Adding Trim To Rounded Cabinet Doors

November 5 2015 by admin 55 comments.

Adding trim to rounded cabinet doors.

I m so excited about this post i can t even tell you. This step completes the addition of trim to the kitchen. You can attach it to the edges around the perimeter or flat on the face of the door. It wasn t an exact science but you really didn t noticed it at all once the doors were all hung.

Place a weight on it and leave it for 10 to 12 hours. After 10 minutes press again. From drab to fab. Just make sure you are laying the trim pieces consistently across all doors.

The frame measures the exact same size as the sides and front of the cabinet. Adding trim to cabinet doors. This will assure the bond is firm. After adding the trim pieces to all the cabinet doors sand the edges of the trim to make everything even.

If trim is being placed on the cabinet doors that are lying flat the trim should be covered with a plastic wrap. The first problem was that there was no lip on the cabinet in which to add molding. We built a frame that would sit on top of the cabinet and that we could attach the trim to the frame above the cabinet. If it is a wooden trim simply nail it to the cabinet.

See the picture below for the before and after sanding. Adding trim to cabinets. There are lots of choices. Then it s time to fill in all the holes and gaps with wood filler or spackling paste.

These are actually rounded too my husband was doubtful because of that reason but turns out you can t really tell. For the rounded corners on my doors i did not fill the gap in. I am thinking about doing this to our flat faced. Sand the mdf shaker cabinet doors.

Trim of any type makes cabinet doors appear expensive.