My hallway cabinets are still under construction.
Make my own cabinet doors.
Choose which door to make.
Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets.
After you build your cabinet door paint or stain to match the cabinets.
To save money i bought a 4 x 8 foot sheet of mdf board from lowe s for approximately 37 00.
Since the outside boards will be 1x3s actually 75x 2 5 i subtracted 5 inches from the width and height to get the measurement needed for my inside panel 8 5 x 34 5.
Make a no fuss case using your tablesaw.
We had the employees at lowe s cut the mdf board into 9 pieces using the measurements we gave them for each cabinet window seat door.
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.
It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry.
If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here.
4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors.
Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin.
But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long.
I wanted to accomplish a lot in this room new flooring new paint stackable laundry basket storage new cabinet doors shelving tile and more so i had to get creative i found a way to build cabinet doors for only 2 a piece by using inexpensive wood and beadboard i had leftover from our closet sliding barn doors.
Start by ripping two side pieces to the.
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.
Building your own cabinet doors will save you a lot of money however i wouldn t recommend it for your first diy project.
Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.
I needed to make 9 cabinet doors.
Diy cabinet doors are a great way to update an old space.
My shaker style cabinet doors needed to be 13 5 inches wide by 39 5 inches tall.
A budget of only 100 means you do not have a lot of money for each project.
Replacing cabinet doors will give your room an instant facelift.
For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel.
The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors.
Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.
Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go.
Make sure you have the proper tools and safety precautions before attempting this project.
Plywood thicknesses vary though so make certain your material thickness measures a true 3 4 or adjust your part dimensions to achieve the final cabinet width.
And that my friends is that.
For a base cabinet less than 4 wide you can cut all the parts except the back and toekick from one 3 4 4 8 sheet of plywood or mdf.
