Covering Laminate Cabinets With Contact Paper

How to cover kitchen countertops with contact paper step 1.

Covering laminate cabinets with contact paper.

Application it s easiest to apply this marble contact paper with two people if possible. Put your contact paper on a clean flat surface. By apartment therapy submissions. For a persistent air bubble that the squeegee can t eliminate stick a small pin in the side of the bubble.

Updated apr 30 2019. I have just moved in to a new home and would love to change the kitchen but do not have the budget for it just now. Find the piece you have cut for the top of the cabinet frame. Apply contact paper to kitchen cabinets peel the backing off the first inch or so and align the corner of the contact paper with the corner of the door.

Use your straight edge razor to gently lift a corner of the contact paper from its paper backing. Stretch the top edge taut and stick the other corner in place. Cover with contact paper you don t necessarily have to paint your laminate cabinets to change their color or look. When installing contact paper on narrow cabinet faces cut the pieces to keep the paper design s grain going the same.

Mist the front and back of the contact paper with your spray bottle solution as you lift the contact paper from its backing. Preparation again i start with measuring a section of countertop the largest possible and cut the paper. Save pin it see more images image credit.