How to Build and Install Kitchen Cabinets
25 Articles and videos to help you create a beautiful, functional, and comfortable kitchen.
The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in a home, and selecting the right kitchen cabinets can create the perfect balance between function and aesthetic appeal. Building, installing, or choosing cabinets, however, can be challenging. This collection of Fine Homebuilding articles and videos can turn these daunting tasks into jobs well done.
This list is full of helpful hints and step-by-step guides to assist you in the process of creating or installing beautiful kitchen cabinets. Are you building cabinets from scratch, or fixing warped cabinet doors? Do you want to use stock cabinets, or get them custom-made? Not sure where to start? Whatever the problem you’re trying to solve, this collection will get you on the right path toward a new or remodeled kitchen.
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Design
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Make Smart Choices When Customizing Kitchen Cabinets
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How-To
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What’s the Difference: Degree of opening
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Design
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Get to Know Semicustom Kitchen Cabinets
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How-To
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Video Series: How to Install Semi-custom Cabinets
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12 Tips on Ordering and Installing IKEA Cabinets – Part 1
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12 Tips on Ordering and Installing IKEA Cabinets – Part 2
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Design
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The Practical Details of Kitchen Islands
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How-To
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Making Raised-Panel Doors on a Tablesaw
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How-To
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Fixing warped cabinet doors
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How-To
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Build a Tablesaw Crosscut Sled
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How-To
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Dress up cabinet face frames with a mitered integral bead
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Design
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A Buyer’s Guide to Kitchen Cabinets
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How to Get the Best Custom Kitchen Cabinets
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Design
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An Inside Look at Custom Kitchen Cabinets
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Design
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Build a Custom Rollout Cabinet
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How-To
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Installing Stock Cabinets
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How-To
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Introduction: Cabinet-Door Shoot-out
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How-To
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A Houseful of Cabinets and Built-ins -
How-To
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Installing Semicustom Kitchen Cabinets
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Multipurpose Kitchen Islands
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Plan Your Visit to a Kitchen-Cabinet Showroom
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Design
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Signature Details for Kitchen Cabinets
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How-To
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Video Series: Build a Built-in Mudroom
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How-To
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Video: Add a Mitered Integral Bead to Cabinet Face Frames
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How-To
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How to Install Inset Cabinet Doors
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How-To
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Installing Kitchen Cabinets Solo
