Adding Wood Trim To Laminate Cabinets

Our kitchen cabinets were dated but i could not bring myself to rip out these solid wood cabinets plus i did not want to spend the money on new ones.

Adding wood trim to laminate cabinets.

The laminate finish is a glossy looking veneer that may fail to complement the real oak wood surrounding it. I spotted this perfectly thin trim that s about 1 5in wide. If you intend to give the same color to the kitchen cabinet and the trim paint them later. If the laminate is in good condition that is not peeling or cracked you can paint the laminate with oak trim cabinets over the course of a weekend.

How to paint laminate cabinets with wood trim stage 1. Rewind a couple weeks to a lowes trip aka my second home these days. This of course will work on wood cabinets as well but a few of the steps might vary. Even the best laminate kitchen cabinets fade with their color over time.

If it is a wooden trim stain a sample of the wood to ensure you get the desired color. The first thing to do is to paint the cabinet for a better and shinier look. Adding insult to injury our blue laminate countertops with oak trim were being upstaged by the contact paper covering the countertop of the new cabinet. In fact it s an easier way to refurbish the cabinet completely.

I looked around the wood section and tried to find the perfect something for these boring cabinets of mine. Cut a piece of wood trim that fits inside the recessed panel lengthwise and secure it using e6000 adhesive or wood glue. Add two more pieces perpendicular to the first trim piece to create a cross figure and glue them in place. Cut angled trim pieces and attach them from corner to corner to create diagonal lines that form an x.

So i m gonna tell you all my secrets on how to add trim and paint your laminate cabinets. For instance if your cabinets are blue and you would like to add black trim to it you may paint the trim black before installation. Many kitchens feature outdated laminate cabinets some with an oak trim. The melamine cabinets with oak trim looked so sad next to the bright white and stainless steel.

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