New kitchen cabinet hardware is often a good investment. Personally I like the concealed hinges. They may present more of a challenge for you than you want to attempt.

As for filling the holes I use Bondo, just like you would use for auto body repair. It dries fast and hard and is sand-able. Of course you will need to sand each door. As far as getting the doors on straight, I recommend you measure your overlay on your doors and drawers and record it. That is the amount the face is larger than the opening or in other words the amount it over lays the face frame of your cabinet. Knowing this will make your installation much simpler.

Your side to side overlay is determined by the hinge you purchase. Cut a few blocks to use as templates. Locate the position of the bottom hinge on the door. Cut a block to mark the hinge position the same each time. Install the bottom Hinge on each door. I then Cut another block that I can place under the bottom hinge in the cabinet to get door at the right height each time I attach it to the face frame. That block will be the one you use to determine your top and bottom overlay.

After I know I have the size of that block cut accurately I hold it against the top of the opening and install the top hinge on the face frame in all the cabinet openings. Now I have the bottom hinge on the door an the top hinge in the cabinet. Now I take my block and rest the bottom hinge and door on it and attach it to the face frame. I then align the door and top hinge and screw them together.

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