Kitchen cabinets - Use wood laminate to make?
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 7:16 am
I was wondering if anybody had used wood laminate planks to build kitchen cabinets? I am thinking of making built-in-place cabinets and using the prefinished solid wood/wood laminate planks for the doors and outside surfaces. Plywood and lumber would be used for the structure.
I was wondering how the planks are to work with? I was thinking of using the matching stair edge pieces as the outer edge for the doors - just a simple frame - possible mitered if I can find a miter saw cheap. The shelves of the cabinets on the inside would be that white melamine plank.
Also, do the planks clean easily or do they get stained when you spill something on them?
I'm thinking the cost would not be that bad - especially compared to buying cabinets - even from cabinets from Craigslist, etc. There always seem to be some of the planks for sale and even if I used more than one color - say one for the frame and another for the inset on the frame, it would still be (hopefully) pretty and durable.
Thanks!
I was wondering how the planks are to work with? I was thinking of using the matching stair edge pieces as the outer edge for the doors - just a simple frame - possible mitered if I can find a miter saw cheap. The shelves of the cabinets on the inside would be that white melamine plank.
Also, do the planks clean easily or do they get stained when you spill something on them?
I'm thinking the cost would not be that bad - especially compared to buying cabinets - even from cabinets from Craigslist, etc. There always seem to be some of the planks for sale and even if I used more than one color - say one for the frame and another for the inset on the frame, it would still be (hopefully) pretty and durable.
Thanks!