Look for replacement door
pulls sized to match the existing holes in your
cabinets. If you don't, you'll need to fill the old
holes and conceal them. With painted cabinets, you can
hide the patch with touch-up paint. With wood
cabinets, select a wood filler that matches the
surrounding finish. Matching all-laminate cabinets
with filler is difficult and not recommended. Instead, just
get replacement hardware that matches the old holes.
Take off the old door pull by removing the fastening
screw. If you won't be using the same screw hole, patch
the hole with a wood filler that matches the finish of the
cabinet door. Use a combination square to make consistent
layout marks on the doors for the new door knobs.
Drill new holes from the front of the door. Take care not
to press so hard as to splinter the back side of the door
when the drill bit comes through. Insert a fastening screw
into the hole and attach the knob by tightening it to the
door. Some fastening screws are made of soft metal so be
careful not to strip the threads.
Take off the old door pull by removing the fastening
screw. If you won't be using the same screw hole, patch
the hole with a wood filler that matches the finish of the
cabinet door. Use a combination square to make consistent
layout marks on the doors for the new door knobs.
Drill new holes from the front of the door. Take care not
to press so hard as to splinter the back side of the door
when the drill bit comes through. Insert a fastening screw
into the hole and attach the knob by tightening it to the
door. Some fastening screws are made of soft metal so be
careful not to strip the threads.