Adding Molding To Cabinet Doors Before And After

May 30 2017 9 comments.

Adding molding to cabinet doors before and after.

That were then painted a creamy yellow a decade ago when we moved in then updated with white paint and some crown molding a few years back and now today. The first step in the molding process was picking out the molding. See the picture below for the before and after sanding. We need something simple and on the thinner side.

We purchased the molding above from lowe s. 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. Add interest to a plain cabinet door by parading pretty trimwork around the door s perimeter. Adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets.

Sand the mdf shaker cabinet doors. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. Measure your cabinet door to determine how much molding you ll need. Be sure to factor in the size of the four embellishments for the corners.

As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. It s hard to believe these are the same cabinets original to this house. We used a spare piece of wood and marked 1 from the edge with chalk. Cabinet doors updated with molding on january 4 2012 by kristi 5 if you re looking to update your kitchen but can t afford new cabinets then brandi from don t disturb this groove just may have the perfect idea.

Opening the cabinet doors and going up through the frame into the wood securing it in place. Adding trim to kitchen cabinets sometimes the smallest and least expensive changes make the biggest impact. 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. How to add crown molding kitchen cabinets abby lawson adding moulding to upper kitchen cabinets before after our new updated kitchen reveal diy remodel mini makeover crown molding on my kitchen cabinets how to nest how to add crown molding the top of your cabinets young house kitchen cabinet crown molding make them fancy hometalk.

After adding the trim pieces to all the cabinet doors sand the edges of the trim to make everything even. This blogger wanted to open up one cabinet for shelving and add trim and fresh paint to the rest of the cabinet doors. You want it to look flush and you also want to cover your nail holes before painting. Use a miter box to cut the molding strips to size.

You will want to sand over the caulk to get a smooth finish. Paint the cabinet molding and embellishments the same color. As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet.