You must know your cabinet box measurements before placing an order for cabinet doors.
Diy shaker cabinet doors mdf. The first step is prepping the mdf strips. Supply list for how to build shaker style kitchen cabinet doors on a budget inch mdf cut into 2 inch strips for doors and cut into 1 5 inch strips for tops and bottoms. Drawer fronts hardware millwork and refacing material are sold separately. These 4 shaker style cabinet doors were built for the laundry room for only 8 and some left over beadboard.
Kitchen cabinet doors come in a wide range of styles such as shaker inset doors especially in shaker style cabinets flat paneled doors raised doors and so on. I found this process to be simple and fun. Since mdf boards are flexible they are easy to cut drill and customize as per the door types. If you do not have measurements follow our how to measure cabinet box video to get.
Store bought wood has very straight and square edges. Diy mdf shaker cabinet doors you can add trim to the panels by nailing or gluing wood molding to the surface edges. These are just nominal dimensions of course. To do this sand the edges with 220 grit sandpaper to give them a smooth finish after cutting this takes no time at all.
You need some space to work preferably in the garage or the yard. You need to remove the cabinet doors and the hinges from all the doors. Now the mdf is cut and the doors are sanded its time to add trim to the cabinet doors. You ll find this material at most home centers and lumberyards.
Diy shaker cabinet doors is a project that requires some initial planning. Diy shaker cabinet doors. This is for purchasing shaker recessed panel cabinet door mdf cabinet doors and hinge options. Or 3 4 x 3 1 2 in.
Circular saw or table saw this is the one i bought. The actual dimensions will be 3 4 x 2 1 2 in. Diy mdf shaker cabinet doors. If you ve been following along you know last month i updated our awful basement laundry room for only 100 as part of the 100 room challenge hosted by.
Follow along as i share all the details to help you update those old cabinets too. Plan to use 1 3 or 1 4 hardwood boards for the door s frame.