Hello friends! This is part 3 of my repurposed cabinet door projects. If you haven't already, check out part 1 (a home decor gift for my mom) and part 2 (a gift for my sports loving grandma)! Today I'm sharing the gift I made for my Dad. I got the idea to use washers from this awesome post at I'll Get You My Pretties. My Dad is a "manly man" who can fix anything, build anything, etc. so using washers was perfect for him. While I was home, he even supervised my first cut with my new jigsaw :) yay me!
In this post I don't go into much detail about where I bought everything or what the cabinet door looked like before, so if you're interested, refer to part 1.
How I Did It:
1. First, I taped off the middle portion of the cabinet door with painter's tape. I decided to use the original white paint color for the middle part to save money. After taping, I painted the outside "frame" black. I used the same black paint that I used for my couch redo and my baby grand project. I also painted the clothes pins black.
2. With a package of washers from the hardware store, I spelled out "Dad." Then, I hot glued them to the cabinet. You will want to make sure you measure and center the word "Dad," of course.
3. After that, I hot glued the clothes pins to the cabinet door. Like I mentioned in the previous posts, my first concern was to cover up the hole where the knob used to go, and then I measured from there.
And you're done! I love the simplicity of these projects! My Dad hung this in his office-- it's the perfect place to put reminders, photos, or business cards.
What do you guys think?!
Update: Part 4 of this series is now up!
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Really nice! I went back and viewed the earlier projects as well. These are so creative! I bet they were a big hit!
ReplyDeleteOnce again - great idea and it turned out so nice!
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ReplyDeleteHi Bonnie, what a great idea for a gift for your dad and even more special is that you made it for him. I'm sure he will always treasure it. Thanks so much for sharing. I have recently found your blog and am now following you, and will visit often. Please stop by my blog and perhaps you would like to follow me also. Have a wonderful day. Hugs, Chris
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Wow...I love that. I to have used washers and cabinet doors only for different purposes. Washers for necklaces and cabinet doors for canvas for an oil painting. Never thought to do something like this...might have to do one for my grandson's room. Thanks for sharing.
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Very nice post, the earlier projects are also good.
ReplyDeleteI have checked all parts. Really Great work.
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