Freshen Up an Antique Cabinet for Beautiful Bathroom Storage

Typically compact, vintage medical cabinets are a great option for boosting your bathroom's storage space — both visible and hidden — without taking up a lot of valuable floor space. Other great options are a slim bookcase or étagère — which is essentially a decorative, open-sided set of shelves.

Patterned shelf liner is a removable option for adding a big boost of color to the back of a bookshelf or cabinet without the commitment of making a permanent change — like paint. A temporary update like this is ideal when working with an antique that's structurally sound but could just use a style boost. Read on to learn how we did it.

Carefully remove shelves and set aside. Using a tape measure, determine the cabinet opening's height and width.

Transfer measurement to a piece of inexpensive foam board (available at your local craft, dollar or office supply store), and cut out. Cover foam board piece with self-adhesive shelf liner in a pattern and color you love.