[Neil Johnson]

Well, "that was dumb" just took on a new meaning last night.

I get one of my final two 30" base cabs set up and grab the big white partition to install between the two upper drawers. Looking down from above the cabinet, I insert both screws securely into the partition then grab the four nails and head around to the back of the cabinet. As I finish hammering those four in, I walk back around to the front of the cabinet and much to my dismay, I put the partition on backwards. The particleboard is facing the front of the cabinet just screaming at me "haaaaaaa you sucker!!" So I'm able to unscrew the partition and gently push the nails out the back, flip it around and reinstall it correctly.

But now I'm stuck with a partition with four tiny nail holes in the front. My wife was fine with it, and reluctantly I am as well being that I didn't want to make yet another trip to Ikea for something so minor (I need to finish the install as we have countertop measurements scheduled for Wednesday).

So, any recommendations on what would look best for filling those tiny white holes?

[DulcineaK]

been there, done that. things happen. glad your wife is okay about it.

a little bit of white caulk should do the trick

[Narf]

+1 on the white caulk.

It's going to be concealed anyways when the drawers are closed ... and when they're open, who's going to be looking at the frame when it's the stuff in the drawers you're looking for?

[kamiba]

I did the exact same thing, but I didn't notice it until after the granite countertops were put in. Thankfully, my husband is quite handy and was able to drill the holes for the drawer runs perfectly. For the cut edge, we're going to buy some birch veneer and iron it on.

[ikitchensetc]

Even better than white clauk is material called Color Putty. It is made by (surprise) The Color Putty Company. It spreads like a dream and doesn't dry out.

I use the oil-based white (#100). The natural or light birch works well for birch cabinets and Adel birch. The teakwood is great for Adel Medium-Brown by the way.

You can usually find it at better workworking stores or lumber yards.