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A little paint and molding can completely transform your boring kitchen-cabinet doors.
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Nancy Golden, host of DIY's Decorating and Design, shows how to create decorative panels on your kitchen-cabinet doors. Materials: cabinet doors with recessed center panels
masking tape
sandpaper
tack cloth
primer
oil-based paint (Nancy used a creamy shade, a slightly darker shade and a mauve for the trim)
paintbrush
paper towels
miter box and saw
rope molding
finishing nails and hammer - Remove doors from the cabinets.
- Tape off center panel, around which you will be painting.
- Sand the center panel and wipe with a tack cloth to remove any dust.
- Apply a smooth coat of primer and let dry.
- Paint the panel with the lightest shade. Let dry.
- Using the second-lightest shade, dip a brush into the paint, dab most of it off onto paper toweling, and lightly dry-brush the painted area.
- Cut rope molding to fit inside the panels, using a miter box to miter the corners.
- Paint the molding with the darkest color.
- Attach the molding with finishing nails just inside the panels. Finish with your choice of decorative cabinet hardware.
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