Try unscrewing the hinges from the front, but if that doesn’t work because your space is too tight, you can remove the screws inside the doors first. But unscrewing a few by hand is a good way to get a feel for how your cabinets and hinges are put together. If you are doing several cabinets, like a whole kitchen, you’ll probably want to switch to a drill or cordless screwdriver. This seems like a fairly straightforward step, but here are a few tips to help you out.įirst, start with a handheld screwdriver. If you can’t find hinges with the exact same dimensions, I’ll show you how to move screw holes in a minute. Be especially careful that the profile of the door matches the curve of the hinge. Finally, hold the new hinges up to the cabinet frame, and then the door to check that they fit.To get as close to the same measurement as possible, bring an old hinge with you to the hardware store and hold them up to each other.Screw holes – Try to find new hinges with screw holes in the same place as your old ones.

Some hinges are offset, meaning there’s a little step in the metal hinge between the door and the frame, and others are flush, like mine. Offset – This affects the depth from the back of the door to the face frame.Overlay – Make sure the hinges cover the same amount of the frame, so you don’t have to do as much touching up on the cabinets.Size – Pick new hinges that are as close to the same overall size as your old ones.When matching the size of your old hinges to possible new ones, here are the things to look for: Here’s how to replace cabinet hinges for a fresh look that matches your beautiful new cabinets. If you find yourself painting cabinets as often as I do, you may find you also need to update your hinges. What I found is it’s nearly impossible to find exactly the same dimension hinges after 50 years, but more on that in a minute… Since I painted this bathroom cabinet white, I decided to go with white hinges, and to keep them as close to the original design as possible, to cut down on changes during installation. It also means they’re spring loaded to pull the door closed. That means they are mounted to the front of the cabinet frame and the inside of the door, and you can see the decorative edge on the frame. My cabinets have decorative self-closing overlay hinges. So I’ve decided to replace the hinges, and I’m starting in my bathroom, since I only have two doors in there.

(I do love the farmhouse style black exposed hinges on white cabinets, but my 50 year old dingy brass hinges aren’t quite channeling my inner farmhouse.) On the darker stained and painted cabinets, the dark hinges blend in, but on the cabinets I painted white, they gotta go.

Installing Ferrari Hinges