We’ve received so many requests to share how we made our dishwasher door panel since we shared our tutorial for
The dishwasher DIY is one of my favorite ones from the
Supplies:
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- 1×6 pine boards
- 1/4 plywood
- mitre box
- table saw
- measuring tape
- wood glue
- clamps
- sandpaper
- paint
Directions:
The key to this panel is making it as light as possible. You don’t want to use heavy, thick wood for this. It will weigh down your dishwasher door.
Cut the plywood to the dimensions of the door of your dishwasher. Our dishwasher panel is 23-1/2″ x 29-3/4″ inches”.
Use a table saw to cut the pine boards to the width you want your panel border to be. Our panel edge boards are 1-7/8″.
Use a table saw to cut the boards to the thickness you want them to be. We made ours 1/4″ thick. You don’t want the boards to be too thick, or it will make the panel heavier.
Next, we used a mitre box to cut the pine boards to length. You’re going to cut the side pieces the full length of your plywood panel. You’re going to cut the top and bottom board pieces to length to fit in between the side board pieces.
Glue and clamp a side piece flush with the edge of the plywood panel. If you have a lot of clamps, you can glue all the pieces on. If not, wait for the glue to dry, then continue to glue each piece on. Glue the top and bottom pieces next, and the other side piece last.
Once everything is dry, sand the edges and front of the panel.
Then it’s ready to paint and then install.
SOURCES:
Flooring – Jasper Hardwood – European Brushed Oak Collection Natural, 4-3/8″ (we bought ours from Build Direct, but they are no longer carrying this specific flooring)
Brass Cabinet Pulls –
Cabinet Latches –
Wood Cabinet Knobs –
Range –
PAINT COLORS:
- Cabinet Paint Color – Sherwin Williams Accessible Beige
- Wall & Trim Color – Sherwin Williams Alabaster
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