Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Laundry Room Cabinet Tutorial Part 2 - Cabinet Finish Work

If you missed the previous posts on the Laundry Room Makeover, you can catch up on them here:

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We left off on the last post after just mounting the cabinet base - 


After installing it, I sanded, primed and painted the cabinet.  I rolled the primer and paint with a cabinet sponge roller.  While I was priming, I rolled the primer on and used a spray paint primer for the cracks and spots the roller couldn't reach. 

Next, I installed rounded edge primed mdf boards to all sides of the cabinet.  I used 3 1/2 inch boards on the top, sides, and middle of the cabinet, and a 2 1/2 inch board across the bottom.  Lastly, I attached crown along the top 3 1/2 inch board.  After puttying, calking, and painting AGAIN (I found it easier to putty, calk, and paint the cabinet and molding at different times), it FINALLY looked like this - 


Next up was to create the cabinet doors.  I purchased 1/4" sheets of birch wood for the faces and attached 2 1/2" primed mdf boards to frame it with liquid nails and 1/4" brad nails - 




After more calking, puttying, sanding, and painting...I attached oil rubbed bronze hinges and knobs and hung them up.

And walla!  Custom cabinets for a fraction of the price!  



Total cost came out to about $200. 

Again, the before:


And the after:


I have a few more projects up my sleeve for the other side of this room that I can't wait to share with you!

11 comments:

  1. Meredith AtkinsonMarch 14, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    We need you to live with us for a couple of months and tackle some "projects" here. You're amazing!

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  2. DeeAnnaMarch 28, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    I love this. I am so inspired, Thank you!

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  3. Angie @ Burton AvenueApril 6, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Your doors look amazing. I have a closet that needs some doors and I'm too cheap to pay for custom made doors. I am going to try your method! Thanks so much for sharing.

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  4. UnknownApril 7, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    I'm in love with this. The difference between the before and after is such a HUGE difference. I love it

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  5. Rachel @ Little Kitchen, Big BitesJune 4, 2012 at 4:24 PM

    you are ridiculously talented!

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  6. Trish AtkinsonAugust 11, 2012 at 8:53 AM

    Thanks everyone!

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  7. Trish AtkinsonAugust 11, 2012 at 8:57 AM

    @ Polly - thanks for your comment!

    MDF board stands for Medium density fibreboard (can be found at your local Home Depot or Lowes). Here is the definition I found online from wikipedia.org. -

    "Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure.[1] MDF is denser than plywood. It is made up of separated fibres, but can be used as a building material similar in application to plywood. It is stronger and much more dense than normal particle board."

    Hope that helps!!

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  8. Anne TolchJune 27, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    I love the paint color! What color and brand is it?

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  9. Anne TolchJuly 10, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    These are beautiful! What color paint did you use?








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  10. Anne TolchJuly 10, 2013 at 9:49 PM

    These are beautiful! What paint did you use?

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  11. Anne TolchJuly 10, 2013 at 9:51 PM

    These are beautiful! What paint did you use?

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