Pantry Doors Built

15 years ago

The pantry doors are up, but I will do a little bit more.

We built them out of 1x4's. Put beadboard on the bottom, and plexiglass on the top. My plan is to frost the plexiglass. I thought it looked frosted when we left the plastic on the back. But when our son came over this morning he said "Mom, you forgot to take the plastic off the back", so I guess not.

I am going to frost it either by:

1) Frost spray

2) Sanding the back with my orbital sander (I tested this and it works)

3) Frost film to put on the back.

I want to do some sort of stencils too. Haven't decided yet. Might just put some clings on the back.

Any recommendations?

I need to do some touch up on the wall and paint the piece of trim at the top. But I am very proud of DH for these. We will make similar ones for the laundry closet next to the pantry.

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Comments (6)

chibimimi
15 years ago
Your husband did a great job!

I've used the film on our bathroom windows and recommend it as a good way to go. You could even cut "stencil" into it. And if you decide later you want to change it, it would be no problem to take it off.
felixnot
15 years ago
There are many companies that sell vinyl film for glass. I assume you could also use it for plexiglass as well. This product is used commercially instead of actually frosting glass. If you do a search, you will find a number of companies online. I'm not sure how it's sold. But reach out to commercial firms, not home improvement products.
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laxsupermom
15 years ago
I did our laundry room doors with the frost spray. They're plexiglass.

The frost spray works great on plexiglass.
barbcollins
Original Author
15 years ago
I think I'll try either spray or film first, since sanding is permanent. I've seen the film at HD/Lowes. I would love to find some Crystal Craze but I don't think they make it anymore.

laxsupermom - Your's look great. How did you do the lettering?
laxsupermom
15 years ago
Thanks! I printed the lettering out on regular printer paper, then hit the paper with spray adhesive and stuck them to the film on the backs of the plexi. I then took an exacto knife and cut around each letter(plus the bubbles.) Then I pulled off the plastic film making sure to keep a finger on each letter when pulling off the adjacent film. I sprayed the doors, then pulled off the lettering when it was dry(only takes a few seconds to dry.) The whole process would have been easier with one of those Silhouette machines, but it was still easy enough.
barbcollins
Original Author
15 years ago
Genius!!!