Kitchen Banquette ARGH!

I braved IKEA this weekend.  Yes...weekend!

I've been planning to build this banquette for I don't know how long now.  It was lust at first sight.  I planned and planned and planned it out -every item I need- down to the primer & paint for the lumber.

Then I screwed it up.

Let's start with what went RIGHT:

A Coat of Primer

I'm following Lindsay's DIY bench to the "T".  So, I got two 2x6x8's to lay down on the floor like railroad tracks.  Sanded, primed and painted them.  I, too, have a vent which isn't going to move...so I measured to make sure one would fit behind the vent and the other in front.

Another RIGHT:  the trip to IKEA was uneventful. 

Even though it was a crowded Saturday morning, the salesperson was more than helpful.  Before I walked away with the back-room-list-of-items (kitchen cabinets are not self-serve), he asked me "Are you sure this is what you want?"  Ok, I've been planning this FOREVER.  "Yes!" I confidently replied.

Without double checking the item number on his printout to the item number in my notebook, I proceeded to checkout. (foreshadowing)

I got home and unloaded.

Heavy Boxes = 5 Trips to Unload

What went WRONG:

My husband handled kid duty while I assembled one entire cabinet -including doors- only to realize I got the wrong sized cabinets. 

These are 15" deep.  I need 24" deep. 

Fail.

So, back to IKEA I go. 

After I ranted about how absentminded I was, Steve simply said, "Well, you've waited this long..."

Aaaaaaand.......I'll wait a little longer ;)