One of the latest trends in decorating is to redo items to give them a new purpose. One of the most versatile items that can easily be repurposed is a cabinet door. There are several great tutorials that can be found online for repurposing cabinet doors. Here are three of my favorite tutorials for repurposing a cabinet door.
The Creative Crate: Cupboard Door Picture Hangers
Stacie at The Creative Crate shares a tutorial for turning cabinet doors into a creative, and elegant way to display your pictures. This project is extremely easy to make, as the hardest part of the project is sanding and painting your doors. I also love the fact that because the pictures are not permanently attached to the cabinet doors they can easily be changed out. If you are looking for a cabinet door repurposing project that is quick and easy to but also doesn’t require the use of power tools than this one is for you.
You can view Stacie’s tutorial for turning cabinet doors into picture hangers by visiting her blog, The Creative Crate.
Ucreate: Cupboard Door-Gone-Art Desk
Autie, who is the author of the blog iCandy handmade, shares a tutorial for turning a cupboard door into an art desk for kids on the Ucreate website.
The second I saw this art desk made from an old cabinet door, I began searching furiously for cabinet doors to make art desks for my kids. This is a genius project, and is very easy to do. While it isn’t hard to make, it does take a little bit of time between steps to allow the paint and modge podge time to dry. Autie’s tutorial does a great job of walking you through each step, and makes the construction process a cinch.
You can view Autie’s Cupboard Door-Gone-Art Desk tutorial by visiting the Ucreate website.
Better Homes and Garden: Message Board
The Better Homes and Garden Magazine website offers instructions on turning a vintage cabinet door into a Message Board. The message board is not just your average message board, and has a great rustic farmhouse look to it. The instructions on the website are not incredibly detailed, and there are no pictures of the construction process, only a picture of the completed project, but if you are somewhat crafty it would be easy for you to make your own message board using their instructions.
You can find out how to make a message board from an old cabinet door by visiting the Better Homes and Garden website.