cupboard doors can be quickly comprehensive with wood moulding for a panelled impact that will enhance the look of your entire kitchen. These cupboards were treated to a fresh coat of paint, concealing the existing fake wood-grain finish. comply with these steps to begin your own cupboard makeover.
Materials
Wood filler
Sandpaper
Standard panel moulding (used here, 3/8” thick x 3/4” wide)
3/4″ completing nails
Primer
Melamine, oil or latex paint
Tools
Ruler or tape measure
T-square
Mitre box as well as hand saw or mitre saw
Hammer
Step 1: Prepare the doors
Remove all cupboard doors. mark the place of each door as you eliminate it to guarantee they are replaced on the exact same cabinets. eliminate existing hardware, fill holes as well as dents with wood filler as well as sand both front as well as back.
Step 2: determine as well as mark the placement of the panel moulding
Select the side of the door that is in the very best condition as well as work on this as the front face. identify where you will connect the pieces of panel moulding. We connected ours 2″ in from the outer edges of the drawer fronts. With a ruler or tape measure, determine 2″ in on either side of each outside corner of the door, as well as 1″ in on either side of each outside corner of the drawers, as well as mark with a pencil. With a ruler or T-square, draw intersecting lines down both sides as well as across the top as well as bottom of the doors to suggest the placement of the outside edge of the moulding. mark out all of the doors as well as drawer fronts in this way. This will likewise provide you the measurement of the lengths of moulding to be cut. add up all of the measurements for the door as well as drawer faces to identify the overall amount of moulding required. add 20% to this measurement to enable for mitering. Note: depending upon the size of your doors, the size of panel moulding you will requirement as well as the placement of it may vary. There are no set guidelines for this: it is a matter of personal taste. You may think about taking a door to the lumber store to assist identify what looks best.
Step 3: determine as well as cut the mouldings
You will requirement to mitre the ends of each piece of moulding at 45 degrees with a mitre box, to ensure that when nailed on, the pieces of moulding angle together neatly to join at each corner. determine as well as mark moulding to appropriate lengths, enabling sufficient area on each end for angled cuts. Lay the piece of moulding in the mitre box (so that the pencil mark is at the longest end of the angled cut) at the 45-degree angle mark as well as cut with your saw in the 45-degree angle groove. If utilizing a power mitre saw, set the angle at 45 degrees.
Step 4: connect the moulding
Line up the mitred pieces of moulding with the pencil lines on the deal with of the door. utilizing 3/4″ nails, nail on one side piece, then one top or bottom piece. Next, nail one more side piece as well as then a final top or bottom piece. The last two pieces may requirement a bit shifting to line up them with the very first two so the entire “panel” sits squarely. utilizing a T-square, inspect to make sure they are directly as you are nailing them on. fill nail holes with wood filler, sand, prime as well as paint. Re-install doors.