Resurface Your Kitchen Cabinets with Birch Branches

Birch branches are a fun and rustic way to resurface kitchen cabinets. You can add birch branches that you cut down to size to create a whole new look on the front of your kitchen cabinets for very little money, but a little bit of time.

To Resurface Your Kitchen Cabinets In a Rustic Cabinet Look You Will Need:

Birch branches

Power drill

One inch finishing nails

Handsaw

Miter box (optional)

Hammer or hammer gun

Measuring tape

To get started you need to decide on the pattern you want to create with the birch branches on the fronts of your kitchen cabinets.

You can go for a shaker kitchen cabinet look, using no 45 degree angles where your birch branches meet.

You can also use 45 degree angles to create a more picture frame look. Finally, you can simply measure how tall your cabinets are (or how wide) and simple create a row of lines with the brick branches on the front.

No matter which pattern you choose when resurfacing your kitchen cabinets with birch branches, your measuring tape will be your friend.

Use a small hand saw to cut each birch to length. When you are ready to attach the birch branch to the surface of yoru kitchen cabinet it is best to nail them in place.

You are going to find that most birch branches (or all0 simply are not flat and perfectly smooth. They will not be able to be held in place by a bead of glue.

Star ton the outer edges of your kitchen cabinets. Place the first branch along the edge and then nail gun it into place with one inch fishing nails. If you wood is splitting, then you will have to pre drill your holes.

You should not have the splitting issue if you use a nail gun.

Now, move on to the next edge and nail that branch into place. Continue around the frame.

Now, slowly work your way in. It really is that simple to resurface yoru kitchen cabinets with birch branches.

One more important tip to keep in mind when using this rustic kitchen cabinet option for resurfacing is that you will be able to see the paint or wood of the kitchen cabinets behind the birch branches. No matter how tightly you press them together or butt them up next to each other, you just will.

So, keep in mind that you may prefer to paint yoru cabinets in a coordinating color.