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When the 70s Call Asking For Their Cabinets Back, Hang Up and Bring Them Into This Century

When the 70s Call Asking For Their Cabinets Back, Hang Up and Bring Them Into This Century

Karen February 19, 2015 3 Comments

Are your cabinets in good condition but old, worn out and dated looking (kind of like me!)? With just a few tweaks you can bring them into this century and get another 10 to 15 years of life out of them. It seems like back in the 70s and 80s kitchen cabinets were built on site and built to last! That’s the case with the kitchen I’m currently dealing with, the entire kitchen was site built, they made one long face frame for an 8’ bank of cabinets – picture all the face frames of your cabinets connected together and installed as one piece, that’s how this kitchen is. Anyway, I was happy with the layout, it’s pretty basic, so to save some money I decided to work with the existing cabinets by removing the valance, replacing the exposed hinges with concealed hinges and adding glass inserts to the upper, upper cabinets – you’ll see what I mean in a minute. If you have ever thought of updating your dated kitchen cabinets, you’ll definitely want to check out this article in all its splendor. Read More

Filed Under: How To, Kitchen, Restoration

Wow ‘Em With Wooden Hinges

Brad July 20, 2011 1 Comment

incra hingecrafter for wooden hinges
Incra HingeCrafter - Available from Rockler
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that really make your day – like seeing the A-hole on the freeway who passed everyone on the shoulder getting a ticket – or just happening to stop at Von’s to get some organic fruit per the wife’s instructions, and finding out beer and ribs are on sale! And when that extra mile you took to make your project a cut above the rest gets noticed by your friends and peers… awesome. Wooden hinges will definitely make that happen.Read More

Filed Under: Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Woodworking

Fix A Sticking Door The Easy Way, The Adjustable Door Hinge

Marc Lyman June 15, 2010 3 Comments

Filed Under: Hardware, Videos, Windows & Doors

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