Did you ever do something so beyond stupid in a DIY project that’s actually embarrassing to admit?
(raises hand)
Contractor Kyle finished up our floor yesterday, so I was really excited to start finishing everything else up. The kitchen table in the middle of the living room is getting old, you know?
The DRG was at his son’s football game last night, so I decided to tackle the caulk. We had just replaced the beadboard wainscotting, so I loaded up the gun with the white caulk, filled in the seams and edges, and covered the nails. So far so good.
Then I set my sights on the trim between the beadboard backsplash and the butcher block counter. We had a brief discussion about needing to put some clear caulk on the seams so water wouldn’t get back there, so I grabbed the clear silicone caulk we used for the under-mount sink.
(uh oh….)
I put a little on and then stopped because it was really shiny…like, REALLY shiny. I thought about it for a minute, but somehow came to the conclusion that it definitely needed to be sealed – so I did the whole counter above and below the trim.
(believe it or not, this was a wine-free DIY)
In the back of mind, I was thinking that if it still looked shiny tomorrow I would hit it with some paint.
A few hours later the DRG came home and had a funny look on his face.
DRG: “Wow….you caulked the s**t out of the kitchen”
ME: “Yes. I’m a little worried about how shiny it is….”
DRG: “Babe…you know you can’t paint that, right?”
ME: “!&#%!@?!&!!#!!%!!”
So…instead of putting my kitchen back together today, I will be painstakingly scraping silicone caulk off my trim. Because I am an idiot.
