Cabinet Door Wall Art

Cabinet Door Wall Art  (re-used doors)

 

We recently purchased our first home from an extremely sweet elderly couple. They took GREAT care of the place... but it looked like it was straight from the 70's, and needed a make-over in a major way. I wish I had a before and after shot... cause it looks WAY different! (YAY ME!) There was a horribly ugly cabinet above the island between my kitchen and my dining room. I didn't want to loose cabinet space... but it just HAD to go! (the hardest part about removing it.. was convincing my husband!) 

After painting my kitchen red (my favorite color---EVER!), there was red wall that kept screaming at me "I'm tooo blank!" So... I used the cabinet doors from the cabinets I removed to create this super easy, and simple wall decoration.

I found two super cute fabrics from Goodwill that matched my coffee themed border. (they were actually pillowcases, but I couldn't  ever bring myself to use them on my pillow...the thought of my head on drool belonging to someone else grossed me out!)  Each pillow case covered two cabinets.. so I could cover four doors.

No one was going to be seeing the actual cabinets... so I didn't take the time to paint them, or prepare them in any way (I also wanted to hurry because I was going to have another baby the following week!). 

I stapled my four fabric pieces to the back of each of the cabinet doors, making sure that the material was pulled tight. I didn't pay too much attention to how the back of the cabinets looked since it would be up against a wall and no one would see them. I also didn't bother putting any type of hem on the material since I figured I wouldn't be washing them... and they wouldn't have any traffic to fray the edges.

After all four of the doors were covered, I simply hung them on my wall (there was a ledge on the back of the doors that allowed them to hang by a single nail).  

I may eventually try to paint images of coffee cups onto each of my fabric covered doors, but for now I like the contrast between the busy coffee boarder and (mostly) solid colors.

Laughter for Today

My two year old son is...well... already extremely well developed with his personality and sense of humor.  

I share some of these things here, just for the hopes of making you laugh! The little things in life bring so much joy and contentment to my every day life.. I am truly blessed.

(9-21-2011) Like every child, I am constantly having to remind my son that he needs to pick up his mess.. Today I was telling him that I didn't want his toys all over the living room floor. He askes me "Is this the living room?" "Yes... this is the living room" I reply.. He then proceeds to ask if he can have all his toys in the adjacent room since THAT is not the living room... boys will be boys I guess!

(9-18-2011) My cat keeps bringing mice to my front door. My son is convinced that they are pets for him. They other day he said. "Mommy, I need to hold it because I love it."... I... Think.... Not!

New at this!

As you can see, this whole blogging thing is new for me. I'm super excited.... and also a bit nervous. *eeeeek*

I have high hopes for this site, as I hope to share some personal thoughts and inspirations along with crafts, home decor and gift ideas that I absolutely LOVE!

I hope you enjoy reading about them on my site as much as I have! 

Things I've Learned

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Unhealthy People Pleasing

A VERY wise man once said: "I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody."

I'm a "People Pleaser" by  nature. All my parents had to do to discipline me as a child was give me "the look", and I would behave. Whenever I was told someone wasn't happy with me... in any area, I would overcompensate to an extreme trying to make them happy.  I have almost ruined my life... and I HAVE ruined my testimony several times when I was trying to make someone happy with me, and proud of me.

I have realized, that when I work hard for a word of praise from someone and it doesn't come, I am allowing myself to feel unsuccessful, and unworthy, (to people that don't even matter!). Then, as a way to "guard" myself from the feeling of failure (again), I tend to "write off" the people that I can't please.

I still struggle with trying "too hard" to make certain people proud of me.. but as my husband graciously reminds me, I don't need to make THEM happy. Don't get me wrong... I do believe it is right to help people as much as you can.. but there is a difference between helping others, and ruining yourself.

We all have our strengths... and unfortunately our weaknesses. (Hey, you have yours too!) No one is perfect- and I'm okay with that.

Being obsessed about pleasing others.. is actually unhealthy. Here's another article you may find helpful if this is one of your weaknesses (click here).