Open cabinets are a good solution for small spaces such as the hall, as they are visually light and there is no need to leave space in front to open the doors. With this tutorial you will learn how to decorate an open closet with vinyl to make it decorative as well as practical.
The hall is the cover letter of your home, so it is important to pay attention when decorating and furnishing it. On the one hand, it must be practical and functional, but it must also be a pleasant and welcoming space.
To make it functional, the ideal is to have what is necessary so that we can hang up our jacket, bag, shoes and leave the keys when we get home. Normally, they are usually small spaces that require “all-in-one” furniture. In this sense, an open closet is idealsince it occupies less space than a cabinet with doors and allows you to have everything organized and always at hand.
However, an open closet requires us to be rigorous with order. In addition, being the centerpiece of the hall, it is also convenient that it has visual appeal. For this reason, it was decided to cover the bottom and drawers of this open cabinet with printed vinyl.
Vinyl to cover furniture
The vinyl to cover furniture They are an economical and simple option to change the appearance of your furniture. Among its main advantages are:
- Speed, since in just a few minutes you can radically transform a piece of furniture.
- It adapts perfectly to smooth surfaces and materials such as melamine, varnished wood or lacquered furniture.
- Personalized decorations thanks to the wide variety of patterns and colors that exist.
- It is shock-resistant and washable, so it can be easily cleaned with all-purpose cleaners.
- Its color remains unchanged and does not yellow over time.
- When you get tired of the vinyl, you just have to peel it off and that’s it. For this reason, adhesive vinyl is ideal for rental housing.
How to decorate an open closet with vinyl step by step
In the following tutorial you will see how the back and front of the drawers have been decorated with printed vinyl:
The steps that have been followed to line the back of the cabinet are as follows:
- Cut the decorative vinyl taking into account that you have to leave a margin of 1 cm on each side.
- Peel off the protective sheet of the vinyl a few centimeters and fix it on the upper part of the back.
- Remove the protective sheet at the same time that the vinyl is fixed with the spatula, so that there are no bubbles.
- Cut the excess part with a cutter.
In the case of the front of the drawers, the following steps have been followed:
- Cut some wooden slats with a handsaw.
- Paint the slats with chalk paint.
- Fix them with mounting adhesive to the front of the drawers.
- Paint the sides of the drawers.
- Cut a sheet of decorative vinyl the same size as the inside frame of the drawer front.
- Remove the protective paper and fix the vinyl with a spatula.
In this simple and fast way, a great decorative effect is created in the lower part of the wardrobe.
On the other hand, the fact of lining the back makes the wardrobe much more decorative when there are no clothes hanging.
Can you imagine everything you can get to decorate and transform with vinyl? Doors, tiles, walls…, all of this in an easy and economical way. In fact, I recommend that you watch the following tutorials so you can see some of the possibilities of adhesive vinyl when it comes to renovating your home:
I hope this tutorial on how to decorate an open closet with vinyl has inspired you and helps you create a more welcoming hall. Do not forget that you will find many more guides and tricks on DIY and decoration at
