Adding Trim To Laminate Cabinet Doors

The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet.

Adding trim to laminate cabinet doors.

The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. Here is what our terrible cabinets looked like before. Using wood glue attach your 4 pieces of trim to the front of your cabinet door. Adhere the pieces with wood glue and a pin nailer.

The melamine cabinets with oak trim looked so sad next to the bright white and stainless steel. Take the mdf trim pieces off the cabinet door and place them right next to the side they will be installed on putting them right side down. Adding insult to injury our blue laminate countertops with oak trim were being upstaged by the contact paper covering the countertop of the new cabinet. As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet.

Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. After cutting the pieces to size secure them in place using wood glue and a pin nailer. 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. When buying new cabinets isn t an option it just takes a little creativity to update what you have.

Then take a dry cloth and wipe both mdf trim pieces and cabinet door. Use wood clamps while glue is drying especially if your wood is a little warped wavy. But looked too thick i would appreciate any info. 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.

How to add trim and paint your laminate cabinets. This will remove dust to help the liquid nails or wood glue adhere. Use wood filler or trim caulk to fill in your seams. When i couldn t afford new cabinet doors for my kitchen i had to do a little creative surgery on my double raised panel doors to turn them into recessed panel doors.

I printed the picture of your trim and took it to lowes and they had no idea what it was i found a piece of mdf that was 1 1 2 in. I love what you have done to your cabinets can you tell me what type of trim you used and what the measurements are on the thickness of the trim. But all these new things made the rest of the kitchen more drab than ever. Start by cutting baseboard trim pieces with mitered corners to create a thick frame on the face of your door.

Add your own trim to a simple slab cabinet door. 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. I m no stranger to budget cabinet door makeovers myself. And a wider view of the whole kitchen.