If you want your kitchen to have a different look, perhaps you can consider replacing your kitchen cabinets or installing new ones where there weren’t any in the first place. This is a practical do-it-yourself project that can save you a fortune instead of having your kitchen renovated, and with the availability of affordable cabinets that you can assemble yourself, the possibilities may very well be endless.


Step 1. Find a partner to work with you. While it is possible to install kitchen cabinets yourself, it is easier to work with a partner, because cabinets tend to be heavy. Also, arrange the materials you will be working with such that you can install upper cabinets before the lower ones, as this will give you plenty of legroom to work in.

Step 2. Remove all the doors and drawers in the cabinets to make them easier and lighter to install, being careful to find as well as mark all the studs. Make measurements from the ceiling, making a line on the level where you will be placing the cabinets.

Step 3. Use a level to ensure that the line you are marking it exactly 180 degrees. Screw a ledger board on the line; this will help you keep the upper cabinets straight. Have your partner hold the cabinet steady against the line. Insert two screws into the top and bottom stud on the back of the cabinet to ensure that the cabinet is held securely. If the cabinet falls only across one stud, install a toggle bolt to work as a supplemental fastener.

Step 4. After that, work on the sink cabinet. This is undoubtedly the most difficult cabinet to install. Start off by measuring the plumbing area and marking where the holes must be cut. Make cuts along these marks, and put the cabinet into place. Use a level to make sure the cabinet meets flush with the other cabinets.  Clamp them into place.

Step 5. After you set the sink cabinet, you can work on the remaining cabinets. First, make pre-drilled holes along the place where the cabinets will be held together. Insert screws into these holes. Put shims along the stud lines in the spaces between the sink and wall cabinet. Insert drywall screws through the shims along the wall to secure the cabinet to the wall. If there are gaps where the cabinet and the wall meet, just let these be, as these come about from uneven walls. Understand that the gaps work in keeping the front of the cabinets flush with one another, and the countertop will cover these gaps anyway.

Step 6. Once the bottom cabinets are in place and flush, you can proceed with installing the countertops, and your new kitchen is ready for use!