New Artsy Home Decor Project Idea:

[ldy_chameleon]

I have this ornately carved spacesaver (cabinet that goes over your toilet to create extra storage space) in my bathroom. I have the idea to cast some type of mold over the carvings and make a relief cast (I think this is the correct terminology.) of the carving to be attached to new plain cabinet doors for my bathroom sink cabinet. Thus making the

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[two_xtreme]

Plaster or paper mache for the initial design grab plaster may also work for the actual moulding of the cabinet. play dough will also harden well enough to make a mould.

[two_xtreme]

make sure to put down something as a release agent. Vaseline, cooking spray etc.

Yes, lubrication is good.

[ldy_chameleon]

Thanks. My inital thought was playdoh or clay for the mold. I'm just not sure what to use to make the casting out of yet to adhere to some plain new bath cabinet doors that we could stain/paint to match the other wood. The final product should result in the detailed carving replicated.