DIY Home Projects sometimes don’t have to be huge. Sometimes small changes can make a huge home improvement. Today I’m going to share how to give your old on top of the fridge kitchen cabinet a new fresh look.
That’s right… Today I am sharing with you what I call the forgotten cabinet.
I am talking about the one found on top of the fridge.
The one that many of us don’t see because BOXES OF CEREAL are covering it.
I am talking about this poor sad cabinet.
{ By the way this is how the kitchen used to look after the counter-tops makeover}
Well, I HATE things on top of the fridge.
Seriously, I have a problem with it.
So I decided to give the forgotten cabinet some love.
Make it perhaps a small focal point, a shelf more than a cabinet.
This is what I did…
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My sweet hubby took the cabinet out of the wall for me.
Then the first thing I did was remove the doors.
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Because the inside of it has that laminate particle wood I wasn’t comfortable using paint to make it white.
Instead I used white vinyl. I cut pieces as big as each side of the interior of the cabinet and carefully placed the vinyl.
It turned out perfect!
{ I am pretty sure you can find white adhesive vinyl in the kitchen areas at your convenient stores}
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The next step was to cover the back of it with some bead-board.
Instead of cutting a piece from a huge board I used the type Home Depot sales in slats, the kind that you snap together.
I recommend doing this for small projects like this one and use a radial saw to cut them.
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After this step I was ready to have some fun.
We hung it back up, secured the boards to the back with a nail gun, { you can use liquid nails if you don’t have a nail gun} and painted the entire piece white.
To dress up the shelf I used the color accents of our new old kitchen: yellow, green and red.
I decorated it with items that belong to the kitchen.
Things like cook books.
This is a great way to store your books and make them a part of the decor.
Because the kitchen is white any color is welcome…
Oh, I am a HAPPY girl!
I thought you may wonder where I found some of my accessories.
The bowls came from Tai Pan for under $4 each.
I love retro and vintage so I thought this new display shelf would be a perfect place to showcase some of my little treasures…
{ I found the red jars at the Family Dollar Store for $1 }
When you are decorating, incorporate those things you have already…
even the most simple items can make such a difference.
So there you have it… this little cabinet is not forgotten or ordinary anymore!
So FUN!
Check out the
Kitchen Makeover Reveal… It is finished!
Click HERE to take a tour!
Thank you for the visit!
I;’m too short to ever use that little cabinet for anything, so I did just what you did when we moved into this house…15 years ago!! LOL When my hubby installed the microwave above the stove, I ended up with another “decor space” above IT, too! I just LOVE the colors you used for yours!!
I love it! What a great idea! Thanks so much for sharing.
I have an all white kitchen and it is wonderful…I am gong to use your idea of taking the over the fridge cabinet and make it into a show cabinet, I even have the bead board and the paint..thanks I love it..
LOVE this one too! I like the little measure/utensils in jars too-so cute!
I love Pinterest…I came to your blog to check out your washi tape window treatments, and fell in love with your whole kitchen makeover and have decided that you are a remodeling genius! I cannot begin to tell you how much the “forgotten cabinet over the refrigerator” bugs me too! I think your solution is perfect! I do have a question, though- when you hung it back up, is it in the original place that it came out of? It appears to be almost flush with the front of the fridge. Is that the magic of the white paint??? If you have time to comment back, I would appreciate it! Signing up to follow your future adventures at Pinterest! Take care!
Kristy,
Hang it back up where it used to be. I love changing the decor for every season and Holiday up there. You are going to love yours!
Your kitchen looks great. Isn’t Giani amazing?? I actually won a contest from them. The Giani crew and a production company came to our house and redid our counters AND cabinets! They filmed it because it is going to be their new “how to” video for their products!! Pretty cool. My ‘kitchen’ is going to be famous. haa.
You lucky!
It looks sweet! I love the way you accessorized it too!
Wow. This is SUCH a great idea. I am going to have to give this one a try. Love the way you decorated it too. So bright and happy!
Such a beautiful idea! I love how you use clear glass bottles! 🙂