TARDIS Fridge

I made my fridge into a TARDIS! I know that you can buy kits to do this, but I decided to try to make one. I used packing paper, some paint, and lots of measuring.

Colors:

• Blue: Empire Fleet Blue, Flat (from Lowe's)
• Black: generic poster paint, Flat (I'd suggest not using poster paint - it's water soluble
• White: semigloss White

Fonts:

• Gill Sans MT (POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX)
• Gill Sans MT Condensed (POLICE PUBLIC CALL BOX (on side))
• Times New Roman (POLICE TELEPHONE / FREE / FORE USE OF / PUBLIC)
• Gill Sans MT (ADVICE & ASSISTANCE / OBTAINABLE IMMEDIATELY / OFFICER & CARS / RESPOND TO ALL CALLS)
• Calibri (PULL TO OPEN)

The finished product!

I had lots of packing paper from past Amazon orders. I rolled them out on the floor and painted them with a small roller. I found a couple suggestions for colors, and took the easiest one. Lowe's "Empire Fleet Blue" in flat.

Hanging the first paper on the fridge. I made some guides to help make the different panels. I had a couple reference models in my house which I used to determine rough dimensions.

A closeup of the window guide.

I used magnets to hold each panel in place, then taped the edges with black tape. I originally wanted to take the door handles off, but I couldn't figure it out and decided against it.

I used the guides to trace an outline of each section.

My neighbor had a laser level, which I decided to take advantage of when trying to line up the panels on both sides.

After all the outlines were traced, I cut out the windows on my guide to help make the individual windows.

First windows painted! I decided I liked the translucent look and did not add any extra coats.

I figured out the font for the top (Gill Sans MT), and then printed out the letters on my printer. Once I had the sizing, I used an x-acto knife to make a stencil and traced them in the right spot for painting.

It took a while - it turned out I needed 2 sets of stencils, one for each side. Since it wasn't as wide, I had to use "Gill Sans MT Condensed" for the side.

By the time I got to the sign, I just researched the fonts and printed them on paper that I cut to size. I used spray glue to attach it. The fonts I used were: Times New Roman, Gill Sans MT, and Calibri.

I decided to add the St John's Ambulance logo as well. I found a bunch of examples online.

The finished product! It took much longer than I was expecting, but it was something artistic to do when I needed a distraction. Maybe we'll find more room in there for milk now?

The base blue paint is rather sturdy. Unfortunately I used some poster paint for the black, so it is not exactly water safe. I used a semi-gloss white for the letters/windows, which gives it an ever-so-slight glowing effect next to all the flat colors.

K9 approves!