In my house, which is rather old, the door hinges are stiff, and the cabinets don't close well. I need to install new ones.

Replace them with your new or spare hinges. Hold the cabinet door straight as you screw the replacement hinges back on.

As Juhani Pallasmaa famously stated, "The door handle is the handshake of the building." The hardware of a door—its movable parts—directly shapes how we engage with architecture, influencing ...