Designing Dreams on a Dime: Quick Switch - Kitchen Pantry Doors Antiqued

Pantry doors have come a long way, baby! These doors had nothing of interest when we moved in. They were plain, flat doors painted white with brass knobs. Since our kitchen has 4 doors it was important to make them more exciting. I changed the knobs to an oil rubbed bronze, painted them a creamier white color (matched to the cabinet color), and added trim to make them look like raised panel doors. I had my dad help with this project. My husband made a remark that still comes up regarding this project. He cleverly dubbed this a "waste of time, waste of money". In the end he cannot believe how much it added to the kitchen and he now agrees that it was not a waste of time or a waste of money. The overall cost was around $150 for the knobs, wooden trim, paint, and glaze.

For a few years we had all of the doors painted the same way. My oldest daughter, in the picture below had the idea of adding the carved wood appliques. I found these at Home Depot for around $5.00 each. I had one here for another project and she held it up to the pantry door and insisted that I get another one and add them. Smart girl! I love how it makes these two pantry doors stand out in comparison to the other 2 entry/exit doors.

The wooden appliques were first painted and then antiqued using glaze tinted with the wall paint color. The raised panel trim was also antiqued. I attached them using liquid nail and one small finishing nail.