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Pallet cupboard doors

Updated: Jan 5, 2022

Time off work is great, though it doesn't take me long to get bored.

So I was seeking out new projects. This one was making some doors for a kitchen unit which housed a boiler and a shedload of tea towels. The curtain was not much of a solution in my opinion. While I'm sure some people would like the little birdy pattern, it wasn't very neat and it encroached on the kitchen space around it.


I had a load of pallet wood in the garage, I figured I could make some doors using these and some of those old school black tee hinges. These were 90p each in Wickes (the 200mm ones, they also do various sizes).


I cut six lengths for each door, sanded and fitted together with horizontal braces on the back. Then fitted the hinges which I screwed into the units.


Due to the available lengths of pallet wood I couldn't make full-height doors. Also full-width would rely on me cutting a single length into two narrow lengths - not ideal. So I added a fixed central piece and top horizontal pieces instead.


Heads: optional


Amazingly the hinges and doors lined up with minimal adjustment and sanding. A less modest man would say it was down to skill.


Looks rather good I think. Also with pallet wood there's no need for everything to be the same length, perfectly square and finished - which rather fits my pragmatism over perfection approach.


Approx total cost: a little over a fiver: £2 wood; £3.60 hinges; 50p screws. Equipment used: wood saw, combi drill, mouse sander.


Happy customer and happy DIYer. Now, back to the sofa, wine and chocolate while I think of more jobs that need doing.

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