Flat Panel Cabinet Doors With Molding

When my sister brought me on to the topsail beach condo renovation she had a laundry list of diy projects she wanted me to complete one of them was dressing up the hollow flat doors with moulding panels.

Flat panel cabinet doors with molding.

Cut mdf trim for sides of cabinet door. Our 5 pc wood cabinet doors come in two main styles. Door options include 10 different wood species hinge boring 14 paint colors and 9 rtf color options. Flat backed molding is installed around the perimeter on the face of the door typically 2 inches from the edges on all four sides.

The frame is solid hardwood with tenon joinery. Then put the cabinet door right side down on top of the strip. Our cabinet doors are made from select american hardwood or high density fiberboard hdf. Flat panel or raised panel.

Move the mdf to be flush with one of the longer sides of the cabinet door. Remember to use the correct mdf strip 3 for the doors or 2 for the drawers. Jan 3 2014 add molding to flat cabinet doors cabinet door. She showed me a pin that led to one life to love s diy beadboard panel doors after seeing the photo i knew it would be a great diy upgrade to make.

Not just the new molding. Updating a flat panel core door with some trim and bead board to give it a more updated look. It also has an inside applied molding to create a stepped look. Plain flat panel doors are given an elegant new look with the addition of decorative molding.

The corners are mitered to form a frame that makes the door. I recently was asked to make a built in cabinet for a remodel to match a client s shaker style doors which featured flat panels and beveled stiles and rails. Link to the craftsman door trim project. Neither my mom nor i wanted to spend the time or money replacing the doors so i decided to dress up the existing doors with some simple molding.

Add dimension to a wall with molding stripes. Next place the mdf strip flat on a sheet on the ground. All of the doors on the second floor of my mom s house are the original flush flat panel hollow core doors that my dad used when he added the second story just after i was born. This will hide the small gap between the new molding and the old door making it look like one continuous piece.