Check out this beautiful Americana piece of wall decor that I made from upcycling an old cabinet door! I actually made it some time ago and it is still one of my favorite pieces that I have made. 
I found the cabinet door at a Habitat for Humanity Restore. Before you do anything, go ahead and put hooks on the back for hanging it on the wall. I started off by wiping it down real good and then I applied sander / deglosser according to the instructions on the bottle. After that I sprayed a couple coats of Rustoleum Colonial Red satin finish spray paint, letting it dry thoroughly in between coats. Then I used fine grit sandpaper to sand off the paint in certain areas to help the distressed look. You want to do this in areas that natural wear would normally occur, like edges, corners, where a handle might be. I actually went a little overboard on this piece but still love how it turned out. Then using a paintbrush, I applied stain to the entire surface after which I wiped it down with a rag, leaving stain in the crevices. The stain I used was Minwax, Honey. Finally, I applied a polyurethane finish. Here is the link that I got the instructions on how to distress from. https://www.addicted2decorating.com/diy-project-accent-furniture-how-to-paint-distress-and-antique-a-piece-of-furniture After that, to add a bit more distressing, I took stiff small paint brush and went around the edges and other areas with some black ink (like you use for stamping).
Once the distressing was complete, I got to add the decorations! I got burlap ribbon from the Dollar Tree, placed it where I wanted it, wrapping the ends around the back and hot gluing them. I got the red berry garland at Hobby Lobby and the red barn star off of Amazon. I make my own barn stars now but when I made this piece, I did not have the tools to do so. Certain times of year you can also get them at Hobby Lobby. To distress the burlap ribbon, I used the same small paint brush and black ink. And voila there you have it!
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