Adding Trim To Cabinet Doors Before And After

Here is what our terrible cabinets looked like before.

Adding trim to cabinet doors before and after.

If it is a wooden trim simply nail it to the cabinet. This step completes the addition of trim to the kitchen. And a wider view of the whole kitchen. Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive.

This will assure the bond is firm. Using liquid nail the border trim was glued on the door flipped over and a heavy load was applied i used two 60 lb bag of concrete and my toolbox the screws are then added. 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. 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.

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. The screws will be used to keep the molding flush with the cabinet door and will prevent warping. As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. The doors were let to dry for about 30 minutes.

See the picture below for the before and after sanding. It s hard to believe these are the same cabinets original to this house. Place a weight on it and leave it for 10 to 12 hours. There are lots of choices.

If trim is being placed on the cabinet doors that are lying flat the trim should be covered with a plastic wrap. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. After 10 minutes press again. Then it s time to fill in all the holes and gaps with wood filler or spackling paste.

Another before and here s what that little cabinet above the fridge looks like now. Adding trim to cabinet doors. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. 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.

The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet. After adding the trim pieces to all the cabinet doors sand the edges of the trim to make everything even.