I like them. Nice and elegant.

I agree. I love the dark wood, and I think the pulls are elegant, yet understated.

Simple and classic. Perfect!

Kellienoelle, we just put in Kraftmaid from Lowes with the same free hardware promotion. I love our pulls! They are the Baluster line. I feel they are traditional/transitional, but still a little different than what you see everywhere. Ours are 6", but they come in all different lengths.
Our cabinets are lighter cherry, but I think you get the idea from the pics I posted.

HTH! Amy

The cabinets look great.

The pulls are nice - are they the same ones on the display? The ones on the display seem longer than the one in the picture of just the pull. I guess it really depends on your taste and the blending you want to do with the rest of your decor, but I find the longer ones to be more appealing. I have to be honest, the shorter ones look a little pedestrian.

Will they be drilling for the pulls/knobs? If so, then you will be stuck with whatever size they drill - won't be impossible for you to change to something else, but won't be that easy either.

The ones you picked are fine, but abfabamy's are really nice. If you have access to those for free too, I'd lean that way for sure.

a friend has the tapered bow type -made by "richelieu" in more of a satin finish.I was surprised-with the taper at the center, instead of a thicker center which is how many handles are shaped, a couple fingers glide into that center bow and the whole mechanic of opening the door is surprisingly easier. Many chunkier handles require a whole hand grip, and these are a nicer, lighter feel. It's something you don't always think about until you experience it-as well, you can grip it with more of your fingers around if you wish. They are a nice treat of a shape- and the Richelieu line has a great finish-not one scratch or blemish on the surface.If you want a "lighter" look and feel, the bow is an excellent design.

Thanks for the reassurance and the suggestions, I feel better about my choice now.

madampaige - they aren't the ones on the display run, those were kind of wimpy so the one that we selected will have more weight and thickness to them. Do you think that we should skip the short 3 inch ones altogether? Just use the combo of the 5 and 9 inch?

Abfabamy - your cabinets and pulls look great! We almost picked that style of cabinet, it was our runner up. I think that those pulls were also one of the ones that I looked at, but opted for the bow pulls because (as herbflavor said above) I felt they were lighter considering that we'll have so many pulls with the stacked cabinets. How do you like the Kraftmaid cabinets? Looks like you are in mid-reno so may not have had enough of a chance to enjoy them yet. Was the delivery/install process smooth?

I really like your choice of pulls - so simple and elegant. But you might consider just using the 5" and 9". We tested the feel of various sizes and we (especially my DH) found the 5" more comfortable to use because of having more finger room.

When I looked at your plan, I could totally see how a lighter handle would look better with the amount of doors you have. But I do agree that longer would be better.

Yes, we are in mid-reno. So far, I love the cabinets. Especially the soft close features (my favorite). The delivery was flawless. We are installing the cabs ourselves and, so far, so good. We were stopped for a month because the corner cab was ordered with the door swing the wrong way and it wasn't figured out until we were getting ready to install it, so back to the store it went and a new one was ordered. It's due in today (a month later because of the holidays). We have 4 more base cabinets to install, then it's granite time!!

Hi kellie...

I just wanted to say that I think I recognize that Lowe's display..Are you in Southern Calif? It looks like the kitchen display at the Lowes in my hometown:) I was in there alot looking at their kitchen displays..ended up ordering from Home Depot but Lowes had beautiful set-ups that helped me with my choices. I almost went with the Kaffe because of that lovely display! Ended up with Peppercorn which is even darker... And got the hardware free as well:) I like your choices too..

KA:)

Hi Kellie... were it me, I'd skip the 3" altogether - I think it would be a cleaner look to limit the sizes and I agree with Cloud Swift's assessment of the bigger ones being easier to use.

I am getting ready to order cabinets as well, and I am NERVOUS!! just having to make the committment and not being able to change my mind anymore is giving me a little bit of anxiety. Probably I am still a couple of weeks out but getting closer.

Kitchen addict, I have to laugh because we have the EXACT same display at our Lowe's here in Michigan, right down to the countertop and wine fridge!
Mamadadapaige, I know exactly how you feel. I dragged my feet and changed my mind up until the day I finally decided I could wait no longer and battled my anxiety to place the order. I was sure I should of done something different/better up until the cabinets came! I was so relieved when they started going in and I knew it was what it was.

abfabamy
I tried to surf for your pulls but didn't locate them. Can you provide any more info.
Right now, leaning toward Baldwin Brass bow type pulls - but do like yours!
Thanks

OK, so I am going to order TOMORROW, unless I have a heart attack before then of course. I appreciate all the feedback. I was just going through each cabinet and what size would fit best. Kind of confusing because I want to make sure it all flows and fits, but we have so many different sizes of cabinets and drawers (based on my count we will have 7 different heights of cabinets, probably 4 - 5 widths of drawers). Argh, so much to think about.

So, if we are taking the 3 inch out of the equation, what about those top cabinets on the fridge wall, they are so little that maybe the 5" overpower them? Should we go with a single 9" or double 5" for all of the drawers? Or a combo since we have several different sizes of drawers? Will it look funny to mix and match sizes? After thinking about all of this and wanting it to be OVER for so long, this last little detail is driving me to drink! After months of my "pretend" kitchen, it is becoming a reality and it is stressing me out so much. I guess I am a committment-phobe!

Funny that Lowes has the exact same display in all of the stores. It was a huge selling point for me to be able to look and touch the products.

a2gemini,
these pulls were directly from Kraftmaid. They call them Baluster. I'm sure they're manufactured from somewhere else, but I wasn't able to find them from Googleing "Baluster" that's probably the name Kraftmaid gave them. I will look at the box label when I get home and see if it has any clues.

Kellienoelle,
Bringing pretend kitchens to reality was one of the most stressfull things I have gone through in a while as I am a committment-phobe also. The many, many details that needed to be decided on was just too much!
A note about the different size pull, I originally ordered 9" for larger cabs and 6" for smaller. When they came in, the 9" were not just longer, but larger in every way. They were a larger diameter, had longer shafts, etc. Putting the smaller ones in the same run as the larger ones didn't look right. I'm not sure if this will be the case with yours. We just decided to use all the same size.

What size are the cabinets above the fridge wall? Our smallest cab was 15" tall, I've attached a pic of that cab with our 6" pull on it.

My other suggestion regarding your upper row of small cabs is to put a coordinating knob on those cabs. I've seen this done in instances where the cabs are too small for the pulls to look right. I think since the cabs are consistant along that one run and the only ones that small, it may look good. Just a thought!

abfabamy
Thanks! I have about a month before I have to finalize the pulls. Tick, tick, tick!

a2gemini, The pulls are from Schaub and Company according to the logo on the bag.

Thanks - I will surf them.