Adding Trim To Cabinet Doors Before And After

Using liquid nail the border trim was glued on the door flipped over and a heavy load was applied i used two 60 lb bag of concrete and my toolbox the screws are then added.

Adding trim to cabinet doors before and after.

If it is a wooden trim simply nail it to the cabinet. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. And a wider view of the whole kitchen. After adding the trim pieces to all the cabinet doors sand the edges of the trim to make everything even.

This will assure the bond is firm. We built a frame that would sit on top of the cabinet and that we could attach the trim to the frame above the cabinet. See the picture below for the before and after sanding. Place a weight on it and leave it for 10 to 12 hours.

The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet. The screws will be used to keep the molding flush with the cabinet door and will prevent warping. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before. Another before and here s what that little cabinet above the fridge looks like now.

Then it s time to fill in all the holes and gaps with wood filler or spackling paste. The doors were let to dry for about 30 minutes. 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. It s hard to believe these are the same cabinets original to this house.

Remove your cabinet doors and place all hardware screws in a ziploc baggy. This step completes the addition of trim to the kitchen. 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.

Use tape to label the backside of your cabinet door and the inside of your cabinets so you know where they should go when you re ready to hang them back up. Cabinet doors updated with molding on january 4 2012 by kristi 5 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. There are lots of choices. If trim is being placed on the cabinet doors that are lying flat the trim should be covered with a plastic wrap.

Adding trim to cabinet doors. Here is what our terrible cabinets looked like before.