Hi, first time reader and recent homeowner. My husband and I have decided to update our kitchen from the 90's oak cabinets. The cabinets are all in quite good shape, so we were planning to refinish to a dark stain to match the granite installed by the previous owner. I've been doing some research and it all seems fairly straightforward.
The problem is that I do not love the detail on the front of the oak doors. There are several ridges between the outside edge and the middle piece and would like to have more of a shaker style. Last night I realized that the inside of the cabinet doors are shaker style. In the corners of the frame, you can see what appears to be the edge of a staple (?) holding it together, but I think we could just put some wood putty in there. Obviously we would need to fill the holes from the current hinges, which we will replace entirely. There is no pull hardware on the doors, but we do plan to add some.
My question is - can we stain the cabinets and put the inside shaker style out? Our biggest concern is that the doors might not close entirely. Thanks!
The problem is that I do not love the detail on the front of the oak doors. There are several ridges between the outside edge and the middle piece and would like to have more of a shaker style. Last night I realized that the inside of the cabinet doors are shaker style. In the corners of the frame, you can see what appears to be the edge of a staple (?) holding it together, but I think we could just put some wood putty in there. Obviously we would need to fill the holes from the current hinges, which we will replace entirely. There is no pull hardware on the doors, but we do plan to add some.
My question is - can we stain the cabinets and put the inside shaker style out? Our biggest concern is that the doors might not close entirely. Thanks!