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I’ve seen many nice looking low budget kitchen upgrades in my thirty years of cabinet building. To succeed at remolding this way you just need a couple of ideas that look good, but don’t cost a lot of money. I’m going to give you one proven way to make your cupboards look better without spending a ton of cash.

If your kitchen has flat Formica cabinet doors or older painted wood, you can spruce them up by adding some decorative molding around the edges. The only things you really need to be cautions about is the positioning of the molding in relation to how they open.

It may be necessary to inset the fancy trim an inch or so from the edges of the doors so that they will open without any problem. You can paint or stain the molding prior to attaching it onto the cupboard doors. Low Budget Kitchen Cabinet Door Remodeling

Custom Bar Built by JL Woodworking in Sarasota Fl.

My good friend Michael owns JL Woodworking and is a third generation finish carpenter. He does outstanding work and on several occasions I’ve hired him to install custom cabinet moldings. Although I have been a cabinet maker for many years, custom crown molding, natural wood baseboards and fancy trim get installed much faster and nicer when I let Michael handle the project. He is truly a master craftsman and I recommend his services without hesitation.

One day I began to wonder, is a finish carpenter considered to be an expert at cabinet fabrication? As I pondered the point, several things came to mind. I think you will agree that the two professions are distinctly different.

Now, please do not confuse a cabinet installer with the title of a cabinet “maker.” Finish carpenters make excellent cabinet installers and have amazing skills for building custom built-ins, but when it comes to being a cabinet maker there are tools and machines that a finish carpenter would not be familiar with. read Finish Carpenter Cabinet Maker