TRENDING ON FINEHOMEBUILDING

previous
  • 7 Smart Kitchen Solutions
    7 Smart Kitchen Solutions
  • The Hobbit House and More
    The Hobbit House and More
  • 2014 HOUSES Awards
    2014 HOUSES Awards
  • 2013 HOUSES Awards
    2013 HOUSES Awards
  • Outdoor Kitchen Inspiration
    Outdoor Kitchen Inspiration
  • 7 Small Bathroom Layouts
    7 Small Bathroom Layouts
  • 9 Concrete Countertops Ideas
    9 Concrete Countertops Ideas
  • Read FHB on Your iPad
    Read FHB on Your iPad
  • Clever daily tip in your inbox
    Clever daily tip in your inbox
  • What’s the best decking?
    What’s the best decking?
  • 12 Remodeling Secrets
    12 Remodeling Secrets
  • Remodeling in Action
    Remodeling in Action
  • 15 Coffered-Ceiling Ideas
    15 Coffered-Ceiling Ideas
  • Basement Remodeling Tips
    Basement Remodeling Tips
  • All about Roofing
    All about Roofing
next
PRINT
Pin It
Learn more about Member benefits

A Faster, Easier Approach to Custom Cabinets

Create desks, bookcases, pantries, and more with a slick hybrid design and problem-solving pocket-screw joinery

by Michael Maines

Custom cabinets might seem like an enormous undertaking, but designer and former trim carpenter Mike Maines has a developed a way to streamline the process to make it faster and easier. Maines's plan starts with good design for face-frame cabinets. First, he assembles the face frames, and then he builds the boxes, which are held together with screws, glue, and quality hardware. Finally, Maines attaches the face frames to the boxes and dresses up the exposed end panels with paint-grade plywood or beadboard.

A Faster, Easier Approach to Custom Cabinets

Become a Fine Homebuilding Member

to view this article and over a thousand more

Learn More
Related Topics:
Finish Carpentry | Cabinets and Built-ins | Kitchen Cabinets | Bathroom Cabinets | Kitchens | Built-in Desks
Related Articles
Upgrade to a Trash DrawerOnline Membership Required

Installed in an existing cabinet, it's simple and sturdy, and it hides disposables only a slide awayby Rex Alexander

Tip: Modifying a drawer for a keyboard

by Dana Miller

Tip: Straightening a warped cabinet door

by Frank Ford

Dress up cabinet face frames with a mitered integral bead

For consistent results, rotate the stock, not the saw, and cut opposing pieces at the same time by Brent Benner

Video: Add a Mitered Integral Bead to Cabinet Face FramesOnline Membership Required

This detail softens the edge while creating a deep shadowlineby Brent Benner