Are you getting in the spring cleaning mood? Cleaning and laying out some new shelf liner in a cupboard or closet shelves is such a great way to refresh the space!
Here are two different shelf liner projects I finished recently, with a simple detail to make a DIY shelf liner look pretty on open shelves too.
The first DIY shelf liner project was for a big ole cupboard I bought from a friend. Some of the shelves were MDF and worked great, but weren’t so great to look at. The cupboard does have doors, so the shelves are concealed most of the time but I still like to have a good view when I open the doors.
Plus, I wanted to store placements and linens in this cupboard, so wanted something that I could easily clean.
My answer was to line the shelves with oilcloth. It’s durable and very cleanable. (Checkout this yellow vintage inspired fruit pattern oilcloth for sale)
I measured and ordered some oilcloth online. HERE is a similar black and white pattern as the one I used.
This cupboard had a bump out in the center, so I just laid the oilcloth butting up to it, carefully cutting out the corners so it would lay flat.
I left extra in the front to wrap around the shelf, covering the unsightly MDF profile and giving it a finished edge.
To hold the oilcloth in place, I simply used a glue gun for the front bottom edge.
I put some dabs of glue on it, being careful to not melt the oilcloth, which is made from a vinyl with a felt backing.
I love how much I can store in this huge cupboard and it is so nice that the DIY shelf liner made from oilcloth is so durable and cleanable.
Onto the 2nd DIY shelf liner project.
This time it was for a very old vintage tall narrow cupboard with open shelves.
The thrifted cupboard fit perfectly in the narrow spot between the bathroom and closet and had just enough space for the bathroom linens.
I thought I was going to paint it, but after I scrubbed it clean, I decided I actually liked the vintage paint finish so much I decided to not repaint it.
What it really needed were new shelf liners for the towels to set on.
I simply used white craft paper, like THIS that comes on a roll. I folded the edges under and because it was paper, it creased nicely. Again, to hold it in place, my glue gun did the trick, this time though, just a dab in the corners is all that was needed.
Here’s where the tip to make them pretty comes in…
A simple strip of cotton eyelet trim like THIS glued to the front of each shelf added a sweet bit of charm.
How about you?
Do you have a closet, cupboard or shelves that could use a good cleaning, organizing and refreshing?
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Carolyn says
Could you use oilcloth for say bathroom or kitchen curtains to small windows?
Liz says
In a word, yes… However oil cloth is kinda rigid so to speak. It doesn’t droop like regular fabric would. So depending on what style of treatment you were doing it maybe would work too use oil cloth for it.
Karen Parriott says
All are great ideas but the eyelet will need to be washed sometime. Dust will.cling to it and the simple beauty of it will be lost. Don’t have a solution– it’s still cute!
Liz says
Thanks Karen. Just like the other stationary fabrics in my house, I expect a quick vacuuming will do the trick on the dust.