Filling Grooves In Cabinet Doors

Fill sections with wood filler enough to completely fill the void sand.

Filling grooves in cabinet doors.

I don t think filling the grooves is a viable option. It is a powder and you mix it with water. There are varieties of detailed designing done on home projects including furniture doors windows cabinet doors table legs and so on. Strip the finish from the faces of the cabinet parts that have carvings.

There is a product called durhams wood filler. Give the stripper time to dissolve the finish then scrape it away. Then clicked my way over to lisa s blog a vintage vine for all the details. Cabinetmakers use these types of fillers on surfaces to be painted because it dries.

Many doors would be routed out around the back edges so that they inset into the cabinet frame. Apply stripper to the wood with a paintbrush. Short of replacing all the doors i don t see any way to update. These details are further emphasized with grooves.

We decided to keep handles knobs off of the doors. While you are keen on doing some sanding in this woodwork the grooves can be a tight spot to reach. Simply use an automotive filler like bondo to fill in the grooves allow to dry and sand flush with the surface. Wow i ve seen kitchens where the base and wall cabinet doors were different but nothing like what you seem to have.

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. Try a sample run which you can peel off if need be. An electric sander makes this job waaaay easier and less time consuming than if you were to do it by hand. The doors are solid wood and the boxes are very well made custom work so i don t want to get new stuff nor can i really afford replacing them with the same quality.

I initially saw the idea while browsing pinterest. And that s basically it. I love the barn door inspired cabinets. 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.

Mix it up by adding a little water at a time until you get the consistancy you want from thick paste to. The cabinet doors have grooves underneath of them for easy opening. Perhaps you could settle on a door style and replace a few at a time as budget allows.