Do you always know what your significant other is doing while you’re not around? One woman came home to quite a surprise after leaving her boyfriend all alone while she went away for a long weekend.
Matt shared his story and photos with Reshareworthy.com and the photos below speak for themselves.
Matt told us that weeks or months before Catherine went away, she had shown him a large number of photos on Pinterest. She had no idea that Matt was paying close attention to her and that he would eventually carry out a plan to deliver to her one of the items she had pointed out.
Matt’s opportunity to surprise Catherine came when she went away for a long weekend. His sweet and thoughtful idea was to transform their pantry into one similar to what Catherine admired on Pinterest.
Here is how Matt’s design, drafting and construction skills made Catherine’s dream come true:
“Such organization. Here’s the pantry in all its glory. One big shelving unit, piles of crap here and there…”
“Closeup. Just not a very good use of space.”
“So, I think this is how you measure. One wall in the pantry is at a really weird angle. need to know if 8″ shelves will fit.”
“Because I can, I modeled it up. My day job is 3D architectural drafting, so it took me very little time to make a mockup of the space and test out my plans, and learn exactly how much wood I have to buy.”
“INTO THE LIVING ROOM WITH YOU. Empty room.”
“Painting. I hate painting.”
“Hnnng, that detailing. No explanation needed.”
“Discount granite! five dollars per foot!”
“A fancy little L.”
“Adding some trim. After gluing down the granite to its backer board, I added some trim to the underside of the stone… to match the shelving later.”
“Remember these? Guess I wont be needing those old shelves anymore… so I broke it in half, removed a leg, and screwed them together.”
“It was… really easy getting the counter top into this room and lowered onto the shelving… Especially with the pre-attached trim…”
“The shelves. By this point, I’ve measured out and cut my 3/4″ ply shelves, matching the dimensions on my model.”
“Wrapping the corner. 360 degrees of shelving. It’s self-supporting.”
“Matching trim.”
“A little paint.”
“Let there be light! Oh man, this stuff is awesome. It’s down to $1/foot in price, and runs off a 12v adapter. Sticky-backed with tape.”
“Looks good!” That’s Tanny the Whippet inspecting Dad’s work.
“Tier two of shelving.”
“Got My System Down”
“Can’t miter? Don’t Matter!”
“Lighting installed, tools removed…95% done.”
“Restocked!”
Matt told Reshareworthy.com that when Catherine saw what he had been doing all weekend, she was, “pretty excited”! She was responsible for restocking and organizing the panty, which she found to be a little extra fun too.
Matt says that it’s been a few months since he completed the pantry project, but Catherine still brings it up quite often in conversation. Clearly, Catherine’s still touched by Matt’s thoughtfulness. What a great guy!
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