How To Add Molding To Flat Kitchen Cabinet Doors

This is an easier way to give your flat cabinet door a makeover.

How to add molding to flat kitchen cabinet doors.

She updated her flat slab cabinet doors with molding and a fresh coat of paint and the difference is remarkable. 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. Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive. The higher the better so you aren t bending down and killing your back.

We purchased the molding above from lowe s. You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door. I used clorox wipes which did the trick and got all the dirt and grime. We used a spare piece of wood and marked 1 from the edge with chalk.

Your kitchen looks great. 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. Here is how to update kitchen cabinets without replacing them by adding trim to the cabinet doors. We need something simple and on the thinner side.

Are you wondering how to update your kitchen cabinet doors for cheap. This technique is also known as a recessed or inset panel. Adding trim to cabinet doors. I transformed all my flat cabinets to shaker style changed the hinges to the hidden european style hinges painted them and they look great.

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. How to use wall molding to reface kitchen cabinets. The doors started out looking like this. Set up your doors on saw horses or somewhere easy to move around them on all sides.

However adding the strips changed the thickness of the doors. See how you can diy shaker cabinet doors from your existing doors. Because they abut against each other way closer than the ones in your picture adding the extra thickness means they could no longer open fully. There are lots of choices.

Clean your cabinet doors. But looked too thick i would appreciate. You can use almost any type of wall molding to give cabinets a different appearance. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding as the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet.

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.