How To Make Sliding Kitchen Cupboard Doors

Sometimes all it takes to bring new life to something old is a new accessory.

How to make sliding kitchen cupboard doors.

Cut the door panel insert slightly less than the size you need to allow for wood expansion and contraction. You ll want some of these cool sliding doors for your garage once you see how simple they are to construct. Subtract this number from the width of the door you want. Then add 1 2 in the length of two tenons see figure a in project pdf s below.

It is a good idea to cut the door a little short of the line. Use a straight edge to make the lines. This cabinet with sliding doors is made out of mdf and the dimensions are 140cm lenght 40cm width and 80cm hight. Take the height of the door you want and add 1 8 in.

Each door is essentially a series of horizontal s. Place the plywood on a table saw or use a circular saw and cut out the door. Figuring the length of the rails is more complicated. To give your kitchen cabinet doors a pick me up try simply replacing the hardware.

Take the measurements that you have and mark them on a sheet of 3 4 inch plywood. Go for an updated look like these half circle pulls that come in a variety of finishes including matte. Frame the sliding cabinet doors cut some 1 4 plywood into strips most of the strips are 2 1 2 cut some additional strips at 5 for the top rails. Begin assembly of the door.

You can also mix bronze pulls with a matte black backing for a trendier look.