Changing Cabinet Doors To Shaker Style

A step by step tutorial on how to update kitchen cabinets without replacing them by adding mdf trim to the door to create a diy shaker style cabinet.

Changing cabinet doors to shaker style.

These are actually new cabinets. Do you love the look of the classic shaker style cabinet doors. It is usually also done on the cabinet doors. Remove all the hardware from the cabinet doors.

You can also change the edge option and or get pre bored holes on the back for hinges. Shaker style is a throwback to a simple design. The new shaker style cabinet doors previously double raised panel doors. With a table saw cut a sheet of 1 4 inch thick plywood into 2 1 4 inch wide strips along the length.

You can see that the doors don t match perfectly with the ones in the kitchen but they re pretty close. Sand the doors lightly to remove any dirt and gloss from the old finish. It s classic and fits almost any style of home. Not bad at all.

1 or 2 sheets of 4 8 1 4 plywood ripped down into 2 5 strips miter saw nail gun orbital sander detail sander. I ordered shaker doors in maple. I will be sharing with you my process for painting kitchen cabinets and doors tomorrow. About 15 each plus the cost of hinges.

Shaker style cabinets supplies. Then i looked at just buying new cabinet doors and hinges. Just measure your pre existing cabinet doors and enter the dimensions on the website. Accent doors are generally just for decoration and not functionality and are not used as the design style for all the cabinets in the kitchen.

Here s how to do it. That worked out to be 225. A slab cabinet door is usually preferred in contemporary designs and is a smooth flat slab with no contours panels or accents. Except shipping killed the deal.

It consists of a type of frame around the side of a flat cabinet to give it depth. I found a few sites that made custom doors for a decent price. Adding plywood trim is an economical way to convert plain or outdated cabinets to shaker style. First you choose the door style and wood species for your doors.