I love the thought of doing this with wrapping paper, which comes in hundreds of thousands of possible patterns, without even having to do the shred & wrinkle step. Can't wait to try it! Thanks for this awesome video!
I'm glad that you asked for step by step instructions. Once the bags dry, they're really the same as wood and can be finished in all the same ways as wood. I like that each coat of different materials add strength to to cabinets.
As someone who's just getting into van dwelling and has zero power tool access, this is a godsend. Finally, those years of art school fiddling with box cutters and X-Acto knives has some relevance! Thanks a ton to both of you!
Classic decoupage technique. Been around for thousands of years and I'm loving seeing it's application used here. My work consists of a lot of decoupage and to see it here is great!
What an excellent way of making cabinets with material that is dependable and thank you for showing this to us especially for those who are on a budget that we can Not pay for wood panel boards and don’t want to add weight to our van. Again a huge Thank you!
Love this DIY for its light weight properties. Excellent choice for decreasing weight of the vehicle and improving fuel economy. Great stuff! Love the map version! Nice work guys and gal! Thanks.
This is a neat idea. I love the catching of the sponge brush. They're among my favorite tools. I'm sharing this with my husband. We're building out a van camper and lightweight shelves like these may be useful. I love the finish.
You are amazing. Thanks for sharing this technique. I would love to see that van completed and would so love to see the finished version. Thank you once again. So green.
great ideas guys I'm going to try it out also love the mirror behind you and your helper running around in her pj's and fuzzy house shoes next time turn up the heat so that she doesn't get so cold lol
I know you showed the finished product in the first video, but it would have been cool to see it here again...thanks for doing this..can't wait to see what you do with this new skill set....
I'm absolutely losing it over this. This is incredible and I can't wait til payday to go buy test/experiment supplies! Love your videos man, keep it up!
Very nice! I love how imaginative people can be. I myself have always thought of wood as the go to material but now this changes my thinking on the whole process. Thanks for bringing this to us and nice job with the video! -Jon
Super Cool! on the cabinets. Still trying to follow the fridge blog. I Need to go thru it multiple times for it to stick. That's on me not you. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. You rock!
You could skim coat the screened panels with various types of body filler, final sand prep, prime and finish with auto-body paint or spray bombs. Including factory matching interior colors or even a rhino lining type finish which would hide imperfections. Long N Strong (filler type) would even give it more strength, though it would also add weight over finishing fillers. Alternately you could cover it with vinyl, though that wouldn't add any appreciable strength like the papier Mâché does and would likely be heavier. Great video!
I just can't stop thinking about these 2 videos! You know, I have been combing the web and RU-vid, and I don't think there is anything out there that talks about this inspired way of building. And so, I have lots of questions, eg, how are the cabinets mounted to the walls (or, secured to the floors) in the van? I know that anything less than 3/4 inch plywood runs the risk of warping; what did he do to those luan cabinet doors? How did he inset the wood for hinges? (Gawd, you better monetize this, quick, lolol). And finally, I sure would like more details on the gym mat/luan floor in the van.
Albert Byrd It is super easy! Anyone could do it. I feel as though the time is well spent for the uniqueness of this look. Glue can dry easily in a day especially if left outside. It takes longer to wait for stain to dry between coats then anything especially if you live in an area with high humidity and are living in the van while working on it.
When I did the paper bag project I wrinkled the paper and put into a bucket of water to tamp before dipping in glue mixture. I use everything waterbased
There is a term for what you are doing; taking bits of paper, soaking them in a glue solution, and applying them to a surface. It is called Papier Mâché. Can do lots of cool stuff with this technique. Lots of RU-vid tutorials as well.
hey what about finishing it with plywood 1/8" thick. actual thickness is .106 inch so its really thin. you avoid all the work of having to paper bag it and you might even gain the positives of full wood cabinets for the finish and screw capabilities
Hey Jed I know this video is a bit older but I was wondering if you ever tried to finish these with a nice wood veneer? I can imagine it would look pretty sharp and clean if you attempt it although maybe not be as cheap. Let me know your thoughts if you see this and thanks for your videos man!
oh no what's next macaroni art..? just kidding.this just reminds me of when I was a child and you would take glass bottles cover them in torn bits of masking tape,stain them with brown shoe polish ,and seal it with modge-podge and present them to our parents as candle holders in craft class lol.way to bring it to the next level.i have seen some real high-end faux finishes done this way with different designer papers you can find at scrap booking places or it was even popular a long while back to use discarded wall paper found in the trash at wallpaper stores,nowadays wallpaper isnt that popular tho....thanks good vid
There's a great article that explains the process in much more detail, but unfortunately every single picture link is broken. intothemystery13.com/brown-paper-bag-technique-amazing-finishes/