Kitchen Cabinets Ideas:refacing Kitchen Cabinets (paint)?

Most cabinet refacers said that I couldn’t get a painted , glazed “old world – tuscany look” as a kitchen refacing since the surrounding veneer would be costly to match. However the last refacer said that it would look just fine to put the door over the box ( the wood color complements the door) , using the same hinges. Would this look odd? He insists that it would not yet I can’t find questions regarding this approach to save costs and to ultimately get that old world look for your cabinets. Please advise and thank you!