Upcycled Chippy Cabinet Door
- By Joan
- October 24, 2018
- 11 Comments
Over the past couple weeks I’ve shared a couple of shutter projects courtesy of my former neighbor, Anita. When she dropped off the shutters which quickly became the magazine holder and lamp, she also dropped off these two old cabinet doors.
I couldn’t decide whether I should strip the doors, paint over the existing paint or leave them with all their chippy goodness. In the end I left them as is, but I could always change my mind. That has been known to happen.
For the first door, I’m making a little bathroom cabinet. I have yet to decide on the fate of the second door (I am open to suggestions).
I love when I can do a project with supplies I already have on hand. Scrap wood, beadboard I ripped off my bedroom wall and a piece of trim I picked up at the salvage yard a couple months ago.
Create a box around the cabinet door with 1×6’s. Don’t make the cabinet door snug, give it about an 1/8th inch on all sides for swinging room.
The double wood at the top is spaced wide enough to add my trim piece.
I made the bottom piece a little wider than the sides, but that is personal preference.
Sand all your pieces before attaching.
The inner 1×6 was attached with wood glue and kreg jig screws.
The remaining wood pieces I attached with glue and finish nails.
Laying the cabinet door inside the new cabinet left me with space for 4 inch shelves.
Attach the shelves with finish nails and glue from the outside of the cabinet.
Cut moulding to fit. Sand and nail.
Fill any nail holes with wood putty, sand when dry.
Paint the cabinet, I used semi gloss trim paint.
Nail the beadboard to the back of the cabinet with even more finish nails.
This is a trick from Flea Market Flip…if you have a bunch of flaky paint you’d like to preserve, seal it with watered down wood glue.
Add a knob and a magnetic closure.
This cabinet door still had it’s hinges attached so it was just a matter of screwing them onto the new cabinet.
Until next time, stay inspired.
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What a great idea! I have a couple but not with chippy paint. May make a cabinet with one. Thanks. I love FLEA MARKET FLIP!!!!
I would have never guessed how stricking the end results are. The Cabinet has so much character. Terrific creativity.
Love it! It turned out great! I love chippy paint! (Sorry for all the exclamations. Chippy paint projects gets me excited)
OOOh, this is cool! Take the second door—cut in half long-wise. make a box from those two sides and use it for either a shelf or a counter organizer. It’s too good to not use…love your cabinet.
Pretty sweet farmhouse DIY cabinet – love it Joan!
Beautiful! I’m curious: what kind of wood glue did you use to seal the paint? I have a 100yo kitchen table, and I want to keep the chippy legs and refinish the top, so I have an ulterior motive for asking! TIA.
That was Elmers Carpenters Wood Glue but I’ve also used Gorilla wood glue. Whatever you use, water it down slightly before using. You might also want to get rid of the flakes of paint that are barely holding on first. I also used this technique on the termite trunk (https://scavengerchic.com/2016/10/17/help-termites-ate-trunk/)…if it could work on that it should work on anything. 🙂
I have an antique sewing cabinet that looks like. I saw someone asked about the type of wood glue. Never thought of doing that. Really like the cabinet.
Never know what tips you’ll find watching Flea Market Flip. If I didn’t work with so much chippy paint I would have probably just ignored the tip.
Love it! It turned out so great!
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