Not only are these cabinet doors terrible to look at, ours also had water damage near the sink and dishwasher. The sink was also full of dirty dishes, which was also most definitely related to the cabinet doors.
This is phase 1 of my "DIY" kitchen update and it's EASY
Step 1: Take the wooden strips off
The wooden strips are glued with a tongue-and-grove-type hold. I used a flat edge painters knife to chip off any glue from the face of the cabinet.
The wooden strips popped off pretty easily!
Step 2: Turn the wooden strip around and glue it back on (smooth edge facing forward, raised edge facing inward)
Line it up and glue it back on!
Clamp it!
Step 3: Spoke shave those ridges off
I bought this spoke shave tool from Amazon for like $20... it looked like it would work and it did! (get a stone sharpener too for the blade if you don't already have one)
Step 4: Rough sanding, wood filler, more sanding
Step 5: BIN primer
Step 6: Paint, sand, paint, sand
I achieved a smooth surface by painting with a high-quality latex paint, using a high-quality roller for semi-gloss paints, and sanding in between coats with a 320 grit sandpaper.
We ordered some rail-style hardware, which should look terrific!
A couple of notes:
1. We live a micro-life in a small apartment. I was able to complete this whole re-surfacing on my tiny deck with the most disruptive power tool being an electric sander. Aside from the dust, this is totally do-able and very achievable in a small space
2. Where you can, mount the cabinets upside-down. We couldn't do this for our drawers and for 2 door-fronts so we spent extra time sanding and filling because the seam is potentially at eye-level.
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