Rustic Jelly Cupboard DIY

I love when inspiration comes from unlikely places--such as a simple green screen insert. 

When a friend gave me an old screen I knew it would make a great door for a jelly cupboard so a cupboard I built, right around the screen.

I started by building a frame that fit around the screen.  I built two of these, one for the front and one for the back.

I then decided how deep I wanted the cupboard, and then cut several different reclaimed boards this size (22") for the sides.  I secured the top and bottom side board to the frames with screws.

 I used the nail gun to secure the other pieces.

Cut shelf brackets and secure them to the inside of the cabinet with screws.

Cut wood for the shelves and top of the cabinet (the cabinet is 5' tall BTW).

I notched out the back of the shelves to fit inside the back frame.

I added two 5 foot pieces of the wood to the back of the cabinet.

I used some hinges from an old door to secure the screen to the cabinet.

A little slide closure isn't necessary as the door closes well, but I included in case someone needs to keep the door securely closed. The aqua color that peeks out from under the green is fun!

Some of the side boards had paint on them, I added a little more paint to a few of them,

A good sanding and a clear coat finished the cupboard. 

This would be great as a wine cabinet in the kitchen or for towels in a bathroom or anywhere a little extra storage is needed.

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Shabby Rustic Table

I KNOW I took a before picture of this table...BUT, I can't find it.  So close your eyes and picture a shiny, formica, fake wood top, dark avocado green stained legs and lots of grime and gunk courtesy of many years of use no doubt.

Got that image?  Now, open your eyes and see how I transformed this sad seventies table.

I removed the formica top, and added reclaimed barnwood.

I painted the legs with white semi gloss latex paint, 2 coats,

and then sanded it off to make it chippy, shabbylicious.

I love the look of the rustic wood with the white legs,

and am happy that I could revive this forgotten, thrift store table.
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Rustic Barnwood Hall Tree

If you sell, you must build.  And sell I have been doing, which is great!  And building is what I have been doing, which is also good.  But, I seem to be staying only one short step ahead of the game.  then for the yesterday I have been selling items over the weekend, usually on Sundays and then I do the mad dash build on Sunday nights.

During the week I have been focusing on smaller things for my upcoming show.  That needs to change.  Anyway, this is what I built last night, a rustic, barnwood hall tree.

And I did not stop to give you a tutorial and I took pictures of it in my mudroom on the small wall between my coat closet and half bath.

But, here it is, none the less.  I started by joining three pieces of 6' lighter weight barnwood for the back.  I added a cross bar piece of wood across the bottom of the boards on the back and a very rustic cross piece on the front.  I added rusted hooks to the front piece and found a board for a shelf.  The shelf board didn't even have to be cut--it was the perfect size!

I made the bench part from some hefty barnwood pieces and then I attached it to the back piece.

I cut a board at a 30 degree angle to use diagonally on the front to make it look like a barn door. A coat of clear polyacrylic finish completed this rustic hall tree.

Now to go build some more big pieces so I can hopefully get a wee bit farther ahead!
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