DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

12 November

If you have been following along with our fixer-upper house projects, then you know I've been working in our tiny kitchen lately.


Most recently, I worked on the cupboards to give them a more modern, updated feel. If you missed it, you can check out that post: Updating Original 1960s Kitchen Cupboards.


Today I'm sharing a sideboard upcycle that we added for more storage.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

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When searching for a sideboard to use in our tiny kitchen, I was really drawn to the McGee & Co. Sorren Cabinet.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I love the look of the cane doors. They add texture and interest, plus they hide what's inside and since we are using this for added kitchen storage, that was a must!


I also liked the gold door hardware. We have gold in the rest of our kitchen so this would fit nicely.


However, it was a little too big and the $2,400 price was a definite no for me!


I decided to try and dupe the look! You can watch the video I created below.



I purchased this Costway Sideboard from Overstock. I paid $195 but I see it's on sale now for $153!


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


It was the size we needed, it had square doors like the McGee & Co. piece, and I thought I could add legs to bring the height up a bit more.


I found these Tapered Wood Legs at Home Depot and I used THIS hardware to attach them. I liked that they would give a mid-century feel rather than the legs that the inspiration sideboard has.DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

I needed to add some cane to the doors but the cane is pretty spendy too so I opted for a different option that I'd seen recently on Pinterest.


Burlap!! Yes! Once you have it in place, it really looks like cane!


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I purchased one yard of burlap from my local JoAnn's for $4.99. The glass on these doors is held in place similar to the glass of a picture frame, with little tabs. So, I was able to remove the glass and wrap it with burlap.


To do so, I cut a piece of burlap about 2 - 4 inches wider than the glass.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


Then laid the burlap over the door frame and put the glass back in place.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I made sure the burlap was straight and taught, then I tightened the little clips back down to hold it all in place.


I used duct tape to cover the edges of the fabric so it wouldn't bunch up when I slide the doors open and closed.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


This isn't a big deal on my cabinet because the door slide instead of opening out so you'll never see the tape!


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I could have just removed the glass altogether and stapled the burlap in place but I wanted to prevent it from getting stretched and wrinkled in the event got hit accidentally with my fingers or something.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I ordered these gold Qjaiune Finger Edge Pulls from Amazon.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard



Then unlike the inspiration sideboard, I decided to give mine even more interest with some simple peel-and-stick tiles, also from Amazon. These are FloorPops Sullivan tiles and it was just under $15 for one box.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I cleaned off the top to ensure there was no dust or anything and then just plopped the tiles on!


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I started in the center and then worked my way to the edges.

DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard



I went all the way to the edges and then caulked along the front and back to give it an inlaid look.


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard

This will be perfect since I want to have plants on top!


DIY Faux Cane Door Sideboard


I'm happy with how this turned out; it gives us some much-needed storage space!


Cost breakdown

Costway Sideboard    $195.00

Tapered legs              $  19.40

Leg Hardware           $  14.96

Burlap                       $    4.99

Peel & Stick Tiles     $    6.36 (4 tiles out of a box of 10)

Total                          $250.71 (McGee & Co. sideboard = $2,400.00


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  1. Very nice! It really needed to legs! I love the tiles on top and who'd think burlap would look so good?!

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