DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

12 November

If you have been following along with our fixer-upper house projects, then you know I've been working in our tiny kitchen lately.

Most recently, I worked on the cupboards to give them a more modern, updated feel. If you missed it, you can check out that post: Updating Original 1960s Kitchen Cupboards.

Today I'm sharing a sideboard upcycle that we added for more storage.

DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

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When searching for a sideboard to use in our tiny kitchen, I was really drawn to the McGee & Co. Sorren Cabinet.

I love the look of the cane doors. They add texture and interest, plus they hide what's inside and since we are using this for added kitchen storage, that was a must!

I also liked the gold door hardware. We have gold in the rest of our kitchen so this would fit nicely.

However, it was a little too big and the $2,400 price was a definite no for me!

I decided to try and dupe the look! You can watch the video I created below.

I purchased this Costway Sideboard from Overstock. I paid $195 but I see it's on sale now for $153!

It was the size we needed, it had square doors like the McGee & Co. piece, and I thought I could add legs to bring the height up a bit more.

I found these Tapered Wood Legs at Home Depot and I used THIS hardware to attach them. I liked that they would give a mid-century feel rather than the legs that the inspiration sideboard has.

I needed to add some cane to the doors but the cane is pretty spendy too so I opted for a different option that I'd seen recently on Pinterest.

Burlap!! Yes! Once you have it in place, it really looks like cane!

I purchased one yard of burlap from my local JoAnn's for $4.99. The glass on these doors is held in place similar to the glass of a picture frame, with little tabs. So, I was able to remove the glass and wrap it with burlap.

To do so, I cut a piece of burlap about 2 - 4 inches wider than the glass.

Then laid the burlap over the door frame and put the glass back in place.

I made sure the burlap was straight and taught, then I tightened the little clips back down to hold it all in place.

I used duct tape to cover the edges of the fabric so it wouldn't bunch up when I slide the doors open and closed.

This isn't a big deal on my cabinet because the door slide instead of opening out so you'll never see the tape!

I could have just removed the glass altogether and stapled the burlap in place but I wanted to prevent it from getting stretched and wrinkled in the event got hit accidentally with my fingers or something.

I ordered these gold Qjaiune Finger Edge Pulls from Amazon.

Then unlike the inspiration sideboard, I decided to give mine even more interest with some simple peel-and-stick tiles, also from Amazon. These are FloorPops Sullivan tiles and it was just under $15 for one box.