Re-Purpose Project Step 4

Step 4: 

Now it's time to attach the stair tread. I had cut it to size before I painted it, and now it has dried with two coats on each side. These are the small brackets I will use to attach the tread into the opening. 

First I set the brackets where they will be and draw a circle through the hole. Then I use my drill to drill a pilot hole for each screw. Once all the holes are drilled, I use my drill with a screw driver bit to attach the brackets to the back (brown side) of the tread. 

Once all the brackets are connected I set the tread into the opening, draw a circle in the open holes of the brackets where they will attach to the cabinet. I again use the drill to put in the pilot holes. Now I set in the tread into the opening and with the screw driver bit I attach the tread to the cabinet.

Now that the tread is securely attached I am ready to start drawing the characters I want to paint on the outside. I'll use white paper to draw out the characters.

When I have each character drawn out the way I want, I cut them out and use painters tape to place them on the cabinet. That way I can see how they look and switch them around before I will trace them onto the cabinet.