In my latest project a built in bookcase for the living room i made my first attempt at building shaker cabinet doors.
Easy diy shaker cabinet doors.
This is pretty simple.
How to build a shaker cabinet door step 1.
Your cabinet opening is 17 x 37 so you would want your shaker cabinet door to be 18 x 38.
I ended up redoing the whole cabinets and converting the top half into open shelving with fake shiplap.
All you have to do is measure the opening of the cabinet and then add the desired overlap.
From each end using the table saw.
Most people opt for 1 2 inch.
Building shaker cabinet doors is only part of the story.
These diy shaker cabinet doors are easy to build and look amazing.
Get help with the hinges.
Build cabinet doors to update your old cabinets on the cheap.
Flat kitchen cabinet doors can be easily turned into eye catching shaker style cabinets in a weekend.
What you need is oak strips plywood wood glue and a table saw and when you realize that this is a cheap kitchen renovation project you may give it some consideration.
You also have to hang them.
The more traditional method is full tongue and groove joints but i figured i could come up with something in the middle ground.
So make sure to hop over to ana white s site by clicking here to grab the printable plans for these diy shaker cabinet doors.
Diy shaker cabinet doors plan.
I went back and forth on how to do it but finally decided on a combination of groove joints and pocket holes.
Diy shaker cabinet doors are relatively easy to make.
Using a few simple woodworking techniques you can update your old cabinet doors without spending a fortune.
Determine the cabinet size.