{"id":31,"date":"2025-03-30T04:25:42","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T04:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/?p=31"},"modified":"2025-03-30T04:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T04:25:42","slug":"project-spotlight-led-dartboard-cabinet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/project-spotlight-led-dartboard-cabinet\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Spotlight: LED Dartboard Cabinet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">In the spotlight this week is a personal project I completed recently: an LED dartboard cabinet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">My dartboard has been without a proper home since we moved a number of years ago. So, this project was very satisfying to finally get started on and have finished.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4415_2-1-857x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40\" style=\"width:auto;height:450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4415_2-1-857x1024.jpeg 857w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4415_2-1-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4415_2-1-768x917.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4415_2-1-1286x1536.jpeg 1286w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4415_2-1.jpeg 1338w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dartbooard1-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dartbooard1-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dartbooard1-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">The cabinet includes a shelf to hold darts and other accessories, and I also added whiteboard surfaces on the inside of both doors for keeping score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">I used a dark stain to finished the cabinet, which complements the grain of the wood but also matches the rest of our outdoor furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">I ordered a few hundred bottle corks to line the back of the cabinet in this mosaic parquet pattern, which gives it a really interesting visual effect (and, of course, catches any stray darts).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dartbooard2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dartbooard2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/dartbooard2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">And lastly, the inside of the cabinet features a hidden LED strip which not only makes night-time play easier, but it looks great too!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4434_2-1024x516.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4434_2-1024x516.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4434_2-300x151.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4434_2-768x387.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4434_2-1536x775.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/jbswoodcrafts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_4434_2.jpeg 1935w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:400\">I\u2019m really proud of how this project turned out, and it\u2019s been a great addition to our outdoor space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the spotlight this week is a personal project I completed recently: an LED dartboard cabinet. 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