by Suzanne
Repurposed Kitchen Cabinet Door Covers Ugly Fuse Box
I am positive that I am not the only one that has a fuse box they want to hide. We recently remodeled our kitchen and saved the old doors. I decided to use one of them to cover the fuse box.
Space Before
See the fuse box? I painted it the same color as the wall to disguise it, but it still shows. One of the cabinet doors just happened to be slightly larger than the fuse box. I had been looking at message centers online and had been wanting one.
Getting Started
We took off the old trim then sanded the old paint and stain off. We replaced the old trim and stainted it red mahogany. We decided to do half chalkboard and half corkboard. I purchased spray chalkboard paint and a roll of cork with adhesive backing at the Home Depot.
Half Way There
I painted 4 coats of the chalkboard paint on one half. We used a razor blade to cut the corkboard to fit the other half.
She Loves It!
We used a cabinet door pull for the chalk holder. We used a satin nickel cup pull turned upside down and attached it to the bottom.
Finished Project!
Perfect message board for this space! Dresses up the space and is useful next to the side entry.
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GrammaJaneton Sep 29, 2018I really like this idea but my fuse box is in the hallway to my bedroom. It faces the washer/dryer space. Great idea!
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Cheri Cook Snodgrasson Aug 23, 2020I put some magnetic tape on a metal sign to put on the box cover in my sewing studio
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Is this not against fire codes?
DANGER!! DO NOT POUND IN ANY NAILS OF SCREWS TO HANG THE FRAME that may go into the MAIN WIRES COMING INTO THE BOX. They are inside the wall and you may not know they are there. IT WOULD KILL YOU!! Only attach with adhesive strips (Command products; velcro; etc.). Never remove the metal door, its flush anyway with frame. And I think most indoor Main Boxes are located behind, or near, the Meter that is attached to the outside of the house which is where Firemen check first. After they get the Gas shut off.
Did you take off the door to the fuse box? Reason I ask is because in the photo this looks flush with the wall. Lovely idea, tho.
Keep the door on. It's flush with wall anyway, if installed properly.
What did you use to hang it? I have a panel that I would like to hide but was concerned because of the electrical wires in the panel.
You don't know where the wires are located in the wall and should never penetrate the wall near breaker boxes, outlets, or wall sockets. Why not use the heavy duty Velcro pads? Stick one side to the cover and the other side to the back of the picture. Safe and secure!