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Anyone regret getting bar pulls for cabinets....

17 years ago

I've heard stories of bar pulls snagging clothes, etc... but I like the clean contemporary look they give but have been hesitant to take the plunge. I need to order 51 pulls so want to get it right as it'll be costly. I need to get them ASAP as it is difficult to open my full overlay drawers without something to grab onto! LOL!

Comments (16)

  • 17 years ago

    I just purchased these pulls located in the lower left hand corner. If you scroll over the pull and click on it, you can enlarge it. They are modern and no chance of anything snagging.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Nouveau III Collection

  • 17 years ago

    Mahgold, How interesting as those are another option I had in mind. May I ask where you got them? Trying to find the best online price. Thanks!

  • 17 years ago

    I actually wound up ordering them from a local store. Any of the on line sites I found were about the same price and in the end, I'd rather buy local. I ordered both 9" and 6" pulls. The 9" were about $12 and the 6" I think $8. I have no idea how that pricing compares with other cabinet hardware. I only need 9 as it's for a bathroom vanity.

  • 17 years ago

    No problems here. used bar pulls on drawers and doors.
    bought them all on ebay.

  • 17 years ago

    Have Ikea ones, been using them since September - no snags at all, with the sole exception of once managing to get my iPod earbud wire tangled up. Now I make sure to tuck that inside my shirt.

  • 17 years ago

    I also worried about the bar pulls snagging my clothes as in my old kitchen. No more, I got Liberty bar pulls that are similar to the ones Malhgold pictured. I ordered online from Westlund Distributing. 52 (all 5") pulls cost me $250.

  • 17 years ago

    We opted against them for one reason only: on a bank of drawers they look like a ladder and I have two small children. I do like the look and if my children had been older I wouldn't hesitate to put them on.

  • 17 years ago

    There was a good thread on this a little while ago, but I can't find it when I search. Most said there was no problem, but one woman said she had bruised herself and I have managed to tear two "chefs" pants that have wide pockets (I still really like my pulls that I got at Ikea). Another person had pointed out more or less counter overhang can be an important factor in whether or not they tend to "catch".

  • 17 years ago

    That thread is here.

  • 17 years ago

    This is such an awesome forum. I logged on to look for something else (about lighting) and saw this - and I too have been wrestling with the same question, so it's great to see feedback.

    FWIW: I have fallen in love with catmom's handles (actually I love her whole kitchen, but that's another story...) which are these http://www.vallievalli.com/vcrmobile/home.php?lingua=eng&page=serie&id_serie=389

    It looks to me like the "tee's" on the end are very small, possibly so small as to not cause this problem (catmom, if you see this, give us a holler and let us know please!) - however, the problem with these is expense. $22 per for the small ones and I need mostly large ones; I did find them for $14 somewhere and will keep looking. (Thanks pharoah, I'll try ebay...)

    Meanwhile, I'm curious if anyone can comment on their experience with this smaller doo-hickey on the end. Thanks.

    Here is a link that might be useful: catmom's handles

  • 17 years ago

    I like mine, also from Ikea...the price was right, about $2-4 per pull. They're fine on 36 wide cabinets.

    Here is a link that might be useful: {{gwi:1592789}}

  • 17 years ago

    malhgold... great knob site! Another one bookmarked!

  • 17 years ago

    One thing that concerns me about them (and I love the look, but am still in the planning stages of our house) is that they're going to difficult to switch out with something else in the future, should they go out of style. Odd hole spacing, you know?

  • 17 years ago

    No regrets here. I caught the drawstring of sweatpants on them once or twice, but it is a rarity, and I wear baggy clothes a lot. My granite overhang is a little over an inch, which probably helps.

    Got mine on Ebay- great seller, great quality pieces, great price! "Contempo Living"

  • 17 years ago

    I love my pulls which are easy to use and look great, but they do catch on my pockets a few times a week. You could ameliorate this by having more of a counter top overhang (my situation ended up with very little). I wanted the pulls to line up down the run, so even the sink cabinet doors got horizontal pulls (rather than knobs or vertical pulls) and those are the ones that catch my clothes when I do dishes etc.

    Here is a link that might be useful:

  • 17 years ago

    malhgold: Great website for cabinet hardware! I actually found exactly what we were looking for. Thanks!