Introduction

We’ve all seen ugly kitchens — cabinets stained from decades of use, or a cringeworthy outdated style. Hiring a remodeling crew is expensive and can take your kitchen offline for weeks or even months. I’ll show you how to give your kitchen a facelift for a fraction of the cost and disruption.

Tools Required

Materials Required

• PSA Veneer
• Wood finish of your choice

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Meet the Expert

Family Handyman

Associate editor Jay Cork loves giving new life to old things, and refacing cabinets is right up his alley.

Special Tools Used

These tools make refacing cabinets easy.

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Veneer trimmer

• This tool from FastCap makes seaming veneer joints a snap. Find yours for $50 on Amazon.

Hinge-boring jig

Veneer cutter

Marking knife

• This flat-backed marking knife is perfect for trimming edge banding.

Flush-trim router bit

Veneer roller

• This handy tool provides ample pressure to apply PSA-backed veneer.