Hello! I am happy to be back here at MRL! For those of you that may be new, my name is Mindi, and I blog at MyLove2Create. I love being one of Gail’s contributors. 
Can you believe it is March?! Time is speeding up, and spring is just around the corner, which always makes me glad. With the onset of spring I have been doing a little de-junking, which leads to my project today…An Old Drawer Cabinet.
I guess I have been doing MORE than just de-junking…I have been taking it and making it into a treasure!
It is amazing what a little imagination and paint can do!
It all started with this drawer. I have had it for about 4 years, and I got it for free off of Craig’s list. It has been patiently waiting for a makeover and a new purpose in life.
The drawer front was split and cracked on the sides and because I wanted to make this into a cabinet, I decided it needed to be removed. I used a crow bar and slowly pried it off.
The sides were loose from the drawer bottom so I added some Gorilla Wood Glue and clamped it. You can also see I removed the drawer slides as well.
While the glue was drying on the drawer I picked up some left over trim that I had removed when I did my teen boy’s room makeover. This would be the frame for my cabinet door. I cut one end at 45 degrees on my miter saw and then measured it to the drawer to make the second cut.
I did this all the way around until I had all four sides cut. Then I used wood glue and my nail gun to attach them at the corners. Note: I recommend using nail in fasteners on the corners if your trim moulding is too thin for pocket holes which is the best method, I was out of fasteners which is why I used nails, but I find it a weaker joining method on mitered corners…just saying.
For the shelves inside the old drawer cabinet I used some more trim from the same pile, it was a little wider than what I used for the frame. I cut it to size and glued and nailed it on the sides and the back.
I just made two shelves, but you could add as many as you want!
This is what I had at this point.
Part of the reason I wanted to do this project is so that I could us some of this chicken wire I had picked up from the side of the road. I have been wanting to use it on something for a LONG time, so I was super excited when I was cutting it to fit my frame. I used wire cutters, making sure I had enough to overlap for attaching later.
Next up was filling the holes with spackle, if I was staining I probably would have skipped this step. I wanted to paint so I knew I need cover up the holes so they wouldn’t show. I also sanded the drawer and cleaned it with TSP.
Now for paint! I used a homemade chalk paint with white for my first coat, and then added another coat of white (non chalk paint) on top. Tip: For a smoother finish make sure to sand with fine grit paper between coats.
I rounded up some hinges and a pull that I got off of some shutters…at least I think that is where they came from… I started by attaching the hinges to the old drawer cabinet first.
Then I attached my chicken wire to the back of the frame with staples, and screwed the door to the hinges on the cabinet. Last I added my pull. Oh, and I do want to note that I sprayed the chicken wire with oil rubbed bronze spray paint to darken it up a little.
When I got to installing the door I realized I needed a magnetic door catch. I didn’t have any…so I made my own. I used some button magnets and a small scrap piece of wood. I hot glued them in the top and bottom corners so the magnet was flush with the top of the drawer. Then I hot glued on these metal plates into each corner. I think they were part of a magnetic catch system at one time…
They keep the door closed perfectly, and that is it. Done. Of course then you have to decide where it is going…I put felt pads on the bottom for now so it can stand on it’s own, but I may add d-rings to the back and hang it in my bedroom. Decisions, decisions.
I love how it turned out, simple and just cute!
How fun is that chicken wire?! Ahhhh.
Because this was such a narrow drawer it can only hold small things, and I think figurines would be perfect inside.
Really it could go in any room. The bathroom, the kitchen for holding spices, or even in the kids room to hold lego miniatures. I also have been debating adding cup hooks and turning it into a jewelry cabinet for my bedroom, wouldn’t that be fun!
This was a super fun project, and so easy! I guess I am happy I started de-junking and got side tracked…can you see why it is hard for me to throw anything away!?
Have you made any treasures from your trash lately?
Thanks for reading and feel free to stop by to see more great repurposed projects!
Mindi
See more of Mindi’s Repurposed projects here on MRL below:
Old Drawer Cabinet
Old Drawer Cubby Organizer
Repurposed Storage Bench
Dresser Turned Bench
Avengers Subway Art
Kid Storage Bench
Rustic Industrial Coffee Table
DIY A-Frame Crate
DIY Octagon Mirror
Repurposed Shutters and Desk into Potting Bench
Repurposed Bench Planter
DIY Corner Planter
Stackable Pallet Crates
Cheap Cabinet into Nice Bench
Corner Cabinet Makeover
Old Picture Frame Chalkboard Easel
Kid’s old drawer media cabinet
Leather Belt Crate
License Plate Coat Racks
Large Rustic Clock
Repurposed Crib Dog Crate
Rustic Industrial Kid Chairs
Repurposed Cabinet Doors into a Desk
DIY Storage Crates
Cubby Shelf Makeover
Pallet Top Table
Industrial Rivet Chalkboard
Under the Bed Storage
DIY Tray Stand and Old toolbox
Entry Table Made from Reclaimed Lumber
Stool Turned Side Table
Curtain Tie Backs into Towel Hooks
Old Chairs into New Bench
Old Drawers into Porch Planters
French Inspired Piano Bench Makeover
Cupboard Door into Command Center
Table Top into Game Box
Night Stand Makeover
Faux Metal Finish Upcycled Shelf
Curtains to Bench top
Repurposed Peg Hook Shelf into Fun Book Shelf
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