It’s no secret that we love all things crafts in my house but the girl’s craft supplies tend to take over, so I have decided to make them their very own craft cupboard. For DIY July a few of you asked for kids storage ideas so I thought I could upcycle this secondhand cupboard into a crafty storage solution where they can help themselves to anything crafty at any time, and store anything they’re not using!
I found this storage cupboard that was perfect for this project but it had been half painted and was begging for a makeover. I wanted the cupboard to still fit in with the feel of the house and be grown up but still fun, and encourage creativity in the girls so I thought I could paint some fun flowers on the inside of the cupboard. So it’s kinda all business on the outside and floral crafty party on the inside.
Materials
- Paint brushes and rollers
- British Paints Prep 4 in 1 Primer
- British Paints Clean & Protect in Retro Peach (base colour) and Red Viper and Yellow Mania (flowers on the inside)
- Pencil
How I Upcycled this Craft Cupboard
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I started by cleaning the cupboard and lightly sanded back the existing paint. Because someone had already started to paint the cupboard it had already been mostly prepped. I then applied a layer of the British Paints 4 in 1 Prep Primer. Then I apply my base colour, Retro Peach (in semi-gloss finish) to the entire cupboard, inside and out, not forgetting to also paint the doors as well!
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Once the base colour was dry, it was time to prep for painting the funky flower pattern inside. I used a pencil to first trace where I wanted the flowers to go. Drawing a pattern may look hard but I went with a really simple freehand design that turned out to be so easy!
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Then I painted 2 coats of Red Viper for the flower petals and once that was dry, added a flower centre using Yellow Mania. And once that was dry, I reattached the doors and of course started stacking it with all of the craft goodies!
Voila
This project is in collaboration with British Paints.
