When we moved into our home, our galley kitchen lacked major storage room, so we bought an ugly basic white cupboard to use as our pantry.
**Please forgive my horrible photos….I’ve been lazy and taking photos with my phone
It was supposed to be temporary till we found something more attractive. Well, 5 years later, it’s still in my kitchen, and slightly beat-up. We know that when we do move from this home, it probably won’t make the move with us. So, I thought I would play around with a new crafty project and spice up one of it’s plain sides that faced into the kitchen.
I pulled out my Cricut Frames Cartridge and set to work cutting out different styles of frames onto contact paper. Then I arranged the cut outs onto the cupboard side and then traced around them lightly with pencil. After tracing the frames and then peeling off the contact paper, I chose my paints and set to work
What I wish I had realized before starting this project, was that this the stupid fake wood siding repels paint like no one’s business! So frustrating, but I kept on painting hoping that an added layer of paint would even things out. Even though the cupboard was fighting against my best of intentions to make it pretty, I did find the painting part pretty relaxing! In the two larger frames I did chalkboard paint so we could all leave love notes for each other.
I had finally finished my masterpiece and was pretty happy how it turned out. I didn’t paint the smoothest or straightest lines, but it definitely added color and flair to a once bare wall.
Then as I was making lunch, I hear Liam call out, “No brother! You no touch Mommy’s wall!” I turn around to find Cohen sweetly smiling as he scratches my painted frame off the wall, with not a lot of effort might I add. Like I said before, this cupboard doesn’t like paint.
And I mean it truly does not like paint! I went to write on the chalk board areas and the paint wrote right off! COME ON!!! Lame. Jerad pointed out that I could start over and rough up the wood first so maybe the paint would stick….No thank you! I will gladly re-try this project again, but definitely not on this ridiculous piece of furniture!
