Adding Trim To Cabinet Doors

See the picture below for the before and after sanding.

Adding trim to cabinet doors.

Sand the doors lightly to remove any dirt and gloss from the old finish. After adding the trim pieces to all the cabinet doors sand the edges of the trim to make everything even. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. Add your own trim to a simple slab cabinet door.

After cutting the. What i ended up doing is transforming my flat doors into shaker style cabinets by simply adding trim to the doors. Here is what our terrible cabinets looked like before. Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive.

Adding trim to cabinet doors. How to add trim and paint your laminate cabinets. I briefly considered making completely new doors but as you might expect that can cost quite a bit. Use medium sized decorative trim pieces to create another frame along the inside flat edge of the baseboard pieces.

Start by cutting baseboard trim pieces with mitered corners to create a thick frame on the face of your door. You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door. The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet. From drab to fab.

I was shocked how easy this came together. Cut two of the plywood strips to the height of the door and apply wood glue to the backside of each. There are lots of choices. We used titebond wood glue for this step.

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. As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. Adding trim to cabinets the project that took my breath away and the cutest budget friendly picture frames no sew diy magnetic fabric door shade. Sand the mdf shaker cabinet doors.

After lots of research and planning i created a plan. Adhere the pieces with wood glue and a pin nailer. Then it s time to fill in all the holes and gaps with wood filler or spackling paste.