Hey everyone, it’s Rachel from Tea and Forget-me-nots here! Here is the step-by-step process of how to DIY Old Kitchen Cabinet Doors.
Materials List:
- White Lightning
- Dixie Belle Sanding Sponge
- Tack Cloth
- No Pain Gel Stain- American Honey
- Foam N Dandy
- Dixie Belle Wood Graining Tool Set
- Dixie Belle Oyster Silk Paint
- Stencil
- Dixie Belle Sunflowers Transfer
- Dixie Belle Clear Coat- Flat
How To Upcycle Cabinet Doors:
Step 1: Remove hardware
First, start by removing the knob and hinges so that the door sits flat on the table.
Step 2: Thoroughly clean with White Lightning
Secondly, clean it with White Lightning and rinse it with fresh water to remove any leftover soap.
Step 3: Scuff sand
Next, sand with a grit sanding sponge just to rough up the surface, and use a tack cloth to wipe back the sanding dust.
Step 4: Apply oil-based gel stain
Continuing on, I applied American Honey with a wide foam brush and wiped it back after a few minutes with a paper towel.
Step 5: Add layers until satisfied with color saturation
Thereafter, apply paint or a stain to the surface. (You can drag the tool through the paint to create grain-like patterns within the wood!)
Step 6: Add your message to the sign
Then, I chose to add a custom stencil by sticking the stencil down with stencil spray and painted the words on using the paint color Oyster.
Step 7: Apply a transfer
Subsequently, I chose to add some color by placing a Sunflower transfer by taking off the wax backing and stick it in place.
Step 8: Use burnishing tool to adhere
After, use the burnishing tool to firmly rub it. You can see if it’s been attached by peeling up the plastic, if the image is still on the plastic then rub it more.
Step 9: Seal in clear coat
Finally, apply two coats of Clear Coat in Flat to protect the stain, the paint, and the transfer.
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