Custom Cabinets

Custom Cabinets

If you want custom cabinets, they are only some tools and some wood away from reality. Custom cabinets can be great additions to any room of your home, as they are custom-built to meet your specific cabinetry needs. Long before massive walk-in closets became the norm in residential building design, many home owners and apartment-dwellers made up for cramped bedroom closets by making their own armoire cabinets. You can make your own custom cabinets, too. The trim armoire design reflects the styling developed during the heyday of the armoire. A compact armoire still boasts plenty of interior space. Five shelves on the left size is common, and they are sized to store folded sweaters and shirts. You can hang several suits or dresses in the closet section on a standard right side.

Custom Cabinetry

When you are wanting to build your custom cabinets, you’ll want to start with careful preparation and determining the size of your armoire custom cabinets. You should prepare your plywood panels that become the sides, bottom, top and shelves to create custom cabinets with a clean, professional look. Take the time to make sure all the parts are perfectly square. Then apply the self-adhesive veneer edge tape to all plywood edges that will be visible. If you plan to paint or stain the armoire custom cabinets, you can simply fill the edges with wood putty and sand them smooth before you apply the paint or stain.

You’ll need to cut the side panes, bottom panel, center panel, and the shelves to size, using a circular saw and a straightedge as a cutting guide. Birch plywood makes a great wood, because it is easy to work with and takes wood stain well. You’ll smooth the surfaces of the panels with medium-grit sandpaper. Next, you should apply the self-adhesive veneer edge tape to the front edges of the center panel, side panels, and shelves. Cut the strips of edge tape to length and position them over the plywood edges.

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You should then press the strips with a household iron set on a low-to-medium heat setting, letting the heat from the iron activate the adhesive. Next, be sure to trim the excess tape with a sharp utility knife or veneer edge trimmer, and sand the trimmed edges and surfaces of the edge tape with medium-grit sandpaper. Creating your custom cabinets can be a rewarding experience—especially when you build them from scratch!