DIY Farmhouse Tray From A Repurposed Cabinet Door

by The Painted Hinge

2 Materials

$10

2 Hours

Easy

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, you know that I’m nuts for the Habitat For Humanity ReStore. It’s a virtual treasure trove of goodies such as cabinet doors, vintage doors, cabinet hardware, vintage windows, paint, stain, etc. – all at rock bottom prices! It’s a DIYer’s dream, especially if you’re trying to stick to a budget!

diy farmhouse tray from a repurposed cabinet door

This is the cabinet door I repurposed. As you can see it was already painted and was pretty dirty. I used Krud Kutter Prepaint Cleaner to clean all the dirt and gunk off. Krud Kutter always makes cleaning dirty cabinet doors a snap and gets them really clean!

Once the cabinet door was clean, I used FamoWood Latex Wood Filler to fill in the hole where the door pull used to be. I like FamoWood Latex Wood Filler because it’s super easy to use and dries in 15 minutes so I can move on to painting without having to wait too long, because who has time for that?

Project Materials:

Cabinet door
2 handles and screws
Krud Kutter Prepaint Cleaner
FamoWood Latex Wood Filler
Felt self-sticking furniture pads
1 quart Valspar Chalky Finish Paint in Her Dainties
1 pint Valspar Antiquing Glaze
1 pint Valspar clear Sealing Wax
Paint and wax brushes
Soft cloth rags
Screwdriver or drill

I only had to use one coat of paint on the cabinet door since it had been previously painted. If it wasn’t painted beforehand, I’d have to use 2-3 coats depending on how dark the wood was.

After allowing the paint to dry thoroughly, I lightly distressed the cabinet door, and then working in sections applied a coat of glaze with a paint brush and removing the excess with a soft cloth while I worked. Once it was thoroughly dry, I applied a coat of clear sealing wax, again removing the excess with a soft cloth while I worked and allowing it to dry thoroughly.

I applied the self-sticking felt furniture pads to the back of the cabinet door-turned-tray to keep it from scratching any of the surfaces I placed it on.