Tips for Updating Bathroom Vanity Cabinet Doors

At some point, everyone’s bathroom ends up looking a little outdated. However, renovations can be expensive and difficult to complete. Fortunately, replacing your bathroom vanity cabinet doors is an excellent way to refresh your space without breaking the bank and without breaking your back. Anyone can complete a bathroom cabinet door restoration project with the right knowledge and preparation, which is why we are here to help you plan for replacement vanity doors.

How To Prepare for Updating Bathroom Cabinet Doors

Although it isn’t difficult to upgrade your bathroom cabinet doors, there are a few factors to think about before starting the process. Whether you are looking for a simple medicine cabinet door replacement or a complete DIY bathroom vanity makeover, you should consider the following.

1. Measure Properly

When you purchase replacement cabinet doors, you will need to know the correct size of doors you need to ensure the new ones will fit. To measure what size of doors you need, you can either use your current cabinet doors or measure the opening of your cabinet boxes. Use a tape measure and be ready to write down the measurements.

• Remove your old cabinet doors from your cabinet boxes and measure the length and width of the doors to the nearest 1/16th inch for the most precise measurement.
• If measuring the cabinet opening, then you can measure from the inside edges of the opening to the nearest 1/16th inch. Then, add an additional inch to the height and width to account for the door overlay at ½” all the way around the opening.
• When measuring for cabinet drawer fronts, follow the same steps.

2. Choose Quality Cabinet Doors

When searching for replacement vanity doors, there is a lot to consider, from choosing the right color scheme to finding the right price. However, you should never sacrifice any of these factors for choosing high-quality cabinet doors.

Especially with the humidity and steam in the bathroom, it is crucial that you choose a durable cabinet door made from quality materials. In the event that you opt for the cheapest cabinet doors, you will likely find yourself replacing them in the near future, which will only cost you more in the long run.

At CabinetDoors.com, we provide high-quality cabinet doors at affordable prices, so you don’t have to sacrifice quality or value when selecting replacement bathroom cabinet doors. We offer wood species like red oak, maple, and cherry to withstand the humid bathroom environment.

You can also choose from dozens of styles, so you don’t have to reject design for quality, like timeless shaker doors, slab cabinet doors, raised-panel cabinet doors, and more.

3. Consider the Ideal Design Style

Of course, the main goal for updating your bathroom is often for appearances, so you will need to consider how your preferred replacement cabinet doors will match the rest of your current bathroom. Consider both the design and finish of your cabinet door as well as your cabinet door hardware.

Replacement vanity doors and hardware can have a significant impact on the design style of your bathroom, so it is important that they each blend with the other elements in your bathroom, like the paint color, flooring, and trim.

While searching through cabinet doors, consider what design style you currently have or are looking for. It can be helpful to guide your search by looking specifically for more traditional styles or more contemporary styles.

You should also consider other elements, like the current material of your bathroom vanity. If you have oak or maple cabinet boxes, then you should choose the same wood species for your replacement cabinet doors. The benefit is that red oak, maple, and cherry can all be painted easily, so you can repaint your vanity with your new doors if you want to change up the color scheme.

4. Decide Your Workload

As with any home project, there are different levels to a DIY bathroom vanity makeover. When replacing your cabinet doors, you can decide whether you want to do a simple installation or put in extra effort to customize the appearance of your cabinet doors.

If you can find the perfect cabinet door color or natural wood type, then you can purchase custom cabinet doors and install them as soon as they arrive. On the other hand, if you have a particular vision for your bathroom cabinet door color or finish, then you might want to buy paint-grade cabinet doors and either stain, paint, or finish them yourself. You can also decide to order doors with hinge-boring already completed if you don’t want to do it yourself.

Whatever your preferred amount of work, it is important to decide before you commit to buying cabinet doors, so you know what features to order. Before choosing your approach, you should weigh how much time it will take to do the work yourself, the costs of extra preparation, and your skill level.

5. Know the Process

Once you know how much work you will be putting in, you can start preparing for the installation process. Knowing what to expect will make the process easier when it comes time for installation. If you order your cabinet doors that are ready to install upon arrival, then the workload will be a bit simpler:

1. Attach your hinges to the door. If you have had hinge boring completed, simply attach the hinges with two screws. If not, you will need to take additional measurements.
2. Add the cabinet door knobs or pulls.
3. Mount the door to the cabinet boxes. Center the hinge where the previous hinges were, and then add a screw to the top and the bottom.
4. Align the door to ensure it is level. Adjust the front screw to adjust the hinges to the left or right and the back screw to move the hinges in or out.

If you are painting and finishing your cabinet doors, then you will need to consider a few extra tips before:

• Sand the door to prepare the surface for finishing
• Apply the finish evenly across the door
• Allow the door to dry completely
• Sand the door an extra time and apply a top coat

After you have prepared your doors, you can install the hinges on the doors and mount them on the cabinet boxes. This step is normally the easiest, as you can line the doors up with the position of the previous cabinet doors.

Find Replacement Vanity Doors at CabinetDoors.com

Your replacement bathroom cabinet doors have the power to completely transform the appearance of your bathroom, so it is important that you consider all the details before purchase. You have a world of options when choosing cabinet doors, but CabinetDoors.com makes it easy.

Our straightforward process means you never have to second-guess the quality of your cabinet doors—provide us with your measurements, and we send your custom-made cabinet doors in your preferred style straight to your front door. Plus, CabinetDoors.com offers a long list of cabinet door styles, wood species, and finishes, so it is easy to create a door that fits your vision.

Explore our complete inventory of cabinet doors, drawer fronts, and cabinet hardware for yourself and get started with upgrading your bathroom cabinet doors today. Contact us today to learn more about your options and what you need to carry out the process.

Picture above featured with the Artesia Painted Cabinet Door.