DIY CABINET DOORS | Kitchen Makeover EP 9 | XO, MaCenna 

I love how MaCenna keeps saying "we did it guys" when we had nothing to do with it - SHE made those cabinet doors, all by herself. I am in awe of her talent, absolutely in awe. There is nothing that girl can't do. Thank you, MaCenna, for sharing your talents with all of us. Your time is recognized & appreciated!! 🥰

Wow Macenna.. one day your grandchildren and great grandchildren will be standing inside this kitchen telling their friends and family that their grandmother designed AND BUILT this kitchen herself! Not only are you inspiring so many woman and young DIYers in general to pursue their home renovation dreams, but you are also creating a legacy for your family. All while filming it in such a professional and engaging way. I don’t know how you do it.. you’re such an inspiration to me. Thank you! I look forward to every Sunday to watch your videos and literally drop when I’m doing when I see you’ve posted. You’re amazing

You are a perfect blend of your Dad’s building/engineering skills and your Mom’s artistic/design skills. Right side of the brain equally as strong as the left side!They’re probably really proud of you!

I’m completely convinced there isn’t a single thing you can’t do. That door looks like it was made by people who make cabinet doors!! You continue to blow my mind and I’m so happy to be here for this!

It absolutely astonishes me how much you have accomplished and done with your own hands! So much love and effort has gone into this kitchen and it SHOWS. This space is absolutely gorgeous!

I'd add the detail 100%!! MaCenna, what I love about your videos is that despite having different styles our spirit and methodology is the same! We can not (and will not!) be stopped by what we do not yet know how to do. And we will do everything we can to reuse, salvage, scavenge, and make do without compromising vision or outcome. Get it, girl!! You're killing it and such an inspiration to GET TO WORK.

I keep thinking your kids are going to be able to see all your videos one day and they'll be so PROUD. What a fantastic example you're already setting them. So inspiring

I feel like you impress me so much every week and then the next week comes and I'm like, there's literally nothing she can't do.

Omg when I heard you say ‘I hope you guys enjoyed this style of video…’ I was like ‘what?! Already?! This must be a short video!’ And it’s almost 30 minutes! I was just so invested lmao, what an amazing accomplishment MaCenna! Kudos for sticking to it and learning from the process- need to think like this in my own life as well 😊❤

Girl!!!!! You should 1000% be super proud of yourself. I had no clue how you were gonna build the cabinets but the way you explained it made perfect sense and you did an awesome job. I would def. add the trim detail because it makes the kitchen feel more cohesive. Also love that you'll be using the brass knobs. It also made me kinda teary eyed thinking about you one day showing your kids how you built all of the things in the house.

But why am I crying of pride over here?! I’ve never met you but the absolute level of passion you have to create this home is astounding. Bravo!

The trim on the shaker cabinet fronts really made a difference. You should be very proud, you have been such an inspiration, and doing an incredible job. It gives you more pride in your home to build things yourself.

You could cover the pocket holes with dowel plugs. The dowels are glued in and trimmed flush with a hand saw. Edit: be wary of making your doors too tall and wide. Max 27”W x max. 30”H. If the door you need is larger and not being used as a refrigerator panel. Consider adding a “center stile” or your door could warp over time. I’m guessing Texas can get pretty humid.

We had 2 cabinet estimates when building our house and they were $18,000 from Home Depot and $13,000 from an Amish woodworker. I can’t even believe it can be this cost effective to do it on your own. You have given me so much inspiration when it comes to tackling things on my own! I’ve been cutting trim and replacing kitchen lighting like a pro! My husband tries to get me to hire people but I know for a fact this is something any strong woman can do! You were also the person to get me into thrift flipping furniture and now I have furnished my house for cheap with a custom look! Love love love you!

I can barely hang a picture, but you make me feel like I can do anything 😭. You are so inspiring MaCenna!

Thank you so much for the shout out!! I am glad my videos were helpful...you did a great job!

I don't know if you're told it enough MaCenna, but I'm really proud of you. You can do anything!

-central Wisconsin: If you put masking tape over the wood before you cut it, if I recall, that will help reduce the fray cut edge when it’s done cutting. ….and great investigative work to figure all this out! That in itself is a HUGE Accomplishment!!! Good job Macenna!!! …..I’ve also shared this episode with my daughter, who is thinking about making her own new kitchen cabinet door fronts -to upgrade existing cabinets.

Mom and Dad and Romeo must be over the moon proud of you🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️🤸🏽‍♀️

My interior design style has really evolved so much since I started watching you years ago! I really gather a lot of inspo from your house! I love a moody, neutral, vintage eclectic style right now. Your entryway is like heaven🥰

Yay!!! MaCenna and Drew on Sundays is always my very favorite 💜💙💚💛🧡

I love her excitement when she figures something out.

Wonder woman!!! I'm just in awe... you've come so far in a year.. learnt so many new things and the fact that you say "We did it!"... when "we" had nothing to do with it... astounds me!!! Can't wait for your next video. Take care

All I can say is thank you MaCenna! Thank you for each and every video in this series, for showing us girls that we can evolve in every way, our style, our skills, and most of all our belief in ourselves to be able to accomplish anything that we put our mind too! The cottage looks amazing and you should be so proud of yourself for making it so!

Macenna can truly do anything 😍

Wow Macenna… you should be proud. These cabinets and doors are beautiful. I love that you’re having us come along on the journey as you’re experimenting and learning. So cool to see a young woman doing all This work herself 💪🏼

This is the most insane mathematical cabinet making! I just love that you’re doing literally EVERYTHING yourself! I love seeing women break stereotypes like this! Amazing job MaCenna!

Having seen you and Drew grow these past 5 years just amazes me! You both have done absolutely amazing job and grew from just diy lovers to house flippers, interior designer! I am so proud of both of you

I LOVE that you found Wood Working with Wes! I recently found him, too, and was going to recommend him, but figured you’d never see my comment, so I didn’t 😅 I freaking love the way it’s all coming along. ❤

I just love it when you say "we did it". While im sitting and eating and you are working HARD. Congrats on the progress ❤️

The fact that you even add step by step instructions shows the love you have for your diys projects and viewers! ♥️♥️

She's INSANE! I just love this channel so much honestly what would my Sundays be without them

The amount of dedication you have put into you work is so inspiring! There is nothing you can’t do when you put your brain into it! So proud of the amount of hard work you do and how beautiful it is all coming together!

you can tell you are at your best here; figuring it out. Your joy, authentic energy are adorable. Impressive, MaCenna!

Your face, voice, and way of speaking to the camera is BEAUTIFUL!

MaCenna you're such an inspiration. If someone were to ask me right now who inspires me I would definitely say you 😄 Your hard work, adaptability, dedication, independence and ability to learn is everything I hope to be.

It looks fantastic and yes, adding the trim to the cabinet door is perfect! 🎉 It so neat to see another DIY woman learning new skills and gaining proficiency and confidence! Keep on going!

MaCenna you are the most tenacious person I think I have ever seen. I could watch these videos all day!!!

I’m just in a state of disbelief! 🤩 NOT whether you could do it or not but at how PROFESSIONAL those doors look!! I can’t believe how much that little trim piece adds to the character of the doors, too! Macenna you are SIMPLY AMAZING!!!❤❤❤❤❤

I needed this video! This is what I've been most anxious about in building my pantry! I want it to match our 100 year old cabinets and so the doors need to be custom. I've been so intimidated but watching Macenna and seeing how much she's grown really helps me feel like I can do it too ❤️

There’s no stopping you now, what an inspiration you are to everyone watching your videos. Your excitement when you’ve figured out how to get each project to completion is contagious. You are an amazing woman!

I'm in aww over her talent. She never says no I cant

At this point I don’t even know what to say!!!!! Whaaaaaaaaaaat?!! Gaaaa this is just the BEST home Reno DIY series ever. The real time learning of skills alone is so freaking inspiring to witness. Honestly, at this point I can totally picture a day when we witness you felling your own trees, milling them, pouring your own concrete slab, laying stone, doing all the plumbing and electrical, making your own windows ….. lol. And I’m only partially kidding 😅. And through it all you are so cheerful and calm and patient (yes, I know you have your moments, but also hardly at all) and teaching us all so much as you go. I like to learn how to do things myself, too, and sometimes it feels way too overwhelming but when I watch you figure out how to MAKE YOUR OWN CABINET DOORS!!!! I remember that where there is a will, there is a way. Shout out to the RU-vidrs out there who are sharing their skill sets with all of us. It really does enrich the world and so many lives. And they look gorgeous!! The trim detail absolutely finishes them off perfectly. ❤

The trim is 100% worth it!!! You did so well!! I feel so proud of you, girl!

Your Mom's reaction to the price 😅 Bringing the detail from the hood vent to the cabinet doors is perfect! Can't wait to see the full kitchen!!

MaCenna, there is NOTHING you cannot do, girl!!! I'm blown away by your skills, your willingness to learn, to make mistakes then perfect your technique. You are just so inspiring! Well done, you! ♥♥♥

What just happened? Did you just build a table to build cabinet doors?!!!! Pretty sure my jaw was dropped the whole time in awe! Amazing! 💕

Omg can't wait to see the kitchen cabinets come together. You make the impossible seem possible! Those shaker cabinets look perfect 👌!

All I can say is WOW! The extra trim finishes it! Way to go. You inspire people!!!

Another standing ovation!! 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻! And yes add the trim, 168 dollars in the grand scheme of things is nothing and it goes so so so well with the rest of the space!

Your bravery for trying new things is very inspirational!

At 5:20, the music you chose as you figured out your process was so perfect! Then, here’s me diligently following everything you’re saying as if my life depends on understanding it all 😂 I just really can’t say how much i love your can do attitude. It challenges me a lot. Since my husband had a stroke, I am learning things I never thought I would and you are a role model for me, so thank you. Blessings

She's just brilliant isn't she??! 💖

Macenna girl you should be 💯%proud of yourself. Very impressed with your accomplishments 😍

Do you just amaze yourself with all that you've learned in a year and a half? Because you amaze us every week!

Wow! That little bit of trim made a world of difference. Your cabinet doors are going to be beautiful. My husband built his own router table for his also. The man that owned our house before us was a cabinet builder and the house came with the huge shop he made cabinets in. The huge shop comes in handy when you have lots of diy projects. 😁

It’s 6am here in Melbourne Australia and I’ve been struggling to sleep so when the notification popped up that you had posted I got sooo excited. Not sleeping was definitely worth it now 😂❤ Loving how your home is coming together! So gorgeous and you are so talented 🥺

my husband is a master woodworker and he builds tables and all kinds of stuff to build his projects. You’re a great woodworker!

YOU ARE UNBELIEVABLE. You are my alter ego. In my fantasy life I’m a woodworker like MaCenna !

You continue to absolutely amaze me with your tenacity and drive. I can't believe how far you've come with this house and the love and effort oozes out of every pore of it and video. I know you don't need me to be proud of you but girl I AM SO DAMN PROUD OF YOU! You are my favorite channel and I can't wait to see this cottage all done. I'm loving it all!

Look at you go! What an incredible outcome, especially considering you went into this project with no experience building cabinetry. Now you’ve built your entire kitchen from scratch! That’s incredible!

You are such a problem solver. It’s amazing how your mind works.

I feel like at this point calling your project diy just doesn’t do it justice anymore. Like it’s proper craftsmanship I am so proud of you

I am always in your top five when you post to do your thumbs up great job young lady now I'm just waiting on you and Mario to get married

I'm always amazed at how you learn new things so fast and make them look so professional looking. Yur'e so inspiring.

I am so proud of you McKENNA!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!

I just watched your old video from when you built your makeup vanity and made pocket holes for THE FIRST TIME. And really built ANYTHING for the first time?? You said things like "I feel unstoppable" and "I can do anything". I mean... look at you now!! You have practically built an entire house. I just feel proud to see that progress in you.

YAYYYY!!! Everything is coming together. So excited!!!!!!

Macenna you’ve actually inspired me to get into renovation and I’m currently saving to buy a small fixer upper apartment and try and make kitchen cabinets and everything! Tools and equipment are now my christmas wish list 😂

You truly are saving a lot on making your own cabinets. We just spent $25000 on a kitchen remodel of our tiny kitchen and all they did was the cabinets, quartz countertops, some electrical and installing a new sink and over the range microwave! We did all the rest (demo, Sheetrock, painting, floors etc). I wish I could show you a picture of the before and after. It’s beautiful but they charged a lot for the space! You are a rockstar with renovations Darling!! ❤

MaCenna... you rock girl!!! Your enthusiasm, positivity and determination always leave me with an amazed smile on my face.

You definitely have an engineers mind. You have the enthusiasm and the natural aptitude for this kind of work. It’s wonderful watching you develop your skills. And as we are all facinated with this house you have created, it’s great knowing that these new projects will add to it….

I love all of your videos but as I am in the midst of renovating my own kitchen I love how you make it so clear when explaining the steps you have taken to do this DIY. I think it really builds confidence that once you know how to do it, you can do anything 😘

I watched my dad take fuzzy bits off with his chisel and you can also use a hand plane. Chisel first back against the grain so it cuts it rather than breaking shards of wood off. My dad got a hand plane from his boss when he became a builder and my dad gave one to each of his apprentices when they qualified. I think you deserve a top quality hand plane cause you rock with wood working - I’m so impressed.

LOL, I love all of the great comments! I say ditto to so many of them. MaCenna, you are inspiring!

I was having a really hard time being productive today. This video inspired me to get moving and do things around the house I’ve been putting off!

I hope you are proud of all that you have accomplished with this house! You are Truly an inspiration❤

If someone has made a video for any renovation project then MaCenna can build/ do it! Can we please keep supporting you by watching you build the other 37!

Don’t forget your back porch!!!! And can’t wait to see the whole front porch and yard done!!!

Those cabinet doors are going to be gorgeous, love the extra trim detail you added. 😍

I loooooved the few seconds of you walking back and forth trying to figure out the table. Sooo funny! Reminds me of myself when I am trying to figure anything out! 🤣❤️

I'm in the middle of a renovation. Now cabinet shops are back ordered, or they are in no hurry to call you back. meanwhile, I saw your pocket hole cabinet making video. I thought, I can do this. Lots of videos, second guessing myself, tears, frustration, which has finally given way to success, accomplishment, a sense of pride, and much more. I actually made 6 drawers today. 6!!! They are straight and fit together correctly. I'm finally excited at what they will look like when they are finished! Oh, btw you could use pocket hole plugs to fill the pocket holes you don't want to see. Also, you can get a Dado blade for your table saw to cut the grooves in your pieces. I am making drawers, 3/4" sides and 1/2" bottoms. I got the dado blade for my new table saw, (having tools makes it so much easier to do a good job), and put the grooves in all the side pieces in a snap. It was so quick! It actually took longer to change the blade than to run my pieces through. Each new thing takes time to figure out and just like you said, you procrastinate when it's something new, you haven't done before. That's me, I do that exact thing too. You're just trying to figure it out and get confidence before you jump in... There's a lot to figure it out. It made me feel so much better when I saw you were still working on your kitchen too. It's real life and things take time, along with everything else that's also going on in a normal day. You are doing a great job and I'm sure I'm not the only one that's been inspired to try to build my own cabinets. Keep the details videos coming, lots of good ideas. 😊

I love that you added the detail to the doors especially because you have the nice knobs and it makes it a truly custom cabinet. Nice!

I have been waiting for this one!!! Sooo Excited!🎉

omg macenna, i'm so excited for this kitchen!! it's so pretty so far - i'm so in love with it!! you're doing so well!

Adding the inside trim on the doors gives it a simple elegant bead look. I love it!

" Look what I made !!! " .....Mic drop . you are a rock star

I’m so proud of you! You’ve definitely inspired me to take on projects around our apartment. I’ve built ikea cabinets for additional storage in our dining room and then I did our kids bedroom. I built ikea bookshelves and dresser and a bunkbed for them. I know ikea’s not the same as from stray h but you gave me to confidence to do it! Thank you!!

OMG I follow Wes as well, he is so good at wood working. You are so amazing on how you just take things on and make it look so easy.🤩

Girl! U are freaking amazing! Ur momma should be so proud!!!!

My grandfather is a retired cabinet builder. When we helped him clear out his workshop we came across shelves and bins and more shelves and more bins of custom-built jigs for router cuts, joints, and table saw cuts so he could make multiples of the same design as consistent as possible. He didn't remember what half of them did.

Best youtube channel. Thank you for giving us the confidence that we can do these projects too and for being just so kind and lovely :)

Ooooh as soon as I got the notification I clicked on the video! I love the makeover/Reno videos !! I hope you are doing well :) 💕

I'm in awe of you. I don't do math or precision. I'm all about the pretty. So proud of you!

WOW! My dad was a master wood worker! He taught how to use a band saw, router and sanders so I could cut out wood figures to tole paint! Fabricating the router table in my opinion says to me that you are becoming a master builder ! Well done love all your videos and your cottage is just beautiful ❤

Romeo and your parents must be so proud of you. McCenna thinks, I'll build the cabinet doors. Voila and she does it!!! The doors look so good and will add a lot of character to your cottage kitchen. Looking to watching your cabinet building progress. 🧡

Pine is soft and will dent. I happen to like that worn look as they age

You did a great job on the cabinet doors. Good thing you watched a video. And now you are a professional cabinet maker. You have something else to add to your resume. I finish carpenter. A cabinet maker. I’m impressed.

On the road to 1 MILLION!🎉

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