Cabinet Door Makeover Revisited

2 years ago today, my most popular post was launched and it still gets the most hits today, so I’d thought I’d revisit it.

I started with a cabinet door I found at a garage sale. I painted it white and distressed it.

I printed out the phrase I wanted, which was our wedding year, and sized it according to the door.

I took a piece of charcoal from my husband’s art supplies and shaded the underside of the paper where the printing is. You are basically making DIY trace or transfer paper. A regular pencil would work fine, too.

Find something pointed to trace over the printing with. I used a retractable pencil without the lead.

Begin tracing your image.

It leaves a light template for you to fill in.

Continue until you are finished, checking your work as you go.

I am not a painter and so admire those who can paint by hand. My grandfather used to decorate store windows and I loved watching him paint. Unfortunately, I missed that gene!

I used a paint pen or sometimes a felt tip marker, depending on the look you want.

Fill it all in. This is so easy!! And it doesn’t take long, either. I finished my tracing/painting in one afternoon.

Now, I have to put in my obvious mistake. Did you spot it?

There shouldn’t be an apostrophe! The Fancher’s…….what? I didn’t see my mistake for almost a year, and it still isn’t fixed. The pic above is how it looks today. That bookcase is one of my next projects, so stay tuned!