Adding Molding To Cabinet Doors

I used this in my kitchen remodel but that s pretty much the only place i ve used it.

Adding molding to cabinet doors.

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. 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 trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. You can attach using short nails but for doors that are thin you want to use a strong adhesive.

Set up your doors on saw horses or somewhere easy to move around them on all sides. Use wood putty to fill in the gaps at the mitered corners and to fill in any nail holes. A very simple and quick update is to add molding or trim to the cabinet doors. It s hard to believe these are the same cabinets original to this house.

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. 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. 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. Here is how to update kitchen cabinets without replacing them by adding trim to the cabinet doors.

And then on occasion i also use the panel molding that has the rabbet on the back. After the putty has dried sand prime and paint the cabinet doors image 2. See how you can diy shaker cabinet doors from your existing doors. This is an easier way to give your flat cabinet door a makeover.

I used this to make the cabinet doors and drawer fronts in the condo bathroom. Are you wondering how to update your kitchen cabinet doors for cheap. If you won t be painting over the doors completely remember to stain or paint the trim to match. 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.

And here s what that little cabinet above the fridge looks like now. Remove your cabinet doors and place all hardware screws in a ziploc baggy. And of course there are the basics quarter round and shoe molding.