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DIY Upcycled Cupboard Door

February 3, 2016

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Happy February friends! So, the groundhog did not see his shadow and that means that Spring is right around the corner! Yeah, tell that to the six foot piles of snow in my neighborhood ; )  I think we’ll still be wearing winter jackets around here for another couple of months (unfortunately). BUT I have a pretty, new place to hang those jackets. I recently upcycled a cupboard door into a coat rack. Which we totally needed.

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Make a pretty coat rack with an old cupboard door. See this tutorial on how to refinish an old cupboard door with paint and liming wax., then add pretty knobs

Why did we need this coat rack??? It’s only the two of us living here. Shouldn’t there be enough room in the coat closet? No there’s not. And I can tell you why in one word: obsession.

Yep. Dan is obsessed with coats and jackets. And so now am I. It’s his fault. For some people, it’s shoes. (Well it’s shoes for us, too. But they don’t take up as much room as the jackets.)

If your coat closet is overstuffed with coats and jackets, this is an easy DIY.

Upcycled cupboard door into coat rack

First you’ll need an old (or new) cupboard door.

old cupboard door from ReStore

This white door is just one of the many cupboard doors I picked up at the ReStore. 

Wipe it clean, then fill any holes with wood filler. Allow the wood filler to dryer, then sand smooth.

Upcycled cupboard door into coat rack

Measure the length of the door and mark evenly spaced increments where you want to the knobs to be placed.

pretty knobs for upcycled cupboard door coat rack

The knobs are from D Lawless Hardware, the best place for furniture hardware in my opinion. They always seem to have exactly what I’m looking for at a great price! Their selection and customer service is just amazing!

holes drilled in cupboard door upcycle

And to prove that I make mistakes – a lot! You can see that in spite of my earlier measuring, I still goofed up on the holes! No big deal. Nothing a little wood filler can’t fix!

Ryobi DocKIT Set

By the way, this is the 56-PIECE DRILLING AND DRIVING KIT WITH DOCKIT STORAGE TRAY from RYOBI (that I used to drill my extra hole). I love it and highly recommend it!

Amy Howard at Home One Step Paint and Liming Wax

Okay, let’s see where we are. The door is clean, and the holes are drilled for the knobs. Now let’s paint the door!

I painted mine with two coats of Amy Howard at Home One Step Paint in Good Man is Hard to Find. Once the paint was dry, I added Amy’s Liming Wax to give some age and dimension. This is the same technique that I used to antique a Longaberger Basket.

Applying Liming Wax is easy, once you learn how. If you’re like me, than you’re a visual learner, too.

I made this quick little video showing how to apply the Liming Wax.

DIY Upcycled Cupboard Door into Coat Rack

I love the weathered and aged look that the Liming Wax adds without using sandpaper!

DIY Upcycled Cupboard Door into Coat Rack

It looks so pretty there with the wreath, the fishing creel purse with the pretty sweaters. Ahhh. If only it would stay like that ; )

How to repurpose a Cupboard Door into Coat Rack

And what kind of blogger would I be without a photo with rain boots in it???? ; )

cabinet-door-chalkboard_createandbabble.comInterested in more upcycle projects using cupboard doors? Here’s a chalkboard I made a few years ago.

my-repurposed-life-small-black-coat-rack-shelf

My friend Gail from My Repurposed Life is a master at repurposing cabinet doors!

Make a pretty coat rack with an old cupboard door. See this tutorial on how to refinish an old cupboard door with paint and liming wax., then add pretty knobs

You may also like this $18 chest of drawers makeover.

Pretty painted chest of drawers

I like to go to these fun parties!

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Comments

  1. Rebecca says

    February 5, 2016 at 4:11 pm

    That is a great idea for an upcycle. And your coat rack looks great. I love the color and the knobs.

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  2. Condo Blues says

    February 8, 2016 at 11:34 am

    I really really super really like this project!

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  3. gail says

    February 8, 2016 at 9:57 pm

    I love your repurposed cupboard door Jeanie! The paint technique is beautiful.

    pinning!

    gail

    ps thanks for linking to My Repurposed Life!

    Reply
  4. Mary-the boondocks blog says

    February 9, 2016 at 2:50 am

    This is adorable, I love the knobs you used. Very pretty. And you were able to repurpose something old. Love that.

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  5. Sam @ Living The Dutch Dream says

    February 9, 2016 at 5:33 am

    What a great idea! I really like the finish on it – it makes it look totally different.

    Reply
  6. Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says

    February 10, 2016 at 1:51 pm

    LOVE this coat rack! My husband is slightly obsessed with coats and jackets too. This would help our over stuffed closet a little bit! 😉

    I’d love for you to share this project at The DIY Collective party that I co-host. My readers would love it! The party goes live each Thursday at 6am EST. Hope to see you there!

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  7. Paula@SweetPea says

    February 13, 2016 at 8:48 am

    I love this idea and want to head to my local Restore to make my own.

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  8. Sharilee says

    February 25, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    Love it!!! Great repurposing project!

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