Measure the width and length of the bookcase opening where you wish to hang the doors.
Add cabinet doors to shelves.
And you will need to get enough screws to attach each hinge to both the cabinet door and the armoire.
Once the cabinet door arrives you ll want to paint stain treat the cabinet door.
How to add a new door to an old cabinet box step 1 order the new cabinet door.
My bottom ones had two.
Check over your bookcase.
If the opening is 36 by 72 inches the measurement would be 39.
How to add doors to bookcases step 1.
Rails filler can be ordered to match the finish of the doors.
First thing first order the new cabinet door.
If the door is large enough to cover 3 shelves get 3 hinges for that door.
If you can recess the door measure from the inside of your frame.
Look at the.
My top doors had 3 hinges.
Step 2 prepare the door.
Add 3 inches to both measurements.
Step 3.
I was just going to add the doors and leave it at that but a lot of built ins like these are actually base cabinets with shallower bookcases set on top of them creating a ledge where they meet see my pinterest board on bookcase and built in inspirations here i like that little detail so i pondered how to modify the bookcases and eventually decided to use my jigsaw to cut mdf trim like this.
We bought our s from this site.
Are the shelves flush with the front of the frame or are they recessed enough to.
If you are doing two really long doors for a book case 3 hinges per door will probably do you fine.