Sunday, January 29, 2017

Day 436: Building bridges

After seeing the tiny wall cabinet and the fridge, we decided there was enough space for a hard to reach cabinet that we will never use. In it, we can put things that we'll forget about.

So, it just happens that there a bridging cabinet made just for this purpose - to bridge things. It's basically a thin cabinet flipped on it's side with a nifty upward opening door - more on that later. So the kit was ordered while we were in Canada and arrived shortly after we got back. 

 
You have to admit, it looks a bit empty atop the fridge. I did the measurements when I installed the cabinet to the left and shifted it up ever so slightly so that the bridge could fit flush.


After doing a couple of these flat packs, instructions are no longer needed. The great thing is that each cabinet is pretty much the same, just a different size.

Drilling and installing the wall brackets. Brick wall plugs and long, beefy screws. This bridge ain't fallin' down on my watch.


Everything in place and level (of course) ...


Now the cool part. Since the door opens upwards, gravity would say that it also falls downwards. Not easy when up a ladder getting things down. So the hinge kit comes with a gas lift and soft close. Instruction were needed here.

Little things impress me and this definitely did. Open the door a little and WHAM the things opens itself. Shut it and the gas lift and soft close work in harmony to self-shut. Caitlin also thought it was cool and wanted to show the nanny ... or it could be that there was some leftover Hallowe'en treats in the cabinet; but I'll go with the former ...

 From the outside ...


And finished with a little bit of cornice on the top. And the bridge is complete and I have to admit the area looks much more finished than before. And all we need to do now is think of what things we can put in there and later forget about...

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