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By Pamela 8 Comments

DIY Frames from Cabinet Doors

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DIY frames from cabinet doors is a fun way to recycle something that could land in the trash. Old cabinet doors can easily be used as frames.

These DIY frames from cabinet doors is super simple. I often build my own rustic frames for art work and photos but this is twice as easy.  I have friends who are carpenters and cabinet makers and they are constantly ripping out cabinets when remodeling kitchens.  I get asked if I would like the old doors to up-cycle.

Cabinet door painted as a framed chalkboard with pink roses, DIY frames from cabinet doors.

Many times I will paint the door itself. This one about is painted with chalk paint to create a chalk board.  The frame is painted white and distressed for a rustic feel.

The pink roses are hand painted, a link to how to paint roses is included at the end of this post.

Cabinet doors come in all sizes and shapes.

used cabinet doors in different sizes, DIY frames from cabinet doors

Many times they will have holes from the handles and pulls. That is easy to fix.

Use some wood filler and a credit card to fill them in.

You can use a putty knife if you have one but I do just fine with an old bank card.

I take a scoop out a good size chunk of filler with the credit card and scrape it over the hole in the cabinet door.

Filling hold with wood filler in cabinet door, DIY frames from cabinet doors.

I press the filler into the hole and scrape away the excess.

Try to get the filler level with the top of the hole. It may shrink some when dry so this step may need to be repeated.

You can see the hole is filled now.  Wipe away any filler that may have gotten into any areas other than the hole.  Once the filler is dry, sand away any excess from the door face.

Then paint the frame of the cabinet door any color you wish.  The inside can be a contrasting color or the same as the frame.

I usually paint the inner flat panel but you can also put photos here using double sided tape or Mod Podge.

I have also seen people use clips, clothes pins and things similar attached to hold the photo in place on the frame.

I need something like that on this frame made from fence boards, I am thinking wood clothes pins painted either the same color or a slightly different tone for contrast.

My painting is just setting on the ledge of the cross piece, this is made similar to my boards used for painting but the cross pieces are attached on the front instead of the back.  This is another great way to make a DIY frame.

When I finish up my smaller cabinet door frames I will add the photos here but until then check out these other great posts.

Scrap Wood Photo Frames
Clothes Pin Frame
Framed Dried Flowers (really clever using the frame from a stretched canvas)
Farmhouse Frame in Under 15 minutes

How to Paint Roses

Until next time…

DIY frames from cabinet doors. Up-cycle used cabinet doors into fun frames for artwork, photos or chalkboards.  Fast and easy.
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  1. Beth Eaton says

    January 29, 2018 at 4:56 pm

    Thank you soooo much for the link to my Scrap Wood Picture Frames!! I love your post and the other links as well!! Such great uses of refurbished or scrap things 🙂

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  2. Naomi S. says

    January 29, 2018 at 6:01 pm

    What a good idea, Pamela! So you don’t remove the center part of the cabinet door? How would that work with the doors like the one you demonstrated using the wood glue to fill the hole from its hardware? Because the center panel is raised in the middle. Would you use just the raised part for mounting your art or whatever you were framing? I just don’t quite understand how it all works, I guess.

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    • Pamela says

      January 29, 2018 at 7:09 pm

      Yes, I just used the raised part that is flat. The rest will frame it. Thank you for asking, I can see how that can be confusing. I will add to the post tomorrow to clarify. 🙂

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  3. Jane says

    January 29, 2018 at 6:40 pm

    This is such a cool idea! I wish I had kept our old ones when we redid the kitchen. But I’ll keep my eyes open. I think the chalkboard would be doable for me! 🙂

    Jane

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  4. Debbie says

    January 29, 2018 at 8:49 pm

    I love the idea of using old cabinet doors for frames! I love what you did making a chalk board and the painted roses on it are stunning! Great ideas!

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  5. JaneEllen says

    January 29, 2018 at 10:31 pm

    You keep giving me more and more ideas for diifferent ways to frame art. Love this as I loke to do things differently quite often, get tired of same old, same old.
    Used to be could get cabinet doors at our Habitat for $2-$5 but lqst time we were there they have raised prices a good deal. Wish I knew somebody like you do to get cabinet doors. I really like using them to stencil on or for making signs.
    Have a wonderful week

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  6. Norma Rolader says

    January 31, 2018 at 7:10 am

    What an awesome adorable idea and thank you for sharing

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  7. Janine says

    February 8, 2018 at 8:02 am

    What a great idea! Thanks so much for linking up!

    Reply

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