We have older honey oak cabinets in our kitchen with some tricky damage we aren’t sure how to best repair. We don’t want to take on a full cabinet paint job right now.

1) end panel with damage from cork board - previous owners glued these cork board pieces to the side of the cabinet that faces out towards

the dining room. A few chunks were already starting to rip off, and we hated the look, so we’ve started to tear out completely, knowing we’d need to pursue a major cover up repair. Thoughts on the best approach? We’re thinking either white shiplap or a new veneer panel stained to match as best as possible?

2) upper cabinet end panels above sink are also peeling/damaged - we’re thinking either cover up with molding/trim all around (stained to match) or replace the entire panel with a new wood veneer (also stained to match).

3) hole right in the middle of the cabinet door panel - previous owners covered this with a random command hook. We’d love a more permanent repair, but not sure how to match the existing wood grain if we used a wood filler.

Note: The existing “skins” on these particle board ends have never really matched the real wood cabinet faces and crown moldings, so I feel like a best-match veneer panel couldn’t be worse?