Adding Molding To Plain Cabinet Doors

I am thinking about doing this to our flat faced cabinet doors and drawers too and i have a couple.

Adding molding to plain cabinet doors.

Be sure to factor in the size of the four embellishments for the corners. Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive. Use a miter box to cut the molding strips to size. I promised a few weeks back in my laundry room reveal that i would show you some of the problems and creative solutions we had along the way.

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. This trim is almost as versatile as the panel molding above that i love so much and it s also sold by the linear foot. Paint the cabinet molding and embellishments the same color. And is it just me or does the crown molding stand out more now.

Adding trim to cabinet doors. Here is how to update kitchen cabinets without replacing them by adding trim to the cabinet doors. 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. See how you can diy shaker cabinet doors from your existing doors.

I actually thought you just now added the crown molding until you showed the transformation over the years at the end. Dress up your plain cabinets with molding around the top to make them more sophisticated. We used a spare piece of wood and marked 1 from the edge with chalk. You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door.

Adding decorative molding to basic cabinets is an easy affordable way to make a big impact in your kitchen. The next step in adding cabinet molding was deciding where to place the molding on the cabinet. A beautiful upgrade today s tutorial is for adding trim to a cabinet. And these drawers once plain and boring.

We need something simple and on the thinner side. Add interest to a plain cabinet door by parading pretty trimwork around the door s perimeter. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. The first step in the molding process was picking out the molding.

There are lots of choices. This is an easier way to give your flat cabinet door a makeover. Ace hardware expert mike jakubowski walks us. Measure your cabinet door to determine how much molding you ll need.