beadboard dresser finished

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Comment by Wally on July 20, 2011 at 8:28pm

No table saw wow... that's a lot to do using a just a circular saw (I assume). Well thanks for the ideas / input. and appreciate you sharing these projects with us all.

Comment by david sims on July 20, 2011 at 5:42pm

I did the kitchen cabinets in batches so we wouldn't be without a kitchen for a long period of time. I did the uppers first and I had to play with the dimensions of the cabinets we wanted to get the most usefull configuration. We had a blind corner in the uppers and a lazt susan in the base cabinets. I decided to go with two corner cabinets instead. I then plugged in the dimensions of the cabinets to fill the voids around the microwave , fridge, etc. You may want to mark out studs if you are changing configuration to make sure you have something to screw into. Melamine would help cut cost. You can edge band it for shelving as well. I used 3/4" ply and 1/4" backing with two nailer strips. I applied shellac on the inside and brushed/rolled rustoleum furniture pain on the exterior. I got an outstanding deal on blum hinges on ebay from a vendor. I reused my upper cabs in the garage for storage and reused the drawers and slides from the old kitchen because money was tight. Believe it or not I did not even have a table saw when I built these cabinets.

Comment by Wally on July 19, 2011 at 10:47pm

Thank you very much for sharing. Just saw the two photos of your kitchen and it was kind of creepy because its pretty much exactly what we are thinking of, including those drawer/door pulls. I was thinking of sticking to the European style of cabinets though and my wife has her own idea of coordinating colors.  Did you follow a plan or draw it up yourself, did you use melamine or plywood (I am thinking of using melamine). If you have any words of wisdom it would be much appreciated. But again BRAVO on a great job.

Thanks

Comment by david sims on July 19, 2011 at 10:12pm

All of the pieces in this bedroom set have the individual planks of knotty pine beadboard. They are actually 3/16" thick like many of the beadboard choices at the depot or lowes, eventhough they are marked as 1/4". The face frames of these drawers are 1/2" poplar with a 3/16" notch routed out with a straight cut bit for the pieces of beadboard to sit in.

 

I have a few photos of my kitchen up for viewing. i think the cabinet doors I have are exactly what you guys have in mind. They are 3/4" stock routed with a Bosch tongue and groove bit from lowes. Around $50. The cabinet doors have 1/4" mdf beadboard inserted as panels. This is the only local source I can find for 1/4" beadboard that is actually a 1/4" not 3/16". If I recall correctly the beadboard comes in small sheets approximently 32" x 48" and is from lowes. Around $13.

Let me know if you want some pics of my kitchen doors or close ups, etc.

Comment by Wally on July 19, 2011 at 8:24am

Very nice work... My wife wants kitchen cabinets that are pretty much exactly like that (beadboard). Which router bit did you use on the rails and stiles of the drawer fronts? Mortise and Tenon or tongue and groove or.....? How thick is the beadboard, I think I can get it locally at 1/4 in that should be good enough.

 

Thank you for your input and great job, looks very professional.