 If you’ve dreamed of building a kitchen full of cabinets, stop dreaming and start building. Here’s what you need to know to get custom results for half what stock cabinets cost.
For many home woodworkers,outfitting a kitchen with handcrafted cabinets is the dream project. Who hasn’t looked at stock cabinets built with particleboard, hotmelt glue and staples and thought, “I could build something a whole lot better than this for half the money.”
And they’re right. By building your own cabinets, you can upgrade materials and construction methods. You’re also not locked into “stock” sizes. The style, look, finish, and features are completely up to you. If you think about it, cabinets are just a bunch of boxes. The only real challenge is the size of such a project. And that’s manageable as long as you know where to get started and how to proceed.
On this site, we’ll walk you through how we built these cabinets and how they compare with stock cabinets purchased from a home center. And hopefully inspire you to consider building your own.
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Kitchen Cabinet Repaint,the ideal process Clean with ammonia/water solutionLet drySand with 180,This is to "rough up" the surface, not sand it offWipe with Tack ClothPrime with a white-pigmented shellac based primer*(Use a disposable brush and take precautions,Plenty of fresh air and a respirator are good ideas when working with shellac),Let drySand with 180,This is a light sanding to smooth out the shellac a bit,Wipe with tack clothPaint first coat, using a good quality oil-based enamel, or a...
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No matter how elegant, warm, homey or classic the kitchen cabinets may look, they'll flunk the critical homeowner evaluation if they don't function well, according to industry experts.
"We think organization in kitchen cabinets is even more important to the homeowner than beauty," says Dave Germond, vice president of sales and marketing for Master Brand/HomeCrest Cabinetry in Goshen, Ind. Anything that makes it easier to organize a kitchen is going to push the home owner's hot buttons, Dave...
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This is a good video to walk you through making cabinets of any type. Paul's design method is solid, and will probably last for many years if followed correctly. Face-frames and doors are not terribly aesthetic, unless you're in with the retro 80's look. However, if you're at the skill level to build kitchen cabinets, you should probably be able to alter the door design with little effort. Available at amazon.com |
7 Steps to Paint Kitchen Cabinet DoorsTake cabinet doors off cabinets and remove all hardware.Clean thoroughly with dry TSP (from your paint store) in warm water. (Be sure to wear rubber gloves to avoid cracking the skin on your hands. )Rinse Thoroughly.Dry overnight. Next morning do a touch test. The surface should be dry and a bit rough. There should be no grease or chalky residue. If the doors are still greasy repeat step 2. If the doors have a chalk residue re-rinse them.Paint the...
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Building Kitchen Cabinets
