An inherited furniture piece from her in-laws, Heidi always liked this cabinet but wanted to make it her own. In order to spruce up her homes entryway, Heidi decided to transform the piece into a retro beauty. But it's not just the paint color that helps make this before and after so cool.
Heidi used fabric from Tonic Living--a chic retro print that matches the paint color almost exactly. Heidi attached the fabric by using spray adhesive (which is easy to remove) in case she ever wants to change the look of the cabinet. The cabinet also gets an upgrade with stainless steel knobs from Lee Valley.
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Comments (5)
verrrry cute! i often cringe when wood is painted over but wow i really like this! it's giving me ideas.... :)
WOw nice. I just moved into a new apartment where the only closet is a standalone veneered "maple" monstrosity, and apart from that, the previous tenant's kid stuck two stickers on two of the doors that could only have been designed by a fan of Brick from Anchorman - they read "I love robe". Um, okayyy. I'd love to try something like this. Can I ask how the edges were attached to the doors? Did the person glue down teh front surfaces and wrap the edges around the back and staple down?
Thank you Beth for posting pics of my latest creative endeavor! I'm so honoured!
'summerinbrooklyn', I did wrap the side edges around the back. Staples didn't seem necessary, as the spray adhesive does a pretty good job itself. The top and bottom edges are NOT wrapped around, since they would eventually become frayed through friction against the wood slot. These edge were just trimmed right along the edge. You don't see the raw edge because they are hidden in the lower and upper groove.
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I highly recommend looking around your house for a piece that is just waiting to be brought to life with designer fabric or paper!
Great job, although I think I would have preferred this same idea with the natural wood finish.
I have had great success with this idea using wallpaper and spray adhesive rather than fabric.
I've got a bog-standard chest of drawers in the bedroom that doesn't go with the other pieces and have been toying with the idea of using fabric to cover it (since painting it is out of the question) but, as it came with the flat, I wasn't sure how to do it so that I could remove the fabric again, when necessary! Never thought of looking for a water-soluble glue for the job... "Duh" as you might say!
Great cabinet btw!!!