{"id":2659,"date":"2024-02-06T08:31:28","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/2024\/02\/06\/the-diy-dishwasher-disguising-door-panel-via-the-merrythought\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T08:31:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T00:31:28","slug":"the-diy-dishwasher-disguising-door-panel-via-the-merrythought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/the-diy-dishwasher-disguising-door-panel-via-the-merrythought\/","title":{"rendered":"Il pannello della porta della lavastoviglie fai da te, via The Merrythought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/3027896597603591213.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\">    <\/p>\n<p>Disguising appliances behind cabinet panels is a unifying trick, one that we often feature in our Kitchen of the Week. But integrated appliances are pricier than their traditional counterparts and they don\u2019t always come in the desired sizes. We were happy to see that the creative thinkers behind the website The Merrythought have come up with a DIY way for handy sorts to camouflage standard dishwashers and fridges.<\/p>\n<p>Photography courtesy of The Merrythought.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/6386899026538554905.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: One of these things is not like the others\u2014the dishwasher as it looked before the panel was installed.&nbsp;   <\/p>\n<p>Over the course of 16 months, The Merrythought co-founder Manda McGrath and her husband, Mike, entirely rebuilt their kitchen themselves giving it a modern farmhouse look.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/888043175195011463.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: The dishwasher camouflaged. Inspired by deVol\u2019s Real Shaker design, Manda wanted inset cabinets elevated on feet\u2014and, after \u201cgoing into sticker shock\u201d as they browsed, the couple went with an affordable option from Lily Ann Cabinets that Mike customized himself (read about their cabinet journey here). Mike fabricated a matching painted plywood and pine panel for their dishwasher, as shown here: tools and basic woodworking skills required.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/4466655708195694792.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: All of the details for making the DIY dishwasher door panel, including an instructional video, are on The Merrythought.<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/112578419738023674.jpg\">  <br \/>Above: Mike applied the same treatment to their fridge\u2014they bought a floor model at a reduced rate because the door had scratches and added their own panel. Note the cabinet pulls of unlacquered brass: Manda gave them a near-instant patina.   <\/p>\n<p>Feeling inspired? Peruse our&nbsp;DIY Projects archive for more ideas, including these favorites from The Merrythought:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DIY Display-Worthy Racks: 3 Minimalist Designs for Drying Herbs, Dishes, and Laundry<\/li>\n<li>DIY Wooden Dowel Hanging Planter&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>DIY Peg Rail, Cube Side Table, and Other Wooden Storage Solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nascondere gli elettrodomestici dietro i pannelli dei mobili \u00e8 un trucco unificante, che spesso presentiamo nella nostra Cucina della settimana. Ma gli elettrodomestici integrati sono pi\u00f9 costosi delle loro controparti tradizionali e non sempre sono disponibili nelle dimensioni desiderate. Siamo stati felici di vedere che i creativi del sito The Merrythought hanno ideato [...]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2660,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interior-design"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/homeofmaterials.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}