Shaker Adding Trim To Flat Cabinet Doors

Diy mdf shaker cabinet doors.

Shaker adding trim to flat cabinet doors.

The first step is prepping the mdf strips. How to build shaker style kitchen cabinet doors on a budget. I m so excited about this post i can t even tell you. Also known as an inset panel door they have a perimeter of hardwood glued to the door.

I found this process to be simple and fun. It s been something i ve wanted to do forever and i finally bit the bullet last week and tackled it. From each end using the table saw. I transformed all my flat cabinets to shaker style changed the hinges to the hidden european style hinges painted them and they look great.

To do this sand the edges with 220 grit sandpaper to give them a smooth finish after cutting this takes no time at all. Instead of replacing the bathroom vanity i decided i would add shaker trim to the flat panel doors and paint the vanity to look brand new. Just saying all that made me bone tired because i knew it would be a ton of work. November 5 2015 by admin 55 comments.

Euro or cup hinges are the easiest most forgiving means of hanging your new cabinet doors. I finally had to move on to my final budget friendly option. For doors that are to be painted use alder or mahogany to make the shaker trim. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before.

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. I recently decided to give my bathroom a budget friendly makeover. I am thinking about doing this to our flat faced cabinet doors and drawers too. Typical shaker style uses 3 4 inch for the overlay but if you have existing flat front doors you can.

Adding trim to cabinets. For cabinet doors that are stained use a matching species of hardwood to cut shaker trim. Now the mdf is cut and the doors are sanded its time to add trim to the cabinet doors. I briefly considered making completely new doors but as you might expect that can cost quite a bit.

Oh man you guys. From drab to fab. To even up the ends of the door cut 1 16 in. Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story.

You also have to hang them. I was shocked how easy this came together. Use my existing kitchen cabinet doors add shaker trim and paint them blue. What i ended up doing is transforming my flat doors into shaker style cabinets by simply adding trim to the doors.

However adding the strips changed the thickness of the doors.