Putting Glass In Cupboard Doors

A quick guide to installing glass in cabinet doors.

Putting glass in cupboard doors.

Glass kitchen cabinet doors brighten up a room by opening up every dark edge available through the reflection of light. Wipe excess silicone off face of glass and allow to dry. Who knows what the difference is. You might find a few tiny nails where the panel meets the frame.

Jennifer bridgman of the home improvement blog the chronicles of home says you can make your own diy glass cabinet doors. Remove the cabinet doors you wish to add glass to. Examine the back side of each door. If you have a panel that tapers off similar to the one below tapering can be seen below the green banners you will most likely not need a router.

Carefully insert lexan glass into frame pressing glass firmly into frame. Glass cut size will depend on what style of cabinet you have and if you want to use a router or not. Apply silicone caulk to the inside perimeter of the door frame or screw in glass clips no farther than 12 inches apart. The only product needed is some 100 silicone.

Add a bead of silicone along the inside edge on the front side of the cabinet door. Drill a pilot hole for the jigsaw blade approximately 1 4 in from the corner of the door frame. To get started on glass cabinet doors remove the doors from the cabinets and remove all hardware from the doors. You can store away your glassware when it s not in use but you still get the benefit of its eye appeal.

Drop the glass plexi in place on top. Please like if this video helped you with installing glass. Insert glass and reassemble. Glass kitchen cabinet doors are usually transparent or frosted which means they reflect at least 60 of their content.

Hang cabinet doors using hardware removed in the first step. Adding glass doors to existing shelves is a great way to upgrade the look of the room. Carefully insert your chosen glass into the frame pressing it firmly into place with caulk or securing with glass clips if glass rattles a dab of hot glue will do the trick. If so gouge away wood with a utility knife to expose the nail heads and pull the nails with a pliers.