Here are the popular and best solid wood types used to build bathroom vanity cabinets.
Best wood for bathroom cabinet doors.
No longer are you bound by a set number of cabinet finishes.
Take cheap cabinet doors as an example.
But when it comes to cabinet doors we highly recommend mdf wood.
Spruce pine and fir softwoods.
It provides far more benefits than solid wood.
Given the staggering cost of new kitchen and bathroom cabinets it s no wonder that homeowners often turn to paint as a cost effective alternative way of changing the look of their cabinets not only that painting gives you complete freedom to exercise your creative potential.
Low cost doesn t have to equal low quality.
Or 3 4 x 3 1 2 in.
Cherry maple ash hickory and oak these type of solid woods have very high resistance to scratching and denting.
Kate and laurel cates wood wall storage cabinet with doors.
Open grained wood has a rougher look and likely needs filler to look good when painted.
Poplar is great budget friendly wood and easy to work with wood for diy cabinet doors.
It s best to build out of tight grain woods to avoid this.
Other types of commonly used hardwoods are the rich and dark brown walnuts and the straight grained.
The actual dimensions will be 3 4 x 2 1 2 in.
Poplar and soft maple are popular for most parts of a cabinet face frames end frames and door panels mostly due to cost and workability.
Birch beech and white or red oak.
Both types of wood are good and we cannot declare any one of them the ultimate winner.
This is because they both have their pros and cons.
Replacement cabinet doors come in 1 16 inch steps to fit any size opening you have.
Quality cabinet doors at a low cost.
Cone bearing evergreen.
So their durability is more than other solid wood types i mention here.
It can have a slight greenish tint to the wood so most people use it for projects that are to be painted.
There are situations where one is better than the other.
So if you need a cabinet door that s 12 7 16 wide by 27 15 16 high that s no problem.
These are just nominal dimensions of course.
You ll find this material at most home centers and lumberyards.
However some carpenters find that poplar dents easily.
You don t need to pay an arm and a leg for replacement cabinet doors built in today s most popular styles and constructed to last for years.
The following size calculations and prices apply to our most popular replacement cabinet door the shaker cabinet door.
If you are in the process of giving your kitchen an upgrade consider choosing cabinets with mdf doors.
However i used stained poplar for this rustic tv stand with concrete top and love the way it turned out.