Wednesday, 26 March 2014

How To Repurpose A Cabinet Door

Is it just me or does everyone have a few cabinet doors hiding in their furnace room? 
Just me? One or two of you? 
Well for those of you who have them and don't know what to do with them here is a little inspiration! 


I started with this cabinet door, nothing wrong with it. It even has a cute vintage floral handle...I can see that being added to a future project. 


 I taped off the inside panel and used my chalkboard paint to fill it in.  

Next I mixed up a pallet of different greens and white paint.  

I took a little of each color on the brush and painted until I got the grain like look I was hoping for. 

After the paint had dried I coated it with a grey wash paint, distressed it and sealed it with a wax. 





Now its time to go hunt for your own unwanted cabinet door. With a little paint and love you can have  a brand new chalkboard! Perfect for the kitchen dinner menu or the kids chore list! 


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7 comments:

  1. Carla @ Inside Home Living29 March 2014 at 17:02

    Wow! looks great...I love a bit of chalkboard paint myself! What a cute noticeboard, today I am going to re-purpose my glass notice board, thanks for the inspiration!!

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    1. Unknown29 March 2014 at 17:06

      So glad I could inspire you! If you blog about your new notice board I will come take a look :)

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  2. Lisa @ Practically Perfect Home31 March 2014 at 07:53

    I love chalk boards and the way you re-purposed an old cupboard door, so I've featured this post on my blog this morning. ~Lisa

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    1. Unknown31 March 2014 at 11:56

      Oh wow!! Thank you so much for the feature Lisa!! Ill head right over and check out your blog!

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  3. Parlor Room Ponderings31 March 2014 at 10:15

    Very nice! I just made one to. The Design of the door was a little bit different. I got mine at the Habitat for Humanity Restore. Great job! Visiting from Dwellings.
    Blessings, Diane

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  4. Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles1 April 2014 at 20:03

    So, so cool! That distressing looks so authentic! Thanks for linking up with us at Best of the Nest!

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  5. Unknown18 October 2017 at 10:39

    So you put the chalk paint on top of the tape? I would have thought that would have caused lines in the paint.

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