A few weeks ago, I posted about the versatility of using cabinet doors in decorating and crafting projects. I’ve been slowly working on updating the decor on the front of my house, and I knew that little brown cabinet door would be perfect for what I had in mind.
This is what the numbers on the front of my house looked like. They were fine; they matched the shutters and front door in all their sun-faded glory. I knew we could do better.
Then, I took the cabinet door and sanded it just enough to rough up the surface, then cleaned with a damp cloth.
Next, I cut a piece of beadboard to size to fit down into the indentation of the door. I used a scrap that I had on hand, but if you don’t have this, check in the scrap section of a local home improvement store – or maybe even a renovating neighbor – and have it cut to size. It doesn’t take a very big piece.
Once that was dry, I roughed up the edges of the door and the house numbers with a sanding block, then screwed the numbers back on, centered on the door.
Drill pilot holes through the corners of the door and screw it back into the siding where you want it to go.
You can see a little sun-fading around where the numbers were, but I don’t think that will take long to even out. And now it matches my newly painted front door!