Adding Molding To Old Cabinet Doors

After the putty has dried sand prime and paint the cabinet doors image 2.

Adding molding to old cabinet doors.

As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. This post may contain affiliate links which means that we earn a small percentage of each sale. A very simple and quick update is to add molding or trim to the cabinet doors. You can attach using short nails but for doors that are thin you want to use a strong adhesive.

The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. I used this to make the cabinet doors and drawer fronts in the condo bathroom. After receiving lots of questions about the process we decided to put together a diy. I used this in my kitchen remodel but that s pretty much the only place i ve used it.

There is not enough room on drawer fronts or cabinet face frames. And then on occasion i also use the panel molding that has the rabbet on the back. Updating interior doors with molding. With the four sides of the frame mitered attach the lip molding to the cabinet door first with a thin layer of glue then secure it with a nail gun image 1.

As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. This is an easier way to give your flat cabinet door a makeover. Add molding or trim to the doors.

Read on for this easy tutorial plus a video. 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. You will not be adding molding to the faces of the cabinets or drawers only to the sides of the cabinets and fronts of the doors. Use wood putty to fill in the gaps at the mitered corners and to fill in any nail holes.

I put them in the corners of each door because i thought it might be more streamlined to have them all lined at the tops bottoms rather than partially inwards. And of course there are the basics quarter round and shoe molding. Liquid nail is a great product because it s strong and will last. Before painting the doors i pre drilled holes for the hardware.

See how you can diy shaker cabinet doors from your existing doors. Adding the trim to the doors covered up the old holes for the knobs but i wanted to change their location anyways.