Adding Trim To Laminate Cabinets

We built a frame that would sit on top of the cabinet and that we could attach the trim to the frame above the cabinet.

Adding trim to laminate cabinets.

One day i was waiting at the paint counter at lowe s there was a bucket of yardsticks and i was thinking that i should buy wood trim that size because it s exactly the look i had in mind flat shaker style and the width of the boards were still small enough for the tiny drawers. To do this take an mdf strip and placed the edge against the newly added trim piece. When it comes to changing them structurally adding trim to laminate cabinets is an attractive and popular choice. Add your own trim to a simple slab cabinet door.

And a wider view of the whole kitchen. It s possible to fix peeling laminate cabinets by by carefully sliding a piece of sandpaper in between the substrate and the laminate material. Day 3 the other half. By sanding there you can remove the left over adhesive that is no longer holding the laminate in place.

Sand down your wood filler and any rough edges. How to add trim and paint your laminate cabinets. Like knobs in done. Day 2 i did half the cabinets got the knobs on back on hinges done.

This way works well for me. Also mark which side is top or bottom to know where they will go after cutting. Once both side pieces are attached you can add the inside trim pieces. This is possible by applying a thin veneer of real wood or plastic laminate to the doors.

The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. So i pulled out a drawer and marked on the trim how long the piece needed to be. Use tape to label the backside of your cabinet door and the inside of your cabinets so you know where they should go when you re ready to hang them back up. Adding trim to cabinet doors has obviously been done before.

This is not new information. As the doors ended so did the top of the cabinet. Use wood filler or trim caulk to fill in your seams. The melamine cabinets with oak trim looked so sad next to the bright white and stainless steel.

The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet. Here is what our terrible cabinets looked like before. After cutting the pieces to size secure them in place using wood glue and a pin nailer. Use medium sized decorative trim pieces to create another frame along the inside flat edge of the baseboard pieces.

Use wood clamps while glue is drying especially if your wood is a little warped wavy. Because i m a little cray. Adding insult to injury our blue laminate countertops with oak trim were being upstaged by the contact paper covering the countertop of the new cabinet. Using wood glue attach your 4 pieces of trim to the front of your cabinet door.

Cut inside mdf trim pieces for cabinet door.