This was the state of the cabinet before. All of our everyday glasses, mismatched mugs and random martini and wine glasses (these should be stored in the living room bar.... helloooooo!). I've replaced them with our white everyday dishes, bowls and coffee mugs, plus a pitcher and my fav cake stand.
First, everything had to be cleared out so I could measure the width and length of the back cabinet wall.
Then I measured out and cut the fabric to size. I added an inch to the length and the width so I could fold the edges to prevent the fabric from fraying.
Not only do I not own a sewing machine but I have no idea how to use one. "Lo and Behold"... heat bond! A pretty freaking cool little item I picked up at the craft store.
I followed the simple directions, folded over the extra inch slack I gave myself on the fabric and ironed on the double sided "sticky hem" (very technical term... ahem). Again, the purpose of this step is to have a nice clean edge on all sides and prevent the fabric from fraying.
The fabric was installed by using four little thumb tacks on each of the cabinet corners. I didn't want to use any type of glue substance to mount the fabric because if I get tired of this it can easily be removed or switched out with another fun fabric.
And there you have it. Not bad for an hour of my day and about $8 for a yard of fabric!
If the boys take a nap time permits, I plan to work on the other glass cabinet tomorrow. Wish me luck!
You found the fabric!! It looks awesome, love the pop it gives to your white dishes :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a difference! That really looks great. New follower.
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This looks awesome! Your choice of fabric is lovely!
ReplyDeleteJoAnn
Love it, such a big difference!
ReplyDeleteYou have a gorgeous kitchen and I love your fabric choice. Definitely trying this one day.
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ReplyDeleteComing over from Kristen's and wanted to tell you that I LOVE this little added touch to your cabinet. Looks beautiful!
ReplyDeleteCan you please tell me who makes the fabric?
ReplyDeleteSo creative and beautiful 💜
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful idea! I am going to do this for my first summer project.
ReplyDeleteLove this so much! I can't wait to try this with my open cabinets! Wonderful idea. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThis totally rocks. I have a white cab kitchen and one lit double glass front cab with clear glass cake stands with lids inside. Can't really see the stands because the back of the cab is white. Was pondering how to put in color in the back that wasn't permanent. My ideas were so much more complicated than this, this is brilliant! Thank you so much for posting!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, that is gorgeous, and I am happy to hear about the thumbtacks! I have some similar projects in mind, but I assumed it would be complicated and easy to mess up. Thanks for sharing! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I was looking for something like this and you provided specific instructions (exactly what I need!). I think this also could work with a thicker paper, too, depending on how much use the cabinet gets. Love the thumbtack fix!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous fix for an open cabinet. Was wondering about the weight and characteristics of the fabric you used. Was it drapery weight or pima cotton, etc.?
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