Making Cabinet Doors Out Of Picture Frames

Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

Making cabinet doors out of picture frames.

We ll show you how to turn a picture frame and cork board into a stylish storage cabinet. The process at least. Face frames on sides of kitchen cabinets should overlap 1 4 in. 7 picture frame cabinet door tutorial thrive.

Choose which door to make. With all of the upper cabinets for my kitchen made and installed i moved on to making the cabinet doors. Once it s ready just drill holes to attach hangers and then you can easily hang your pictures from clips. The cabinet itself is is simple to build and the frame insert is so easy and customizable.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. Turn a picture frame into a cabinet door. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. The kitchen remodel continues.

I was blown away by the sheer number and creativity of these do it yourself projects using found or discount wood doors. Here are all of the rough cut parts for the eleven doors i ll need. On the outside edge. Glue under frame pieces to the base making sure frame pieces are flush with the door edges.

Read through this week s enote to see a construction illustration as well as the full step by step instructions. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. Cabinet doors can make or break the look of your kitchen or bathroom cabinets and the longevity of the cabinets. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.

The style i picked is a simple frame and panel with the frame made from solid maple. You ll want to clean and stain or paint the door however you want it to look and then give it plenty of time to dry. A face frame does a better job of this if it overlaps the box edges a bit. For cabinets with face frames if doing partial overlay add 2 times whatever you want your overlay to be to the height and width of your inside opening and be sure get hinges to match your overlay.

Making the face frame run past all the plywood edges provides a little wiggle room and hides not so perfect saw cuts on the plywood. You can get cabinet doors at salvage centers including the habitat for humanity restores. This is the easiest time to do this step. If you are willing to put in a little work you can make picture frames using unfinished discarded or used cabinet doors.

Make a list of the parts of your diy shaker cabinet doors before you begin. Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. For cabinets with face frames if doing inset doors subtract from both the height and width of your frame opening to get your door size. The secret lies in the workmanship and quality of materials used to make cabinet doors.