Make A Paneled Chalkboard Door, step by step

When one of our go-to especially busy Hands-on moms (she gives me hope!) sent over some photos of her kitchen’s recent door makeover we could not wait to share the goods. Here is her letter:

Hi, folks! Sam and I simply wrapped up up our kitchen door project and I was wondering if you thought it might make a lively Reader Redesign. We only spent $35 on it, so I thought it was right up the YHL alley. Everyone can check out the step by step process here and here on my journal. In short we simply applied black chalkboard paint to our flat metal kitchen door and trimmed it out with some lightweight boards (which we had to screw into the door to hold them securely and keep them from buckling). We enjoy that it mimics the look of an pricey solid wood paneled door. Hope you and the bean are feeling well, Sherry! -Jacci

Here is what the basic metal door looked like before Jacci worked her magic:

Here it is in progress:

And here is the quite same door after spending simply $35 to give it a whole new life:

Is not that amazingly industrious of Jacci and her husband Sam? Do not forget to head over to her journal for more details (you can find those links in her letter above). We simply enjoy that she was inspired by the look of a solid wood paneled door and was able to work with what she had to totally transform it (and add plenty of charm and function to her whole kitchen while she was at it). Thanks so much for sending the eye candy our way folks! Is anyone else out there thinking of tackling this little project now that they’ve seen Sam and Jacci’s brilliant door makeover?