If you aren’t familiar with our latest project, we are working on building a desk in the old closet space for our office remodel. There is some existing shaker cabinets in this space that houses a Murphy Bed and we want to keep those and add new cabinets that match the ones that are already...

How To Update A Flat Panel Door

A little over a year ago we bought an older home. Older homes have charm, character, and projects. One of the remodeling projects we wanted to do was kitchen cabinet refacing. New cabinets can be expensive and our budget was not up for taking that on, so we decided to give them a makeover ourselves. […]

Learn how to update old closet doors in your home with minimal effort. Adding DIY trim detail is one great way to modernize bifold doors.

Not only are these cabinet doors terrible to look at, ours also had water damage near the sink and dishwasher. The sink was also full of dirty dishes, which was also most definitely related to the cabinet doors. This is phase 1 of my "DIY" kitchen update and it's EASY#cabinets #cabinetresurfacing #melamine Step 1: Take the wooden strips offThe wooden strips are glued with a tongue-and-grove-type hold. I used a flat edge painters knife to chip off any glue from the face of the cabinet. The…

Want to upgrade your boring flat panel doors? This DIY door makeover shows how to update hollow core doors with trim & paint for a new look!

I am big fan of Shaker style. I love the versatility of it's simple and clean detail. It can be traditional, it can be modern - it goes with everything. It's fantastic, timeless style. My studio renovation had 2 main goals: 1) To be as economical as possible. 2) To have as low an impact on the environment as possible. I desperately needed more closed storage and devised a plan to use salvaged kitchen cabinets, but I wasn't just looking for any salvaged kitchen cabinets. If I could've found…

Step by step tutorial turning flat paneled cabinets into DIY shaker cabinets. Oh, kitchen remodels. They always start out so simple and then turn into so. much. more. Cabinets are a huge focal point in the kitchen. They are also a huge cost in a kitchen makeover. When we bought our farmhouse, we knew the

I have flat cabinets with rounded edges. I plan to DIY and make them into white shaker style with new hardware and crown molding on top. I am also adding stone backsplash and polishing my Corian. Do I need to square my sides with wood filler or would it still look good with rounded edges? ( simpler , just have to add the 2” x 1/4” flat trim to make the shaker style). Following are 2 pics of my cabinets followed by something similar to what I’m going for. Old ugly flat cabinet doors a…