Cabinet Doors From Salvage to Old Signs

by Andrea Gray

$20

3 Hours

Easy

I wanted to take a minute and document my process a little further to show how to take a simple restore cabinet door find into a rustic sign.

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Clean thoroughly with degreaser and TSP.

Fill the hardware holes with wood glue and sand.

Paint the cabinet door with chalk finish paint by Home Décor Folk Art in Red.

Wait till it dries completely.

Use your favorite stencil. I typically make my own by printing the image out on heavy bond paper and using an exacto to cut out the outline. Then I use a White paint pen and fill in with white paint. I then outlined the shadow with a gold paint pen.

Then we sand to distress and wax to seal. Other options might be to paint a white undercoat and distress back through it and use antiquing waxes or glaze to bring out multiple colors and layers.

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Pamela Norton Waggoner on Mar 24, 2016
Love this idea, but what about adding words like this to your actual kitchen cabinets? I'm going to be painting mine this summer. I think I might give this a shot! I think it would really add to the Country French theme I'm going for. Thanks for sharing this!

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Joanie on Jan 11, 2018

Did you hang this on or near your door? It is just beautiful, simple and welcoming!!!

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Amazing Grace ! on Nov 15, 2021

Did you use a top coat at all?

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Smk1442994 on Jan 21, 2017
Very, very nice. Great job & thanx for sharing !!!

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Joanie on Nov 07, 2017

Why not right on your front or back door.......it looks like you bought......it's really nice lookin'.....

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