DIY Bathroom Cabinet from an Old Wine Box

I’m always on the lookout for handy extra storage for my bathrooms. I needed a DIY bathroom cabinet with lots of little shelves. They are convenient for storing medicines and toiletries.

For the loft bathroom, I made a cute upcycled drawer storage shelf. But I needed a bathroom cabinet for the family bathroom.

A friend passed on a gift wine box (unfortunately empty!) for me to add to my upcycling stash. In the past, I have transformed a wine crate into a nightstand for my son.

When I opened this wine box, I saw the little compartments inside. I then knew I could turn it into the handy bathroom cabinet I needed.

The Upcycled Bathroom Storage

I love vintage images, especially from old encyclopedias and picture dictionaries. To give this DIY bathroom cabinet a medicine cabinet theme, I decoupaged a vintage anatomy poster inside the door. You can download and print the image for free (see below).

Also, I wanted to give the plain wooden box some texture and colour. I covered the outside with wooden lollipop sticks to create an interesting pattern. I painted both the inside and outside in colourful chalk paint.

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What You Need For A DIY Bathroom Cabinet

• Old wine gift box – I was gifted mine. I know Costco sells wine in wooden wine boxes like this one. You can always treat yourself to some excellent wine and a box simultaneously.

• Cupboard handle – I bought mine from Anthropologie in the sale a while ago. Any cupboard handles you like will do.

• Chalk paint – Annie Sloan Napoleonic blue & Barcelona Orange. Tester pots of paint are all that is needed.
• Vintage anatomical print – Download it here.
• Jumbo wooden craft sticks
• Gorilla wood glue
• Mod podge and acrylic spray varnish

How To Make An Upcycled Bathroom Cabinet

Step 1: The first thing I did was to add the wooden craft stick pattern to the front of the wine box. I carefully arranged the jumbo sticks on the front of the box in the design I wanted.

Play around with different designs. Once you are happy with one mark, the craft sticks to be cut.

Step 2: Cut the wooden craft sticks to a marked length using a saw blade on a rotary tool.

Step 3: Using wood glue, stick the craft sticks to the front of the wine box. This will give the DIY bathroom cabinet an interesting pattern on the front.

Step 4: Once the glue has dried, paint the outside of the wine box blue. I used a brush to apply the paint to the uneven surface. I then reviewed this paint with a small roller to remove brush marks.

Don’t forget to remove any handles and latches from the wine box before painting. Check out how to paint a box here for more ideas.

Also, I recommend adding a coat of wood wax to protect the finish if using chalk paint.

Step 5: Next, I painted the inside of the cupboard in Barcelona orange. I didn’t need to paint the inside of the lid as I would decoupage it.

Step 6: Next, I printed the vintage anatomical image. I printed the image onto A3 paper on my home inkjet printer. In the advanced printer menu on the computer, I selected the best-quality image option.

Step 7: Using decoupage glue, I stuck the printed image to the inside of the DIY bathroom cabinet. If you want to protect the decoupage, spray with acrylic varnish.

Step 8: Finally, I added the handle to the front to finish the bathroom cabinet.

What I love about this DIY bathroom cabinet is the pop of colour you get when the cabinet is open. I also love the vintage anatomical illustration on the inside of the door.

This is not my first time using vintage scientific illustrations in my furniture upcycles. I used some fabulous insect posters with my chalk paint unique cupboard upcycle.

With their handy little shelves, I think that this DIY bathroom cabinet would also make a great craft cupboard. I’m looking for another one of these wine boxes to upcycle and a suitable vintage image for a craft cupboard.

You might also want to check out my craft cupboard upcycle here. Also, there are many more wooden crates and wine box upcycle ideas.

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