Diy Mdf Shaker Cabinet Doors
You need some space to work preferably in the garage or the yard.
Diy mdf shaker cabinet doors. Diy shaker cabinet doors. I started off by taking all of the cabinet doors off and measuring them to see how big i needed to make the shaker cabinet doors. Learn how to use it to make full frame cabinet doors. Measuring for new shaker style cabinet doors.
Now the mdf is cut and the doors are sanded its time to add trim to the cabinet doors. Store bought wood has very straight and square edges. 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. Follow along as i share all the details to help you update those old cabinets too.
Circular saw or table saw this is the one i bought. Plan to use 1 3 or 1 4 hardwood boards for the door s frame. Diy mdf shaker cabinet doors. Since the outside boards will be 1x3s actually 75x 2 5 i subtracted 5 inches from the.
Using 18mm and 3mm mdf and 2 part spray glue you can easily construct a shaker style door within 5 minutes. 4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors. Diy shaker cabinet doors step by step instructions. Sand the front of the door to remove old lacquer dirt or paint.
To save money i bought a 4 x 8 foot sheet of mdf board from lowe s for approximately 37 00. You ll find this material at most home centers and lumberyards. I found this process to be simple and fun. The first step is prepping the mdf strips.
The actual dimensions will be 3 4 x 2 1 2 in. Mdf medium density fiberboard is inexpensive durable and a good choice for many woodworking and carpentry projects. My shaker style cabinet doors needed to be 13 5 inches wide by 39 5 inches tall. I needed to make 9 cabinet doors.
Rip guide make sure you get one to fit. 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. These are just nominal dimensions of course. You need to remove the cabinet doors and the hinges from all the doors.
Watch the whole video to find out all the trade secrets. Diy shaker cabinet doors is a project that requires some initial planning. Or 3 4 x 3 1 2 in. Diy mdf shaker cabinet doors you can add trim to the panels by nailing or gluing wood molding to the surface edges.
To do this sand the edges with 220 grit sandpaper to give them a smooth finish after cutting this takes no time at all.