Make Your Own Cupboard Doors

Put your finished cabinets to work.

Make your own cupboard doors.

The easiest way to mount the rack is to take the cabinet door off its hinges and lay it down. If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here. Make sure when cutting your back panels that they are square and make sure when you attach them that your cabinet is also square to this back piece. Step 1 choose which door to make.

There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors. Diy cabinet doors are a great way to update an old space.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. So i decided to make. Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. Mdf always has to be painted but you can choose a color that blends with the cabinet material even if it is stained or unstained wood.

Cut the sides 7 1 4 in. The simplest design consists of flat panels. If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details. Cut the bottom and face rails to match the space between the cabinet door stiles.

Even with expensive hardwood boards you need to look through the stock and check each board for straightness. Move the cases into position where they ll be installed. Nail the sides to the base. Diy hallway cabinets part 1 i contemplated purchasing custom cabinet doors for my hallway cabinets just like the replacement doors i purchased for my kitchen.

They should be about 24 wide but your height will vary depending on the heights you cut your cabinets to be. Replacing cabinet doors will give your room an instant facelift. Whether you are remodeling a kitchen bathroom laundry room or any room with built in cabinets you can build your own cabinet doors to make your space look like new again. Remove the doors drawers and all hardware and apply a finish.

Cut purebond plywood panels to fit over the back side of your cabinet boxes. Most slab doors are made of plywood. You can make cabinet doors out of mdf even if the cabinets are made of plywood wood or some other material. Learn about the specialty tools that make cabinetmaking a breeze.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. My hallway cabinets are still under construction. Shim the bottom edges to level the cabinets and make the face frame edges parallel with each other.

But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long.