DIY: Storage Cabinet With French Doors (Finished!)
The toilet storage cupboard is completed! I’m so thrilled with the way it turned out. I wasn’t fairly positive what I needed to do with the within of the cupboard. Paint it white? Paint it a pale pink? Properly, ultimately, I made a decision to go together with…STAIN! Right here’s the way it turned out…
It’s onerous to see the gorgeous inside of the cupboard when the doorways are closed, however I’m excited about putting in some tape LED lights, not solely to brighten up the within, but in addition to behave as a nightlight like those I put within the built-in open cabinets within the hallway lavatory.
Right here’s a have a look at the cupboard with the doorways open so you’ll be able to see the gorgeous stained wooden inside…
*Sigh* I like it. I’m simply so happy with how this turned out.
I constructed this cupboard myself and shared the method in two earlier posts. For those who missed these, you’ll be able to see them right here:
So on the finish of the final put up about this mission, the cupboard was all trimmed out and able to be completed.
After considering via the completely different choices for finishes, I lastly determined that since I used a reasonably plywood for the again, I might attempt to stain it. The tough half was that I had used MDF for the edges, the highest, and the underside. So I knew that discovering a end that might work on plywood in addition to MDF and provides me a considerably uniform end on each can be a problem.
Any oil-based penetrating stains had been dominated out instantly, so I headed to each Lowe’s and Residence Depot to see what the opposite choices had been. To be trustworthy, there weren’t many choices in any respect, so I purchased Behr Premium Water-Based Wood Stain in Dark Walnut.
Because it seems, this product is AMAZING!! Critically, it’s my new favourite stain. It’s really easy to make use of. It goes on simply, the surplus wipes off simply (as in, it doesn’t get sticky), and the end is so fairly. You’ll be able to see within the image beneath the way it did on the plywood again and the MDF facet. Actually, if I didn’t inform people who the edges had been MDF, I don’t suppose they’d ever know.
Right here’s a view from a bit additional again, and earlier than I stained the underside of the cupboard.
I really like this stain a lot! It labored on the plywood (which is simply offered as “sanded plywood”, so I do not know what sort of wooden it’s), on the MDF sides, and on the pine cabinets. All the things turned out stunning.
To put in the cabinets, I measured the place I needed my cabinets to go, after which hooked up 3/8-inch sq. dowels utilizing 5/8-inch 18-gauge nails in my nail gun. I couldn’t discover the dowels in 48-inch lengths, so I had to make use of 36-inch lengths and piece them collectively, which is why the three inches at both finish of the again dowels look completely different. Thankfully, solely the highest one exhibits, so I nonetheless must put somewhat extra stain on these small items.
For the cabinets, I used 1″ x 12″ premium pine (the type that has virtually no knots), minimize to size. To offer the entrance fringe of the cabinets a completed look, and in addition make them look somewhat thicker and extra substantial, I used 1″ x 2″ premium pine, ripped down to 1 inch broad on my desk noticed, and nailed that to the entrance fringe of the cabinets utilizing 1.5-inch 16-gauge nails.
As soon as these had been hooked up, I stained the cabinets utilizing the very same Behr water-based stain.
Right here the method I used to complete the entire wooden on the within:
- Brush on the water-based stain, permit it to take a seat for a couple of minutes, and wipe off the surplus with a rag, and permit to completely dry (about two hours)
- Brush on a coat of General Finishes High Performance Topcoat in a flat finish, and permit to completely dry (about an hour)
- Sand the topcoat flippantly by hand with 220-grit sandpaper, however be very cautious on corners as a result of it’s very simple to sand off the colour on corners.
- Wipe off the sanding mud, and apply a second coat of the topcoat.
Usually, two coats are ample. On one among my cabinets, after I did the preliminary stain coat and the primary clear topcoat after which sanded, I had some areas that seemed somewhat bit too gentle. I simply went again over these areas very strategically with some stain, let it dry, after which proceeded with the second clear topcoat.
I can’t wait to get some lights within the cupboard in order that the inside exhibits up higher when the doorways are closed. However even with the within simply being darkish I nonetheless suppose it’s fairly.
However that fairly stained inside must be extra seen.
I actually couldn’t be extra happy with how this turned out. I feel a stained inside is simply what this cupboard, and this space of the room, wanted.
Now I’ve wooden within the bathe, wooden on the bathtub, and wooden within the water closet. And it goes so superbly with the decrease darkish areas of the mural.
I feel the stain was undoubtedly the proper choice. What do you suppose?
That’s an enormous mission marked off of my record! Ending up the remainder of this little water closet needs to be fairly simple. I’ve a few locations on the wall that want a tiny little bit of restore and contact up. (Constructing this big cupboard in such a small house was a problem, so some dings had been anticipated.) Then I’ve some cleanup to do on the ground, and the bathroom must be put in. And eventually, I want to put in lights inside the cupboard, and determine what I wish to retailer in there.
After which…lastly…it’s time to maneuver on to the primary wall. EEEEEKKK!!! I’m so nervous about that!! However the time has come. 😀
Don’t overlook to take a look at the earlier two posts about this mission should you missed them:
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