Kitchen Cabinet Remodel

Linda kelley
by Linda kelley
These were my kitchen cabinets before my remodel. Worn out and dark. Not what I wanted in my kitchen.
I removed all the door fronts...32 of them!


A good tip: I made a rough drawing of the kitchen as to the cabinets. On the paper I numbered each cabinet. Where the hinge was going to be screwed in on back of the door, I put the coordinating number with a marker. This made it sooo easy to remember which cabinet door went where. I removed the hinges since I was replacing. I sanded, a lot of sanding. I then painted the cabinets. I let dry, sanded lightly,then re coated. They still looked plain to me. I wanted to add molding to spruce it up a bit. My neighbor let me borrow his Miter Saw. If I would have done this with a miter box, it would have taken me forever. This was the first time I used a miter saw. It was so easy to make the cuts. I purchased lots of molding. There are so many styles to chose from. I made the cuts, working on one cabinet at a time. I used wood glue to attach the molding. I then followed with finishing nails. I used wood filler to patch the nail holes.


I made mistakes doing the molding...sure...but I finally figured it out.


What a difference new color, molding, and hardware make!
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I like them so much better. I'm so proud of myself. It does take a couple of weekends, but the end result was worth it!
Linda kelley
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  • Monica Monica on Jan 19, 2017
    I absolutely love your cabinets. I too want to add the molding to mine but dont know what size. I also dont know how to cut or use a saw. This is my hesitation along with people telling me its too much work.
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