So if you swing the door open too fast, the force can rip the hinge screw right out of the cabinet wall. Don’t worry; the fix is easy and cheap. You’ll need a bottle of wood glue, a 1/2-in.

An annual review of your cabinet hardware, with screwdriver or wrench in hand to tighten loose screws and bolts, can head such problems off at the pass and keep your wood cabinets looking — and ...