I have had a love hate relationship with my Pantry door since we moved into our home in June. I love the fact that the light goes automatically on once the door is open and the light goes off the second it closes. Just like a fridge door. The previous owner was a genius! That is where my love ends. The ugly etched pantry design had its hay day 5-10 years back, but it’s time in the sun has passed and the day has come to be updated! But how…. I have pondered on this issue since hmmm June, when we moved in. My kids little finger prints do not seem to come off no matter how hard I scrub. It is just a bad deal all the way around so one day as I was cleaning out some of my craft supplies, and I came across a thing of Chalkboard Paint
. And I thought maybe I can paint over the hideous etched door with chalkboard paint and make it fun and functional… Just maybe.. and if it is a total bomb I’ll go with plan “B” and get a new door.
Now my wonderful hubby, whom I adore, does not like me to tackle projects like this without us talking them through… But I was bored and thought well maybe its better to ask for forgivness than permission in this situation…
So with that thought in mind I carefully scoured the internet for any tips on painting glass…
Here is what I came up with… You must first treat it with a concotion of 1 part vinager to 3 parts water this will strip the door of any oils and make sure your door is super clean for the paint to adhere to.
So after cleaning the glass I carefully taped off all the edges with Scotch painters tape. Then I went to work applying one coat, then two, then finishing with three… The instructions say to let the paint dry one hour between each coat. Then after your final coat, the paint needs to dry over night then you’ll need to cure it (which I’ll explain further) … I just used a bottle of Martha Stewart’s Chalkboard Paint I had found at Micheal’s. it was $6.99 then I had used a 40% off coupon making it $4.19.. I love deals!!!
When my dear hubby came home, he was a little shocked by the transformation… “It is really dark…” “Aren’t you trying to phase out the black in the house.” Although his lack a vision was a little lost on my project, I informed him that the treatment was not complete and to hold all judgments until then…(Lesson Learned, don’t freak out when the door is super black after your final coat…)
The next day after letting it sit all night I started the curing process which is basically rubbing a piece of chalk all over the area you painted. I just used a piece of side walk chalk.. It went really quickly.
After testing it out and writing down I few items that I knew we needed. I admired my work and was in love with our new/old door!
My husband came home and agreed with me that the door looked really cool after it cured and he is, as I am happy to report a “Fan” of our new/old door.
So if you to have one of these ugly etched pantry doors… Don’t get mad! Pick up some chalk board paint and LOVE it!!!
Now you need Chalk Ink Markers! Have your heard of those? They are liquid chalk in a marker form….tons of colors and they write nice and smooth! I have a nice collection of them and they are fabulous! I love the door by the way!
My husband and I just had a good laugh as we have, not one but TWO of same pantry doors that we have wanted to get rid of for 4 years. I did a search for doing a chalkboard paint on frosted glass and saw your post. How funny! I’m so glad it turned out so nice for you and we will definitely be doing the same!
Anne,
You’ll have to let me know how your redo goes! I think I miss my Pantry door most from my old house! 🙁