![]() (Now that’s the hand of a DIYer, am I right?!)Īs you can see, I used quite a bit of wood filler, and I wasn’t concerned at all about it being smooth. Then I used my finger to push the wood filler into the hole and spread it around on the surface. Caulk is not sandable, and it is virtually impossible to get a completely smooth finish on a flat surface with caulk. I use wood filler because it’s sandable, and will result in a perfectly smooth finish. I started by using wood filler… NOT CAULK…to fill in the existing hole. The holes were fine on the doors, since I planned on replacing the brass knobs with updated pewter knobs.īut I wanted to use handles on the drawers instead of knobs, so I had to do a bit of reconfiguring. I like the combination of two different styles of hardware, and that way just seems to make sense to me.īut what happens if your existing hardware isn’t what you want, and the holes are in the wrong place? Well, if your cabinets are painted, and you have touch up paint (or if you’re planning on completely repainting your cabinets), then the fix is quite simple.īefore I started working on John & Alice’s kitchen, every single drawer and door had a small round shiny brass knob. ![]() But generally, I like to put round knobs on doors, and handles on drawers. I have a pretty standard system when it comes to cabinet hardware, and pretty much the only time I deviate from my standard is when I’m making my own hardware.
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