Post a picture looking up at the bottom edge.

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The steam/heat from the coffee maker is your source for the damage.

I agree with chispa. Move your coffee pot to another location, with no cabinets above it, because, it will only get worse, if you leave it there.

We also had that happening — and we don’t do coffee. It was from hanging the dish towel on a hook beside the side of the cabinet.

Thanks, it I already know the coffeemaker is likely a major culprit. i moved it away from the edge area, but its the fix I need to make. i will invesrigate the prefinished outside corner trim idea. amy other ideas are welcomed.

I'd look for a piece of trim, 3/4" x 1/4" and not an outside corner. The dimensions are not critical as long as the trim is big enough to cover the damage on the side.

You will need to remove the rough part on the cabinet and probably glue (super glue) the trim in place.

Do you have a neighbor with tools that might help with cutting to fit?

Also note what I'm guessing is a paper towel holder -- how it's rusty on the bottom.

And any fix is really just cosmetic. The cabinets are not going to come apart.

Just so I understand what you are proposing, do you mean applying a sheet of veneer over the existing one?

do you mean applying a sheet of veneer over the existing one?

No, it's a 1/4" thick piece of plywood (or some other similar material) that is pre finished on one side to match the cabinets.

You would glue (or maybe nail) it to the side of the cabinet and it would cover the entire side.

These are used for multiple reasons, one being to cover up damage.

The piece of wood commenters are referring to is "screen molding," it should be brad nailed and will need be stained.

Home Depot here.

Lowes has them too. Ones I saw there, were birch on one side and oak on the flip side, so you use the side that is what your cabinets are. They are unstained.

Thanks PPF for answering her question to me. :-)

Molding is an easy fix too, like others have said: Can be called Scribe (one rounded edge and one flat edge) or batten molding (screen molding?) which has two roundover edges.

Any of these options will be fine.

Question for those sugggesting flat,aka screen mold. How will that conceal/hide damage on vertical surface that is visable when walking by? I suggested outside corner in order to cover that part along with what is seen when looking up from underneathe... Buying unstained mold and finishing will require buying mold, paint brush, stain,clear coat and thinner.cleaner. There's prefniished mold avaiable off the shelf to match closer than most people can custom match. Think about it. People come here all the time asking how to match color of their furniture.. How many here can tell op brand and color to buy? I wager non. Even experts have to do some trail and error,which means buying various colors to try.

@klem1

aka screen mold. How will that conceal/hide damage on vertical surface that is visable when walking by?

That molding goes on the side where the visible damage is, not the bottom.

along with what is seen when looking up from underneathe

People don't usually look there, and consider how you would terminate an outside corner in the front at the face frame.