Turn an Old Cabinet Door in to a Fabulous Serving Tray!

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$25
1 Week
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Learn how to turn an old cabinet door into a fabulous serving tray that can be used at your next party!

Having a Cricut Explore in our lives has made this even MORE fun (and about 10,000 times easier) so today I wanted to share one of our most recent projects with you. We bought the cabinet door for $6 and the cabinet handles for $1 each at our local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. If you have one near you and love DIY get yourself over there right now!


We bought the cabinets and I knew I wanted to make a serving tray but I had no idea what I wanted to put on it. So I sat with my iPad on the couch and picked out the phrase and the font and the sizing and such while we were watching a movie together!


To make your own Serving Tray you will need the following supplies:

  • Cricut Explore Air
  • Cricut Design Space software
  • Cricut 12x24 Standard Grip mat
  • Cricut Tools Basic Set
  • Cricut Linen Vinyl
  • Cricut Transfer Tape
  • Cabinet door
  • Wood putty and putty knife
  • Sandpaper
  • Screwdriver
  • Drill and drill bit
  • Spray paint - we used Valspar Gloss Exotic Sea
  • Two drawer pulls/handles
  • Clear varnish and brush (optional)

Step 1: Remove handle from cabinet door with screwdriver and fill holes with wood putty. Allow to dry, then use sandpaper to smooth. 


Spray paint all sides of the cabinet with spray paint. Allow to dry.


Once your cabinet door has dried, drill holes on the short sides of the door and attach drawer pulls/handles.

Step 2: Head on over to Cricut Design Space and select Upcycled Serving Tray (to get this specific link, check out my blog). Measure the "inside" (flat) portion of the cabinet door. The image in Design Space is 11.5" x 23.5" - so if your flat surface is smaller select the Customize button to resize before cutting, otherwise select the Make It Now button.


Follow the instructions in Design Space to cut the phrase from the vinyl on your 12x24 mat. Remember to set your SmartSet Dial to vinyl! Use the weeder from the Tools Set to weed the negative space - leaving only the bon appetit phrase.

Step 3: Cut a piece of transfer tape that is a little bit bigger than the phrase. Peel off the gridded side (paper) and place the sticky side of the tape on top of the phrase, using the scraper from the Tools Set to smooth.


Peel the entire tape/phrase from the vinyl backing. If vinyl is not sticking to the tape use the scraper to burnish until vinyl comes away from backing easily.


Place tape/vinyl on top of the cabinet door and center the phrase on the flat surface.

Step 4: Use scraper to smooth transfer tape and help the vinyl attach to the door. Slowly peel away the transfer tape. Note - I kept the entire phrase together to place it on the tray, but once I'd peeled away the transfer tape from the "bon" I cut it off. 


Once your vinyl phrase has been added to your tray, apply a clear varnish to the entire surface if you'd like to make the tray water resistant.

And voila! You've got a tray that is ready for your next party - and would be SO CUTE customized with the last name for a housewarming or bridal shower gift!


To get more project inspiration for your home and to learn more about the products used in this project, stop by my blog!

Suggested materials:
  • Cricut Explore Air
  • Cricut Design Space software
  • Cricut 12x24 Standard Grip mat
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Beth Kingston
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
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