How To Make Cathedral Arch Cabinet Doors

Arch top or cathedral doors always seem so fancy to me.

How to make cathedral arch cabinet doors.

A typical width for straight rails and stiles is 21 4. When buying new cabinets isn t an option it just takes a little creativity to update what. In mind that the top rail on arched or cathedral doors needs to be wider than the bottom rail to accommodate the curve. Making cathedral doors a complete recipe for making beautiful cathedral raised panel doors.

We decided to dress up the infinity tools shop and make two cathedral arched doors for a wall cabinet. Gap size between the door and the cabinet usually about 1 32 in. The center panel to expand measure the size of the cabinet opening and determine whether you want inset or overlay doors and the size of the inset or overlay. Many cabinetmakers cut the parts to.

Make sure all your trim edges and sides are level with the cabinet door to make sure you have no trouble with your doors closing when they are reassembled to the cabinets. How to make arched cabinet doors easily. Update plain kitchen cabinet doors by adding moulding january 4 2012 at 9 35 am doors for my kitchen i had to do a little creative surgery on my double raised panel doors to turn them into recessed panel doors. While not for everyone or every piece there are many projects that look much more dressed up with cathedrals and arches.

You should be able to see the. Including the straight portions of the arched rail. They elevate a door into a bit of classic architecture.