Replacing your kitchen cabinet doors is one of the easiest Do-It-Yourself projects you can complete that can have a large impact on increasing the value of your home. Money spent in the kitchen is always a good investment. Realtors will tell you "kitchens and baths sell homes". Yet, in today's housing market it is tough to spend $10,000 - $20,000 on your kitchen cabinets, especially when the housing market is weak.

An alternative is to replace your kitchen cabinet doors with new wood cabinet doors and freshen up the cabinet frames, by sanding and staining. Most kitchens cost about $1,000 or less in materials and require a weekend of your time. The transformation is spectacular and adds instant value to your homes kitchen.

When replacing your kitchen cabinet doors you have many options, full overlay, partial overlay, raised panel, flat panel, and shaker style doors. The full overlay doors cover up most of the frame on the existing cabinets as the partial overlay will expose about 1 ½” of frame all around. Even though it is a simple project most people find it complicated figuring out what door sizes are needed. Other then that it's a matter of changing doors and hinges.

The following chart will help make this step as easy as possible. Use the chart below as a guide to assist you.