Completed green cabinet with caning on the cabinet doors. The cabinet is styled with plants and amber glasses and I am sitting on the floor in front of it
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Beautiful Boho DIY Cane Cabinet Makeover

September 29, 2020 / 24 Comments

TRANSFORMING A PLAIN OLD CABINET INTO A BOHO BEAUTY

I’ve always wanted to have a boho cane cabinet in my space but they’re so popular and sometimes that means, expensive.

Here’s the thing, I tend to love expensive things, but I can’t afford them. This is one of the biggest reasons that I love DIY. I can create the look for myself, at a price that I can afford!

I worked on this project as a part of the Furniture Flip Challenge on Instagram. It was so much fun, I will probably participate every year!

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SUPPLIES

BEFORE

A before and after image. The left cabinet is white and plane white the second cabinet is green with caning in the place of the glass and white bars.

STEP 1: DISASSEMBLE + SAND

Although the milk paint has an adhesion promoter, I didn’t use it. Because of this, I had to take it apart and sand it. If you want to save yourself this step, get the adhesion promoter!

The cabinet disassembled and layed out on saw horses in the yard

STEP 2: REMOVE BARS + GLASS

The glass was pretty easy to remove. It was held in place with silicone strips.

  • A DeWalt Jigsaw sitting on a table with the cabinet doors adjacent.
  • A clean cut has been made to separate the bar from the frame.

Since I wanted that beautiful boho look, I had to remove the bars on the cabinet doors. This required the use of a saw of some kind, I elected to use a jigsaw. I cut the bars right along the frame and filled the remaining gaps with spackle after a light sanding. I sanded again after the spackle was applied to make sure that there was a seamless finish.

  • The remaining base of the bars leaves slight gaps
  • With some spackle, the frame edge smooth and gapless

STEP 3: PAINT

I used a paint sprayer because I LOVE the super smooth finish I can get with it. The Anti-Foaming Agent in the milk paint is necessary. Unfortunately, I did not use it, and as a result, I ended up with a horrible paint finish. I really should have just followed the rules and used the additives as they recommended.

  • The green paint is splotchy
  • The cabinet doors are splotchy and wet from rain.

STEP 4: REPAINT

Because of this, I had to sand and repaint, doing everything the correct way.

STEP 5: WAX FINISH

I wanted the cabinet to be protected from moisture and damaged paint so I chose to finish it with wax. One of the things I really wanted from the wax was a depth that flat paint couldn’t provide.

I am not a huge fan of the shabby chic look, but the slight patina the wax provides makes the piece look a bit more subtly sophisticated.

STEP 6: SAND CABINET GLASS SPACE

The cabinet glass space is only thick enough to house the glass panel. In order to make space for the thickness of the cane, I used the sanding triangle on the multi-tool to sand away enough material to allow the silicone strips to slide back into place.

  • Up close of the inside corner of the cabinet door glass. There are clear silicone strips holding the glass in place
  • Up close of the inside corner of the cabinet door glass. The silicone strips have been removed.

STEP 7: DISPLAY YOUR NEW BOHO CANE CABINET

  • Completed green cabinet with caning on the cabinet doors. The cabinet is styled with plants and amber glasses.
  • Completed green cabinet with caning on the cabinet doors. Doors are open and the cabinet is full of drinking glasses.
  • Completed green cabinet with caning on the cabinet doors. The cabinet is styled with plants and amber glasses.
Completed green cabinet with caning on the cabinet doors. The cabinet is styled with plants and amber glasses.

Need ideas to style your new cane cabinet? Check out these DIY Boho Faux Terracotta Vases or my Top 20 Fall Decor Finds Under $20 list.

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