DIY Upcycled Utensil Holder

Hi! It’s Gilly again from Colour Saturated Life back to give your visual senses an onslaught of colour. I have another cool DIY for you, this time we are dressing up my kitchen and injecting some much needed colour.

[left]If you are anything like me you spend a lot of your time in your Kitchen….cooking, baking, cleaning, etcetera. And as you know I like colour but my Kitchen is kind of lacking…..painting the cabinets is not an option and I like my walls grey so the only way to inject colour is through accessories or wall art. I have been wanting to change out my utensil holder for a while as it is kind of drab and not really my style.[/left]
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I have looked around for one but nothing really appealed to me. So I thought why not make one? With all my DIYing and furniture projects I have a lot of wood scraps lying around so I found some gorgeous bits of skirting wood (baseboards) and decorative trim I could cut down to make my utensil holder.

This is the before of the stove top corner where I keep my utensils.

Supplies:

• Paint – I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Ceramic
• Paint Brush
• Wood Glue
• Clamps (not shown)
• Pine Board (1/2″ Thick)
• A Variety of Skirting Timber and/or decorative trim – You know them as Baseboards (I used two different types & one decorative trim that were leftovers but you can buy these new)
• Drop Saw (not shown)

Below are the profiles of the skirting I used. You may not be able to find these exact ones but you should be able to find similar ones.

First you need to make a wood container as a frame to apply the decorative timber to, mine I made 4 inches square and 6 inches high.

I cut these from one board and then glued and clamped them together. I left the glue to dry overnight.

Now all the skirting and decorative trim needs to be cut to size.. I cut all the wood on a 45 degree angle and 4 inches long so I could box them out around the wood container.

Once all the wood is cut I glued them to the sides of the wood container and let them dry. I did one layer at a time – from the bottom up.

Any gaps can be filled with wood filler.

Once you have all your wood glued into place and filled in your gaps then you can paint! I used Fusion Mineral Paint in Ceramic and I only needed one coat of paint. I painted the inside as well as the outside. I also lightly distressed the paint to give it a vintage feel – that is just personal taste. I love how it looks and now I have something colourful and unique to put all my kitchen utensils in!

On my blog on Monday I will be sharing how I upcycled an old mirror (another leftover) to make the vintage inspired sign for my kitchen you see here. I love that this little corner of my kitchen now has some colour. Hope you have a wonderful weekend and I will see you next time!

 

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