A DIY Board for the Kitchen: Tidy Everything Up One Basket at a Time!

A DIY Board for the Kitchen: Tidy Everything Up One Basket at a Time!

Everything neat and tidy in your kitchen? If this question doesn’t immediately bring a resounding “Yes!” to mind, then it’s time for our brilliant DIY idea. This chic wall board, with its elegant, dark oak effect, practical metal grid baskets and a blackboard film section for notes, will ensure you are fine from here on out when it comes to maintaining order and an overview of everything! With our tutorial, the d-c-fix Flagstaff Oak adhesive foil and blackboard film, as well as a few square metal baskets of your choice, the practical basket wall is guaranteed to be a great success! 

Preparation

15 min

Time

45 min

Difficulty

Advanced

Cost

Average

You will need:

Preparation

15 min

Time

45 min

Difficulty

Advanced

Cost

Average

Before & after effect

After Image
Before Image

Here are the step-by-step instructions for the basket wall:

Preview Image for Preparation
Preparation

You have everything you need? Then get started!

Hand moves over the wooden board to check the surface.
Step 1

Is the surface of the wooden board you have chosen already smooth and wash-down-resistant? Then you can jump straight to step 3!

Wooden board is sanded.
Step 2

Sand the untreated wooden board and pre-treat it with a primer.

Cloth cleans wooden board.
Step 3

Thoroughly clean the smooth and wash-down-resistant surface with a cloth.

Wooden board is measured with a ruler.
Step 4

Now determine the dimensions of the wooden board.

Dimensions are drawn in pencil on the back of the foil.
Step 5

Transfer these measurements to the back of the d-c-fix wood-look adhesive foil using a pencil and add 1 to 2 cm of overhang to the foil while marking this out. 

Utility knife cuts along a ruler.
Step 6

Now use the d-c-fix utility knife to cut out the foil, following where you have marked out, including the overhang.

Doctor blade smooths over the wood-effect foil.
Step 7

Apply the piece of foil to the wooden board and use the doctor blade to press it down firmly.

Scissors cut adhesive foil at the corners of the wooden board.
Step 8

Trim the adhesive foil at each corner of the wooden board using scissors and then cover the edges with the foil.

Utility knife trims excess film along the edges.
Step 9

If there is still foil protruding from the back of the wood board, trim it along the edges using the utility knife.

Baskets are screwed to the covered wooden board.
Step 10

Attach the metal storage baskets to the board using screws.

You did it!