Adding Trim To Flat Kitchen Cabinet Doors

In today s video we are taking a look at how to upgrade your kitchen cabinets for under 100 dollars.

Adding trim to flat kitchen cabinet doors.

If you have any deep scratches or holes in your doors now is a good time to repair those as well. One has a 90 degree lip to fit on edges and the other lays flat on the face of the door. And i know i would go positively cuckoo with a kitchen of naked cabinets and all the drawer stuff all over the house so i decided to split this up into the span of what became three days. Apply a coat of primer and two coats of finish paint to the doors before rehanging them.

Once the putty is dry sand it down to create a flat edge all around the door. Both types are mitered at 45 degrees to fit on all four sides of the. Fill the nail holes on the strips. Following the directions on your container let dry and sand with 220 grit sandpaper until smooth.

With this method is super easy anyone can do it. Fill in all the spaces between the trim pieces and the nail holes in the trim. I am thinking about doing this to our flat faced cabinet doors and. Shaker cabinets look good in any kitchen whether it s dark or light.

Taking a putty knife or finger yes it works fill in all the nail holes and the sides of the cabinet doors where the trim meets against the door plus where the trim pieces meet on the front of the door. Adding trim to cabinets. I chose not to caulk the inside and outside edges of the trim.