So my friends, it’s official. One room in our house is D. O. N. E. done! It’s our dining room and the last item that I crossed off of my to-do list was lining the back of our built-in china cabinet:
As you can see from the “before” pic below, our china cabinet is very simple, has some New England charm, and didn’t necessarily need to have anything done to it. But the crystal and white china stored inside faded into the white background and I wanted to add a backdrop that would allow them to stand out more while also adding some warmth and decorative interest to our room.
I’d been planning this little project for months and was originally going to use barnwood to line the cabinet back. I found a great barnwood source, spent over an hour going through all of the wood to pick out my pieces, and then had the guy total my cost up only to find that it was going to cost over $200. So I left empty-handed.
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I also changed out the small brass knobs on the glass cabinet doors to 8″ oil-rubbed bronze pulls (Restoration Hardware Lugarno pulls):
It’s about time that I finished off at least one room – can you believe that we moved into our house a year ago as of next week?
Krystine @ www.KrystineEdwards.com says
Fabulous idea!! I’ve been drying out old pallets to do this, but NEVER thought of pergo- LOVE it!
Summer Hogan says
This is fabulous Kris!!! I absolutely love it!
Our Pinteresting Family says
It looks gorgeous! What a great idea! 🙂
Tracy Laverty says
What a clever idea! The room looks fantastic. I can’t believe you moved in a year ago and your home looks so done! We moved into our home over a year now and I know I have a lot more to go. Great job Kris!
Tracey Bradshaw says
Love it – has given me some great ideas for updating some bookcases that need to be “de-orangified” and I want the inside backs to be a different finish to the shelves. I can’t believe how much the genuine barnwood was – makes it extra special to know someone tearing an old bard/building down these days!
Kris @ Driven by Décor says
Thanks Tracey! I was shocked at the barnwood prices too – I’m sure there are places out there to get it cheaper but I didn’t have any luck after calling around in my area. Who knew?!
Anonymous says
Great idea, looks fabulous.
Linda
Jennifer@decoratingdelirium says
What an amazing idea! It makes such a difference and totally makes your china pop. I have a similar cabinet and was going to line it with wall paper, but I really like the look of this. Also, it looks pretty easy to remove in case you change your mind (you never do that, right??)
Elizabeth @ The Little Black Door says
What a smart idea!!! The whole room looks beautiful!
Debbie J. says
Looks fantastic, really made a huge difference. Your china and crystal looks beautiful, too. I really love the chandy – is it from R.H., please?
Kris @ Driven by Décor says
Debbie, I got the chandy from the Ballard Designs Outlet – it’s still a current item in their catalog!
Patty Day @Pattys Epiphanies says
Fabulous idea. Genius!
Lisa @ Texas Decor says
You were pretty clever to think of using Pergo! It looks great and I love the new pulls too. 🙂
Charlotte says
WOW…the cabinet looks fantastic…Great job.
Kris @ Driven by Décor says
Thank you so much Charlotte!
Vel Criste says
It’s a whole new cabinet Kris!!!! LOVE IT!!!!! I have a huge RH china cabinet that’s overcluttered already and needs lighting, that’s what I really need to add to it. But glad you’ve got one room done… for now! 😉
Sarah @ 702 Park Project says
I love it! It adds so much to the room without really sticking out. Beautiful! 🙂
Denise Greenwood says
Wow Kris! What an awesome update!! Love the rustic look – and the bonus of no sanding or splinters 🙂
dennyb31 says
Fabulous!!! Love the look and the thriftiness (is that a word?). Looks great, Kris, as always! I have a china hutch waiting for a backsplash treatment and still haven’t found the right thing – I’ll probably go with a semi-permanent wallpaper…