Creative Ways to Cover a Cabinet Without a Door

Reasons to Cover Open Cabinets

• Open cabinetry in some rooms can be very attractive, but it might not be welcome in others. If you have open cabinetry in the bathroom, it can lead to your guests seeing your stacks of toilet paper and personal products while they're in there. Additionally, kitchen cabinets that are brimming with stacks of dinnerware or plastic storage containers can create an eyesore when they're made with an open design. Even if your open design cabinets are in an ideal place with neatly stored content, creative coverings can help hide unattractive or old finishes on the faces or insides of your cabinetry.

Considerations

• Before you choose a material to cover your open design cabinets, you should consider some important factors. In addition to convenience and easy-to-use materials, think about the location of the cabinets and how that might affect keeping your covers clean. Fabric coverings on kitchen cabinets can be attractive, but if you fry food regularly, choose a fabric that's washable. Cabinets in an area with full sun will lead to the color bleaching out of your cabinet covers. Consider your needs and the surroundings to choose a cover material that's both functional and easily maintained.

Materials

• A variety of materials can be used to make creative alternatives to cabinet doors. Fabric or ready-made curtains are a commonly used alternative. You can add visual interest and texture to the face of your cabinets by covering them with bamboo blinds or strings of hanging beads. Roll shades can make a simple and subtle cabinet covering to hide your contents without drawing attention to the coverings themselves. The type of materials you choose to use are limited only by how easily you need them to open and close, as well as how simple they are to maintain.

Ways to Secure the Coverings

• Many creative cabinet door coverings can be hung with adjustable curtain rods. This option works well for fabric or hanging strings of beads. For cabinets whose content doesn't need to be accessed frequently, you can use upholstery tacks to hold decorative fabric in place as it hangs down over the open cabinet. Add small curtain hooks to the sides of cabinets to hold a fabric or bead covering to the side whenever you need to access the inside of the cabinet.