Adding Molding To Cabinet Doors

She showed me a pin that led to one life to love s diy beadboard panel doors after seeing the photo i knew it would be a great diy upgrade to make.

Adding molding to cabinet doors.

Are you wondering how to update your kitchen cabinet doors for cheap. Remove your cabinet doors and place all hardware screws in a ziploc baggy. One day i was waiting at the paint counter at lowe s there was a bucket of yardsticks and i was thinking that i should buy wood trim that size because it s exactly the look i had in mind flat shaker style and the width of the boards were still small enough for the tiny drawers. And then on occasion i also use the panel molding that has the rabbet on the back.

A very simple and quick update is to add molding or trim to the cabinet doors. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. After the putty has dried sand prime and paint the cabinet doors image 2. Here is how to update kitchen cabinets without replacing them by adding trim to the cabinet doors.

This is an easier way to give your flat cabinet door a makeover. When my sister brought me on to the topsail beach condo renovation she had a laundry list of diy projects she wanted me to complete one of them was dressing up the hollow flat doors with moulding panels. Set up your doors on saw horses or somewhere easy to move around them on all sides. See how you can diy shaker cabinet doors from your existing doors.

You can attach using short nails but for doors that are thin you want to use a strong adhesive. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding as the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. With the four sides of the frame mitered attach the lip molding to the cabinet door first with a thin layer of glue then secure it with a nail gun image 1. We built a frame that would sit on top of the cabinet and that we could attach the trim to the frame above the cabinet.

Use tape to label the backside of your cabinet door and the inside of your cabinets so you know where they should go when you re ready to hang them back up. Liquid nail is a great product because it s strong and will last. And here s what that little cabinet above the fridge looks like now. I used this to make the cabinet doors and drawer fronts in the condo bathroom.

I used this in my kitchen remodel but that s pretty much the only place i ve used it. And of course there are the basics quarter round and shoe molding. It s hard to believe these are the same cabinets original to this house.