Adding Molding To Flat Cabinet Doors

Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive.

Adding molding to flat cabinet doors.

It takes less than a weekend and costs less than 100 in materials. Cut mdf trim for sides of cabinet door. Neither my mom nor i wanted to spend the time or money replacing the doors so i decided to dress up the existing doors with some simple molding. That were then painted a creamy yellow a decade ago when we moved in then updated with white paint and some crown molding a few years back and now today.

All of the doors on the second floor of my mom s house are the original flush flat panel hollow core doors that my dad used when he added the second story just after i was born. If you re looking to update your kitchen but can t afford new cabinets then brandi from don t disturb this groove just may have the perfect idea. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. It s hard to believe these are the same cabinets original to this house.

Make your front entry grand by adding pilasters and molding around your door. She showed me a pin that led to one life to love s diy beadboard panel doors after seeing the photo i knew it would be a great diy upgrade to make. Tps header using trim to update doors lots of different styles. There are lots of choices.

Add molding to a flat panel door. She updated her flat slab cabinet doors with molding and a fresh coat of paint and the difference is remarkable. Move the mdf to be flush with one of the longer sides of the cabinet door. Remember to use the correct mdf strip 3 for the doors or 2 for the drawers.

Then put the cabinet door right side down on top of the strip. The doors started out looking like this. Adding trim to cabinet doors. You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door.

As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. And so we decided to add some molding to the cabinet to make it look more upscale and to increase the height closer to the ceiling. And here s what that little cabinet above the fridge looks like now. Spruce up your home by giving your interior doors a makeover.

It ll take less than a weekend and cost less than 100 in materials. We built a frame that would sit on top of the cabinet and that we could attach. Using carved molding and or flat trim to update doors makes for a fairly quick simple and inexpensive update to a flat door.