I Bet Your Cabinets Don’t Look Like THIS
Oh no, he couldn’t have possibly really done this to my kitchen. For over a year, I begged my husband to put latches on our cabinets to make them “earthquake safe.” He finally did this, and now I want to set the cabinets on fire and start all over.
From what I gather, MOST people in California use latches that go on the INSIDE of cabinets to do this. In other words, when you look at MOST cabinets in California, you’re going to see only a cabinet. No odd-looking trinkets sticking out of it. No visually chaotic metal pieces that make you wonder, “What the heck is THAT? Why did they put it on their cabinet?”
But our humble abode (aka dump) is different. We fill our abode (dump) with numerous anomalies, mysteries if you will, that will definitely have you asking who, what, why, and how. And I will not be able to offer any answers. My answer would be “I know my husband intended to make our home earthquake safe. Why he chose those latches, I’m not sure…But I need to go lie down. I am depressed, and my head hurts.”
With all due respect (to my husband), tell me: How bad does this look? Perhaps I’m exaggerating. (It’s okay, you can be honest. You’ve seen the patio furniture. You’ve seen the shelf. I can handle honesty. I just want to know if I seem too picky, or if this actually looks as perplexing as I think it does.)
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No, you’re 100 percent correct, those latches are odd. Don’t worry, my husband would have just used duct tape.
Hum… perhaps there is something wrong with his brain? Or he grew up in a tent? Where modern tools were not used? Or was raised by chimpanzees?
I mean this in the most friendly lighthearted way. XOXO
Bianka, you are blessed with profound insight.
First, it is 100% true that he grew up in a place that did not have very modern tools. (This is NOT a joke, but it IS funny, especially after reading the comments about his “handy” work!!!)
Next, while he was NOT raised by a chimpanzee, he WAS raised by my mother-in-law, which was SO MUCH WORSE in so many ways! HAHAHAHAAHHA! SO, SO FUNNY this evening, no?
Hi Frances!
Good point. My husband has also used duct tape for home “repair.”
This actually makes me feel somewhat thankful it’s just a florescent white latch on the outside:)
I have duct tape on the inside of my cabinets. This is a 30 plus year old kitchen. I am BLESSED that it is really nice wood cabinets.. but some… need a bit of loving care! lol
Duct tape sounds good – it was always good enough for MacGyver! Ha ha – it does look a bit off, Holly. That’s why we’re paying carpenters to do the work in our new apartment. Btw, my husband wanted to paint the unit ourselves – I kinda agreed but now that I think about it, I think I’ll ask the carpenters to finish the job. What do you think?
Hi Noemi,
Ha ha! Yes, MacGyver was extremely clever (as well as totally adorable), so if duct tape worked for him, it should really work for all of us. hehe.
Hmmmm, I just checked out your blog and all that construction. WHEW!!! My husband anywhere near a scene like this is truly my worst nightmare…What about Jerry? Is he good at things around the house? I would imagine he couldn’t do much harm by painting (though my husband definitely could and would). I say go for it!