neat website called recessionista.com

I am so excited to show you this article that the recessionista did about my job and our shop here at Weber's Cabinets. The title really makes my job look exciting.......and for those of you who know better...don't tell.
custom cabinet girl tells all............www.recessionista.com

Let me know what you think.
your custom cabinet girl

there is a fine line........

I have figured out that just because I am a vendor for a big company doesn't mean I get to make thousands and thousands of cutting boards.  I am trying my hardest to get our boards in the catalog (in any stinking catalog for that matter), and I am just not able to break through yet.  This is a new year and there are always new opportunies but sometimes I just feel like I am hitting a brick wall over and over and over again.  How many more times am I going to hit that brick wall?  One more time until I break through it?............don't loose hope on me yet!  I keep being the best, (and friendliest) pest I can be. But there is a fine line of what I can ask for and what I can get.  Does this make any sense?

I know, it's really lame that I just figured this out, but shoot me I am very gullible.  By the way, I won "Most Gullible" at the Academy Awards my Senior year in high school so that should tell you how lame I am.  

I am pouting right now just like Jakob did on the left in this picture.  I just need about 8 more hours of pouting time, and then its back to being a big girl.

your custom cabinet girl

the story of knotty alder

About eight years ago I came across a beautiful rustic looking kitchen full of cabinets that I just loved.   I showed the picture to my unimpressed dad, "Hey aren't these cabinets great! I just love the knots!"  He shrugs and says, "that's alder April, I don't use alder."  I am thinking well why not, its rustic and knotty and kind of looks like knotty pine and sometimes can look like a rustic cherry wood.  Well here is the anticipated explanation hopefully you can understand. (I really didn't but we will leave that for later). 

Anyway, my dad says, "I hate alder, it furs up when you cut it, its always a hassle to stain because it comes out blotchy, and it doesn't take stain even."  Well anytime after that I would mention using alder or a customer wanted to use alder he would say, no, no, no................

I thought that was an end to ever getting to use alder until necessity and invention came across our way.

The necessity was we wanted the job and that was the wood the customer wanted.  Hooray!

And the invention was me trying to match the stain to the door they already had.

Here it is......

The door on the left is the sample I had to use and the drawer front on the right is the one I finished to match.  I think I actually got it!!!  And as you know I love distressed and knottty alder is a type of distressed natural looking wood which I love.  I am so excited to finish this whole kitchen. 
I will keep you posted.

your custom cabinet girl

my grown-up christmas list..........

I know I am an adult and I should ask for peace on earth and goodwill toward men, but hey I am realistic.

Here is my humble little list of 10 things......

1) To have my own reality show called; "custom cabinet girl" and prove everyone wrong that told me it wouldn't be a hit!

2)  That my Christmas tree won't fall over before Christmas is over.

3)  Mr. Know-it-All will pick me up and carry me over the threshold just because he loves me or just because........


4)  My goal setting and vision is not too overrated and my dad doesn't roll his eyes at me when I tell him what I want to do next.

5) That Jakob doesn't turn into a full blown "chip addict" like Mr. Know-it-All.


6) I can figure out a way to get on "The Nate Berkus" show again.


7) Did I say I wanted to have a reality show "custom cabinet girl?"  Better put it in here twice just to be sure. Any producers read my blog?  Anyone?

8) Our newest addition the "small version" of the chef board for sale in Williams-Sonoma stores as well as others, hint....hint......buyers I have contacted at Frontgate, Sur la Table, Crate & Barrel, & Neiman Marcus, call me ;)

9)  Our cutting boards in the Williams Sonoma catalog.  The C-A-T-A-L-O-G!!!!!  Do I have to beg?  Please.................

10) Ok, fine. And peace on earth and good will towards men.......

Let me know what you think, except for you Mr. Know-it-All I already know what you think. :)

your custom cabinet girl