Repurposed Cabinet Door and Vintage Dresser Pulls
by
Pamela Field
(IC: homeowner)
4 Materials
I have a confession to make. I'm frugal. I like to use that word instead of cheap. When it comes down to it, I'm always looking for ways to update items using quality items into something useful again, and spend as little $$ doing it as possible. That's why this old cabinet door was a great option for using what I have on hand to make something decorative and useful for the holidays.
I wanted it to be a deep red color to go with my other Christmas decor, so I did a base coat of General Finishes Chocolate 1st so when I distressed it, it would also match my home decor better.
I wanted it to be a deep red color to go with my other Christmas decor, so I did a base coat of General Finishes Chocolate 1st so when I distressed it, it would also match my home decor better.
The red paint I had on hand was a bright red, and the dark brown paint underneath made it a darker red, and allowed me to lightly distress the edges to coordinate with my home decor. This was just a personal preference in design.
I had this old stencil from about 20 yrs ago I pulled out and gave it a candy cane stripe around the edge.
Cutting Edge Stencils are my favorite stencils. They have a great variety, and the quality makes it easy for even an amateur like myself to use. The snowflake stencil was a perfect choice for this simple Christmas tray.
I already had these great drawer pulls from a high-end dresser I'd painted and replaced the knobs to update. These were such great quality, I wanted to find another use for them. Dry brushed the same white paint and sealed them to match.
Drilled holes in each side of the cabinet drawers and attached the old drawer pulls as handles for the tray.
All ready to serve my guests a cup of hot chocolate and Christmas cookies when they drop by during the holiday season.
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Suggested materials:
- General Finishes Paint
- Annie Sloan Chalk Paint
- Cutting Edge Stencils
- Polyvine Top Coat (Etsy-Brass Tacks)
Published November 12th, 2016 11:26 AM
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Chas' Crazy Creations on Nov 17, 2016Awesome Pamela, great job!!!
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Gail bixler on Nov 26, 2017
Love this idea! Great job.
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Pamela Field on Dec 03, 2017thank you Gail!
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