I am interested in this as well. Im pretty excited. This is a such a simple and creative way to update your cabinets. so beautiful.) I have to sand all the edges. You can still slightly see the wood grain, but you could not see a noticeable difference between the wood grains. UPDATE: See my latest kitchen renovationsHERE. My carpenter is putting on the strips and I will go from there. This house was a foreclosure, but Im pretty sure that whoever lived here before us fried food in the kitchen daily. I very often notice my mistakes, and when Im in my kitchen, I see nothing I regret. Did you attach the plywood so that it stopped before the edges started to round, or did you somehow fill in that gap? Im planning to do this to my cabinets. But my mother in law recently had new cabinets installed by professionals and they had to come out and fix the hardware because even they couldnt get it perfectly straight the first time! I was worried that they would not look good enough. After lots of research and planning I created a plan. If you look at the two lightsaber they look almost identical . Instead of replacing the bathroom vanity, I decided I would add shaker trim to the flat panel doors and paint the vanity to look brand new. Did you line it up with the top of the rounding, leaving a little door showing outside the trim? Again, caulk if you want, but the primer and paint did a great job of hiding it for me. Let me know if you have any other questions! Hi Julia, I didnt have that issue, but something that does help with that is when sanding, start with a lower grit, and work your way up to the very fine. I did this in my kitchen!! The cabinets are easy to assemble and have a simple design. I appreciate you taking the time to share this exciting and educational information with us. Still have questions? Im still so impressed with your kitchen. So once you have this done you will leave with lots of 8 strips of plywood. Its only 1/4 and after I was done I didnt ever even notice it! I have 18 doors to do. I have been planning on doing this same project the year but have not had time to complete it. Oh yeah. Did you add the wood to the draws above the cabinets as well or left them thinner ???? I tried to get them to do it at Lowes but they said no way lol. I really appreciate it. Thanks so much!!! Cricut Bright 360: Everything you need to know! Once they are all sanded its time to work on the trim (plywood strips). Im planning to do this, too. Can u tell me if you primed and painted the inside of your boxes? Thanks for stopping by! Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page. I had to buy I believe 2 sheets of plywood in order to get all of the trim around the doors, and when I did this I had doors on both sides of my island (so a lot of doors), which was around $50, plus paint was probably another $50. Thanks for the inspiration to redo my own :). I then drilled the holes and installed the new hardware. Can u tell me if you primed and painted the inside of your boxes? Im not a regular reader but used ypur tutorial to add trim to my kitchen cabinets (and your painting tutorial) and it turned out great. It wont be perfect, but when you apply the primer and paint, it will fill that in petty well. Well, over the weekend, I started putting the handles on the drawers. Let me know if you have any other questions! Leave them below and I will do my best to answer any questions you might have. Fingers crossed, Nice Tips. Id say you could add the trim, paint, and get all the little supplies you need for less than $200. The plywood is extremely light and I didnt think it needed it. Thanks Sharon!! Thanks so much Chloe! Just wondering why you didnt do the trim on the drawers? This saved me tons and tons of time and most likely lots of frustration. Impressive content snow plowing. I recommend letting the cabinet doors dry for a minimum of 48 hours before installing the hinges and hardware and reattaching to the vanity. I know this is an older post, but gearing up to attempt a cabinet makeover. Looks great! Trying to find an exact measurement on rounded corners is a little hard. All of our posts are copyright protected. Make sure you have all your holes filled/sanded and the doors wiped down free of any dust. Wow looks great! (The glue is drying). We do to! How long did it take you to build the doors? it glues and nails well and is pretty inexpensive. I must bookmark it. Is it feasible to make money via blog sites. Marjorie said it for me! Ive gotten so behind lately! I recently decided to give my bathroom a budget-friendly makeover. What size did you use and how thick are your cabinets? Then we used the miter saw to cut the strips of wood down to length to match the cabinets. Hi there! But its still a very affordable option to other Kitchen cabinet options ; ). There was no way to set up an assembly line without making tons of errors. Keep sharing such kind of content! Thanks for sharing this with us. Love your kitchen redo! Thank you! On the bright side the cabinets are solid oak and were in overall great condition, but they were coated, and I mean coated in grease. No one ever talks about the draws. Now I am totally inspired and have decided to go ahead with it. Let me know if that helps or if you have any more questions! Obviously NMGAPAOH is not a medical professional as simply does not know what a Hematoma is.What has happened to people around here?NMGAPAOH, this person has a hematoma, it is simply a localized collection of blood outside the blood vessels. Awesome tutorial! Or did you line it up with the edge of the door? Allow this to fully dry before applying your cabinet paint color. Modern technology and inventions have made it simpler to create realistic and enjoyable games. Im finding this post late but maybe Ill still get a response! concerning my study and knowledge.. I know our kitchens are not the same size or can probably be compared but would love some idea for our tiny kitchen! Thanks. Im trying to see if anyone has any advice on how to do that, thanks your kitchen is beautiful! Im desperate to update my flat cabinets with rounded edges (and have very little money as a college student) and this tutorial is perfect, but Im not sure how to deal with the curved edge meeting with the end of the plywood. Haha! Want to see our kitchen progress? You can read all about my countertops here. Plus, Why We Choose It. We decided on a 2.5in wide shaker trim and ran the plywood through the table saw into 2.5in wide strips. I am so happy I found your blog and I absolutely love your information about kitchen hack diy shaker style cabinets. All for less than the cost of 1 cabinet door! I shared your site with my friends! There are supposed to be 2 doors together in this particular cabinet. Im no expert, so feel free to glue away if you want : ). Many thanks ! Thanks for the great idea! Did you have to buy new hinges since the cabinets were thicker after adding the trim? I thought it was a kitchen Cabinet, as it looks exactly like the one that's in our kitchen now. What a great transformation! (3) 1/4 thick, 2.25 x 8 wood moulding strips, this will depend on cabinet door size and amount of doors, but 2 .25 wide is about a standard size for the shaker trim. I have been wanting this shaker style cabinet for long. I wish I could tell you. I have these exact same doors and have been playing around with the idea of doing this exact same process with them for years. Hi Kylie! Then I removed the doors by unscrewing the hinges. What function do they offer? The doors were the same as YOURS!! And thanks for making this tutorial for us to follow! If you have anydeep scratches or holes in your doors, now is a good time to repair those as well. Just like other kinds of technological know-how, video games too have had to advance through many many years. Also, who knew that there are inset and flush hinges, not I! Im wondering if after time the plywood ever seemed to peel or flake up around the edges? Fill in all the spaces between the trim pieces and thenail holes in the trim. I did one door at a time. The best handbooks and very detailed instructions. I measured all my doors and decided on going with a trim width of 2.5 and Im very happy with that size. Is that something you regret either way? They came out great! Looks like you did from your prep/sanding photos. I will be sharing with you my process for painting kitchen cabinets and doors tomorrow. The guy wasnt super careful about it, so it has rough edges that need to be sanded, but I knew Id need to use wood filler anyway and mostly I was glad he didnt just laugh in my face (or charge me an extra $30) when I told him what I wanted. what length nail did you use on these? up close, holy cow, we did a terrible job at patching the nail holes. Thanks Megan! That is my question too. I know I will be using your blog a ton to help me with this project. I definitely cant wait to tackle my own cabinets. Otherwise, the drill has a mind of its own. You can see the majority of the holes now! What size/kind of nail did you use to add the trim? The Ultimate Office Products that Every SHEBOSS Needs! Same flat doors with rounded edges except ours look like they have about 10 coats of paint on them! I have noticed, though, that organic local traffic are usually earning less from AdSense than international organic traffic.Something to try. Like I mentioned my cabinets are oak. Thank you so much for all your wonderful information. To get started you will first need to remove all the doors and hardware from your cabinet bases, clean them with a pretty strong cleaner, and sand them down. I am gob smacked that this comment has been poorly rated. This post really turned the creativity light on for me. I want to renovate my home, but Im not sure how to go about it. Shopping for a New Front Door with Therma-Tru Benchmark! I have always loved Shaker Style Cabinets. When you have your pieces cut you will notice that the inside of the plywood isnt solid wood. Im beside myself and extremely frustrated. Hi! Im also wondering about using MDF instead of plywood because of those fuzzy edges. Thank you SO much Lauren! Im going to try to do the drawers in the same style, btw. I wish I could add pictures on here to show you. We purchased a sheet of 1/4in Birch Plywood that measured 2ft by 4ft. At last I got a blog from where I be capable of actually get helpful facts This DIY shaker style cabinets are perfect for a modern kitchen. The only thing Im concerned about. Especially if yours are like mine and have to sit in there perfectly. Make sure they are lined up perfectly with the edge of the cabinet door. Sometimes a bloggers life isnt all its cracked up to be ; ) I also had a walking 1 year old so I couldnt just leave my bottom doors off while I finished up all the top ones. Wondering how they held up over the years :) thanks! I only have 11 finished. I would plan for several FULL days of working. Thanks for sharing this here. I used 1/4 oak plywood. I painted the cabinet doors and trim with a coat of primer. : ) So glad you stopped by! Thanks for stopping by the blog! Ive been working on this for over a month now and still not finished. Most of my bottom cabinetry is drawers so I was trying to decide what to do. Yay! I think Ill adapt you idea to fit my style cabinets. Hi, You can find that here: https://cherishedbliss.com/how-to-install-cabinet-hardware/. Love your cabinets & hardware :), Thanks Crystal! Since I was starting off with flat doors, I had to turn them into shaker style cabinets somehow. We used 1/2 brad nails in our nail gun, with a little bit of glue. Took me 3 attempts to get them on straight. We are in the process of buying a home built in 1934 and we are redoing the kitchen. Having this information is quite beneficial. I used wood filler/spackling to fill the cracks between the trim pieces and any small holes/dents created by the pin nails. No room! This tutorial will be for how I actually transformed the doors into shaker style cabinets. If yes how?. Just slid the finished drawers into place, and from afar, theyre great! did you find the plywood smoothed out OK? FYI, in our home we are presently renting, I updated our kitchen with some inexpensive changes. Wow! I realize this was posted quite a long time ago and the OP, followers or blogger may not see this, but I am interested in the answer to this question or to seeing pictures of what the inside of that external edge looks like when you open the door. I share much more on how to use the Wagner Flexio 3000 Sprayer over on. Thanks for revealing your ideas. I want to do the same thing in our kitchen but the door are all formica . You can use woodprix plans. It makes sense that making my cabinets look nice would be a good idea. I used 1/4 poplar wood that was about 2 1/2 inch wide and 45 inches long from home depot. I have question though and saw some others had the same, (I hope I didnt just miss the response) about the drawers. I think next time I just want to install new ones, lol. My husband and I are doing this to our kitchen right now. I then tried hanging a couple doorsUGH!!! Keep an eye out on Craigslist for a saw, there are some great deals to be had once in a while. You will get the hang of where to sand once you get in the rhythm of building these doors. Im not sure exactly, that was a few years ago but I just measured the depth of the door and the trim and made sure it would go at least halfway into the door. You can measure it if you want to know the exact difference. I apologize for the delay in response. Wagner Flexio 3000 Sprayer was an absolute must for this project, and the final outcome proves it. The first one I did was fairly large. With that said, I cant really answer this question. Let me know if you want to see the before and afters! If youre currently looking into new flooring fo, #AD My craft room doesnt get the best ligh, After I left the 9-5 behind and started my own bus, Another Holiday Gift Guide and this time its al. Good luck! It took me about 100 trips to the hardware store, so maybe I can help you reduce that number a little! I have been examinating out a few of your articles and its pretty good stuff. I just did this in my kitchen, except re-stained instead of painted, but I am so happy with the results! ; ). You did a fabulous job! There werent any gaps between the trim and door, so I skipped it. : ) Hope that helps!! So I was searching on how to change them and came across this blog! I went with oak because that is what my cabinets are. Youve been warned! I ad love to go back over and over again. Following your guide. Hi I am doing the same to my kitchen cabinets converting flat doors to shaker style I have glued the strips, but may have to nail as well after gluing the strips are cupping (warping) at the edges and the glue is letting go how do I prevent this cupping/warping from occurring? Time for a return to Amazon(after installing half of them on the doors before my husband convinced me to try hanging one up) and a trip to Lowes! Hi I am trying to do something similar to my cabinets but my plywood is just not smoothing out as much as I would like, did you have a problem with your plywood strips not ending up smooth enough? This site uses cookies & by continuing to browse this site, you're agreeing to our use of cookies. Become friends with this stuff. How to Use Colored Stain on Wood for Accents, Make a Craft Storage Unit From an Old Folding Screen, "How-to Share-a-Thon" - The Ole Red Cupboard with Modern Masters, Application of Transfers to Bathroom Cabinets, Cabinet Makeover- When Everything's Closed, How to Transform a Cheap Cabinet Into a Beautiful Home Decor Piece, My New Favorite Way to Paint Kitchen Cabinets, Furniture Hustlers Kitchen Cabinet Refresh, How We Made Changes to Our Bathroom Cabinet. Haha fun, right? I dont necessarily want to add the trim but to the drawer but then the doors will stick out farther, what about a layer of the plywood over the whole drawer, or does this even matter?? Its sanded on both sides, of course I am in the process of sanding the edges.big job. I did full length strips vertically first, and then filled in the tops and bottoms between those two strips. You are a magician. Please use this as a guide and as suggestions. Looks like you did from your prep/sanding photos. The super nice people atthe hardware storeripped down my plywood for me. I will be sharing how I painted my Shaker Style cabinets and doors tomorrow, so be sure to stop back by for my tips on that! Nail in the center first, then move to the ends. First I removed the hardware off the cabinets. Theres no harm in trying.Thanks for the heads up. Hi Kathy, I did prime and paint the inside and Im very happy I did! Your email address will not be published. I am starting with a half bath to see how difficult it is and how it turns out, before attempting my whole kitchen! Then, the next couple nights painting both sides of the doors. So far they are looking great, hopefully we will have them done by the weekend. Hi Cindy, so I actually just left my drawer fronts as is. Thanks Ashley for sharing nice cabinet door design. : ) Good luck! This helps the smoothing process! I briefly considered making completely new doors, but as you might expect, that can cost quite a bit. All we have in Richmond, VA is Home Depot and Lowes. We are sanding everything as smooth as we can get but the nature of the plywood is to peel so it has me worried! I love the photo shopped pictures that eliminate the gaps at the joints. On my buddys blog sites they have included me on their blog site rolls, but my own always rests at the end of the checklist and also does not checklist when I upload like it does for others. They LOVE IT!!! I'm 75 and I'll bet these cabinets were put in about that long ago! Another thing. The problem she ran into was that the numbers were really hard to sand down. I did take my detail sander and sand the edges of the plywood again in any spots where it looked a little rough. I see in the original pictures that there is detail on the faux drawer directly beneath the sink. You will need some supplies. As soon as you have all your doors build its time to get out the wood filler. I was going to go with 2 1/4 but Home Depot cut it to 2. For the rounded corners on my doors I did not fill the gap in. It took me so long since I had to work in 30 minute increments with my kiddos calling me name all the time ; ). Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Id also like to mention that video games have been ever evolving. I am seeing that most people use a brad nailer, 18 guage for the trim. To see the full kitchen reveal, click here. It looks beautiful! floating floorboards adelaide. It still looks good. Now, I am thinking to pursue remodeling my kitchen, at first I decided to just repaint my cabinet with white color but I have change my mind, I will now try my favorite shaker style. There is so much information I need to learn and I would love to have my own reference guide.Thanks for the opportunity. This very blog is obviously awesome and diverting. Im sure that he gave him Anakins lightsaber .Im saying that Luke probably went back to Obi-wans hut looking for another lightsaber or the things to make one, after all I dont think lightsaber parts are easy to come by, or that Obi-Wan made another lightsaber during his 20 or so years on Tatooine and Luke found it in all of his stuff. I hope you love your end result, and I have totally made the same mistakes with product choice! Thanks for sharing this information. They were willing to cut my 4x8 plywood at HD. (at least for the doors). I always leaned to the longer side so I could just trim it off if need be. But where there are distinct laws against it, overturning that legislation before then legalizing would. I added 23 gauge pin nails into the trim pieces to ensure they were secure to the cabinet doors. I was recently diagnosed with Celiacs and I would love to win this book. I am thinking i am going to fill it but i am not sure if that will make it look right. This project is much bigger then I ever imagined. Shaker style is my favorite!!! Together they are raising their children, and turning their house into a home one project at a time. What a difference to the cabinetry, so worth the effort rather than the $$$ alternative of replacing them! We are so happy with the shaker style doors and vanity makeover! Ashley, your tutorial is amazing! Thanks so much!! I personally prefer something with less of a grain. I like looking through a post that will make people think. She and her husband recently settled in the Midwest after spending the beginning of their marriage in Texas (what a change!). Oh its also sturdier than wood filler, so its harder to sand, which means we used even less than we should have over each nail/crack. I hope my family will like this. Once you have your pieces cut and the edges sanded, using your Ryobi Airstrike Nailer, nail each trim peace onto the door starting with your two vertical pieces, and then your horizontal pieces. I chose not to caulk the inside and outside edges of the trim. I know how to do it, but I cant afford the saw. I liked and it is wonderful to know about so many things that are useful for all of us! Im opting to use 1 1/2 MDF (medium density fiberboard) lath from Home depot. It is definitely time consuming. 25 Advent Calendar Ideas That Are SO Cute, The Best Stain Removal Tricks on the Internet. Luckily I didnt use chalk paint after taking to a guy at the paint store and instead bought XIM plastic/vinyl primer and then a Benjamin Moore advance paint for cabinets that they highly recommended. I am not responsible for any errors you might encounter when using this tutorial as a guide. Do you love our posts? I really like it very much. If I had larger drawers I probably would have trimmed them out as well. Has anybody tried? I have seen a great deal of blogs in blogspot. This is good news. Thanks so much!! Thanks a lot for this amazing blog!! DIY projects can definitely take up quite a bit of time, but its all about saving money ; ). Shaker Style Cabinets Supplies: (This post contains affiliate links), 1 or 2 sheets of 48 1/4 plywood ripped down into 2.5 strips Miter Saw Nail Gun Orbital SanderDetail Sander Wood Filler Putty Knife. However, we only allow one photo with a direct link back to Cherished Bliss to be used when featuring our work. Learn how your comment data is processed. However, I have rounded edges on my doors and havent yet seen a reply to people asking about how you did your rounded edges. You will be using it A LOT! I want to know the color too!! I didnt do the glue because I just felt it was an unnecessary expense. Thanks, George. These entertainment games were not actually sensible when the actual concept was first being used. This is a budget friendly solution I found to transform my kitchen without breaking the bank. My cabinets are going to look very beautiful with this makeover, just dont go closer than 3 feet from them! Thanks so much. Use all tools with caution! I had a question about the drawers did you trim them out or leave them flat? Thank you! It seems like the gap would be pretty large (at least for my cabinets) so Im not sure how we would fill that whole gap in. I had Lowes cut the strips. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I planned on building all the doors in one weekend, but come to find out kids are very good at distracting you and needing your attention. Hanging doors can be quite a pain. Just wanted to say were currently doing this to our kitchen (rectangular cabinets covered in tan and brown Formica. It worked out well for me, but if youre a super perfectionist, you might want to caulk here. Wow! Well worth it! The inside of ours was not pretty at all.
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