How to DIY an old window cabinet for laundry room storage
Transform your laundry room with a charming DIY rustic old window cabinet!
Supplies:
- Old wooden framed window with panes intact
- Reclaimed wood - enough to build a frame the size of the window, plus 2 supports and an interior shelf
- Fusion Mineral Paint - Raw Silk
- Wider paint brush like this Palm Pro
- Masking tape
- 3 Butt hinges
- 1 Door pull
- 1 Hook and Eye latch
- Stud finder (helpful)
- Construction measuring tape
Instructions:
- Paint window by masking off the glass panels, then painting with a brush.
- Measure the full dimensions of the window.
- Cut 4 boards to the exact size as the window. Assemble the boards together with screws at all four corners.
- Cut 2 support boards and 1 shelf board that fit inside your frame. Install the supports on the top and bottom, and the shelf where desired.
- Place the window on top of the frame. Install 3 butt hinges along one side of the window and frame.
- Install the cabinet to the wall, attempting to screw through a wall stud.
- Install a door pull plus a hook and eye latch to the front of the window.
- Load up your new old window storage cabinet and enjoy how cool it is!
Notes
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