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Farmboy666
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Jul 29, 2018

New cabinet doors to open up dead space.

My cabinets over the dinette had 2 doors and blanks between and at the ends. You had to move what was in the doorway to get around to the dead space.
I knocked out the blanks and made larger doors from 3/4" plywood.
I changed the hinges to the top and installed pistons to make things easier then got the bright idea to cover the doors with maps. There is a place close by that bought thousands on USGS maps when they went digital. I found the area I grew up in and covered the frame first.


Then with a second map I covered the doors to line up with the frames.

Installed some pulls.

There was a slight learning curve but close to hanging wallpaper.

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  • We had a closed space above the refrigerator in our MH. Poked a small hole so I could look in, it was empty, and had a floor. A bit of prying with a screwdriver, then went to local cabinet to find a door that almost matched the others. a hinge, and a lift spring, and we had a new storage place. As it gets a bit warm, its a good place for chips and snacks stuff.
  • Excellent idea! :C
    Did you spray the finished doors with polyurethane or something to protect the paper?
  • Nice work! I kind of like those hidden spots behind the panels though. That's where I hide the snacks I don't want my wife to know about... ;)

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