Old Door Upcycle
by
Julie Briggs
(IC: blogger)
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Every month I team up with a group of talented ladies for a Thrift Store Decor Upcycle Challenge. The only rule is that you need to turn a thrift store, flea market, garage sale or ReStore into a new home decor item. This month I took a pair of narrow doors that I found at the ReStore for 10 bucks into magnetic boards to display DIY magnetic poetry.
This is kind of an oddball project, I know. But while I liked the idea of the doors flanking this small buffet that I have my sunroom, I wasn't sure what to do with them. I thought about mirrors, or mounting sconces on them, but in the end decided to experiment with magnetic paint.
This is what I started with. The doors are solid wood and pretty heavy, but kind of dirty and gross with cheap brass knobs and a retro air freshener.
After cleaning them up, I taped off the edges and gave the doors 2 coats of magnetic primer and top coat of chalkboard paint. I was pretty disappointed when I tried to put the magnetic poetry up and most of the magnets would not stick. BOO!
If you're going to tackle a magnetic paint project, follow these tips:
I used to have a set of magnetic poetry on my fridge, and it was always fun to see the "poetry" my party guests left for me. But when I did my recent kitchen reno I didn't put it back up because it looked a little cluttery and my kitchen is so tiny that it doesn't make sense to have a people gathered in front of the fridge.
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Suggested materials:
- 2 Old Doors
- Rustoleum magnetic primer
- Chalkboard paint
- Painters tape
- Foam roller and tray
- Gloves
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published May 21st, 2016 6:58 AM
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Hjs3 on Aug 26, 2016Just a little share that might enhance the enthusiasm for these projects with old door and or windows for that matter. Most of the wood obtained for these vintage items no doubt came outta slow growth forestry or that which was so thick back in the day that it grew more slowly creating a denser wood pulp. Little wonder why you still see victorian window frames etc. still being restored today NOT replaced. Great stuff here...
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Karen Merritt3 on Jan 28, 2019
Great job! They look awesome. I bought two long narrow windows alot like those. I added a cheap door mirror to one and used mirror paint to the other. I love them.
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