How To Perk Up A Medicine Cabinet

And now, I will reveal my secret bathroom update: the medicine cabinet perk up. Using a paper tablecloth.

Remember this pile of stuff from my paper napkin wall art post? Well, the napkins were used in the frames for some awesome art in our boring bathroom. But that tablecloth with the little blue hearts? I found another use for it. 

This is what I started with. A blank slate. A very functional medicine cabinet but not real attractive. I've seen all the pretty pictures of wallpapered bookshelves and loved them. So I thought I should try it with the medicine cabinets in our upstairs bathroom.

Here's what I used:

• Two $1 foam boards(Dollar Tree)
• 1 paper tablecloth(Target)
• Contact paper(Walmart)
• $1 duct tape(Dollar Tree)
• Measuring tape
• Pencil
• The retractable knife from Hubby's tool set
• Scissors

First I measured the width and height that I needed for each shelf, then marked where I needed to cut the foam board with the pencil. I used the retractable knife to cut the foam board into the sizes I needed. Then I laid the pieces of foam board down on the tablecloth and cut it to size, leaving about two inches of tablecloth around the foam board. I wrapped it up like a present using the duct tape, then slipped the boards into place inside the cabinet.

It's my little bathroom secret. An innocent looking medicine cabinet on the outside, party on the inside. 

I also did the cabinet on the master bath side. The only difference here was that I covered the boards with contact paper after the wrapping with the tablecloth. Since the ventilation isn't so great, everything gets covered with condensation and I didn't want that to ruin my nice little papered cabinet. It's worked well, except that it causes the paper to noticeably bubble. Partly my fault since I didn't wrap the paper real tight around the board.

The boards aren't all exact and measured perfectly. Several of them are quite uneven. You can't really tell unless you're really looking though. Take more time measuring if you're a perfectionist about such things. I'm just happy I get it done!

Now I have a bathroom with some pretty wall art, shelf displays, useful design pieces, and a new shower curtain. It's looking good!


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