Our cherry kitchen cabinets are almost 16 yrs old and some (primarily the base units) are a bit scratched and/or scuffed up. My plan is to sand those down to bare wood, stain and apply clear finish. I've found a stain/dye combo that matches the original color very well taking into account that the freshly sanded cherry will dark a bit over time. Since most of the uppers still look pretty good I'm going to lightly scuff sand them and shoot a coat of clear finish so that the sheen matches the lowers.
I will take the door and drawer faces to my basement finishing room but am a bit unsure about the best approach to the fronts of the cabinet boxes. They are frameless so I'm only dealing with a 3/4" surface on most.
I've done a lot of finishing over the years but this project is uncharted water to me. I'd appreciate any critique or suggestion to help me pull this off.