It takes seconds to dry and holds SO well. The higher the better so you arent bending down and killing your back. Miter the edges at 45 degrees, and pin nail them to all four sides to cover the raw edge of the plywood. Let them cure. If you dont have a table saw, find a handyman and pay him to cut them with a proper table saw. Once your pieces of wood are fully adhered and cured onto the cabinet fronts, its time to caulk the gaps to seal the space between the cabinet front and trim which will protect your trim from water or grime loosening the adhesive. Shoot four pin nails evenly centered through the thickest part of the trim. Paint is amazing. I think we have the same exact cabinets in our new house!!! Then fill in the indentations made by the nails with wood putty, give it a quick sanding with 220 grit paper, and youre ready to move on to Step #10! By the way, this came out so beautiful!!! Partially primed cabinet fronts and fully primed cabinet frames, Lower cabinets & drawers doneUpper cabinets in progress I didnt actually remove them from the hinges because I was too tired and fed up (the screws on the bottom were a 3 hour job because they were practically glued in from accumulation of sticky gunk over the last 40 yearsmy 60-something-year-old landlord grew up in this house, haha). And last question, do you think it would look just as good with trim 1/8 thick? Is it okay to sand the current laminate? Thanks in advance! If you do this, then the spray adhesive will be better than the wood glue, as it bonds and dried more quickly and doesnt slide around. So I set to work on my project of painting and adding trim to all the cabinets and drawers! You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door. I got them both at Lowes) and did the inside border of the doors first to make sure I got the sides of the trim. Yes you can sand the current laminate I would just use a light grit sand paper nothing too rough. I forgot I had it scheduled but it wasnt ready yet so I had to delete it! Did you encounter this issue at all? Id be interested to know the details on how you overcame that. Did you have any issues with the hinges? The corners are mitered to form a frame that makes the door appear to have an inset panel. This of course will work on wood cabinets as well, but a few of the steps might vary. But its probably not very expensive! This is important to maximize the value of the wood you buy: plan out how many pieces of wood you can get from each board. No way!! After sanding make sure you vacuum off all the dust particles. Check the mitered corners for fit. If satisfied with the fit, add glue to the back of the molding, instructs Two Feet First. At Home Depot its free if you hire a handyman or have a woodworking club nearby, youll have to pay a fee. Typical 90-degree raised molding is usually at least 1 inch tall sometimes taller with a rounded profile. (SKIP STEPS 7-13 IF YOU ARENT ADDING TRIM). Thats so funny. I do NOT recommend using Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive. Sit back, admire your hard work, give yourself a great big pat on the back, grin like a cheshire cat, and enjoy! Thank you for sharing! Beautiful! It sometimes has an intricate scroll cut into the top profile. I am hoping to tackle this but have a few questions. Paint! Ok first of all sorry for yesterdays error on the post I sent out. I wouldnt leave them permanently as open shelves because I have too much stuff and not enough pretty things to display, but I must say I love being able to just reach and not having to open a cabinet door every time I want one thing. Something like that then you should make a very precise pointed mark at the intersection of the two lines that you have drawn . Lay flat molding on the fence when cutting it. Liberty has some really inexpensive but highly attractive looking. But thats an extra step and just more work. If the board is 8 (the same as 96) long, plan out which lengths and widths of cabinets and drawers you can divide the board into so that you make sure youre using as much of the complete board as possible. The cut is much cleaner too. I read great reviews about using it on cabinets too so I went for it and am super happy with the results. This is incredible, Bre! Very few minor touchups have been needed! Putty the holes, and sand the strips off flush to the surface of the door. After all your cabinets and drawers are completely re-attached, you can either be like me (I was too cheap to buy knobseventually Ill get around to it), or you can buy some knobs and pulls that you like from Home Depot or wherever. I followed the same process of using my paintbrush first to get the inside border, then used my roller for the rest. Cut your trim pieces. Hello! This is the right kind of saw to use a highly precise table saw, not a giant, imprecise industrial one. It makes the door appear ornate and expensive. Wow!!!! Make sure you find a way to keep track of what number each cabinet and drawer isyou cant put sticky notes on the cabinet or drawer front itself, so maybe put them right in front of each one. Ive been painting my old oak kitchen cabinets. We have a butt load of cabinets in our kitchen and I was only able to work during nap time and after Eloise went to bed and some days I just couldnt make time. Then, hold your cabinet front up, and screw it back in. I stumbled upon this while tackling my own laminate cabinets. Sand the puddy down once dry. We didnt have that problem at all The wood trim sits on top of the actual cabinet so between the two its plenty thick to drill into. I let mine cure for at least 2 days some sets were longer depending on how ambitious I was that week :-p. Hang them back up! When youre finished completely with a set, then you can move on to the other portion. If I didnt live in an apartment, you best bet Id be refinishing our ugly honey oak monstrosities just like this! This is a challenge to do as one person, but it can be done, because I did it all by myself! Hope that helps! And I would love to redo the entire kitchen but know thats not possible right now. Dont have your wood cut using the free saw at Home Depotall of it will be 1/4 off and youll have to get it cut again somewhere else to even it out. For 90-degree lip trim, start by measuring the door from corner to corner on all four sides. On each section your mark, write the corresponding number of the cabinet or drawer that it is for, and also write the number of inches that its supposed to be. Mark the beginning and end of each section with a pencil. The 90-degree type requires that the door be cut 1/2 inch smaller on all four sides to allow enough clearance for the 1/4-inch lip of the molding. By adding the trim, did the hinges have to be adjusted so they open and close properly? What a difference Bre! It looks absolutely amazing! I was getting a ton of questions about the process of painting our kitchen cabinets while I was updating them and sharing sneak peeks on instagram and Im finally sharing all the details! After all, they are pretty plain and basic but I am SO glad I decided to add trim and paint them. I just moved into this new home so Im finding a way wherein I can redecorate everything according to my budget. Make these calculations until you have accounted for every length and width measurement of the cabinets and drawers. Bre, what an awesome job you did. I only had to use a clamp a couple times when my trim was a little warped and needed a little extra help staying flat on the doors. So Im gonna tell you all my secrets on How to Add Trim and Paint Your Laminate Cabinets. The only ones we had trouble with were the two corner units with the folding doors. Let me know if that still doesnt make sense and I can send you a picture. Lay the wood pieces on the cabinet in the manner you want to permanently arrange them. Maybe 2 from the vertical edge of the cabinet and 3 up from the bottom edge. Paint the trim and any other areas that will be showing back inside your kitchen. I started with my 1 brush (I used Wooster but any decent quality one will do. Find the length and width pieces that correspond to the numbers on the front of your cabinets for cabinet #1 for example, there should be 4 pieces of wood that say #1 somewhere on them. You need to have your own show on DIY or HGTV. There are lots of choices when it comes to trim. Start by holding the first piece in place on the door. Depending on how close your trim is, you might only have to do this once, but I did it twice most times to make sure it was super smooth. Cut the molding at 45 degrees from the short points of the miters to the measurements. Then I used my roller for the rest of it. If youve been thinking about overhauling your kitchen with something big like trimming your cabinets, or maybe just painting them (which is still a ton of work!) I will be tackling a similar project soon and was concerned about this. I found overnight to be fine. Banding is an option for plywood doors with an exposed edge. We bought 24 1/4 pieces of plywood and stripped them down into 2 thick strips on the table saw. So I ended up having each one cut length-wise into 3 pieces to get pieces that were the 4 width I wanted for my cabinet trim. If you dont mind me asking, I was wondering if you could give me an estimate of how much this cost you? 15) Re-Attach Cabinet & Drawer fronts to Frame. I should know. As soon as I finish the boxes, the doors go back on. I have touched up some minor spots here and there but overall they have held up really well! Examine the cuts to make sure the corners match the mitered corners on the molding. I used Annie Sloan because I had it, it was a good complement color, and I wanted to try it out. Its amazing how much bigger the room feels after being painted a brighter color. Hi JoAnne if you add the trim all the way to the edge, there isnt room for the doors to fold at a 90 degree angle. Use wood putty to fill in the cracks in each corner. BIG MISTAKE. Just be sure to rough them up a bit so the primer has something to stick to. Once things start to dry, its time to begin painting them. Remove your cabinet doors and place all hardware/screws in a ziploc baggy. As I mentioned, I got 8 long x 12 wide x 1/4 thick boards of some basic plywood (definitely not cabinet grade hardwood I was going for cheapest, but if you want more of a polished look with longevity and dont mind spending more, I would consider hardwood boards such as poplar (usually the cheapest of the hardwoods) or even a soft wood like pine). Using a table saw, cut your pieces of wood to the lengths that you have measured. I love how yours turned out, thank you for sharing! Your hard work paid off. Cheers! Theme by 17th Avenue, When we moved in, our kitchen looked nothing like this.