How To Update Cabinets On A Budget
Prime and paint the doors and cabinets.
How to update cabinets on a budget. If you dont prime the oak portions of the cabinets the orange WILL show through. Then take a dry cloth and wipe both MDF trim pieces and cabinet door. The best part is it only cost about 20.
They actually came from another room in the house that we remodeled and we brought them in here and repurposed them for the kitchen. Gel stain is super thick so you dont even need a primer. Just shake the can stir the gel dip your paintbrush in and get to work.
Today on Modern Builds Im transforming some old outdated kitchen cabinets into modern slab-style cabinets. Cabinet refacing essentially involves removing the old doors and drawers giving the existing frame a new look with either paint or laminate and then adding all new doors and drawers to give the cabinet a completely updated custom look. These are standard kitchen cabinets.
INSTALL THE MDF TRIM TO THE DOOR. We went with General Finishes Java Gel Stain in 1 qt. Cabinet refacing is a great way to save time and most importantly money.
I cant stress it enough. Measure the height of your cabinets. The main reasons I decided to go with refacing My cabinet boxes were in great sturdy condition.
Add a subway tile backslash. 7 Tips for Updating Melamine Cabinets with Oak Trim 1. Now it was time to apply the stain.