DIY shaker doors

I thought I would do a little tutorial on how I made these simple DIY shaker doors they are really quite simple to make and cost me about $10-12 each...they might be worth a try for your next DIY project.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvdvJ3urV_poEgwC9Fc3_Rm2MRm5JljEr8sCIhU5Nij3El6-qaXtHFJruB77IyG5ywppvNSxXR0YKs2uC_GWw2wf0N92UdHKujKLHbXEWH6Y7mpRxdsuHdYUCxMRWHlC3EyQ4x2navwNW/s1600/how+to+build+a+simple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLvdvJ3urV_poEgwC9Fc3_Rm2MRm5JljEr8sCIhU5Nij3El6-qaXtHFJruB77IyG5ywppvNSxXR0YKs2uC_GWw2wf0N92UdHKujKLHbXEWH6Y7mpRxdsuHdYUCxMRWHlC3EyQ4x2navwNW/s1600/how+to+build+a+simple.jpg" width="294" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeFF_LUxsx61y24IMRDvhSkEa-t3WfKzt34jpRfxOMTmasAyd4yrsNq_hFWVlUsug_KL7iWy4fH9Tsqm3PEfbU5A-6YlWCTGDOXaOZyAJonItw-BN19UtbPsfMyX7zc-L76YupSGG4uHo/s1600/2014-11-13+17.06.31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeFF_LUxsx61y24IMRDvhSkEa-t3WfKzt34jpRfxOMTmasAyd4yrsNq_hFWVlUsug_KL7iWy4fH9Tsqm3PEfbU5A-6YlWCTGDOXaOZyAJonItw-BN19UtbPsfMyX7zc-L76YupSGG4uHo/s1600/2014-11-13+17.06.31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I needed 7 doors for the current dining room buffet project I am working on...I am trying to keep on a tight budget and having doors made for me would have cost about $35-40 a door which is pretty good but I thought if I could save $$ on the doors I could put that towards the marble peice I want for the middle section of the buffet. $280 plus tx for custom doors or $70 for DIY doors....it was a no brainer. (don't worry I did swap out the plywood in the last door to match the grain of the others)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I promise it's easy...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">How I keep it really easy is by using unfinished pine flooring which is available at most lumber stores at under $1 a linear foot.</div><br /><br />Tools & supplies you will need:<br />miter saw<br />pocket hole jig<br />clamps<br />table saw<br />drill<br />orbital sander<br />1/4" plywood<br />pine flooring wider than 3" I used 5"<br />1 1/4"  kreg screws<br /><br /><b>Step one</b>, using a table saw you will need to rip off the tongue of the wood flooring , I chose to make my rails and stiles 2 1/2" wide<br /><br /><b>Step two</b>, miter your top and bottom pieces to the desired size. Make sure to sand the grove side of your wood.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7CMbmmWepktH7NSgKZTf1fRSfOCG0CZkxDTnHCLL5V3BhLCn-rkaMUMHikxohIdOUjSOggIO6w8XN2_IOUvDv_YD__Chr0yWHliOm3gWi9wel-E8ajKaGsOCefS9tzUP95cugbZWD84u/s1600/2014-11-12+11.26.07.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7CMbmmWepktH7NSgKZTf1fRSfOCG0CZkxDTnHCLL5V3BhLCn-rkaMUMHikxohIdOUjSOggIO6w8XN2_IOUvDv_YD__Chr0yWHliOm3gWi9wel-E8ajKaGsOCefS9tzUP95cugbZWD84u/s400/2014-11-12+11.26.07.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Step three</b>, drill your pocket holes onto the back side of the stiles.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7l4HxwApigYr-b-jgUSPWgDQtmLbYiLcHkUj42r5x6Zr3l5GZGIMjiga1uwsJYPvjqltehw7iNPSdkEseznAA0gbhiNyd1TIPWnGjOVcmAvTLJ7WEFFF6CTT_2_iVR9mZ12Y1jOdnTIp/s1600/2014-11-12+11.57.58.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-7l4HxwApigYr-b-jgUSPWgDQtmLbYiLcHkUj42r5x6Zr3l5GZGIMjiga1uwsJYPvjqltehw7iNPSdkEseznAA0gbhiNyd1TIPWnGjOVcmAvTLJ7WEFFF6CTT_2_iVR9mZ12Y1jOdnTIp/s400/2014-11-12+11.57.58.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOfSgmO1q7b6FVBSjOmNwqHNMzI4nKq1HzM58Gbev7lJFKeh-nmJKgvGTSPqUk0PH6qxd0hG7icGSaEGY3uGju84T43UBoSaK3DPRFAslPm-xlTN-QqWMzkpg3OZPNIH9BaP5qhTEpGhe/s1600/2014-11-12+11.59.06.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOfSgmO1q7b6FVBSjOmNwqHNMzI4nKq1HzM58Gbev7lJFKeh-nmJKgvGTSPqUk0PH6qxd0hG7icGSaEGY3uGju84T43UBoSaK3DPRFAslPm-xlTN-QqWMzkpg3OZPNIH9BaP5qhTEpGhe/s400/2014-11-12+11.59.06.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5KRHUZNq1cJKIG9Pg9Xp9De4TXU5Le_G8dFoTkk692pYsqHdIv6GOoKaDNx5cOzLGNlDAc7zR-FQH8zw3c7iZHYnKpcSfjJI_H5YtvOet0cQm3i5D0psnWTlAvg1D5Q6-CMEybNQkdmC/s1600/2014-11-12+11.59.17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5KRHUZNq1cJKIG9Pg9Xp9De4TXU5Le_G8dFoTkk692pYsqHdIv6GOoKaDNx5cOzLGNlDAc7zR-FQH8zw3c7iZHYnKpcSfjJI_H5YtvOet0cQm3i5D0psnWTlAvg1D5Q6-CMEybNQkdmC/s400/2014-11-12+11.59.17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYtY6IiltrzTLr-sj0kJ4j7kGZMJ8k4D4abTCsjfVZ6lHbVTzt3pGXeXsg8VteZ6LBfH99EdQw5Hc2PyTeWhrl9yKjbclZ89CK8Esi2GrsSxWqxlq4juEWHs4kjbzI8r9pzYfaQ_NiFam/s1600/2014-11-12+12.00.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnYtY6IiltrzTLr-sj0kJ4j7kGZMJ8k4D4abTCsjfVZ6lHbVTzt3pGXeXsg8VteZ6LBfH99EdQw5Hc2PyTeWhrl9yKjbclZ89CK8Esi2GrsSxWqxlq4juEWHs4kjbzI8r9pzYfaQ_NiFam/s400/2014-11-12+12.00.42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Step four</b>, you will need to cut the plywood or bead board if you choose to just slightly larger than the opening, 5/16"-6/16" is good (just over a 1/4")<br /><br /><b>Step five</b>, using a clamp to hold your miter together attach the stiles to one rail then slide in the plywood and then attach the bottom rail. You don't need to glue the joints as the screws will hold the corners well enough. The center panel will just sit in the groove and can expand and contract freely.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1QP8p6Ttf0OW6QgpB5dFtjp6onzW2VpbuKBmwI3Ig8FBUIXIwNQGPYNRJzlqDgfpCvdQECdhwUVd_JX6JREJLt45zTGgXgEceXFcliC6qFm7FxUvuj6jRUn8ki9XyT-fs1UdGE1yE-jA/s1600/S-stile_and_rail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1QP8p6Ttf0OW6QgpB5dFtjp6onzW2VpbuKBmwI3Ig8FBUIXIwNQGPYNRJzlqDgfpCvdQECdhwUVd_JX6JREJLt45zTGgXgEceXFcliC6qFm7FxUvuj6jRUn8ki9XyT-fs1UdGE1yE-jA/s1600/S-stile_and_rail.jpg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><b>Step six</b>, starting with 80 grit of sand paper sand all the joints flush and smooth I then followed with 150 grit for all the edges and front and back of the frames then a final sanding of 220 which left it perfectly smooth and ready for priming and painting. I then decided after all the sanding to fill the pocket holes followed by another final sanding, the pocket hole plugs I thought I would use were actually micro pocket hole plugs so I went with filler instead. I know a little backwards....I hook up my orbital sander to my wet dry vac for all my sanding.. if you can you should do this and wear ear protection, eye protection and most importantly a mask. Of course you can use pocket hole plugs and glue them in place let them dry and then sand them flush or use a japanese flush saw to cut off any excess followed by sanding.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3-2lUWFLzsjW2rXgmRezW1xDpUM9WwtAJmNJHP5ddL3pgAcp6P9vsQy3zqq1mDBv4WJPmn6pnjUeKNnrWXyxmUR_jhKBR9BbBe7rQuxYQYrjm9n5pnwKoMyqqHw0Qh3Xd5_RzhAKCyc7/s1600/2014-11-14+14.04.28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3-2lUWFLzsjW2rXgmRezW1xDpUM9WwtAJmNJHP5ddL3pgAcp6P9vsQy3zqq1mDBv4WJPmn6pnjUeKNnrWXyxmUR_jhKBR9BbBe7rQuxYQYrjm9n5pnwKoMyqqHw0Qh3Xd5_RzhAKCyc7/s1600/2014-11-14+14.04.28.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypqa6D6iFKjUOOKYUtXLS1uhXBfZLSz9SnJv9ka0cYFYAeWBUnUcznW7L2HqNaiksgfrtY11N5tXumGNApYfNhR5SMm_rG2j5AsLuLVo1ZwacB4NeDX0teToSlfYaazA2O0GxHeLR_a_d/s1600/2014-11-14+15.25.41.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiypqa6D6iFKjUOOKYUtXLS1uhXBfZLSz9SnJv9ka0cYFYAeWBUnUcznW7L2HqNaiksgfrtY11N5tXumGNApYfNhR5SMm_rG2j5AsLuLVo1ZwacB4NeDX0teToSlfYaazA2O0GxHeLR_a_d/s1600/2014-11-14+15.25.41.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNu7ntBIMdI8ZFKNzqsdCzGMEkkE3f_tKgCkrZt6ffxzgQ_JpdmrxZcY11w7iKdWqpWt_UrJ-tji0aCmgoGXCECfT9TcMySXkjzRUJF1jRsKL08YK9HUAka3X-9chpWIdvKU-esxdyhkD/s1600/2014-11-14+15.25.50.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfNu7ntBIMdI8ZFKNzqsdCzGMEkkE3f_tKgCkrZt6ffxzgQ_JpdmrxZcY11w7iKdWqpWt_UrJ-tji0aCmgoGXCECfT9TcMySXkjzRUJF1jRsKL08YK9HUAka3X-9chpWIdvKU-esxdyhkD/s1600/2014-11-14+15.25.50.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Well there it is my tutorial on how I build simple shaker doors with mitered corners for approx $12 each...<br /><br />Please feel free to share and PIN and if you have any questions please feel free to ask me.<br /><br />Please let me know if you use this tutorial I'd love to see what you have done.<br /><br /><br />

DIY shaker doors

I thought I would do a little tutorial on how I made these simple DIY shaker doors they are really quite simple to make and cost me about $1...

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Plugging away at the dining room makeover...DIY DOORS

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnIgQr4kirrv_ku_6smaQ6wUvdmFanePQX_wXkkkKLzDVZZbTSMSa4jcOM5FhIXBLBN1Z0GhZv-ZZbSGS9r5qx8L23v2QSYLmt3QZhmoKRQbRGKO9rJF30Z2dDSKR5iOYWpdasWulao6-/s1600/2014-11-10+20.00.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnIgQr4kirrv_ku_6smaQ6wUvdmFanePQX_wXkkkKLzDVZZbTSMSa4jcOM5FhIXBLBN1Z0GhZv-ZZbSGS9r5qx8L23v2QSYLmt3QZhmoKRQbRGKO9rJF30Z2dDSKR5iOYWpdasWulao6-/s400/2014-11-10+20.00.18.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I thought I should probably do a little update on my dining room project as things really took a leap in the right direction yesterday...DOORS</div> Slowly but surly I am still working away at the dining room, I am not letting it take over my life so it is going slowly but I am OK with that , there is no rush.<br />I had to dry fit the solid tops I made last week just to see how they would look in place, they look just as I had hoped, victory.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt5bIjxNSJOdF_IJhkDEBGVkGDVPiUaZg99TVNXCTRjE1c2EaEz6IHLNlvWdp_a04WcRBCaao5LAFKAPpKzhz9YOe0XqeKbcdIaxSl07b7mUYnxN4Kt7b4LB9qY-lX29snY8l0PMqwWtR/s1600/2014-11-10+19.59.43.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt5bIjxNSJOdF_IJhkDEBGVkGDVPiUaZg99TVNXCTRjE1c2EaEz6IHLNlvWdp_a04WcRBCaao5LAFKAPpKzhz9YOe0XqeKbcdIaxSl07b7mUYnxN4Kt7b4LB9qY-lX29snY8l0PMqwWtR/s640/2014-11-10+19.59.43.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> So excited to see the wine cooler in place hopefully very soon...perhaps in a week or two if I'm honest, this family keeps me busy.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKkuVzqFzG88i5OsixHpypMN7a72rnBhH9pLrSn0Clwhqduh0dQd5_5QzDkYkdejAKMzYv9P-w_o0onKyLDrCDGTdwxslSPz7T6-sYVsu_n65j4H_56hUWoZyoK0UTGI4aZ30BZPJTDP1/s1600/2014-11-12+16.15.02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKkuVzqFzG88i5OsixHpypMN7a72rnBhH9pLrSn0Clwhqduh0dQd5_5QzDkYkdejAKMzYv9P-w_o0onKyLDrCDGTdwxslSPz7T6-sYVsu_n65j4H_56hUWoZyoK0UTGI4aZ30BZPJTDP1/s640/2014-11-12+16.15.02.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Things were really looking up now that I was able to dry fit some of the doors. I had considered having custom doors made but I figured I would just go ahead and build my own like I did for the laundry room sink cabinet.... Just simple shaker doors, this was going to save me about $260 at least ...that's a lot of $$ to put towards oh the marble I want for the middle section. Shaker doors are kind of pricey to have made and mitered corners are even more expensive.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrMKb12zNHe-nk5h6i3avAu5kdeXDDnCVlLGBrXVNFAXBtzxvPGVng17xrdK5uqq2bb5lkYOxKgWI8D73JuqKt3Ewal_IO5NRwjxbynbl5u2Oy9B5eVdRMqYwoY7iLGM0cg472cNRbEDw/s1600/2014-11-12+11.33.08.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSrMKb12zNHe-nk5h6i3avAu5kdeXDDnCVlLGBrXVNFAXBtzxvPGVng17xrdK5uqq2bb5lkYOxKgWI8D73JuqKt3Ewal_IO5NRwjxbynbl5u2Oy9B5eVdRMqYwoY7iLGM0cg472cNRbEDw/s640/2014-11-12+11.33.08.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I made this door 2 years ago and it is holding up very well, so I figured it was worth trying again, this time I used pocket holes and that kept things simple and it worked well so I'm sticking with that, simple and cost effective.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xh0J6AAlPulMKxq2a1kpxQobaC_RMuCVzges4TUmgCx_-471ljW3HOx-dH0Jx6F3fQ1IiOLRAbn57FKtrwVDMqNwYY5QoS8UlrEdaMsjCXvTRc6VgqTBAFc5pzalzrV6jwHGmRX_FIe4/s1600/2014-11-12+12.38.18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Xh0J6AAlPulMKxq2a1kpxQobaC_RMuCVzges4TUmgCx_-471ljW3HOx-dH0Jx6F3fQ1IiOLRAbn57FKtrwVDMqNwYY5QoS8UlrEdaMsjCXvTRc6VgqTBAFc5pzalzrV6jwHGmRX_FIe4/s320/2014-11-12+12.38.18.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguveolPshLITJxHG5VSTXJJJVsD5gPjoe-dBSJZlo8mSOmbYAr_FznSJG9U1sLM9QKei91Yxu_EP3JrWst40d4vGm0UTS_PxCgMYjncYWJwWXHHBqggVV6-EpEszu1agPfii7pZIy_dSJW/s1600/2014-11-12+16.24.46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguveolPshLITJxHG5VSTXJJJVsD5gPjoe-dBSJZlo8mSOmbYAr_FznSJG9U1sLM9QKei91Yxu_EP3JrWst40d4vGm0UTS_PxCgMYjncYWJwWXHHBqggVV6-EpEszu1agPfii7pZIy_dSJW/s400/2014-11-12+16.24.46.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I swear it looks as though my Ryobi tools are product placement but I swear they are just always around...you are welcome Ryobi...feel free to send me any Ryobi products to repay me....wink wink.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a difference a couple of weeks makes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZv8frJiRCL9UZpNH6INH3vj79S5ul1ivBa4BaDVhUW8ULGuJgmc3kP3fmQt0_bdAAojvTPI7V4m1dzl8g6PO5MlNMIMvgJnrPlrxj0HEOyLPMDDK1eKfLFGAt3tORgXPP_hDV6Js6B6j/s1600/2014-11-12+12.30.42.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZv8frJiRCL9UZpNH6INH3vj79S5ul1ivBa4BaDVhUW8ULGuJgmc3kP3fmQt0_bdAAojvTPI7V4m1dzl8g6PO5MlNMIMvgJnrPlrxj0HEOyLPMDDK1eKfLFGAt3tORgXPP_hDV6Js6B6j/s400/2014-11-12+12.30.42.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I decided to use this sureply which is a flooring underlayment if I am correct....the side rails of the door frame are actually pine flooring I ripped down to 2.5 " , the groove perfectly fit this material so it was fine by me...all of the built-in will be painted so it will be fine. So far I think these doors have cost me about $30...well that's not bad at all is it?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course I was 2 small doors short of flooring so I will be off to the lumber yard this morning to finish this door part of the project.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next I have to do a lot of sanding then priming and I should decide on harware becasue my origional idea isn't going to work after all...I would love a contemporary brass knob but they seem hard to find around here.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDlXdoDXNqoUQhZcfr6A-QLvhaRG23mx0o-tPjz9NQRYpBLfglw3BJqYqdWx-xcnujaMC8msA9VZ3D4BN-sraUmV8hPpST_L0f5QpYPw8-A_ub6bNg2BUHqKa00N_xRWEaiO5lbyibQQK/s1600/2014-11-11+15.54.35.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDlXdoDXNqoUQhZcfr6A-QLvhaRG23mx0o-tPjz9NQRYpBLfglw3BJqYqdWx-xcnujaMC8msA9VZ3D4BN-sraUmV8hPpST_L0f5QpYPw8-A_ub6bNg2BUHqKa00N_xRWEaiO5lbyibQQK/s400/2014-11-11+15.54.35.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>I just have to show you this beautiful tree in my yard, it's one of the only trees around still with its leaves and this orange is so stunning in person it is spectacular.<br /><br />I hope you are enjoying this fall...I think some snow is in the near future which makes me sad... oh well that's my issue...thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />

Plugging away at the dining room makeover...DIY DOORS

I thought I should probably do a little update on my dining room project as things really took a leap in the right direction yesterday...DOO...

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