger May 2014 #2

They're not block or adobe, I think lumber. politicat May 2014 #5

Looking at the pic in post #6, I agree- plaster or drywall. X_Digger May 2014 #9

Making a door into a wall is easy. jeff47 May 2014 #3

^^^ this ^^^^^ NMDemDist2 May 2014 #4

That's a great idea. politicat May 2014 #6

update the hardware and instead of cabinets NMDemDist2 May 2014 #7

I would love that. Mom... Not so much. politicat May 2014 #10

hi back atcha!!! NMDemDist2 May 2014 #12

Dust = not my problem. politicat May 2014 #14

Instead of worrying about matching custom cabinets, Warpy May 2014 #8

Yes. That's definitely on the list. politicat May 2014 #11

Yup, yup. No stripping. politicat May 2014 #15

Closing off the door is easy - matching the cabinetry harder csziggy Jun 2014 #16

Mom decided she didn't want to bring her work home. politicat Jun 2014 #17

Can't blame her! csziggy Jun 2014 #18

I think so. politicat Jun 2014 #19