My friend sent me a link to a blog post a couple of months ago on how to turn an old cabinet door into a tray! Of course, now I can't find the link in my saved file or bookmarks, so I'm just gonna show you how to do it...
Start out with a cabinet door. This one was dark {not pretty, think ugly 70's style finish} wood and I bought it for 2 or 3 dollars at ReStore. They have a big pile of cabinet doors. The only thing is a lot of doors are not symmetrical and they would look funny as a tray. Do you know what I mean? They have a scalloped design on the what would be the top part of the cabinet if you were looking at it vertically, the way it's meant to be.
I also found two matching handles for fifty cents each at ReStore. They have a few little bins full of knobs and pulls to dig through.
I liked these black, hammered ones.
Simply screw in your handles on each side. Mine also had a hole in the center where I had to remove an existing knob when I bought it.
I used my Silhouette to cut out some black vinyl, which covers the hole and jazzes it up. :) I can change the vinyl easily to fit different occasions/parties. Total cost= about $4!
I started out by just giving it a fresh coat of white spray paint. It was already white, but it was dirty. It had one hole drilled into it, so I thought I could use that to add a knob and then you'd never know.
I found these cute knobs half off at Hobby Lobby today! They were $1.50 each.
I decided I needed a touch of whimsy. My house doesn't really have any lighthearted, bright decor. Rainbow polka dot knobs are about as whimsy as I get. Ha ha. I like whimsy, I just don't know how to do it very well or make it fit in with my house.
I simply measured how far the first hole was from the edge, and drilled one to match on the other side. Then I measured in between both holes and divided it in two. Not rocket science, but better than guessing and making it lop sided! :)
The project total was: $2.00 door, $4.50 knobs. I already had the paint and vinyl. :)
