Adding Molding To Flat Kitchen Cabinet Doors

As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet.

Adding molding to flat kitchen cabinet doors.

Make a kitchen cabinet door similar to making a picture frame. You will not be adding molding to the faces of the cabinets or drawers only to the sides of the cabinets and fronts of the doors. Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive. She updated her flat slab cabinet doors with molding and a fresh coat of paint and the difference is remarkable.

Paint the cabinet molding and embellishments the same color. 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. There are lots of choices. See how you can diy shaker cabinet doors from your existing doors.

We purchased the molding above from lowe s. It discusses wood selection finish selection and types of hinges and hardware. And i know i would go positively cuckoo with a kitchen of naked cabinets and all the drawer stuff all over the house so i decided to split this up into the span of what became three days. You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door.

This is an easier way to give your flat cabinet door a makeover. We used a spare piece of wood and marked 1 from the edge with chalk. We need something simple and on the thinner side. Measure your cabinet door to determine how much molding you ll need.

I am thinking about doing this to our flat faced cabinet doors and. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. Design build apply wood finish this article explains what a diy er needs to know about building kitchen cabinet doors. From drab to fab.

The first step in the molding process was picking out the molding. Adding trim to cabinets. The doors started out looking like this. Be sure to factor in the size of the four embellishments for the corners.

There is not enough room on drawer fronts or cabinet face frames. Adding trim to cabinet doors. Add interest to a plain cabinet door by parading pretty trimwork around the door s perimeter. Use a miter box to cut the molding strips to size.

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. Here is how to update kitchen cabinets without replacing them by adding trim to the cabinet doors. Are you wondering how to update your kitchen cabinet doors for cheap.