Simple Cabinet Door Diy

Diy hallway cabinets part 1 i contemplated purchasing custom cabinet doors for my hallway cabinets just like the replacement doors i purchased for my kitchen.

Simple cabinet door diy.

Oooh they have doors. Each door is made up of 2 stiles 2 rails and a center panel. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. With only basic woodworking skills a tablesaw and a few simple tools you can make custom cabinets for your home or shop.

The design looks pretty simple as well. Okay let s hear em your excuses for not making those cabinets you could use everywhere from your kitchen to your workshop. As mentioned don t be intimidated by such a large project. Build this dishwasher cabinet well there are 21 helpful diy kitchen cabinet ideas that will help you update your kitchen on a budget.

The exact measurement of each piece depends on the final size of the cabinet door and the final method of building your cabinet doors. Cost per door is around 20 you can get about 6 center panels from each sheet of plywood. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in. The style of panel cabinet door you want can vary from the flat one described here to raised and glass panel doors.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Simply sand and stain or paint your shaker cabinet door add some awesome cabinet handles and hinges and you are good to go. So i decided to make. You can pick any width you want for your cabinet door rails and stiles.

Parts of a cabinet door. But the last order i placed took about six weeks to get here and i didn t want to wait that long. Reference to 4 4 refers to 25 inches multiplied by 4 so 3 4 wood would be 75 inches and 6 4 would be 1 5 inches. Next you will use the router to create a groove around the perimeter of the inside of the cabinet doors for the panel to sit inside.

If you missed part 1 of this project you can see it here. Cut 2 rails the width of the cabinet doors minus 2x the width of the boards 1 3 boards are typically 2 1 2 but it is always a good idea to double check. My hallway cabinets are still under construction. In this video i am copying the dimensions of an old cabinet door in order to replace one that is missing in the kitchen.

It took about 15 minutes to make each door not including the time it took for the glue to dry. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.