Video: a quick cabinet hardware refresh that changes a whole kitchen

This short video shows a full hardware swap on a kitchen's existing cabinet boxes, without refinishing or replacing the cabinets themselves — one of the highest-impact, lowest-cost updates available to most homeowners.

Matching new hole spacing to old hardware is the main technical challenge, since many replacement pulls use a different spread than what's already drilled. The video shows a jig-based approach to keep every new hole aligned.

It also covers hinge upgrades where old hinges are worn enough that doors sag slightly, which is a common issue in kitchens over ten years old.

The whole kitchen shown took under three hours for roughly twenty cabinet doors, and the visual difference is immediate — new hardware alone can make a dated kitchen feel current again.