Making Shaker Door Fronts

I decided i wanted a shaker style door just like my kitchen cabinets.

Making shaker door fronts. The first step of the diy vanity makeover was to build new shaker drawer fronts and cabinet doors. The simplest form of the frame and panel door is the shaker style door known for its no frills look clean and simple. I ve built shaker cabinet doors one time before for this bookshelf but this was my first time with shaker drawer fronts. This is an easy way to build drawer fronts plus it s cheap about 20 without the hardware.

For each one you ll need two stiles the vertical parts two rails the horizontal parts and one panel. These are simple shaker style cabinet doors and are not very expensive to make but i warn you they are a little time consuming. But i still had to make shaker cabinet doors for the big cabinet that i built. Measuring for new shaker style cabinet doors.

The possibilities are endless. They re similar to the cabinet doors but i modified them a little so there s a solid place to attach hardware. We also make a complementing 5 piece shaker drawer style that you can easily add to your online cabinet door order. And while i was at it i needed to make two doors for a cabinet i have been working on for a friend.

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. I ended up redoing the whole cabinets and converting the top half into open shelving with fake shiplap. One of the things i love about diying is that you can make anything. Diy shaker cabinet doors plan.

You ll find out how to build simple drawer fronts that can be used on cabinets and furniture. While there are many options for door making the standard is frame and panel doors. We are continuing on with our closet makeover and finishing it off with the drawer fronts. A step by step tutorial on how to build shaker style drawer fronts for your cabinets.

Extra tall so you can trim their ends after gluing. These are doors with a frame made most of the time from hardwood and a panel made of anything from solid wood to plywood to mdf. How to make quick and easy shaker style drawer fronts post preview. Figuring the length of the stiles is easy.

I recently showed you all the beginning of my laundry room remodel. It s a good idea to make your doors 1 8 in. Choose any of our high quality unfinished wood grains as the base for your favorite color or stain.