Category Archives: Before and After

A Kitchen Display Cabinet …This One Is For The Birds!

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Hi All, You may remember from last week’s Recycled Door Pantry Post I mentioned that I now had some extra room in my existing kitchen cabinetry.  I have some great dishes that I have been DYING to display when I am not using them and this gave me the perfect opportunity. I decided to give this section of cabinetry a face lift and use it as a display piece. First thing I did was to remove both doors and empty out the cupboard. This cabinet used to store all of my baking goods, including a collection of food coloring and pastes that ruined the bottom of the cabinet. I solved that problem by attaching some cute aqua and red cherry oilcloth I bought a few months ago at … Continue reading


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Creating A “New” Pantry From Recycled Doors

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Hi All, So, another busy week has gone by. I am happy top say that with a few unexpected time off from work I was able to finish a project that was started months ago. Whoowee! So…. what happens when you don’t have enough cabinet space or a proper pantry in your little kitchen???  You compromise by painting  a beat up metal cabinet that you have to kick the door to shut it!   What do you do when you are sick of looking at it, kicking it AND have a bunch of old doors, scrap wood and porch finnials taking up space in your garage???? You start brain storming, come up with a plan, draw a rough sketch and drag out the hammer and circular saw and start building! Here’s a glance of … Continue reading

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