Step 2 prepare the door.
Add cabinet doors to shelves.
If the opening is 36 by 72 inches the measurement would be 39.
These nailers would serve as an attachment point for the doors and also as a door stop as well.
If you are doing two really long doors for a book case 3 hinges per door will probably do you fine.
If you can recess the door measure from the inside of your frame.
How to add doors to bookcases step 1.
If the door is large enough to cover 3 shelves get 3 hinges for that door.
Rails filler can be ordered to match the finish of the doors.
And you will need to get enough screws to attach each hinge to both the cabinet door and the armoire.
Are the shelves flush with the front of the frame or are they recessed enough to.
Step 3.
I was just going to add the doors and leave it at that but a lot of built ins like these are actually base cabinets with shallower bookcases set on top of them creating a ledge where they meet see my pinterest board on bookcase and built in inspirations here i like that little detail so i pondered how to modify the bookcases and eventually decided to use my jigsaw to cut mdf trim like this.
Check over your bookcase.
Measure for your door.
My bottom ones had two.
To add cabinet doors to already made wall shelves you would need to nail a series of vertical side rails first.
How to add a new door to an old cabinet box step 1 order the new cabinet door.
We bought our s from this site.
Measure the width and length of the bookcase opening where you wish to hang the doors.
My top doors had 3 hinges.
First thing first order the new cabinet door.