For Christmas this coming winter, I'm getting myself a big present. I have decided that I am tired of complaining about and staring at my horribly outdated kitchen cupboards. When we bought our home about six years ago, my only hesitation in buying the house was the fact that the kitchen had not been updated in many years. The kitchen cupboards were hideous. They were large and had plenty of storage, but incredibly outdated. We had every intention of tearing them out and getting new ones within a year but we always found something else that required financial dedication. This year, I'm getting my new kitchen cupboards.
I secretly went to Home Depot and looked around. With the help of some salespeople, I found some incredibly modern kitchen cupboards that may be in my price range. I took some notes, wrote down prices and colors and drove home to talk to my husband about my need. Surprisingly, he didn't have a fit over my idea of getting kitchen cupboards from Santa this year. He wanted to know details and pricings, what my ideas and intentions were. I showed him some brochures that had various textures and photos of modern kitchen cupboards and he began to choose out some that he was in favor of. Unfortunately, his idea of modern kitchen cupboards and my ideas didn't quite work out. We attempted to compromise but after I tried to get him to accompany me back to Home Depot, he reluctantly agreed. Afterall, you cannot pick kitchen cupboards out from a brochure. He needed to touch them and be able to see inside of them. I wanted him to fall in love with the ones that I was in love with.
Despite the fact that I knew Home Depot had a nice selection of kitchen cupboards on display, he wanted to shop around and compare. As long as I was able to get a new modern kitchen for Christmas, I was not opposed to spending a little extra time shopping around. I was thrilled that he even wanted to be a part of the process. Finally, after visiting a few local stores and some chain stores, we ended up back at Home Depot. We did compromise and both agree on some kitchen cupboards that would make our kitchen look completely new and much brighter. They were spacious and attractive. I tried to tell him that we needed new countertops to match the new kitchen cupboards but that idea didn't make it too far. I was perfectly content signing the paperwork to have everything delivered and installed within a few weeks. Since Home Depot had what we were looking for, Santa wouldn't have to figure out a way to get kitchen cupboards down through our chimney.
