Cover Cabinet Doors With Contact Paper

Line up the end with the corner then mark the other end with a tiny snip of the scissors.

Cover cabinet doors with contact paper.

Plan for about an hour per cabinet both doors. Measure your cabinet and cut a piece of your wrapping paper large enough to cover the surface of the cabinet. I found the water activated paper to be easier to handle cleaner cuts more forgiveness if a tear occurred and easier to line up on the cabinet doors. Spotted in the kitchn post.

However the water activated paper isn t as durable as the contact paper material so it will likely require more touchups in the long run. References this old. Refacing our cabinets using contact paper. If the facing to the side of the door is also 4 inches cut the contact paper lengthwise to fit so the grain continues going in the same direction as on the cabinet doors.

Spray your adhesive about 8 inches away from the paper and coat the backing very lightly. You could get very creative with contact paper to cut out a graphic woodland scene or something a little simpler. I spent a lot of lunch hours weekend nights and downtime working with contact paper. Don t worry about getting it perfect.

Unroll the contact paper across the cabinet door. Use the contact paper to cover some of the flat surfaces of the cabinets such as the doors facings or the border where the cabinet tops meet the ceiling. I can t cut a straight line to save my life so the grid on the back of this dry erase contact paper is soooo helpful. How to cover kitchen cabinets with contact paper.

For best results choose contact paper for cabinets and contact paper for countertops that complements the paint and kitchen style. But we love the idea of using contrast with the existing material and contact paper even standard white. Transforming a boring and outdated kitchen into a modern open concept allows natural lighting to flow throughout. It takes a long time to cover a full kitchen with contact paper but the process itself is pretty simple.

Jun 28 2016 explore lani l s board contact paper cabinets on pinterest. Lightly coat the back of your paper with spray adhesive. A hand carved kitchen cabinet design from contact paper. Faux wood grain contact paper self adhesive shelf liner covering for kitchen cabinets doors drawers countertop arts and crafts 23 5x169 inch 4 2 out of 5 stars 58 26 99 26.