Make My Own Cabinet Doors

Replacing cabinet doors will give your room an instant facelift.

Make my own cabinet doors.

I wanted to accomplish a lot in this room new flooring new paint stackable laundry basket storage new cabinet doors shelving tile and more so i had to get creative i found a way to build cabinet doors for only 2 a piece by using inexpensive wood and beadboard i had leftover from our closet sliding barn doors. For a base cabinet less than 4 wide you can cut all the parts except the back and toekick from one 3 4 4 8 sheet of plywood or mdf. I needed to make 9 cabinet doors. 4 upper cabinet doors 1 lower cabinet door and 4 window seat doors.

Start by ripping two side pieces to the. But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long. Choose which door to make. Make sure you have the proper tools and safety precautions before attempting this project.

Plywood thicknesses vary though so make certain your material thickness measures a true 3 4 or adjust your part dimensions to achieve the final cabinet width. My hallway cabinets are still under construction. Diy cabinet doors are a great way to update an old space. My shaker style cabinet doors needed to be 13 5 inches wide by 39 5 inches tall.

We had the employees at lowe s cut the mdf board into 9 pieces using the measurements we gave them for each cabinet window seat door. Since the outside boards will be 1x3s actually 75x 2 5 i subtracted 5 inches from the width and height to get the measurement needed for my inside panel 8 5 x 34 5. So i decided to make. Building your own cabinet doors will save you a lot of money however i wouldn t recommend it for your first diy project.

Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. A budget of only 100 means you do not have a lot of money for each project.

Whether you are remodeling a kitchen bathroom laundry room or any room with built in cabinets you can build your own cabinet doors to make your space look like new again. To save money i bought a 4 x 8 foot sheet of mdf board from lowe s for approximately 37 00. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors. It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry.

If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here. Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in.

Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy. And that my friends is that.