Filling Grooves In Cabinet Doors

I don t think filling the grooves is a viable option.

Filling grooves in cabinet doors.

Filling in routed recesses in cabinet doors re. There are varieties of detailed designing done on home projects including furniture doors windows cabinet doors table legs and so on. The cabinet doors have grooves underneath of them for easy opening. These details are further emphasized with grooves.

It is a powder and you mix it with water. I would like get rid of the vertical grooves in the cabinet doors add a little molding and paint the doors white to make them a little more contemporary country. I love the barn door inspired cabinets. Give the stripper time to dissolve the finish then scrape it away.

Apply stripper to the wood with a paintbrush. Strip the finish from the faces of the cabinet parts that have carvings. I can t thank lisa enough for the inspiration. Mix it up by adding a little water at a time until you get the consistancy you want from thick paste to.

Simply use an automotive filler like bondo to fill in the grooves allow to dry and sand flush with the surface. There is a product called durhams wood filler. Fill sections with wood filler enough to completely fill the void sand. Wow i ve seen kitchens where the base and wall cabinet doors were different but nothing like what you seem to have.

Short of replacing all the doors i don t see any way to update. We decided to keep handles knobs off of the doors. I initially saw the idea while browsing pinterest. Try a sample run which you can peel off if need be.

Cabinetmakers use these types of fillers on surfaces to be painted because it dries. Then clicked my way over to lisa s blog a vintage vine for all the details. If your cabinets have a narrow shallow routed design you may not need to fill the grooves before hanging the wallpaper on the door faces. I ll show how the cabinets turned out after more coats of paint when i reveal the temporary updates to the entire room.

And that s basically it. Many doors would be routed out around the back edges so that they inset into the cabinet frame. Perhaps you could settle on a door style and replace a few at a time as budget allows.