Resurface Kitchen Cupboard Doors
Then choose your overlay style.
Resurface kitchen cupboard doors. Step 1 refacing cabinets overview illustration by gregory nemec. Refacing kitchen cabinet doors is really just a matter of switching out the doors after covering all the exposed parts of the frame with veneer that matches the new finish. How to refinish kitchen cabinets step 1. Hang the new doors with easy to adjust easy to install cup hinges.
Remove the doors and drawers and cover the front edges of the cabinets with peel and stick wood veneer. Refacing and refinishing are completely different kitchen remodeling processes. Work carefully while refacing your kitchen cabinet doors and your kitchen will look brand new when you re done. Standard overlays also called traditional overlays leave the face of the cabinet box visible around doors and drawers creating a type of frame.
When refacing an installer removes the doors and drawers laminates the existing cabinet boxes in the new color style material and then replaces the doors drawers with all new. Shaker doors are actually a type of recessed panel door in addition to cabinets with glass or decorative boards as the center panel. Before you do any refinishing macfarlane recommends starting this project by thoroughly scrubbing your kitchen cabinetry. In a nutshell here s how to reface cabinets.
Depending on the finish and hardware you choose recessed panel doors can work well in many different kitchen styles. Select new cabinet doors made from solid wood rigid thermofoil or bamboo. An overlay is how the cabinet doors lay on the cabinet face.