Make your Own Kitchen Cabinet Mouldings for the Doors
Decorative kitchen cabinet doors basically consist of a door slab with various mouldings attached for decoration. One simple type most people are familiar with is Shaker style doors. The mouldings on the doors usually have no beveling or etching in them. They use several plain straight-sided pieces which are mounted onto the door slab, usually around the edges plus one or two pieces across the middle, to create a more interesting door. All you need to create these kitchen cabinet doors is a main slab of wood for the door, and the plain mouldings to attach to the front.
Thin mouldings required for creating cabinet doors often not carried at local hardware stores since diy cabinet door building is a relatively uncommon project for the general public. Most cities will have a specialty store devoted to doors and mouldings where you can find materials for projects such as these.
Beveled, Etched and Routered Mouldings
More intricate kitchen cabinets have various woodworking techniques done to the moulding before it is attached to the cabinet door slab. Edges are often routered to create an interesting and detailed look. A wide variety of router bits can be used to make different edges. Experiment a bit with styles to find one that appeals to your taste.
Mitered Kitchen Cabinet Mouldings
Many mouldings are mounted onto the door slab with butt edges, but some are mitered. Mitered corners on kitchen cabinets create a picture-like frame which is very attractive. Mitering can be done at home using a compound miter saw. Some skill is required to properly match the edges.