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Not an expert, but I'd concentrate on the spacing first before any finishing.
-Measure the width of each door to the opening and make sure there is enough gap for swinging, but enough width to fill the gaps with 1/4 round or whatever trim you use.
-Measure the heigth to make sure it will completely fill the space. I recommend avoiding interior threshholds because of the tripping hazard.

If the door is too small, you may have to use thicker frame jams. Or take them out, cut shorter, and shim to make a smaller total opening.
Trim will have to be taken off and corrected also.

If the door are too big for the opening, you may have to cut, plane, and/or belt sand them smaller. Careful with this, as the solid edges are not very thick on hollow-cores.

Either measure the hinge location carefully off the doors(adding the gaps), or shim doors in place and mark the hinge cutouts directly.


There probably a good how-to on youtube or a diy site.
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