Make Your Own Cupboard Doors

Cut the bottom and face rails to match the space between the cabinet door stiles.

Make your own cupboard doors.

Learn about the specialty tools that make cabinetmaking a breeze. Then nail the two face pieces at the top and bottom to complete the rack photo left. Use mdf medium density fiberboard on a painted or a covered surface for a wood grain look 1 x research sourcestep 3 use solid wood for a door when you make a panel door. Even with expensive hardwood boards you need to look through the stock and check each board for straightness.

Remove the doors drawers and all hardware and apply a finish. So i decided to make. Move the cases into position where they ll be installed. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing.

Step 1 choose which door to make. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. The easiest way to mount the rack is to take the cabinet door off its hinges and lay it down. Shim the bottom edges to level the cabinets and make the face frame edges parallel with each other.

Nail the sides to the base. Cut the sides 7 1 4 in. Put your finished cabinets to work. Make sure when cutting your back panels that they are square and make sure when you attach them that your cabinet is also square to this back piece.

There are two basic types of cabinet doors slab and flat panel most often chosen. You can make cabinet doors out of mdf even if the cabinets are made of plywood wood or some other material. Cut purebond plywood panels to fit over the back side of your cabinet boxes. If you do not know how to pick out straight boards check out the beginners guide to buying lumber for all the details.

If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here. Diy cabinet doors are a great way to update an old space. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. Replacing cabinet doors will give your room an instant facelift.

The simplest design consists of flat panels. They should be about 24 wide but your height will vary depending on the heights you cut your cabinets to be. You should consider the need for speed of construction durability ease of cleanup and maintenance step 2 pick the correct material to fit your doors. Diy hallway cabinets part 1 i contemplated purchasing custom cabinet doors for my hallway cabinets just like the replacement doors i purchased for my kitchen.

Mdf always has to be painted but you can choose a color that blends with the cabinet material even if it is stained or unstained wood. My hallway cabinets are still under construction. But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

The most important part of building your own cabinet doors is to make sure you are working with straight lumber.