So having updated the rest of the house (yes, the ground beef colored carpet in the next room in the pic below is gone now, as is the brown floral wainscot wallpaper, sorry), I'm finally ready to tackle the kitchen.
My plan is to put a "frame" around the flat-front pine doors to give them some depth, turning them in to faux-shaker cabinet doors, and then pain them white. Like this:
My problem is the hinges. The current hinges are on the outside, and would thus get in the way of when making the frame. But the doors are partially inset. (style on right in pic below)
They fit tight enough that I don't have room for the most traditional type of partial-inset door hinges.
They aren't thick enough to drill the holes in the back for the Euro-style hidden self-closers.
Anyone have any ideas on what hinges I can use or how I can modify the doors or cabinets to make those or other hinges work? I do have a router, but minimal experience with it, so I'm nervous about routing out slots for the cabinets. Right now my plan is to file shallow notches in the cabinet face-frame for the partial-inset hinges to fit in when the doors are closed, but if someone has a better idea, I'd love to hear it.
Last edited by Garick; 05-03-2019 at 08:57 AM.
Reason: I guess that filed cut would technically be a mortise?