it is all about what you like. pre-remodel, I had knobs on everything. Now I have pulls on everything. If you have a reallt long drawer, you could use two knobs; i wouldn't introduce just a single pull. I f you mix, I could see something like knobs on doors and pulls on drawers.

Thanks glad!

Generally, people do knobs on doors, pulls on drawers. But some do all pulls or all knobs. It really depends on the style of your knobs/pulls, cabinets, and kitchen.

In my case, I did pulls on all drawers + the trash pullout. I did knobs on all doors + the two 6" pullouts flanking my cooktop.

The next question that often comes up is how many pulls on drawers. There are 2 schools of thoughts on this...some people put one pull on all drawers, regardless of width. The thinking here is that w/one centered pull you will be pulling from the center at all times which means it's a balanced pull on the glides. Something to consider is the size of the pulls...the longer ones will look/work better than shorter ones in this case. The disadvantage here is that heavier drawers may put a lot of stress on the pull as well as not give enough pull-power. Have I heard of this actually being an issue? Not that I remember.

Others put 2 pulls on drawers wider than 30" (or similar width). The thinking here is that it is easier on the glides if you're pulling from both ends, especially for heavier drawers. The disadvange here is that if you consistently pull the drawer open from one pull only (especially if it's always the same pull), the drawer may become misaligned. In most cases it's an easy fix, take the drawer out and put it back in. But, over time it is possible to damage the glides. Again, have I heard of this happening to anyone? And again, not that I remember.

In both cases, looks can also be a factor...some like the one-pull look across the board (IMO, it's a more modern look), while others like the two-pull look on the wider drawers (IMO, a more transitional or traditional look).

BTW...I fall into the 2-pulls/drawer for drawers > 30".

Knobs vs Pulls on base cabinets

There have been several discussions of knobs vs pulls. Some comments:

* Knobs on base cabinets can catch on clothing (and rip sometimes).

* Cabinets/drawers w/pulls can usually be opened w/one finger...even the pinky finger.

I seem to recall there are other pros/cons, but right now I can't remember them!

There is more info in the thread linked below.

HTH!

Here is a link that might be useful: Thread: Do you like knobs?

Thanks buehl,
That was very useful info!

Pulls are more user friendly to people of all abilities than are knobs. That's part of incorporating universal design into everyday life. Universal design isn't necesarily handicap friendly, per se, but more the idea that everyone from small children to older adults with grasping issues will be able to work in a space without modifying it. Thus the term universal design. (This is one of the reasons for 36" minimum aisles for doors, hallways and kitchen aisles.)

For you, do what you like. For resale, to appeal to the broadest base of people, use pulls.

"For resale, to appeal to the broadest base of people, use pulls."

While I absolutely concur with Live_Wire on universal design, I'd disagree about the resale appeal.

Why? Because it's easy to change out knobs. One hole - any new knob will fit. For pulls, there's hole-to-hole spacing to consider, so the new pulls would have to be the same size as the old pulls or else leave nasty holes to be filled.

I appreciate what you are saying sweeby but a lot of real estate philospophy operates on the assumption that the majority of prospective buyers are most attracted to move in ready spaces where they can picture themselves and their families. If you accept this then it makes sense that easy to use pulls would appeal more to prospective buyers on a walk through than easier to change knobs (even if they end up changing them). Deciding to make an offer is usually more a matter of what prospective buyers like than what they can change.