Have you ever been to ReStore??? If you haven't, you should! I don't know if they are everywhere, or just here in my little neck of the woods, but I LOVE them! Building supplies, furniture etc. are donated there. They sell the stuff for
good GREAT prices and the money goes to Habitat for Humanity. Love the idea! So, I was in ReStore a couple of weeks ago, and I grabbed an unfinished cabinet door.
It was a pretty big door and it was solid oak. It didn't have a price on it, so I asked and it was only 5 bucks. Um, can you say, SOLD? I felt like I had just won the lottery. Okay, well maybe not the lottery, but I felt pretty happy about my purchase.
I brought my cabinet door home and grabbed my supplies:
I painted the frame of the door with a light linen color, then added my good ol' Elmer's Glue for a crackle look and painted a color called Mississippi Mud on the top. When that dried, I dry brushed a dark brown on the top to give a patina affect. This picture is before I did the dry brushing.
Then I grabbed my handy-dandy can of chalkboard paint and painted the center of the door with chalkboard paint. I did three coats.
I added some vinyl lettering that I cut out with my Cricut.
I drilled two holes in the top and then hung it on my wall. I covered the screws with two jewels so you can't see the screw heads :)
It has been great fun! We have put different quotes on it almost everyday and even used it to welcome people to the Twifest Party we had last week. Such a simple idea that has been VERY useful as well!
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89 comments:
Super cute! I did notice it at our party, but forgot to say anything to you.
you are so creative! simple project and very practical!.
I ♥ what you did with the door. Gerry
I want one! Awesome!
Well, how cute this is! I've had the chalkboard paint for a good six months now. And haven't figured out what I want to make with it. I love the letters!
Brenda
Following the new blog...Thanks for sharing your fun chalkboard door with us on Modern Craftswoman Monday! Don't you just love that chalkboard paint?! Rory
Very cool project and it looks great! Man, ever since I posted about the Elmer's glue crackle I see great projects all over blogland using it. LOVE THAT! You chalkboard is so cool that I am making one of my own.
That is the coolest thing ever. No, seriously. I love it. How do you do the crackle look with the glue?
I think I was following you via Live~Laugh~Love. ;) Following you here now!
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Got to love chalkboard paint...very cool.
What a creative use of not only chalkboard paint, but a cabinit door also. Great idea. Just love that chalkboard paint.
I just love this idea!!
We do have a local Restore but I have not taking the opportunity to go to it but you can be sure it is on my To Do List now!!
Debbie
Great job! I love the grow chart too!
Sam
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This is so cute! I wish I had the talent (and patience) to put something like that together!
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Love it! Looks great! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
I love this idea. Very creative. Did you enjoy the movie BTW??? I have an award for you on my blog. www.anyasroom.com XOX - Rachel
All of your projects are so cute! I just had to add this to my follow list. Such great ideas!
What a great job. I just love going to my local Re-Store (Habitat for Humanity), they have the greatest treasures like cabinet doors and old windows.
I love your chalkboard cabinet door! I have a chalkboard in my kitchen and I use it all of the time.
Great Job!
What a great idea! This turned out so nice. Really like it.
Debbie@houseatthelake
A very cool idea! Thanks for sharing!
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How cute! What a great idea! You did a good job. Have a great day!
Sherrie
Sherrie's Stuff
I just LOVE how this turned out! You made it PERFECT! Thanks for joining us for Anything Related #14!! ~Bridgette
ah ha! I have a cupboard door I was going to do some blackboard on as well! Now I think I'll move it up the project list! Yours turned out fabulous.
Following back from Trailing Tuesdays.
Lisa
LOVE it! Super cute! Thanks for linking up!
Great idea...my next kitchen will have one of these...
Where do you keep your chalk & eraser though?
Re-store is such a neat place to find some great treasures! Thanks for coming to NTT!
Blessings,
Linda
I absolutely love how this turned out!!! I'm going to keep my eyes open for cabinet doors now!
This nis a fabulous idea. My son is a cabinet maker, so I'm sure he can find me an odd cabinet door to use! Thanks for the idea!
What a greta idea and it looks like it cost a fortune! I'll have to look further on your blog to find the Elmer glue trick, as that is a nice effect.
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that looks absolutely great.
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That looks great! Who would have thought a plain cabinet door could looks so fabulous?!
Looks great! We don't have Restore in our area :( I grew up on the MS Gulf Coast and have a recipe for MS Mud Cake, who knew there was a paint named that?? Looking forward to checking out more of your blog.
Looks great!
How cool is that!! I absolutley LOVE this idea! Would love to try it out too...
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Love this. I have to check out the restore! We have one so close, but I just never get the kidlets together enough to actually go in. Thanks for linnking to upcycled awesome!
I would have never looked at that cabinet door and thought of such a great idea! I didn't even know they made something called chalkboard paint. You have a new follower in me!
I just love this kinds of re-do's! This was excellent! I'm following you now!
Love that! I love my little re-store here. But...I drove to one in a bigger city and I was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO disappointed! The prices on most things were the same or higher than your big box stores :(
So from now on I stick with my little store :)
Thanks for linking up to gettin' crafty on hump day!
Super cute! Esp love the "Bite Me!" lol :)
Some people just got more smarts than the rest of us. You did a remarkable job on transforming that door into a message board. Wonderful idea and so useful.
what a GREAT idea!
Terrific reuse, Lori! Yes, the Restores are great...but sometimes pricey.
Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday.
Have a great weekend!
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Looks so good! I love the writing you used! Thanks for sharing!
Well done. I think it is a absolutely perfect project!
This is fantastic!!! I've never heard of a ReStore- I'll have to see if they are in my area. Thanks so much for the tutorial- I love how big this is. It's a total eye-catcher:)
Super idea! Please come by and join my first ever link party Vintage Suitcase Friday!
Very awesomely creative of you! I love it! I need one of those in my kitchen! Thanks for linking up to It's Party Time Thursday @ PonyTails&FishScales!
I like the door! I was going to use an old chalk board and attach it to the wall with old barn boards, but I was afraid it would be too heavy. I have used the paint before. Maybe I should get it out again. I love the idea!
I love this idea! I have an empty wall just calling out for a project like this. Thanks!
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What a great idea! I love the crackle. I get my old doors for cheap in the "as-is" section of Ikea. Love that place!
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What a great project!! chalkboard paint is awesome!
ps I <3 paisley too : )
Super idea. Great job, I could really use one of those. Happy Vintage Weekend.
Love it! Thanks for sharing. Happy Friday! :o)
Terrific! Oooh, a Twifest party!!
So cute! I WISH we had a store like that where I live! Love it!
I'm a new follower from tidy mom btw, come visit me if you get a sec. Have a good weekend!
This is great! I love how it turned out. Thanks so much for linking up to Finished for Friday.
It turned out great and at only $5.00 you can beat that.
I have a ton of cabinet doors at my disposal. I need to make a chalkboard like yours with one of them.
I'm crazy about paisley. I'm going to look around here before I leave!
What a great idea for a cabinet door. It turned out so cute. Thanks for joining We're Organized Wednesday.
Lori that is super cute, and what a great idea! Ha I loved the note more than anything...Bite me too, I am going on vacation MOnday!:) Enjoy, thanks again, love your stuff!
Thanks for linking up to Vintage Suitcase Friday!
What a cute project! I've been dying to check out our local ReStore, but haven't made it over there....you've inspired me to go check it out.
Thanks for linking up to Fab Friday -
Cheers!
This is super cute. I need to make something like this for my new kitchen! It looks great!
Amazing what a super creative gal can come up with!!! I love it! I'm a new follower!!
smiles!
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How cooll! I love tis idea! very creative :)
I came over from Debbie Doos, I have some cupboard doors in my garage right now, that's what I am going to do! Great idea!
Carol
I love it! I have a chalk board that I love already, and I have been wanting to put something up top, now I know exactly what. Thanks
Wow, how neat! I love it!
Thank you for sharing!
I love it! What a great makeover and so useful.
-Crystal
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First off--if you have not entered this into the DIYClubinc.com competition going on right now--you should-Patio paint is a Deco Art item--the crowned winner package is $200.
2nd--I am adding this to my favs list.
cheri
Such a great idea! LOVE IT!!
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I'm featuring this tomorrow! :)
I'll never look at an old cabinet door in the same way. Cute project! Visiting from A Vision to Remember.
Hoppin' over from Keeping It Simple...just wanted to comment on your chalkboard cabinet door repurpose - LOVE it!!! Now I have to go check out your cute growth chart too.
This is awesome, I love the look! I'll be featuring this today, so stop by and grab our button! Thanks for linking up!
I love this idea. I made one of these for my front porch entry way.
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I love how you painted this and added the "Take Note" part. Love this! Bravo!
I love your blog too.
Wow, blogs like yours make me thing I could actually do something creative. Love this chalkboard!
However, I think I will remain a lurker...
What a great idea! I just took some cupboards from my parents house because they got new ones. I might just have to try this! Thanks for linking up to Hoo's got talent!
Super cute! I love it!
Thanks for linking up!
~Liz
Super idea, thanks for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday! Can't wait to see what you've been up to this week!
This project turned out great! I am always finding extra stuff like this because of my job, I need to learn to put it back to use!
Thanks for linking up to Sister Sister Sunday, come back this week.
Amanda
This came out so cute. I got a cabinet door for FREE from a garage sale today--wheee!!!
Thanks for DIY Club. I hope you have a great weekend and KEEP CRFTING/
Cheri
What a fun project! I love it!
Oh my gosh, I knew I saw this done somewhere in blog land but couldn't remember who or where and I just found you via Thrify Tickle's link party. I picked up two similar doors at our local thrift shop, to do this, knowing it wasn't my original idea, but thankful someone else posted it. So there you go, thank you for my future project, I hope it comes out as nice as yours.
I love this! I featured you at this weeks link party!
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I think we might be related! lmao, ok Im kidding, but I was at our local restore here in Indiana, and was looking for something unrelated when I came across a pile, and I mean a HUGE pile of nice cabinet doors. Priced at $2. I bought as many as would fit in a box I had. People looked at me like I was crazy! I am doing something different with most of mine, but I need a chalkboard one too now! BTW I sold one as a hairbow holder, for what it cost me to buy all of them. I felt redeemed for my cabinet door obsession. hehehe
Carole
www.frogbellysoup.blogspot.com
Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again.
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This is GREAT! I'll be sure to mention this post on my FB page-My Babys Green, LLC.
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Hello,
I can see that you are putting a lot of efforts into your blog. Keep posting the good work. Some really helpful information in there. Nice to see your site. Thanks!
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