Adding Beadboard To Kitchen Cabinet Doors

In this kitchen design the cabinet doors are are beadboards but the drawers and main carcass are plain flat.

Adding beadboard to kitchen cabinet doors.

Beadboard island and cabinet doors with wallpaper for added character in your kitchen add beadboard wallpaper to the faces of cabinet doors and your cabinet end caps. How to reface cabinets with beadboard. Old or new often times cabinets will have a 1 4 or more lip on the side of the cabinet where the faceframe sticks out farther than the cabinet side. Beadboard has been a staple of interior design for over a century.

Read more about how to apply beadboard to cabinets. Use adhesive to attach the beadboard to the cabinet doors and drawers. On cabinets beadboard gives a traditional feel to doors and end panels. It is equally at home on kitchen ceilings or under a chair rail as wainscot.

Beadboard requires careful cleaning since the grooves can collect dirt and grease. By adding beadboard cabinet end panels to the cabinet ends gives it a custom cabinet look and makes it look like we had a lot of money and a ton of hours in its construction. Applying beadboard to the side of existing cabinets is an easy way to spice up a boring cabinet. Devol often puts it the backs of cabinets to add a subtle touch of detail.

Step 6 adhere place the beadboard pieces you have cut onto the cabinet doors putting some pressure on them as you press down. Clamp the beadboard down to a flat and secure surface. I also replaced the slab cabinet drawer fronts with beadboard cabinet drawer fronts that match the beadboard cabinet doors. This is a way to use wallpaper that would be very difficult with traditional beadboard panels because the drawers would have be be completely deconstructed.

Because of the dark charcoal paint used on the cabinetry this kitchen has a totally different vibe compared to white beadboard cabinets it has a more masculine rustic contemporary feel. The classic vertical lines break up horizontal surfaces providing depth and detail. Apply your adhesive generously to the cabinet doors or to the back of the beadboard. Use a table saw or a jigsaw to cut the beadboard.

Make sure all of the edges are lined up. If you are cutting all the beadboard at once be sure to mark which cuts go to specific cabinet doors and drawers. Slide them slightly from side to side to bond the beadboard and doors with the adhesive. Beadboard is a type of finish material usually hardwood that can be applied to woodworking projects to give them character or reflect craftsmanship.