cookingrvc, thanks for the great link! I love the ORB knobs and now that I have put a mini-wax on my cabinets (unfortunately I used a matching honey stain for my oak cabinets when I wanted dark cherry but the laminate cabinets only took the mini-wax stain on worn areas and added shine... I would have to sand down the cabinets to go darker and I was scared they would fall apart)and they are looking much better, I am thinking of adding the knobs.

What color are your hinges or do you have no hinges?

What color are your cabinets? Please post pics when you are done.

cookingrvc-
You've perfectly illustrated my point of view that quality knobs don't require a second mortgage. Manufacturers often charge ridiculous amounts for knobs because, well, they can get away with it, and people don't have a good point of reference to judge that they aren't worth the high prices, because there are so many high prices. Great find! Good luck.

Lynn2006: My cabinets are a soft white with no visible hinges. I'd be happy to post pics when we're done.

Kudzu9: Exactly. For instance, there is a popular internet knobs-for-less showroom close to where I live and I was amazed at the cost of the knobs, never mind the freaking backplates.

These knobs are of the same quality or better than what I found there and at a fraction of the price.

It remains to be seen how well the backplates do over time with the paint, but I do have a Plan B should that not work out - and it involves plumbing washers (I can be very creative when motivated!).

Sue

I just wanted to add that I wouldn't compromise the look of my kitchen with something that looked cheap. I tested the washer scenario and unless you put your nose right up to the cabinet you wouldn't notice that I used them in place of backplates - they reflect the color of the knob so even a stainless washer looks like ORB.

In a blinding-glimpse-of-the-obvious moment it occurred to me to paint the original backplates which of course is my #1 choice...so we'll see how that works out.

Thank you for the link! Would you please post or email me the ebay vendor's name also?

I'm changing out nickel pulls/knobs for ORB and didn't realize how quickly it would add up. Always happy to save a little $$!

Thank you!

Here's a link to them on Ebay.
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Here is a link that might be useful: Ebay Link